Margaret Tirzah Cowsar

1810 - 1862  (52 years)

• Name	Margaret Tirzah Cowsar
  Birth	1810	Lancaster, SC
  Gender	Female
  Death	Sep 1862	Tyler, Texas
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery
  Person ID	I6829	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	James Cowsar   d. 1827
  Mother	Hannah Nelson,   b. Bef 1827   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F67743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev Alexander Douglas,   b. 27 Oct 1807, Lancaster County, South Carolina d. August19, 1853, Tyler, Smith Co., TX (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1835
  Children	1. James Postell Douglas,   b. 7 Jan 1836, Lancaster Co., SC d. 27 Nov 1901 (Age 65 years)   2. Robert L. Douglas,   b. 1838, Alabama, USA d. Austin, Travis, Texas, USA   3. Mary Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 27 Mar 1840, Talladega, Alabama d. 29 Jan 1918, Athens, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)   4. John B. Douglas,   b. 26 Nov 1843, Talladega, Alabama d. 11 Jun 1893 (Age 49 years)   5. Eli Ebeneezer Douglas,   b. 14 Feb 1845   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hannah Selena Douglas,   b. 7 Jul 1847   d. 2 Apr 1858, Tyler, Smith Co., TX (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F67716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Died in Tyler on the 27 Inst. , Mrs. Margaret T. Douglas in her 48th year. She was born in Lancaster District, South Carolina, was married to Rev. Alexander Douglas in 1834, joined the Methodist E. Church same year; moved to Ala. in 1838; thence to Texas, and settled at Tyler in 1848. The deceased was one of the first settlers in Tyler. Her name stands registered as one of the chartered members of the Methodist church here. Left a widow years ago with her children to raise and educate, with but limited means , she deserves great credit for her prudence and economy. In the discharge of such responsible duties. For two years her three sons have been in the army and she has been left to struggle almost alone. But in all this a merciful God has sustained her; naturally meek and quiet in her disposition, she consequently said but little openly about her prospects for the future. A few hours before she died, the writer called to see her--finding her sinking rapidly, I asked her if it should be the will of god to take her, "whether she was ready to go! Her reply was "Oh, yes, yes." Thus passed away a good Christian, a worthy citizen, an affectionate mother, in every way a model woman. Heaven bless her children. J.W. Fields