Arthur "Archie" Ray Cowgill was born 2 Dec 1892 in Tobias, ID to Charles Cowgill (1853-1946) and Lucretia Mellan Jaggar (1857-1931). A family with deep Quaker roots.
Inmate: 2931 Idaho State Prison
Rec: 10 Jan 1921
Crime: Kidnapping
Term: 3-5 Years
Age: 28
He for some unknown reason kidnapped his niece she was 12 years old. He took her in an automobile from Idaho and headed to Oregon, the newspaper article I found give no reason why or which niece.
His siblings:
Laura Mabel Cowgill
1881–1954
Fred Cowgill
1883–1916
Bessie Cowgill
1888–
Clifford C Cowgill
1889–1961
Arthur "Archie" Ray Cowgill
1892–
Harry E Cowgill
1897–
Archie Married 11 May 1915 in Cassia County, Idaho, Maggie B Teem (1897–1976).
They had a son.
Ralph Edwin Cowgill
1915–1975
I found a newspaper article from December 1922 saying he escaped from prison, my thought is he changed his named.
The Ogden Standard-Examiner
Ogden, Utah
Mon, Dec 11, 1922 · Page 7
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35478592/a_r_cowgill/
I didn't find his death record, so it undetermined for know. Some trees have bef 1920 some have about 1919, none have his prison record or the newspaper articles. I made him a tree added everything. Maybe someone knows why he kidnapped his niece.
Incredible story if only we had more information.It just goes to show you what other tools are out there to use in your genealogy research, don't limit yourself, explore. He most likely changed his name and didn't stay in one place very long, he may have worked odd jobs until he got enough money to leave the country, or he hopped a train and went to Canada, which was closest to where he was.
Inmate: 2931 Idaho State Prison
Rec: 10 Jan 1921
Crime: Kidnapping
Term: 3-5 Years
Age: 28
He for some unknown reason kidnapped his niece she was 12 years old. He took her in an automobile from Idaho and headed to Oregon, the newspaper article I found give no reason why or which niece.
His siblings:
Laura Mabel Cowgill
1881–1954
Fred Cowgill
1883–1916
Bessie Cowgill
1888–
Clifford C Cowgill
1889–1961
Arthur "Archie" Ray Cowgill
1892–
Harry E Cowgill
1897–
Archie Married 11 May 1915 in Cassia County, Idaho, Maggie B Teem (1897–1976).
They had a son.
Ralph Edwin Cowgill
1915–1975
I found a newspaper article from December 1922 saying he escaped from prison, my thought is he changed his named.
Ogden, Utah
Mon, Dec 11, 1922 · Page 7
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35478592/a_r_cowgill/
I didn't find his death record, so it undetermined for know. Some trees have bef 1920 some have about 1919, none have his prison record or the newspaper articles. I made him a tree added everything. Maybe someone knows why he kidnapped his niece.
Incredible story if only we had more information.It just goes to show you what other tools are out there to use in your genealogy research, don't limit yourself, explore. He most likely changed his name and didn't stay in one place very long, he may have worked odd jobs until he got enough money to leave the country, or he hopped a train and went to Canada, which was closest to where he was.
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