Martha (Reay) (Cowen) Sutton [1809-1890]

Photograph

Greene Connections

Martha (Reay) (Cowen) Sutton [1809-1890]

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Name/Title

Martha (Reay) (Cowen) Sutton [1809-1890]

Entry/Object ID

2004.3.55

Description

Martha (Reay) (Cowen) Sutton [1809-1890] - wife of Rev. Robert H. Sutton. With her first husband, she was the mother of Prof. John William Cowen [1834-1887]. Identification based on item # DENN-AN004-0010. This photograph is most likely a 1920s-era reproduction of a late 1850s or early 1860s image. The original photographer is not known. The reproduction was made by Clarence F. Long, Waynesburg, Pa.

Collection

Josephine Denny Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2004.3

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Farley Toothman

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1855 - circa 1865

Lexicon

Search Terms

Bonnets, Cowen family, Reay family, Sutton family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

DENN-AN004-0002

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Reay, Martha [1809-1890]

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Miscellaneous Series - Josephine Denny Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Notes

The Josephine Denny Collection was passed from Eleazer Luse Denny [1865-1910] and his wife, Louise (Inghram) Denny [1867-1956], to their daughters, Mary Inghram (Denny) Weaver [1891-1972], Josephine Denny [1893-1992], and Helen (Denny) Howard [1896-1981]. Josephine Denny passed the collection to Farley Toothman who owned and shared it with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2004 and 2025. SOURCE CITATION: Martha (Reay) (Cowen) Sutton [1809-1890]; original image, circa 1855-1865; this print is a 1920s-era reproduction by Clarence F. Long, Waynesburg, Pa.; item no. DENN-AN004-0002, Josephine Denny Collection, shared by Farley Toothman; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).