LeMars, (IA) Sentinel, Monday 11 Apr 1898, Pg. 3, Col. 3:

Death of An Old Iowa Settler

Patrick Cowan died at his home on Franklin street in this city on
Thursday morning at the age of 78 years.  The deceased had been ailing
for the past two or three years and had not been able to come downtown
for more than a year.  Mr. Cowan was born in County Down, Ireland, in
1820 and came to America in 1842, settling in what was then Michigan
territory, afterwards Iowa.  He lived in Dubuque county until 1876.  He
was married in 1844 to Mary McLain, who survives him. In 1876 the family
moved to this county and bought a farm near Neptune where they lived
until 1884, when they came to LeMars, which has since been their home.
Mr. Cowan had many interesting experiences and reminiscences to relate
of pioneer days in Iowa and was well known to all early settlers in
Jackson and Dubuque counties and many in this neighborhood knew him
years ago in Dubuque.  He was a man highly respected by his neighbors
and acquaintances. Besides the widow he leaves six children, three sons
and three daughters, John and James, of Watertown, S.D., and Edward, who
resides at Adrian, Minn.  Two daughters, Mrs. Thos. Mohan and Mrs.
Maurice Lamb are residents of LeMars and another daughter, Mrs. Robert
Phillips, lives in Stanton township. The funeral took place from the St.
James church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.