Jonathan Coward (1842-1917) and Mary Johnson Coward (1843-1939) Summit 199         

 Jonathan Coward was a ninth descendant of John and Priscilla Alden. He was married to Mary Johnson Coward. They were childhood sweethearts before the Civil War and were separated during the conflict. They were reunited and married almost 50 years later in 1911.

Mrs. Coward had four brothers in the Northern Army during the Civil War. Among them were the late Francis Trow Johnson, a lawyer in Brooklyn and the late Seth Richard Johnson, a commander in the Eighth Regiment, G.A.R.

 Mrs. Coward passed away on May 9, 1939 at the age of 96 at the Baptist Home in Brooklyn where she was a resident. Mr. Coward died at the age of 75 on November 20, 1917. Francis is buried at Maple Grove as well in Summit 200.