GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA--A

 

Goochland County was named for Sir William Gooch, lieutenant-governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.  Goochland County was formed in 1727 from the western portion of Henrico County.  At the time of its creation, the land of Goochland County included all or part of the present counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Albermarle, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson and Powhatan.  In 1744, the western portion of Goochland County was detached to form Albemarle County.  In 1749, Cumberland County was created out of the part of Goochland County south of the James River.

 

William Henry Gowan was born in Goochland County June 10, 1789, according to the research of Forrest Bruce Gowan, a great-great-grandson who lived in Jackson, Tennessee in 1991 and in 1998.  In a letter of October 24, 1991 he was advised by a cousin that Joseph Henry Gowan was the father of William Henry Gowan. Other children of Joseph Henry Gowan were identified as John Gowan, Johnson Gowan, Joseph Gowan and an unnamed daughter.

 

Pleasant Andrew Gowan, a son of William Henry Gowan, re­ported to the 1880 census enumerator of Carroll County, Ten­nessee that his father was born in the "District of Columbia."  The District of Columbia was surveyed in 1791 and dedicated in 1800 with land from Fairfax County, Virginia and Prince George County, Maryland.  On the basis of this evidence, re­searchers should be on the lookout for the family of William Henry Gowan in Fairfax County around the turn of the century.

 

He was married in Goochland County December 17, 1810 [pension record shows 1812] to Judith Harriet "Juda" Atkinson who was also born in Virginia May 3, 1791, according to family historians. "William Henry Gowens" was married December 14, 1812 to "Judith Atkinson." according to "Goochland County, Virginia Marriages, 1721-1850."

 

He served in the War of 1812 in Capt. William Holman's Com­pany, Virginia Militia.  In 1813 they were residents of adjacent Buckingham County, Virginia. In 1815 they were residents of Madison County, Tennessee

 

They were enumerated in the 1850 census of Madison County as Household 537-653:

 

    "Gowan,  Wm. H.           58, born in VA

               Judith              60, born in VA

               David C. H.         17"

 

He died September 9, 1870 at Spring Creek, Tennessee, ac­cording to "War of 1812 Pensioners" by Virgil D. White.  Ju­dith Harriett "Juda" Atkinson Gowan received Widow's Certifi­cate and Pension No. 5127 for his service in the War of 1812. Both died in Madison County and were buried in Lebanon Church Cemetery.

 

Children born to William Henry Gowan and Judith Harriet Atkinson Gowan include:

 

    Richard Marcellus Gowan          born Dec. 31, 1813

    William Granville Gowan            born Sept. 20 1815

    Archibald Beauregard Gowan     born May 8, 1818

    David Crawford Harris Gowan       born Sept. 4, 1821

    Pleasant Andrew Gowan             born August 29, 1822

    Mary Thompson Gowan            born June 12, 1824

    May Susan Gowan                 born April 16, 1827

    Martha Gowan                    born Jan. 10, 1830

    Jennie Gowan                         born Aug. 7, 1831

 

Richard Marcellus Gowan, son of William Henry Gowan and Judith Harriet Atkinson Gowan, was born December 31, 1813 in Buckingham County.  His tombstone show his date of birth as November 19, 1818.  He was born in Hanover County, Vir­ginia, according to the death certificate of a son, Marcus Virgil Gowan.  He was married about 1830, wife's name unknown.  He was remarried in 1831 to May Malvina Childress.  It is be­lieved that May Malvina Childress Gowan died about two years later.

 

He was married for the third time to Sousan McFarlin, who was born in 1821 to John McFarlin and Mary Brad­bury Mc­Farlin. They were named as defendants in January 1847 in a land dispute in Madison County, according to Madison County Court Minute Book 1, page 17.. 

 

In 1852 they lived in Carroll County. Sousan McFarlin Gowan died there September 4, 1854.  He was married for the fourth time to Mary Jane McFarlin.  She was born April 19, 1832 in Madison County.

 

Richard Marcellus Gowan died there November 19, 1873 and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery.  She died June 7, 1881 and was buried beside her husband.  Forrest Bruce Gowan wrote February 18, 1998, "Richard Marcellus Gowan was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery between Susan and Mary Jane.  His stone, although present on my first visit, accompanied by Beatrice Gowan, his granddaughter, disappeared.  It was no longer there on a subsequent visit I made to the Cemetery.  I have made several inquiries, but no one seems to one what happened to the stone.  Most of his family are buried there.

 

Children born to Richard Marcellus Gowan and May Malvina Childress Gowan include:

 

    Bill Gowan                     born about 1831

    Lum Gowan                   born about 1833

    Sophia Gowan                born about 1834

 

Children born to Richard Marcellus Gowan and Sousan Mc­Farlin Gowan include:

 

    Thomas Franklin Gowan         born September 28, 1843

    John Milton Gowan            born January 27, 1852

    Amanda Emily Gowan        born August 31, 1854

 

Children born to Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan include:

 

    Virginia Ann "Jennie" Gowan  born about 1855

    Mattie H. Gowan                born June 26, 1857

    Emma J. Martha Gowan          born about 1859

    Ellar Gowan                    born January 2, 1862

    Fannie Gowan                born June 27, 1864

    Ada Gowan                    born about 1867

    Bert Gowan                    born about 1868

    Marcus Virgil Gowan          born June 27, 1870

    Luther Marcellus Gowan         born September 16, 1872

   

Bill Gowan, son of Richard Marcellus Gowan and May Mal-vina Childress Gowan, was born about 1831.  He was married about 1847 to Dicey Ledbetter.  He died August 21, 1851, ac­cording to Forrest Bruce Gowan.

 

One son and four daughters were born to Bill Gowan and Dicey Ledbetter Gowan, including John Franklin Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan, according to Forrest Bruce Gowan.  Louisa J. Gowan Gowan who was born about 1851, was married about 1868 to a cousin, George H. Gowan, son of William Granville Gowan.  Louisa J. Gowan Gowan lived to be 107.  For details of her life and descendants, see George H. Gowan's section.

 

Lum Gowan, son of Richard Marcellus Gowan and May Malvina Childress Gowan, was born about 1833.  He was killed and did not marry, according to Forrest Bruce Gowan.

 

Sophia Gowan, daughter of Richard Marcellus Gowan and May Malvina Childress Gowan, was born about 1834.  She was mar­ried about 1852 to Brodie Taylor.  They lived in Arkansas.

 

Thomas Franklin Gowan, son of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Sousan McFarlin Gowan, was born September 28, 1843 in Car­roll County. "Pvt. T. F. Gowan" served as a teenager in Com­pany D, 20th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War.  He was married about 1866 to Susan Frances Debnam who was born in Maury County, Tennessee. 

 

Thomas. Franklin Gowan, appeared in the 1880 census of Car­roll County, Enumeration District 8, page 12, Civil Dis­trict, as the head of a household.  The family was enumerated as:

 

    "Gowan,  T. F.        35, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN

               Susan F.  32, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in North Carolina

               Sallie S.   12, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN

               Annie J.   10, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN

               Flora S.     8, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN

               Otho T.     6, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN

               Robert L.   3, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN

               Richard E.     10/12, born in July in TN, father

                              born in TN, mother born in TN

    Debnam,  L. J.     23, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN, sister-in-law,

                               single

               Robert 19, born in TN, father born in TN,

                               mother born in TN, farm laborer,

                              brother-in-law, single"

 

Thomas Franklin Gowan was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1900 census of Carroll County, Enumera­tion District 122, page 6, Civil District 1:

 

    "Gowan   Thomas       56, born in September 1843 in TN

               Susan F.     52, born in November 1847 in TN

               Othar F.      25, born in September 1874 in TN

               Robert L.    23, born in March 1877 in TN

               Richard E.   20, born in July 1879 in TN

               Maud O.      17, born in July 1881 in TN

               John        14, born in July 1885 in TN

               Samuel V.    11, born in April 1889 in TN"

 

Susan Frances Debnam Gowan died November 24, 1910 at age 63 of "near Lavinia of heart trouble," according to Ten­nessee State Board of Health Death Certificate No. 6260 signed by Dr. J. P. Adams.  She was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery.

 

He died January 11, 1922 at age 78 of stomach cancer, ac­cording to Tennessee BVS Death Certificate No. 98 signed by G. W. Brasher, M.D.  He was buried at Hope Hill Ceme­tery, ac­cording to Rudolph Gowan of Lavinia, Tennessee.

 

Children born to Thomas Franklin Gowan and Susan F. Deb­nam Gowan include:

 

    Sallie S. Gowan              born about 1868

    Annie J. Gowan              born about 1870

    Flaudia S. Gowan               born May 30, 1872

    Thomas Otha Gowan          born September 7, 1875

    Robert Lee Gowan         born about 1877

    Richard Edgar Gowan     born July 26, 1879

    Maude O. Gowan               born in July 1881

    John Rudolph Gowan     born in July 1885

    Samuel V. Gowan           born in April 1889

 

Sallie S. Gowan, daughter of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Su­san F. Debnam Gowan, was born about 1868 in Ten­nessee.  She appeared as a 12-year-old in the 1880 census. She was married about 1888 to A. H. McLemore

 

Annie J. Gowan, daughter of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Su­san F. Debnam Gowan, was born in Tennessee about 1870  She was recorded at age 10 in the 1880 census. She was married about 1898 to John Cotton.

 

Flaudia S. Gowan, of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Susan F. Deb­nam Gowan, was born May 30, 1872 in Tennessee.  She appeared as an eight-year-old in the 1880 census.  She was married about 1890 to William Alvin Augustus Rollins.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    James Alvin Rollins                born June 19, 1906

 

James Alvin Rollins, son of William Alvin Augustus Rollins and Flaudia S. Gowan Rollins, was born June 19, 1906 in Gibson County, Tennessee.  He was married March 21, 1930 to Rubye Lee Strayhorn.  She was born April 13, 1906 at Lavinia, Tennessee to Mallie Panza Strayhorn and Mattie Elizabeth Alexander Strayhorn.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Janice Rollins                         born October 7, 1938

    Carol Sue Rollins                   born March 13, 1943

    Katherine Faye Rollins            born April 12, 1945

 

Thomas Otha Gowan, son of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Susan F. Debnam Gowan, was born September 7, 1875 in Spring Creek, Tennessee. He appeared as a six-year-old in the 1880 census and at age 25 in the 1900 census of his father's household. He was married December 29, 1907 to Mrs. Roma Enloe Askew Haddock, the widow of Marvin F. Haddock.  She was born April 25, 1892 at Spring Creek to Joseph Augustus Askew and Amanda Emily Chestnut Gowan Askew.

 

He died February 18, 1943 and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery.  She died May 6, 1966 at Jackson and was buried in Antioch Cemetery at Humboldt, Tennessee.

 

Children born to Thomas Otha Gowan and Roma Enloe Askew Gowan include:

 

    Joseph Hollye Gowan             born March 8, 1904

    Carl Thomas Gowan                  born December 4, 1910

    James Coy Gowan                 born September 1, 1910

 

Joseph Hollye Gowan, son of Thomas Otha Gowan and Roma Enloe Askew Gowan, was born March 8, 1904 at Spring Creek.  He did not marry.  He died May 31, 1978.

 

Carl Thomas Gowan, son of Thomas Otha Gowan and Roma Enloe Askew Gowan, was born December 4, 1910 at Spring Creek.  He died June 20, 1911 and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery..

 

James Coy Gowan, son of Thomas Otha Gowan and Roma Enloe Askew Gowan, was born September 1, 1910 at Spring Creek.  He was married August 20, 1938 to Alliene Smith who was born November 23, 1915.  She was the daughter of Henry Douglas Smith and Laura Elizabeth Smith.

 

James Coy Gowan died June 6, 1960 at Humboldt and was buried at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.  She was remarried, husband's name Cunningham.

 

Children born to James Coy Gowan and Alliene Smith Gowan include: 

 

    Nancy Carolyn Gowan               born January 22, 1941

    Robert Glenn Gowan                 born April 21, 1943

 

Nancy Carolyn Gowan, daughter of James Coy Gowan and Alliene Smith Gowan, was born January 22, 1941 at Jackson.  She was married April 20, 1962 to William Luke Trice. He was born February 2, 1939 to William Lee Trice and Zelda Opal Allen Trice.  In 1966 they lived in Memphis, Tennessee.

 

Children born to William Luke Trice and Nancy Carolyn Gowan Trice include:

 

    William Luke Trice, Jr.               born April 28, 1966

    Lee Allen Trice                       born August 9, 1968

 

Robert Glenn Gowan, son of James Coy Gowan and Alliene Smith Gowan, was born April 21, 1943 at Jackson.  He was married February 11, 1972 to Mrs. Barbara Ann Casey Keltner, widow of Earl Wilson Keltner, at East Chester Church of Christ in Jackson.

 

Children reared by Robert Glenn Gowan and Barbara Ann Casey Keltner Gowan include:

 

    Earl Glenn Gowan              born December 30, 1969

    James Robert Gowan             born January 8, 1977

    Robin Michelle Gowan           born September 27, 1978

 

Earl Glenn Gowan, son of Earl Wilson Keltner and Barbara Ann Casey Keltner, was born December 30, 1969 in Jackson.  His name was originally Earl Wilson Keltner, Jr.

 

Robert Lee Gowan, son of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Susan F. Debnam Gowan, was born about 1877.  He appeared as a three-year-old in the 1880 census and at age 23 in the 1900 census.  He did not marry.  He died in 1943 and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery.   

 

Richard Edgar Gowan, son of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Su­san F. Debnam Gowan, was born July 26, 1879 in Ten­nessee.  He appeared at age 10 months in the 1880 census and at age 20 in the father's household in 1900.  He was married about 1902 to Lyn Edna Jacobs.  Children born to Richard Edgar Gowan and Lynn Edna Jacobs Gowan are unknown.

 

Maude O. Gowan, daughter of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Susan F. Debnam Gowan, was born in July 1881 in Tennes­see.  She appeared at age 17 in the 1900 census of Carroll County.  She was married about 1902 to Vester Wells.

 

John Rudolph Gowan, son of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Susan F. Debnam Gowan, was born in Tennessee in July 1885.  He ap­peared as a 14-year-old in the 1900 census.  He was married about 1908 to Maude Wells. John Rudolph Gowan died in 1951 and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery.  Children born to John Rudolph Gowan and Maude Wells Gowan are unknown.

 

Samuel V. Gowan, son of Thomas Franklin Gowan and Su­san F. Debnam Gowan, was born in April 1889.  He ap­peared at age 11 in the 1900 census.  He was married about 1912 to Mamie E. Adams.  He died in 1928, according to his tombstone in Lavinia Cemetery.  She died in 1973 and was buried beside her husband. Children born to Samuel V. Gowan and Mamie E. Adams Gowan are unknown.

 

John Milton Gowan, son of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Su­san McFarlin Gowin, was born at Cedar Grove, Tennessee in Carroll County January 27, 1852.  His tombstone shows "January 24, 1852."  He was married there De­cember 18, 1873 to Sarah Virginia Gowan, his cousin and daughter of his father's brother.  She was born in Carroll County April 4, 1856.  John Milton Gowan became a car­penter.

 

John Milton Gowan was enumerated in a location adjoining that of his father-in-law and uncle, William Granville Gowan in the 1880 census of Carroll County, Enumera­tion District 13, page 13, Household 95-95:

 

    "Gowan,  John M.   27, born in TN, father born in VA,

                              mother born in TN

               Sarah V.  24, born in TN, father born in VA,

                              mother born in TN

               William      5, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN

               James        4, born in TN, father born in TN,

                              mother born in TN

               Laudie       1, born in TN, father born in TN,

                               mother born in TN"

 

John Milton Gowan was enumerated as the head of a house­hold in the 1900 census of Carroll County, Enumeration District 127, page 10, Civil District 6:

 

    "Gowan, John M.       48, born in January 1852 in TN

               Sallie V.       44, born in April 1856 in TN, wife

               Edward B.       19, born in May 1881 in TN

               Emly F.       17, born in March 1883 in TN

               Joseph A.        15, born in January 1885 in TN

               Richard E.       13, born in November 1886 in TN

               Ethel M.      11, born in September 1888 in TN

               Earl V.           7, born in November 1892 in TN

               John M.         5, born in Nov. 1894 in TN"

 

John Milton Gowan and Sarah Virginia Gowan Gowan re­moved in 1904 to Be­mis, Tennessee, a cottonmill town in Madison County where their eighth son was born.

 

During the depression John Milton Gowan removed to Shreve­port, Louisiana, being influenced there by his sons.  He re­turned to Bemis in 1935 and died there April 29, 1935 at age 83 "of apoplexy and senility," according to Tennessee DVS Death Certificate No. 20506 signed by J. G. Cottingin, M.D.  He was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery near Medina, Tennessee. He was a member of the Methodist Church, ac­cording to his obituary which reported that he was survived by his wife and nine chil­dren.

 

In 1936 city directory of Shreveport, Louisiana was listed "Sarah V. Gowan, widow of John M. Gowan, 2920 West Col­lege Av­enue."  She died there September 29, 1943 and was buried beside her husband.  She was "survived by eight sons and one brother, Luther Gowan of Bemis," according to her obituary.  Her pall bearers were "W. M. Gowan, J. T. Gowan, E. B. Gowan, L. L. Gowan, G. E. Gowan and Edgar Gowan."

 

Children born to John Milton Gowan and Sarah Virginia Gowan Gowan include:

 

    William Morris Gowan            born February 12, 1875

    James Thomas Gowan            born October 20, 1876

    Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan  born October 22, 1878

    Edwin Bruce Gowan               born May 3, 1881

    Emily Frances "Emma" Gowan   born March 13, 1883

    Joseph Augustus Gowan        born January 25, 1885

    Richard Ester Gowan             born Nov. 20, 1886

    Ethel May Gowan               born August 25, 1889

    Earl Vance Gowan              born September 20, 1892

    John Milton Gowan, Jr.           born Nov. 20, 1894

 

William Morris Gowan, son of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Vir­ginia Gowan Gowan was born February 12, 1875 in Carroll County.  He ap­peared in the 1880 census of Carroll County as a five year-old living in the house­hold of his par­ents.  He reap­peared in the 1900 census of Car­roll County, Enumeration Dis­trict 122, page 9 as a "servant of Abner F. Burns." 

 

He was married April 19, 1908 to Eva Lavinia John­son, who was born in Madison County January 20, 1887 to John Mar­tin Johnson and Margaret Elizabeth Johnson.  He worked for 18 years at Bemis Bag Company and then operated a grocery store in Bemis.  During World War II, at the age of 70, he was again employed at the bag company, retiring nine years later.  He was a charter member, a steward and a bible school teacher of Be­mis Methodist Church.

 

William Morris Gowan died at Bemis at age 92 Novem­ber 14, 1967 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson.  Later Eva Lavinia Johnson Gowan lived at Hillcrest Conva­lescent Home.  She died there at age 88, March 15, 1975 at Bemis and was buried be­side her husband.

 

Children born to William Morris Gowan and Eva Lavinia John­son Gowan include:

 

    Bertha Opal Gowan            born February 26, 1911

    Elsie Marie Gowan              born May 9, 1916

    Irma Gowan                   born about 1919

    William Morris Gowan, Jr.      born December 21, 1923

 

Bertha Opal Gowan, daughter of William Morris Gowan and Eva Lavinia Johnson Gowan, was born February 26, 1911 at Bemis.  She was married about 1930 to Raymond Horry Tap­ley.  She was a beautician. They continued in Bemis in 1975. She died in 1992, at age 81 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.

 

Children born to Raymond Horry Tapley and Bertha Opal Gowan Tapley include:

 

    Raymond Horry Tapley, Jr.    born July 11, 1930

    Katherine Juanita Tapley         born November 1, 1931

    Bobby Hugh Tapley               born June 16, 1934

    Margaret Elizabeth Tapley       born November 14, 1938

    Mary Jane Tapley                   born January 1, 1945

 

Elsie Marie Gowan, daughter of William Morris Gowan and Eva Lavinia Johnson Gowan, was born May 16, 1916 at Be­mis.  She was married July 14, 1934 to William Beecher Rus­sell.  He was employed by Hays Freight Lines of Memphis.  They re­moved to Memphis from Jackson in 1957, and she died there in 1962 survived by her husband and children.

 

Children born to William Beecher Russell and Elsie Marie Gowan Russell include:

 

    William Beecher Russell, Jr.        born February 14, 1935

    Marjorie Carolyn Russell     born October 29, 1937

    Charles Robert Russell           born September 2, 1939

 

Irma Gowan, daughter of William Morris Gowan and Eva Lavinia Johnson Gowan, was born about 1919.  She was mar­ried about 1940 to George Christian Core.  In 1963, in 1975 and in 1992 she lived in Portland, Oregon.

 

William Morris Gowan, Jr, son of William Morris Gowan and Eva Lavinia Johnson Gowan, was born December 21, 1923.  He was married May 4, 1946 in Corinth, Mississippi to Gladys Venera Hilliard, daughter of Gould Vanderbildt Hilliard and Lacy Delene Holladay Hilliard.  He continued at Bemis in 1975.

 

Children born to William Morris Gowan, Jr. and Gladys Venera Hilliard Gowan include:

 

    Dennis Earl Gowan             born May 14, 1950

    Beverly Ann Gowan               born September 9, 1953

    Teresa Lynn Gowan               born November 12, 1963

 

Dennis Earl Gowan, son of William Morris Gowan, Jr. and Gladys Venera Hilliard Gowan, was born May 14, 1950 in Jackson.  He was married in Jefferson City, Tennessee April 2, 1978 to Bethann Gentry.  She was born February 8, 1951 to Thomas Gentry and Ellen Gentry.  In 1981 and 1985 they lived at Jasper, Tennessee.

 

Children born to Dennis Earl Gowan and Bethann Gentry Gowan include:

   

    Erin Elizabeth Gowan          born in September 1981

    Ann Marie Gowan              born June 28, 1885

 

Teresa Lynn Gowan, daughter of William Morris Gowan, Jr. and Gladys Venera Hilliard Gowan, was born November 12, 1963 at Jackson. She was married September 11, 1981 at Jack­son to Stanley Brian Mitchell.  He was born October 28, 1959 at Tacoma, Washington to  Roy Neal Mitchell and Delinda Frances Miller Mitchell. In 1985 they lived in Mesquite, Texas, and in 1986 they were back in Jackson.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Corey Brian Mitchell               born August 13, 1985

    Cody Lynn Mitchell            born September 27, 1986

 

James Thomas Gowan, son of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Virginia Gowan Gowan, was born in Carroll County, Octo­ber 20, 1876. He ap­peared in the 1880 census of Carroll County as a 4 year-old.  On July 13, 1905 he was married to Maude Man­ning Zachary.  She was born June 15, 1887 in Hays County, Texas to Joseph Hampton Zachary and Euge­nia Atkinson Zachary.  Later he lived at Cedar Grove, Ten­nessee, near Be­mis, where his parents had moved in 1904.

 

James Thomas Gowan and Maude Manning Zachary Gow­an, were listed in the 1926-27 Shreveport, city directory re­siding at 3412 Mansfield Road.  In 1928 and 1929 editions he was shown as the oper­ator of Gowan Brothers Sandwich Shop, still residing at 3412 Mans­field Road.  The 1930 edition revealed that Gowan Brothers Sandwich Shop was operated by James Thomas Gowan and Richard Ester Gowan. 

 

"Mrs. Maude Gowan" was showed as a waitress in the cafe in 1931, residence at 3420 Mansfield Road.  He continued the op­eration of the Sandwich Shop in 1931, but had returned to Be­mis by 1935. 

 

He was a charter member and a steward of Bemis Methodist church.  He died March 24, 1964 at Bemis and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.  She died January 24, 1977, at age 89 in Floridian Nursing Home in Miami, Florida and was buried be­side her husband.

 

Children born to James Thomas Gowan and Maude Man­ning Zachary Gowan include:

 

    Frances Elizabeth Gowan        born September 28, 1907

    James Curtis Gowan               born September 10, 1911

    Katherine Mable Gowan          born July 1, 1914

    Robbie Lee Gowan             born October 27, 1918

    Thomas Eugene Gowan          born June 16, 1921

 

Frances Elizabeth Gowan, daughter of James Thomas Gow­an and Maude Manning Zachary Gowan, was born Septem­ber 28, 1907 in Bemis. "Miss Eliz Gowan" was shown as a teacher in the 1927 through 1935 editions of the Shreve­port city directo­ries, employed at the Queensborough School.  In 1927 through 1931 she was living at 3420 Mansfield Road near the residence of James Thomas Gowan.  In 1932 she was living at 1110 Prospect Avenue.  In 1933 she was living at 712 Christian and in 1934 at 230 Wall. In 1935 she was listed at 2610 Gilbert.

 

She was married June 16, 1936  at Jackson to James Ben­jamin Stalvey who was born December 9, 1908 in Pittsboro, North Carolina.  He was the son of Archie Boyd Stalvey and Daisy Sessions Stalvey.  No children were born to them.  In 1964 and in 1993 they lived in South Miami, Florida.

 

James Curtis Gowan, son of James Thomas Gowan and Maude Manning Zachary Gowan, was born September 10, 1911 at Bemis.  He was shown living at 3420 Mansfield Road ac­cording to the 1929 through 1931 editions of the Shreve­port city directory. "J. C. Gowan" was shown to be a helper at Shreve­port Lamp Chimney Company during this period. 

 

In 1930 and 1931 he was employed as a helper at Gowan Brothers Sandwich Shop.  In 1932 James Curtis Gowan was shown as a helper at Joseph A. Gowan Sandwich Shop No. 2 and lived at 3415 Mansfield Road.  In 1933 he was waiter em­ployed by Joseph Augustus Gowan and was living at 3330 Mansfield Road.  James Curtis Gowan did not ap­pear in the di­rectory subsequent to that date. 

 

He was married March 15, 1946 in Corinth, Mississippi to An­nette Massenburg.  She was born July 11, 1923 at Jackson to Clyde Davis Massenburg and Constance Summer Massenburg.  She was the daughter of Clyde Davis Massenburg and Constance Summer Massenburg. In 1957 they continued in Jackson. In 1993 they lived in McAllen, Texas. He died there November 6, 1994, and his body was cremated.

 

One daughter was born to James Curtis Gowan and Annette Massenburg Gowan:

 

    Jennie Elizabeth Gowan          born September 29, 1957

 

Jennie Elizabeth Gowan, daughter of James Curtis Gowan and Annette Massenburg Gowan, was born September 29, 1957 at Jackson.

 

 

Katherine Mable Gowan, daughter of James Thomas Gowan and Maude Manning Zachary Gowan, was born July 1, 1914 in Bemis.  She died January 25, 1915 at 18 months of "constipation of stomach and bowels, aggravated by an ob­struction," according to Tennessee BVS Death Certificate No. 200 signed by H. E. Brown, M.D.  She was buried in Holly­wood Cemetery, according to Mrs. E. B. Gowan, in­formant.

 

Robbie Lee Gowan, daughter of James Thomas Gowan and Maude Manning Zachary Gowan, was born October 27, 1918 at Bemis.  She was married October 28, 1941 to John Thornton Master­son in New York City.  He was born March 1, 1911 in Kingston, New York to William Harry Masterson and Ethelyn Thornton Masterson.  Robbie Lee Gowan Masterson became a concert pianist.  In 1964 they lived in Larchmont, New York where he died November 13, 1980.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Sarah Eugenia Masterson    born December 15, 1942

    John Thornton Masterson, Jr. born August 1, 1946

 

Sarah Eugenia Masterson, daughter of John Thornton Masterson and Robbie Lee Gowan Masterson, was born December 15, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York.  She was married June 22, 1963 to David Clayton Daneker, son of Clayton Daneker and Mildred Ziethen Daneker.  He was born September 25, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland.  In 1965 they lived in Boston and in 1966 in Baltimore.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Michael David Daneker               born June 11, 1965

    Lara Daneker                          born Nov. 17, 1966

    Martha Elizabeth Daneker [twin]  born January 17, 1968

    Elaine Pamela Daneker [twin]      born January 17, 1968

    Anne Sarah Daneker                   born April 9, 1970

    Peter Benjamin Daneker              born February 27, 1973

 

John Thornton Masterson, Jr, son of John Thornton Masterson and Robbie Lee Gowan Masterson, was born August 1, 1946 in Brooklyn.  He was married April 20, 1968 to Nancy Sether, daughter of James Wendell Sether and Hallie Fairbank Sether. She was born August 20, 1948.  In 1968 they lived at Wooster, Ohio and in 1972 at Princton, New Jersey.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    John Thornton Masterson III  born October 25, 1968

    Noah Daniel Masterson           born September 27, 1972

 

Thomas Eugene Gowan, son of James Thomas Gowan and Maude Manning Zachary Gowan, was born June 16, 1921.  He served in the U. S. Army during World War II, from 1940 to 1945, primarily in the European theatre.  He was married July 11, 1947 to Helen Raney in Bayside, New York. She was born September 3, 1927 in Portland, Oregon to George Wil­liam Raney and Helen Louise Smith Raney.

 

They lived in Long Island, New York, and he was employed as a printing production manager in New York City and in Fair­field, New Jersey.  In 1967 they lived in North Babylon, New York.

 

Upon retirement, they removed to Grand Junction, Col­orado.  He died there February 12, 1991 of colon cancer.  In the latter part of the year Helen Raney Gowan, a member of Gowen Re­search Foundation, lived in Westminster, Col­orado.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Michael Andrew Gowan      born June 13, 1948

    Katherine Ann Gowan     born November 21, 1949

    Peter Allen Gowan          born May 28, 1951

    James Zachary Gowan    born June 16, 1954

 

Michael Andrew Gowan, son of Thomas Eugene Gowan and Helen Raney Gowan, was born June 13, 1948 in Flushing, New York.  He was married to Katherine Marsh Dell Platt in Denver, Colorado April 26, 1987.  In 1991 they lived in Lakewood, Colorado with Aaron Platt, son by a previous marriage.

 

He was remarried June 21, 1995 to Susan R. Eisaman.  In 1997 they, members of Gowen Research Foundation, lived in Aurora, Colorado.

 

Katherine Ann Gowan, daughter of Thomas Eugene Gowan and Helen Raney Gowan, was born November 21, 1949 in Rochester, New York. She was married June 14, 1976 in Reno, Nevada to Billy Joe Black.  In 1991 they lived in Porterville, California.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Amelia Nicole Black                   born June 18, 1979

    Ernest Warren Black                   born April 2, 1981

 

Peter Allen Gowan, son of Thomas Eugene Gowan and He­len Raney Gowan, was born May 28, 1951 in Flushing.  He was married June 2, 1986 in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Faith Hamilton of Philadelphia.  In 1991 they lived in Boulder, Col­orado.

 

Children born to Peter Allen Gowan and Faith Hamilton Gowan include:

 

    Kira Gowan                        born February 27, 1987

    Caden Hamilton Gowan          born October 27, 1991

 

James Zachary Gowan, son of Thomas Eugene Gowan and He­len Raney Gowan, was born June 16, 1954 in Flushing.  He was married about 1977 to Tami Britten at Brighton, Colorado.  They were divorced about 1981.

 

One daughter was born to James Zachary Gowan and Tami Britten Gowan:

 

    Laura Raney Gowan               born August 6, 1980

 

Odell Gowan, a shipping clerk employed by Western Auto Supply, lived at 4146 Mansfield, according to the 1930 edition of the directory.  In 1931 he was shown living at 2615 Dupont, the address of Richard Esters Gowan  In 1932 he was listed as a mechanic at Fairway Garage living at 2537 Dupont, again the address of Richard Edward Gowan.  In 1933 his address was 2915 Milton.  He does not reappear in the di­rectory subsequent to that date.

 

Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan, son of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Virginia Gowan Gowan, was born October 22, 1878 in Carroll County.  He ap­peared in the 1880 census of Carroll County as a one year-old.  Later he lived with his parents at Bemis. "Laudy L. Gowan, age 22, born in October 1877 in Tennessee," was enumerated in the 1900 census of Carroll County, Civil District 6, page 9, "boarding with Jack W. Richardson."

 

Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan was married to "Narica Richardson" September 2, 1901, according to Carroll County marriage records.  Narissa Richardson Gowan was born Au­gust 3, 1884 to Sam Richardson and Melicia Thompson Richardson in Carroll County.  She died August 5, 1928 at Jackson and was buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County.  He was remarried to Blanche Smith.  In 1943 he lived at Grand Junc­tion.  Blanche Smith Gowan died in the 1960s.  Her obituary read:

 

"Bolivar, Tennessee--Mrs. Blanche Smith Gowan, 82, died at her home early this morning in Grand Junc­tion. She was a lifelong resident of Hardeman County and had been in ill health for a long time.  She was a Methodist.  Burial will be in Grand Junction Ceme­tery.

 

Survivors include her husband, L. L. Gowan of Grand Junction; three sisters, Mrs. Alma Trout of Grand Junc­tion Mrs. Burnley Gibson of Memphis and Mrs. Patty Lee Upshaw of Lakeland, Florida."

 

He lived at Jackson in May 1965 and died November 19, 1967 at Bolivar and was buried there.  It is believed that no chil­dren were born to Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan and Blanche Smith Gowan.

 

Children born to Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan and Narissa Richardson Gowan include:

 

    Mary Alma Gowan             born August 8, 1902

    John Hastings Gowan         born July 10, 1904

    Edna Frances Gowan             born September 6, 1906

    William Andrew Gowan          born November 17, 1908

    Ruby Gowan                      born about 1911

    Virginia Gowan                   born about 1914

 

Mary Alma Gowan, daughter of Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan and Narissa Richardson Gowan, was born August 8, 1902. She was married September 23, 1923 to Warren Franklin Owens.  He was born in September 1902 to Noah Franklin Owens and Alice Elizabeth Ray Owens at Bolivar, Tennessee.  In 1985 and in 1993 Mary Alma Gowan Owens lived in Seabrook, Texas.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Charles Franklin Owens      born June 10, 1923

    John William Owens           born July 20, 1925

    Alma Louise Owens            born March 24, 1931

    Betty Jane Owens               born October 5, 1933

    Warren Ray Owens         born March 1, 1934

    Thomas L. Owens          born December 10, 1935

    Joyce Carolyn Owens     born January 21, 1941

 

John Hastings Gowan, son of Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan and Narissa Richardson Gowan, was born July 10, 1904. He was deceased by 1985.  Of this individual nothing more is known.

 

Edna Frances Gowan, daughter of Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan and Narissa Richardson Gowan, was born September 6, 1906 in Carroll County..  She was married about 1925 to Hu­bert E. Scammerhorn.  He died in 1953.  She lived in Abilene, Texas, but had returned to Jackson shortly before she died in June 1985.  Her funeral services were held June 18, 1985, and she was buried in Pleasant Hills Cemetery.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Earl "Pete" Scammerhorn    born about 1928

    Gayle Scammerhorn           born about 1930

    Frances Scammerhorn    born about 1933

 

William Andrew Gowan, son of Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan and Narissa Richardson Gowan, was born November 17, 1908. He was married about 1931 to Ruby Grissom.  William Andrew Gowan lived in Jackson in 1985. 

 

Children born to William Andrew Gowan and Ruby Grissom Gowan are unknown.

 

Ruby Gowan, daughter of Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan and Narissa Richardson Gowan, was born about 1911. She was married about 1930 to Orrie McConally.  She was de­ceased by 1985.

 

Virginia Gowan, daughter of Luther Lawton "Laudie" Gowan and Narissa Richardson Gowan, was born about 1914.  She was married about 1934 to John Carter.  In 1985 Virginia Gowan Carter lived in San Antonio, Texas.

 

Edwin Bruce Gowan, son of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Virginia Gowan Gowan, was born May 3, 1881 in Carroll County.  He was married at Bemis December 18, 1904 to Esther Hatton Douglass, daughter of Andrew Kerr Douglass and Vir­ginia Davis Felts Douglass.  She was born June 24, 1886 in Cheatham County, Tennessee.  He worked on the GM&O Rail­road and became a Methodist preacher in 1920.

 

She died in Jackson, Tennessee August 29, 1961 at age 75, and he died there November 20, 1982 at the age of 101.  He was a member of Knights of Pythias and the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen.  They were buried in Hollywood Ceme­tery.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Lois Virginia Gowan               born September 29, 1905

    Forrest Bruce Gowan             born December 8, 1908

    Douglass Grady Gowan          born April 29, 1911

    James Wesley Gowan         born August 13, 1913

    Martha Frances Gowan           born January 20, 1918

    Jane Ellen Gowan               born November 7, 1920

 

Lois Virginia Gowan, daughter of Edwin Bruce Gowan and Esther Hatton Douglass Gowan, was born September 29, 1905 in Humboldt, Tennessee.  In 1933 she was living in Shreveport with her uncle, Richard Ester Gowan. She was married about 1934 to Enlowe Wylie Turner.  In 1961 they lived at Jackson, Mississippi.  In 1973 and in 1982 Lois Gowan Turner, a widow, lived at 424 Lexington Avenue, Jackson. 

 

Forrest Bruce Gowan, son of Edwin Bruce Gowan and Es­ther Hatton Douglass Gowan, was born December 8, 1908 in Jack­son. "Forrest B. Gowan" was a waiter in Joseph Augus­tus Gowan's Sandwich Shop in 1929 and lived at 1748 Buck­ner Avenue, according to the Shreveport city directory.  In 1932 he was listed as a waiter in the sandwich shop living at 3415 Mansfield Road.  He did not reappear in the directory after that date.

 

He was married November 3, 1939 at Jackson to Sarah Emily Tyree, daughter of Arthur Perry Tyree and Sally Melissa Enochs Tyree.  She was born December 4, 1917.

 

During World War II, he served as a infantry captain in the U.S. Army.  He served in the North African campaign which was followed by duty in Sicily, Italy, France and Germany.  He made the landing at Anzio beachhead.  His company ar­rived in southern France aboard the Assault Boat St. Rafael and ad­vanced to Germany.  He crossed the Rhine River at Remagen ["One Bridge Too Far"] and pushed into Germany.

 

Upon returning home, he was a member of St. John's Ma­sonic Lodge No. 332.  He served as High Priest of the Clinton Chap­ter of Royal Arch Masons.  He served as Illustrious Master, Jackson County No. 13 of Royal and Select Masters.  He was Commander of Jackson Commandary No. 13 of Knights Tem­plar.  He was president of West Tennessee Area York Rite As­sociation.  He served as commander of Jackson Post No. 7, Dis­abled American Veterans, commander of the Eighth District Disabled American Veterans and vice com­mander, Department of Tennessee, Disabled American Vet­erans.  In 1993, Forrest Bruce Gowan and Sarah Tyree Gowan con­tinued in Jackson.  He died there August 21, 1998, according to his widow.

 

Children born to Forrest Bruce Gowan and Sarah Emily Tyree Gowan include:

 

    Bruce Tyree Gowan               born August 17, 1948

    Andrew Douglass Gowan       born September 11, 1952

 

Bruce Tyree Gowan, son of Forrest Bruce Gowan and Sarah Emily Tyree Gowan, was born August 17, 1948 at Jackson.  He was married August 2, 1969 to Marsha Ann Mullins. She was born at Jackson September 23, 1948 to Luther James Mullins and Willie D. Morse Mullins.  In 1984 and in 1987 they lived in Broward County, Florida.

 

Children born to Bruce Tyree Gowan and Marsha Ann Mullins Gowan include:

 

    Matthew Bruce Gowan           born March 17, 1984

    Elizabeth Ann Gowan         born June 18, 1987

 

Andrew Douglass Gowan, son of Forrest Bruce Gowan and Sarah  Emily Tyree Gowan, was born September 11, 1952 at Jackson.  He was married October 4, 1975 to Pamela June Burgess.

 

Children born to Andrew Douglass Gowan and Pamela June Burgess Gowan include:

 

    John Gowan                       born about 1977

    Sarah Gowan                      born about 1980

 

Douglass Grady Gowan, son of Edwin Bruce Gowan and Es­ther Hatton Douglass Gowan, was born April 29, 1911 in Jack­son.  He was married August 26, 1948 to Martha Lurlyne Vestal.  He was employed by the City of Jackson, Utilities Di­vision and retired as chief accountant from that division.  He died July 5, 1991 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.  No children were born to Douglass Grady Gowan and Mar­tha Lurlyne Vestal Gowan.

 

James Wesley Gowan, son of Edwin Bruce Gowan and Es­ther Hatton Douglass Gowan, was born August 13, 1913 at Jackson. "James Wiley Gowan" died September 17, 1915, at age 2 "of malarial fever and meningitis," according to Ten­nessee BVS Death Certificate No. 25815 signed by A. Hern­don, M.D.  He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.

 

Martha Frances Gowan, daughter of Edwin Bruce Gowan and Esther Hatton Douglass Gowan, was born January 20, 1918 at Jackson. She was married about 1938 to James Hil­liard.  Later she was remarried to Milton Rhodes. In 1961 they lived in Phoenix, Arizona.  She lived in Memphis in 1982. She was married for the third time September 1, 1984 to William Nicely.

 

Jane Ellen Gowan, daughter of Edwin Bruce Gowan and Esther Hatton Douglass Gowan, was born November 7, 1920.  She was married about 1939 to William Lee Brien. In 1982 she lived in Huntsville, Alabama.

 

Emily Frances "Emma" Gowan, daughter of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Vir­ginia Gowan Gowan was born March 13, 1883 in Carroll County.  She died January 30, 1907 un­married and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.

 

Joseph Augustus Gowan, son of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Virginia Gowan Gowan, was born January 25, 1885 in Cedar Grove, Tennessee.  He was the first of several mem­bers of the family to remove to Shreveport, Louisiana. He shown as a clerk there in the 1920 and 1921 editions of the city directory.  He was employed by a restaurant in 1922 and roomed at 1310 Jew­ell Avenue, the home of his mother, dur­ing this period. 

 

He was married November 11, 1925 in Texarkana, Texas to Jessica L. Myers.  She was born August 19, 1901 to Wilson Allen Myers and Minnie Ellen Ackley Myers in Rossville, Kansas.

 

He was listed as the proprietor of Gowan's Sandwich Shop in 1923-24-25-26 editions of the direc­tory.  In the 1927 and 1928 edi­tions two restaurants were listed in his name.  His wife, "Jessie L. Gowan," was listed with him.  In 1928-29-30 he was shown to be in the restaurant business at 1039-41 Jordan Av­enue and listed lived at 2801 Highland.  His business address re­mained the same, but his residence was lo­cated at 712 Chris­tian in 1931-1932.  In 1932 two locations were listed for Gowan's Sandwich Shops, one at 1041 Jordan and one at 3415 Mansfield Road. 

 

In 1933-34-35 the sandwich shop was shown at the same ad­dress, but the couple lived at 712 Chris­tian in 1933, 1319 Fair­field in 1934, back to 712 Christian in 1935.  No mention is made of the sandwich shop in 1936, but the couple was listed as living at 712 Auten Place.  They con­tinued at that address in 1937, 1939, 1940 and 1941.

 

In 1939 Joseph Augustus Gowan, was shown as a salesman, Jessica L. Myers Gowan and their four children were listed in the city directory.  "Mrs. Jessie M. Gowan was listed as a busi­ness col­lege student in the 1940 directory, living at 712 Austin Place.  Joseph Augustus Gowan continued in Shreve­port in 1943.

 

Joseph Augustus Gowan in 1965 and in 1967 was a resident of Jackson, Mis­sissippi and died there February 2, 1972 and was buried there.  Jessica L. Myers Gowan died in Bakers­field Cali­fornia September 13, 1977 and was buried beside her husband.

 

Children born to Joseph Augustus Gowan and Jessica L. Myers Gowan include:

 

    Joseph Augustus Gowan, Jr.       born October 21, 1926

    John William Gowan               born November 1, 1928

    Jessica Myers Gowan         born August 5, 1930

    James Nelson Gowan             born June 1, 1932

 

Joseph Augustus Gowan, Jr, son of Joseph Augustus Gowan and Jessica L. Myers Gowan, was born October 21, 1926 in Shreveport. He did not marry.  In 1993 he lived in New Or­leans.

 

John William Gowan, son of Joseph Augustus Gowan and Jes­sica L. Myers Gowan, was born November 1, 1928 in Shreve­port. He died July 8, 1978 at the age of 49, unmarried.

 

Jessica Myers Gowan, daughter of Joseph Augustus Gowan and Jessica L. Myers Gowan, was born August 5, 1930 at Shreve­port.  She was married July 5, 1950 to William E. Schmidt, Jr.  In 1993 she lived in Houston, Texas.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Pam Schmidt                          born about 1953

    Billy Schmidt                          born about 1956

 

James Nelson Gowan, son of Joseph Augustus Gowan and Jes­sica L. Myers Gowan, was born June 1, 1932 in Shreve­port.  He was married about 1955 to Barbara Jean Powers. Children born to James Nelson Gowan and Barbara Jean Powers Gowan are unknown.

 

Richard Ester Gowan, son of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Virginia Gowan Gowan was born in Carroll County Novem­ber 20, 1886. He was married January 15, 1910 to Laura Frances Williams.  She was born March 12, 1889 to George Samuel Williams and Nannie B. Elinor Williams in Carroll County.

 

Richard Ester Gowan was shown in the 1924 edition of the Shreveport city directory as a waiter employed at Gowan Sandwich Shop at 1033 Jordan Avenue.  His resi­dence was shown as 2114 Claiborne Avenue and remained the same in each edition until 1930 when they were shown living at 4146 Mansfield Road.  He was shown as the propri­etor of Ed Gowan's Sandwich Shop at that time.

 

In the 1931 edition of the directory he was listed as a tractor driver, living at 1615 DuPont with his wife, "Laura Gowan."  In 1932 he was shown as a laborer for American Service Com­pany continuing to live at the same address with Laura Frances Williams Gowan.  In 1933 he was listed as a dragline operator living at 2826 Cather­ine.  His niece, "Lois Gowan" lived with them. In 1934 he lived at 2615 Carol. In 1935 he was listed as a contractor do­ing painting, pa­perhanging and decorating at 2615 Coral.  They did not appear in the Shreve­port di­rectories after 1935.

 

They removed to Houston, Texas before 1943 with his son and daughter, according to Forrest Bruce Gowan.  Richard Ester Gowan was murdered there with a fishing knife May 15, 1965.  An account of his murder was published in a Houston newspa­per:

 

"A 79-year-old pensioner was stabbed to death with a knife that had been given to him as a birthday present, and police said Sunday the motive appeared to be rob­bery.

 

Cut five times in the chest and twice in the back, Richard Gowan, a retired janitor for the Houston In­dependent School District, died on the floor of the bed­room in his small home at 1220 W. 26th Street.

 

Homocide Detective J. L. Marquis said the death weapon, a fishing knife with a 4-inch blade, lay beside the body. The knife had been given to Gowan by a rela­tive on his birthday in November, Marquis said.  Gowan was last seen alive at 7 p.m. Saturday when he left the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frances Ingram, 1221 W. 25th, after a visit.

 

Mrs. Ingram found the body, clad in pajamas, at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.  Marquis said an autopsy would be per­formed to determine the time of death.  The bedroom had been ransacked.  The clothes Gowan wore when he visited his daughter, as well as his fishing tackle box--the one the knife had been in--were found in the back­yard.

 

The screen on the kitchen window had been removed, and the refrigerator door slightly open when officers ar­rived. Mrs. Ingram told Marquis her father had re­cently received his pension check and should have had $50 to $60. Marquis said it appeared that whoever robbed Gowan came in through the kitchen window, picked up his clothes and tackle box in the bedroom and took them outside to the backyard while Gowan slept.

 

Then the killer came back in and was surprised by Gowan who had just awakened and killed Gowan, the detective said. Gowan's car, parked in the driveway, had also been ransacked, and the battery was missing."

 

Richard Ester Gowan was buried in Brookside Memorial Park.  Laura Frances Williams Gowan died there February 6, 1966 and was buried beside her husband.  In addition to their chil­dren, they were survived by five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

 

Children born to Richard Ester Gowan and Laura Frances Williams Gowan in­clude:

 

    Clinton Odell Gowan          born November 4, 1910

    Frances Olean Gowan         born October 25, 1912

 

Clinton Odell Gowan, son of Richard Ester Gowan and Laura Frances Williams Gowan, was born November 4, 1910 at Be­mis, according to Texas BVS File 1217793. 

 

"Odell Gowan," a shipping clerk employed by Western Auto Supply, lived at 4146 Mansfield, according to the 1930 edition of the directory.  In 1931 he was shown living at 2615 Dupont, the address of Richard Ester Gowan  In 1932 he was listed as a mechanic at Fairway Garage living at 2537 Dupont, again the address of Richard Ester Gowan.  In 1933 his address was 2915 Milton.  He does not reappear in the di­rectory sub­sequent to that date.

 

He was married July 14, 1933 in Shreveport to Anna Virginia Cross.  She was born January 16, 1913 in McGregor, Texas to William Morgan Cross and Eula May Alexander Cross. 

 

They removed to Houston, Texas where he established a sheet metal busi­ness.  They received a warranty deed from George D. Ehren­fried February 11, 1958 to Lot 21, Lake Forest Lodge, ac­cording to Montgomery County Deed Book 443, page 388. In 1960 they lived at 812 Wakefield, Houston.  In 1972 they lived at 2034 Willomoss Street, Houston.  He was show in the 1972 telephone directory as president of Gowan Sheet Metal, Inc. He died in June 1989.

 

Children born to Clinton Odell Gowan and Anna Virginia Cross Gowan include:

 

    Clinton Odell Gowan, Jr.     born December 29, 1934

    Arthur Damon Gowan         born August 9, 1936

    Virginia Ann Gowan               born June 25, 1940

 

Clinton Odell Gowan, Jr, son of Clinton Odell Gowan and Anna Virginia Cross Gowan, was born in Houston Decem­ber 29, 1934, according to Texas BVS File 103264.  In 1972 he, a vice-president of Gowan Sheet Metal, Inc. and his wife, Vivian E. Gowan lived at 1139 West Thornton Street, Hous­ton, ac­cording to the telephone directory.

 

Arthur Damon Gowan, son of Clinton Odell Gowan and Anna Virginia Cross Gowan, was born in Houston August 9, 1936, according to BVS File 61281.  In 1972 he, a vice-presi­dent of Gowan Sheet Metal, Inc. and his wife, Carolyn M. Gowan, lived at 4911 Gulf Street, Houston, according to the telephone directory.

 

Frances Olean Gowan, daughter of Richard Ester Gowan and Laura Frances Williams Gowan, was born October 25, 1912 at Bemis.  In the 1930 edition of the Shreveport city di­rectory she was shown as a waitress in Ed Gowan's Sandwich Shop Living at 4146 Mans­field Road.  In 1931 she was living in the resi­dence of her par­ents at 2615 Milton.  In 1934 she was living in her parent's household at 2516 Coral.  She re­moved along with her parents to Houston.  She was married there December 11, 1940 to Henry Clay Ingram.  He was born December 19, 1907 at Waco, Texas to Isaac Ingram and Winnie Newman Ingram.

 

Henry Clay Ingram died July 5, 1967 in Waco and was buried there.  She lived in Miami in Octo­ber 1973 and continued there in 1991.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Florence Olean Ingram        born September 8, 1941

    Lonnie D. Ingram [twin]      born April 8, 1944

    Lenny C. Ingram [twin]       born April 8, 1944

 

Ethel May Gowan, daughter of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Vir­ginia Gowan Gowan was born August 25, 1889 in Carroll County. She died unmarried May 29, 1939 at Bemis and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery beside her parents..

 

Earl Vance Gowan, son of Joseph Milton Gowan and Sarah Vir­ginia Gowan Gowan, was born September 20, 1892 in Carroll County. His death certificate showed his father [erroneously] as John Pirtle Gowan.  Earl Vance Gowan was married about 1917 to Julia Ann Garrett, daughter of Rufus Woodrow Garrett, who was born in Mis­souri June 11, 1900.  The Garrett family had come to the Bemis area in 1914.  He became a watchmaker. 

 

They continued in Bemis in 1935.  Earl Vance Gowan died August 24, 1945 "of hemorrhage from the bowels," according to Dr. H. N. Moore who signed his death certificate, recorded as Tennessee Registration No. 45801.  He was buried in Bemis Cemetery.  She worked for Bemis Company for 20 years before retirement. She died January 29, 1981, at age 80 in Intracare Nursing Home in Jackson and was buried beside her husband. She was a member of the Church of Christ

 

Her obituary appeared in the January 30, 1991 edition of the "Jackson Sun."  Survivors were listed as:

 

"She leaves six daughters, Mrs. Ellen Russell, Mrs. Vir­ginia Perry and Mrs. Reba Robertson, all of Jack­son; Mrs. Lydia Perry of the Bemis area; Mrs. Berdise Stew­art of Henderson and Mrs. Mrs. Eleanor Mul­likin of Jackson; two sons Rubus Earl Gowan of Zachary, Louisiana and William Earl Francis of Memphis; a sis­ter, Mrs. Harriet Tosh of the Bemis area; 17 grandchil­dren, 24 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grand­child.".

 

Children of Earl Vance Gowan and Julia Ann Garrett Gowan include:

 

    Norma Virginia Gowan               born June 11, 1918

    Ellen Rebeccah Gowan               born January 19, 1920

    Anna Quindiline Gowan              born about 1922

    Lydia Ann Nell Gowan               born May 19, 1925

    Berdice Geneva Gowan              born about 1928

    Rufus Earl Gowan                  born about 1931

    Nora Earl Gowan                    born about 1934

 

Norma Virginia Gowan, daughter of Earl Vance Gowan and Julia Ann Garrett Gowan, was born June 11, 1918.  She was married about 1940 to Thomas Allen Francis.

 

Ellen Rebeccah Gowan, daughter of Earl Vance Gowan and Ju­lia Ann Garrett Gowan, was born January 19, 1920 at Be­mis.  She was married about 1940 to Wallace Russell. In 1981 they lived at Jackson.

 

Anna Quindiline Gowan, daughter of Earl Vance Gowan and Julia Ann Garrett Gowan, was born October 19, 1922.  She died January 27, 1924, at age 1 of bronchial pneumonia, according to Tennessee BVS Death Certificate No. 138 and was buried in Bemis Cemetery.

 

Lydia Ann Nell Gowan, daughter of Earl Vance Gowan and Julia Ann Garrett Gowan, was born May 19, 1925.  She was married about 1946 to Dennis Perry.  In 1981 they lived near Bemis.

 

Berdice Geneva Gowan, daughter of Earl Vance Gowan and Julia Ann Garrett Gowan, was born about 1928.  She was mar­ried about 1949 to Raymond Stewart.  In 1981 they lived at Henderson, Tennessee.

 

Rufus Earl Gowan, son of Earl Vance Gowan and Julia Ann Garrett Gowan, was born about 1931.  He was married about 1954 to Donna Mullican.  In 1981 Rufus Earl Gowan and Donna Mullican Gowan lived in Zachary, Louisiana. un­known.

 

Nora Eleanor Gowan, daughter of Earl Vance Gowan and Julia Ann Garrett Gowan, was born about 1934.  She was married about 1954 to Willie Mullican.  In 1981 they lived at Jackson.

 

John Milton Gowan, Jr, son of John Milton Gowan and Sarah Virginia Gowan Gowan, was born November 20, 1894 in Car­roll County. He was shown as a waiter and operator of Ed Gowan's Sandwich Shop in 1922-23-24-25, according to the Shreveport city directories.  In 1928 and 1929 he was shown to be a cook living at 1309 Jordan Avenue, rear, with his wife, Berdise Baker Gowan.  She was born in 1898 in Texarkana, Arkansas.  In 1926 and 1927 the couple the cou­ple lived at 1835 Southern Avenue. In 1929 he lived at 1748 Buckner Av­enue, and 2809 Catherine Avenue in 1930. 

 

From 1931 until Octo­ber 1973 they lived at 2920 College Av­enue in Shreve­port.  He was listed as a cook and waiter in the restau­rant of his brother, Joseph Augustus Gowan in the city di­rectories for 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1934.  In 1935 John Mil­ton Gowan, Jr. and Berdise Baker Gowan took over the opera­tion of the restaurant when it went into bankruptcy and op­erated it for the next 24 years as Gowan's Lunch.  The restaurant was lo­cated at 1702 Texas Avenue.  He continued in Shreveport in 1943.  In 1965 he was shown in Shreveport, and In 1967 he lived at Blanchard, Louisiana.

 

In October 1973 John Milton Gowan, Jr. an invalid, and Berdise Baker Gowan continued to live at 2920 West College in Shreveport.  She died December 2, 1973, and he died De­cember 29, 1973.  They were buried in Shreveport.  No chil­dren were born to John Milton Gowan, Jr. and Berdise Baker Gowan.

 

Amanda Emily Gowan, daughter of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Sousan McFarlin Gowan, was born August 31, 1854 in Carroll County. Her mother died when she was four days old, and she was taken to raise by her half sister, Sophia Gowan Taylor in Arkansas.  Amanda Emily Gowan was re­corded back in Tennessee in the 1860 census however.  She was married August 5, 1873 to James Augustus Chestnut.  She was remarried about 1880, husband's name Askew.

 

She was remarried to Frank M. Tubbs September 5, 1905, ac­cording to Forrest Bruce Gowan.  He was born April 3, 1838 and died January 23, 1925.  He was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery.  Amanda Emily Gowan Chestnut Tubbs died December 24, 1939 at Spring Creek, Tennessee and was buried beside her parents in Hopewell Cemetery.

 

Children born to Amanda Emily Gowan Chestnut Askew include:

 

    Roma Enloe Askew                    born April 25, 1892

 

Roma Enloe Askew, daughter of Amanda Emily Gowan Chestnut Askew, was born April 25, 1892 at Spring Creek.  S   She was married December 29, 1907 to her cousin, Thomas Otha Gowan.  For their children, see his section of the manuscript.

 

Virginia Ann "Jennie" Gowan, daughter of Richard Marcel­lus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born about 1855. She was married about 1874 to Monroe Holden.  In 1935 she continued at Jackson.

 

Mattie H. Gowan, daughter of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born June 26, 1857.  She was de­ceased by 1935.  Of this individual nothing more is known.

 

Emma J. Martha Gowan, daughter of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born in 1859, according to her tombstone.  She was married about 1877 to George W. Jacobs who was born in 1851.  She lived at Spring Creek, Tennessee in 1935.  He died in 1910, and she died in 1936.  They were buried in Hope Hill Cemetery.

 

Ellar Gowan, daughter of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born January 1, 1862.  She was married about 1880 to B. F. Pickens.  She died October 10, 1885, according to her tombstone in Hope Hill Cemetery.

 

Fannie Gowan, daughter of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born June 27, 1864.  She died November 20, 1864 and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery..

 

Ada Gowan, daughter of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born about 1867.  She was deceased by 1935.  Of this individual nothing more is known.

 

Bert Gowan, son of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born about 1868.  He was de­ceased by 1935.  Of this individ­ual nothing more is known.

 

Marcus Virgil Gowan, son of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born June 27, 1870 in Madi­son County. "Mark Gowan" was enumerated in the 1880 cen­sus of Gibson County, Tennessee Enumeration Dis­trict 32, page 6, Civil District 1.  He was nine-years old, born in Tennessee and living in the home of Jessie Gardner. He was married about 1893 to Ida Warmoth. 

 

"Mark V. Gowan, 29, born in Tennessee in June 1870, living alone" was enumerated as the head of a house­hold in the 1900 census of Gibson County, Enumeration District 20, page 6.

 

"Mark V. Gowan, a married man and a traveling salesman" died December 10, 1919 "of pulmonary tuberculosis follow­ing dia­betes mellitus" at Medina, Tennessee in Gibson County, ac­cording to Tennessee BVS Death Certificate No. 568, signed by G. W. Oliver, M.D. of Medina.

 

He was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, according to Knox Ja­cobs, informant of Medina.

 

Children born to Marcus Virgil Gowan and Ida Warmoth Gowan include:

 

    Katherine Gowan            born March 5, 1910

    Marcus Virgil Gowan      born October 5, 1912

    Paul Gowan                born September 11, 1916

 

Katherine Gowan, daughter of Marcus Virgil Gowan and Ida Warmoth Gowan, was born March 5, 1910.  Of this individ­ual nothing more is known.

 

Marcus Virgil Gowan, son of Marcus Virgil Gowan and Ida Warmoth Gowan, was born October 5, 1912.  He was mar­ried about 1935 to Virginia Hatley.  Children born to Marcus Virgil Gowan and Virginia Hatley Gowan are unknown.

 

Paul Gowan, son of Marcus Virgil Gowan and Ida Warmoth Gowan, was born September 11, 1916.  He was married about 1940 to Nancy Virginia Wright.  Children born to Paul Gowan and Nancy Virginia Wright are unknown.

 

Luther Marcellus Gowan, son of Richard Marcellus Gowan and Mary Jane McFarlin Gowan, was born September 16, 1872.  He was married December 25, 1901 to Mattie Magda­lene Jacobs.  She was born December 31, 1878 to Andrew Wade Jacobs and Susan Lycurgus Birdwell Jacobs.  In 1902 they lived in Gibson County, Tennessee.  Luther Marcellus Gowan died September 8, 1917 and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery. Mattie Magdalene Jacobs Gowan died April 10, 1946 and was buried in Hopewell Cemetery

 

Children born to Luther Marcellus Gowan and Mattie Mag­dalene Jacobs Gowan include:

 

    Beatrice Gowan                      born October 8, 1902

    Richard Wade Gowan            born February 18, 1905

    Alfred Jennings Gowan               born August 12, 1907

    Robbie Lee Gowan                born February 10, 1910

    Mary Sue Gowan                   born October 20, 1912

 

Beatrice Gowan, daughter of Luther Marcellus Gowan and Mattie Magdalene Jacobs Gowan, was born October 8, 1902 in Gibson County, Tennessee.  She did not marry.  In 1989 she continued in Jackson.

 

Richard Wade Gowan, son of Luther Marcellus Gowan and Mattie Magdalene Jacobs Gowan, was born February 18, 1905.  He was married about 1928 to Virginia Hamilton. He died October 4, 1974 and was buried in Hope Hiull Cemetery.  Children born to Richard Wade Gowan and Vir­ginia Hamilton Gowan are unknown.

 

Alfred Jennings Gowan, son of Luther Marcellus Gowan and Mattie Magdalene Jacobs Gowan, was born August 12, 1907.  He was married about 1928, wife's name unknown. He was remarried about 1935 to Christina Trout.  He died before 1989.  Children born to Alfred Jennings Gowan and Christina Trout Gowan are unknown.

 

Robbie Lee Gowan, daughter of Luther Marcellus Gowan and Mattie Magdalene Jacobs Gowan, was born February 27, 1910.  She was married about 1929 to Uckle Samuel Bell. In 1989 she lived in Kennewick, Washington.

 

Mary Sue Gowan, daughter of Luther Marcellus Gowan and Mattie Magdalene Jacobs Gowan, was born October 20, 1912.  She was graduated from Medina High School in 1930 and was married shortly afterward to Tommy Williams.  She was later remarried to Harry Lenord Rickard.  He died in 1951.  In 1958 she removed to Washington.   She died August 2, 1989 in Ken­newick, Washington and was buried in Hope Hill Cemetery.

 

Children born to Harry Lenord Rickard and Mary Sue Gowan Williams Rickard include:

 

    Rick Rickard                      born about 1947

 

Rick Rickard, son of Harry Lenord Rickard and Mary Sue Gowan Williams Rickard, was born about 1947.  In 1989 he lived in Seattle, Washington.  Three children were born to him:

 

    Christopher Rickard               born about 1972

    Benjamin Rickard               born about 1975

    Abraham Rickard                   born about 1978

 

William Granville Gowan, son of William Henry Gowan and Judith Harriet Atkinson Gowan, was born September 20, 1815 in Madi­son County, according to the research of Forrest Bruce Gowan.  He was mar­ried January 14, 1839 in Carroll County to Eveline Bruce Wood, ac­cording to Carroll County Mar­riage Book A.  The groom was 24 and the bride 19.  She was born November 22, 1819, according to her tombstone. Her son, James Edwin Gowan identified her as the daughter of John Wood and Sophia Wood.

 

William Granville Gowan appeared as the head of a house­hold in the 1840 census in adjoining Madison County, Ten­nessee, page 45. The household consisted of:

 

    "William G. Gowan white male   20-30

                           white female 15-20

                           white male   0-5"

 

James Edwin Gowan stated:

 

"My father bought a tract of timber and prairie land and erected a blockhouse as a protection against the Indians of whom there were plenty in those days.  The nearest mill and depot of supplies was 75 miles away.  As soon as possible, he erected a mill, which when completed was operated by oxpower."  

 

William Granville Gowan and Eveline Bruce Wood Gowan were listed in the 1850 census of Carroll County as the head of Household 881-136:

 

    "Gowan,  G.               35, born in TN, farmer, $1,580

                                  real estate, illiterate

               Evelina B.        30, born in TN

               James E.        9, born in TN

               Mary F.         6, born in TN

               Flavius M.     5, born in TN

               Pleasant H.    1, born in TN"

 

The household of William Granville Gowan reappeared in the 1880 census of Carroll County, Enumeration District 13, page 13 as household No. 94-94.  The family was listed as:

 

    "Gowan,  William G.   64, born in VA, father born in

                                  VA, mother born in VA

               Evaline B.        59, born in TN, father born in

                                  NC, mother born in NC

               Granville L.  20, born in TN, father born in

                                  VA, mother born in TN, son,

                                  farm laborer"

 

They reappeared in the 1900 census of Carroll County in Enu­meration District 127, page 12, 6th Civil District:

 

    "Gowan,  William G.   84, born in VA, November 1815

               Evaline     80, born in TN, November 1819"

 

The will of William Granville Gowan dated January 11, 1896 is recorded in Carroll County Will Book, and it mentions "wife, E. B. Gowan."  He died April 11, 1905, and his will was pro­bated June 19, 1905.  She died August 29, 1908.  They were buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    James Edwin Gowan              born October 31, 1836

    Mary F. Gowan                  born in 1845

    Flavius Morris Gowan        born in 1845

    Pleasant H. Gowan             born in 1849

    George H. Gowan              born January 29, 1854

    Sarah Virginia Gowan         born April 4, 1856

    Granville Luther Gowan          born January 2, 1859

    Harris M. Gowan                born about 1862

 

James Edwin Gowan, son of William Granville Gowan and Eve­line Bruce Wood Gowan, was born in Madison County October 31, 1836, according to an interview he gave about 1892 for "Portrait and Biographical Review."  A "white male, under 5" appeared in his father's household in the census of 1840 of Madison County.  He ap­peared as a nine-year-old [13?] in the 1850 census of Carroll County living in his father's household.

 

The interviewer wrote:

 

"He received his early education in the subscription schools and afterward attended Jackson Academy at Jackson, Tennessee.  In 1847, he entered McKendree College and graduated in the class of 1849 after which he began the study of medicine with Dr. Branick of Jackson."  In was graduated from Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio and commenced practicing medicine at Metropolis, Illinois.

 

On March 6, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company B, Fourteenth Indiana Infantry Regiment and served two years before honorably discharged in May 1864.  In 1866 he was graduated from Rush Medical College at Chicago and resumed the practice of medicine in Massac County, Illinois.  He located on a farm which he purchased nine miles from Metropolis. He was a physician and a farmer until 1880.  At this time he removed to Metropolis and opened a drugstore, continuing in business until 1892 when he again followed his medical profession."

 

He was married in 1863 to Harriett Yates, daughter of John Yates and Elizabeth Wallbright Yates.  She was born in Ohio.  She is also identified as the step-daughter of Mike Wilkins of Massac County.

 

The household of James Edwin Gowan was enumerated in the 1880 census of Massac County, Enumeration District 63, page 16, Washington Precinct as:

 

    "Gowan,  James E.          38, born in Tennessee

               Harriett        36, born in Ohio

               Eva             15, born in Illinois

               John            13, born in Illinois

               Anna               10, born in Illinois

               Nettie                8, born in Illinois

               Charles             6/12, born in Illinois

    Gowan, Edwin               4, born in Illinois

                                      and two servants"

 

James Edwin Gowan died in 1893 at age 57. William Morris Gowan confirmed that James Edwin Gowan was a doctor.

 

His interviewer wrote:

 

"Dr. Gowan has been a member of the Southern Illinois Medical Association from its organization and is also a member of Gethsemane Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Massac Lodge No. 442, I.O.O.F. and Egyptian Encampment.  He has served as Steward of the Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guards."

 

Michael Reed Gordon of Groton, Massachusetts called November 29, 1995 to report that he was a descendant of James Edwin Gowan. He stated that James Edwin Gowan was remarried to Lillian Jamison and had a daughter, Amy Gowan who was born about 1890.  He also advised that James Edwin Gowan [or his son James Edwin Gowan, Jr.] responded to the gospel call at the end of his life.  As he stepped into the river to be baptized, he fell into a whirlpool and was never seen again.

 

Children born to James Edwin Gowan and Harriett Yates Gowan, according to Mrs. Robert Louis Cox, 626 Mc­Connell, Memphis, Tennessee, 38112, a descendant, include:

 

    Evaline E. Gowan                   born in 1865

    John G. Gowan                      born in 1867

    Anna Gowan                          born in 1870

    Minnonetta "Nettie" Gowan        born in 1872

    James Edwin Gowan, Jr.                born in 1876

    Charles G. Gowan                  born in 1880

 

Evaline E. Gowan, daughter of James Edwin Gowan and Har­riett Yates Gowan, a namesake of her grandmother, Eveline Bruce Wood Gowan, was born in 1865 in Massac County.  About 1885, she was married, husband's name unknown, and to this union four children were born.

 

John G. Gowan, son of James Edwin Gowan and Harriett Yates Gowan, was born in 1867 in Massac County.  He ap­peared in the 1880 census of Massac County as a 13-year-old living in the household of his father.  He was married about 1888 to Lillian V. Jameson, daughter of Joseph D. Jameson and Jennie O'Melverny Jameson. 

 

The obituary of Joseph D. Jameson recorded:

 

"Joseph D. Jamison, a well-known citizen of this place, formerly Marshal of the town, dropped dead in his yard yesterday.  He had just returned from the river where he had gone to see his brother-in-law, James Vineyard, off for Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Jamison was about 45 years old and had been in poor health for some six months.  He leaves a wife [Jennie Vineyard Jameson] and one daughter [Lillian V. Jameson Gowan] to mourn his death."

 

Children born to John G. Gowan and Lillian Jameson Gowan include:

 

    Amy Gowan                           born about 1890

    John Edward Gowan                  born October 7, 1891

    Harriet Aline Gowan                   born about 1895

    Julia G. Gowan                       born about 1898

 

Amy Gowan, daughter of John G. Gowan and Lillian V. Jameson Gowan, was born about 1890.

 

John Edward Gowan, regarded as the son of John G. Gowan and Lillian V. Jameson Gowan, was born October 7, 1891.  His death was recorded on the same day, according to the bible of Joseph D. Jameson.

 

Harriet Aline Gowan, daughter of John G. Gowan and Lillian Jameson Gowan, was born about 1895.  She was married about 1910 to James Finley Reed, son of James Reed and Hanna Shepard Reed.  James Reed was a conductor on the CBQ Railroad until his retirement and then became a constable for the area.  Hanna Shepard Reed was the daughter of Jim Shepard and Pheobe Malterny Shepard.

 

James Finley Reed and Harriet Aline Gowan Reed lived in Centralia, Illinois a sons and two daughters were born to them:

 

    Margret Reed                         born about 1918

    Jimmie Joan Reed                   born about 1920

    John "Jack" Reed                       born about 1922

 

Margret Reed, daughter of James F. Reed and Alice Gowan Reed, was born about 1918.  She was married about 1931 to Ed Kalbercamp.  In 1996 Margret Reed Kalbercamp Gillum and her daughter, Judie Kalbercamp Robbins lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  They have retained the Gowan family bible "which had a number of newspaper clippings in it," according to a letter written December 27, 1995 by Roy C. Gordon of Kennebunk, Maine, father of Michael Reed Gordon.

 

One daughter was born to them: 

 

    Judy Kalbercamp                born about 1934

 

Judy Kalbercamp, daughter of F. J. Kalbercamp and Margret Reed Kalbercamp, was born in 1943.  She was married about 1969 to Sonny Robbins.  In 1996 she continued in Albuquerque.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Matthew Kalbercamp Robbins           born in 1973

 

Jimmie Joan Reed, daughter of James F. Reed and Alice Gowan Reed, was born about 1920.  She was married about 1946 to Roy C. Gordon.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Steven Reed Gordon                  born in 1949

    Michael Reed Gordon            born in 1950

    David Edward Gordon               born in 1960

 

Steven Reed Gordon, son of Roy C. Gordon and Jimmie Joan Reed Gordon, was born in 1949.  He was married about 1972 to Ruthie Hall.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Sarah Gordon                        born about 1975

    Andrew Gordon                     born about 1978

 

Michael Reed Gordon, son of Roy C. Gordon and Jimmie Joan Reed Gordon, was born in 1950.  In 1995 he was living in Groton, Massachusetts where he, a Foundation member, was active in the research of his Gowan family.

 

David Edward Gordon, son of Roy C. Gordon and Jimmie Joan Reed Gordon, was born in 1960.  He was married in 1990 to Lisa Campbell.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Nathaniel Roy Gordon                born about 1992

 

John "Jack" Reed, son of James Finley Reed and Aleene Gowan Reed, was born about 1922.  He was regarded as "reincarnation of his great-uncle Charles Gowan because of his uncanny resemblance to him," according to Roy C. Gordon.  Both had very dark hair and very light skin color.  In 1996, John "Jack" Reed lived in Omaha, Nebraska.

 

    Brian Gordon                         born about 1960

    Pamela Gordon                      born about 1963

 

Julia Gowan, daughter of John G. Gowan and Lillian Jameson Gowan, was born about 1898.  She was married about 1918 to Ed Kessell and lived in Centralia, Illinois. No children were born to them.

 

Anna Gowan, daughter of James Edwin Gowan and Harriett Yates Gowan, was born in 1870 in Massac County.  Anna Gowan ap­peared in the 1880 census of Massac County as a 10-year-old liv­ing in her father's household.  She was married first to Ed Corlis.  Upon his death, Anna Gowan Corlis was married to L. G. Simmons.

 

Minnonetta "Nettie" Gowan, daughter of James Edwin Gowan and Harri­ett Yates Gowan, was born in 1872 in Massac County. She ap­peared in the 1880 census as an eight-year-old living in the household of her father.

 

James Edwin Gowan, Jr, son of James Edwin Gowan and Harriett Yates Gowan, was born in 1876.  He appeared as a four-year-old in the 1880 census of his father's household. Of this individual nothing more is known.  He may have been the individual who stepped into the baptismal whirlpool and drowned in 1893.

 

Charles E. Gowan, son of James Edwin Gowan and Harriett Yates Gowan, was born in 1880 in Massac County.  He ap­peared in the 1880 census as a six-month-old child liv­ing in the house­hold of his father.  Roy C. Gordon wrote December 27, 1995, "It is my rememberance that Charles Gowan was the one who was drowned while preparing to be baptized."

 

Researcher Descendants:

 

    Louise Gowan Fisher, Box 387, Memphis, TX, 79245.

    Margret Reed Kalberkamp Gillum, 3901 Indian School Rd, Albuquerque, NM, 87110

    Michael Reed Gordon, 19 Old Homestead, Groton, MA, 01450, 508/448-3298

    Roy C. Gordon, 28 Penwood Drive, Kennebunk, ME, 04043

    Forrest Bruce Gowan, 240 Wallace Road, Jackson, TN, 38301, 901/668-5324

    Helen Raney Gowan, 3447 W. 9th Avenue, No. 8-16, Westminster, CO, 80030

    Phillip Alan Gowan, Box 5777, Nashville, TN, 37208

    Don Wayne Gowins, 709 Toby Drive, Marion, IL, 62959, 618/993-3526,

        <[email protected]>

    Judy Kalberkamp Robbins, 909 Warm Sands Dr, Albuquerque, NM, 87123

    Jack Reed, 32205 S. 118th St, Omaha, NE, 68144

    Gerald F. Scott, Jr, 1924 Greene 912 Road, Paragould, AR, 72450.

   

Mary F. Gowan, daughter of William Granville Gowan and Eveline Bruce Wood Gowan, was born in 1844 in Carroll County.  She ap­peared in the 1850 census of Carroll County as a six-year-old liv­ing in the household of her father.  She was married December 14, 1865 to J. C. C. Thompson, ac­cording to Car­roll County Marriage records.

 

Flavius M. Gowan, son of William Granville Gowan and Eve­line Bruce Wood Gowan, was born in 1845 in Carroll County.  He ap­peared in the 1850 census as a five-year-old living in his father's household.

 

In the 1880 census of Craighead County, Arkansas, Powell Township, Household No. 223-2232 enumerated on June 20, 1880 appeared the household of "Flavious Gowen," believed to be Flavius M. Gowan. At that time he stated that he was born in Tennessee and that both of his parents were born in Virginia.

 

The household was enumerated as:

 

    "Gowen,  Flavious      33, farmer, born in TN, father

                                  born in VA, mother born VA

               Mallie J.       20, born in AR, father born in

                                      KY, mother born in IL

               William B.     2, son, born in AR, father born

                                      in TN, mother born in AR

               Thomas L.      3/12. son, born in AR, father

                                      born in TN, mother born

                                      in AR"

 

Flavius M. Gowan did not appear in the 1870 census of Craig­head County.

 

Pleasant H. Gowan, son of William Granville Gowan and Eve­line Bruce Wood Gowan, was born in 1849 in Carroll County.  He ap­peared as a one-year-old in the 1850 census of Carroll County living in the household of his father.

 

Martha E. Gowan, daughter of William Granville Gowan and Eveline Bruce Wood Gowan, was born in 1852.  She was mar­ried November 12, 1868 to George H. Martin, according to Carroll County marriage records.

 

George H. Gowan, son of William Granville Gowan and Eve­line Bruce Wood Gowan, was born January 29, 1854.  He was married about 1873 to his first cousin-once removed, Louisa Jane “Lou” Gowan.  She was born August 10, 1851 to Bill Gowan and Dicey Ledbetter Gowan.

 

George H. Gowan appeared as the head of a household in the 1880 census of Carroll County, Enumeration District 13, page 16, Household No. 111-111, enumerated as:

 

    Gowan,   George H.                   24, born in TN, father

                                              born in VA, mother

                                              born in TN

               Louisa J.                 28, born in TN, father

                                              born in TN, mother

                                              born in TN

               Martha F.                  5, born in TN, father

                                             born in TN, mother

                                              born in TN

               Lucy S. [Dicy L.?]      4, born in TN, father

                                              born in TN, mother

                                              born in TN

               Harriett E.                     2, born in TN, father

                                              born in TN, mother

                                              born in TN

               Dellie D. [Sallie D?]       1, born in TN, father

                                              born in TN, mother

                                              born in TN

    Stephens, Calvin                     19, hireling, farm

                                              laborer, born in

                                              TN, father born in

                                              TN mother born

                                              in TN"

 

George H. Gowan died in 1920 and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County.

 

It was recorded in family records that Louisa Jane Gowan Gowan was 82 on August 10, 1933.

 

Louisa Jane Gowan Gowan, age 104, was pictured in a newspa­per article in 1955 with a great-great-granddaughter, Brenda Sue Spain, age 4.  At that time she was living with her daughter, Mrs. Sam McAlexander near Cedar Grove.  Over 100 grandchildren were in attendance at her 104th birthday party.  The article continued:

 

"A member of the Pleasant Hill Church since she was 13, Mrs. Gowan remains active, although she admits that 'sometimes I am just a little bit tired of staying here.  I believe I know all about this world I want to know for now."

 

Louisa J. "Lue" Gowan Gowan died November 18, 1958 and lived to be 107, according to Forrest Bruce Gowan.  She was buried beside her husband in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

 

Children born to George H. Gowan and Louisa Jane Gowan Gowan include:

 

    Martha Frances "Fannie" Gowan born October 4, 1874

    Lucy S. Gowan                      born about 1876

    Harriett E. Gowan                   born about 1878

    Sallie D. Gowan                     born about 1879

    Dicey Harriett Gowan             born about 1881

    Gertrude Gowan                     born about 1883

    William Oscar Gowan             born October 17, 1884

    Myrtle Gowan                    born about 1886

    Etta Gowan                        born about 1888

    Horace Gowan                       born about 1894

    Freda Gowan                         born about 1897

    Ada Gowan                        born about 1901

    Hattie Gowan                         born about 1903

 

Martha Frances "Fannie" Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa Jane Gowan Gowan, was born October 4, 1874. She was married December 30, 1897 to John T. Holder who was born December 2, 1867.  Eleven children were born to them:

 

    Lou Ellen Holder                born September 20, 1898

    Mary Zella Holder               born March 26, 1900

    Curlin Ezeda Holder               born November 20, 1901

    Clois Ezekiel Holder               born October 11, 1903

    Clyde Hervy Holder            born February 12, 1905

    Hazel Helen Holder             born April 13, 1907

    Lular Margaret Holder         born June 27, 1909

    Bonnie Ezel Holder             born April 23, 1911

    Cattie Zola Holder              born July 16, 1912

    Sammie Lee Holder            born April 15, 1914

    Warren Dee Holder             born April 26, 1917

 

Lucy S. Gowan [Dicy L. ?] Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1876.  She was born about 1899 to Granville Warren.  No children were born to them.

 

Harriet E. Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1878.

 

Sallie D. Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1879.

 

Dicey Harriett Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1881.

 

Gertrude Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1883.  She was married about 1900 to Elmo McAlexander, perhaps a brother to Will McAlexander.

 

William Oscar Gowan, son of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born October 17, 1884.  He was married twice, according to Forrest Bruce Gowan.  He was married about 1907 to Myrtle E. Barger. She was born September 12, 1877 and died October 23, 1919.  She was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County. 

 

It is believed that he was married second about 1920, wife's name Gladys May. 

 

William Oscar Gowan died July 12, 1932 and was buried beside Myrtle E. Gowan.

 

The obituary of Gladys May Gowan, 75 was published in Oc­tober 1978.  It stated:

 

"Mrs. Gladys May Gowan died Monday at Compton Medical Center in St. Louis after a short illness.  The widow of Oscar Gowan was a former resident of Milan.  Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Norris Sellars of Milan, Mrs. Elaine Martin of Jenkinsburg, Georgia and Mrs. Loretta Jagger and Mrs. Venelle Nelley, both of St. Louis; a son, Julian Hilton Gowan of Lemay, Missouri; two sisters Mrs. Robbie Black of Cedar Grove and Mrs. Nonnie Kelly of Portland, Oregon, 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren."

 

Myrtle Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1886.  She was married about 1905 to Sam McAlexander, perhaps a brother to Will McAlexander. 

 

Etta Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born January 8, 1891.  She was married about 1907 to Joe Warren.  She died June 25, 1950 and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

 

Horace [Harris?] Gowan, son of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1894.  He removed to Arkansas.

 

Freda Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1897.

 

Ada Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1901.  She was married about 1920 to Elmo McAlexander, perhaps a brother to Will McAlexander.

 

Hattie Gowan, daughter of George H. Gowan and Louisa J. Gowan Gowan, was born about 1903.  She was married about 1919 to Will McAlexander.

 

Sarah Virginia Gowan, daughter of William Granville Gowan and Eveline Bruce Wood Gowan, was born April 4, 1856 in Carroll County.  She was married to her cousin, John Milton Gowan.  For details of their life, see his section.

 

Granville Luther Gowan, son of William Granville Gowan and Eveline Bruce Wood Gowan, was born January 2, 1859, proba­bly in Carroll County.  He appeared as a 20-year-old living in the house­hold of his fa­ther in the 1880 census of Carroll County. He was married about 1882 to Norma Clark.  He was remarried about 1883 to Alice Hopper who was born May 2, 1859.  No children were born to Norma Clark Gowan.  In 1943 he was living in Bemis.  Granville Luther Gowan died March 8, 1949 and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County.  Alice Hopper Gowan died January 26, 1946 and was buried beside her husband.

 

Children born to Granville Luther Gowan and Alice Hopper Gowan include:

 

    Granville Elmer Gowan           born  December 31, 1883

    Otis Marcellus Gowan            born in 1899

 

Granville Elmer Gowan, son of Granville Luther Gowan and Alice Hopper Gowan, was born December 31, 1883 at Cedar Grove, Tennessee. He was married October 3, 1909 in Corinth, Mississippi to Nellie Grace Epps.  She was born September 9, 1886 to John Allen Epps and Mary Elizabeth Hunt Epps. Granville Elmer Gowan died October 6, 1958 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery at Jackson.  Nellie Grace Epps Gowan died August 22, 1981 and was buried be­side her husband.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Pansy May Gowan             born October 3, 1910

    Granville Elmer Gowan, Jr.     born July 30, 1912

    Pattie Maurice Gowan         born November 23, 1914

    Nelda Grace Gowan               born September 8, 1918

 

Pansy May Gowan, daughter of Granville Elmer Gowan and Nellie Grace Epps Gowan, was born October 3, 1910 in Jack­son.  In 1981 she lived in Jackson unmarried.

 

Granville Elmer Gowan, Jr, son of Granville Elmer Gowan and Nellie Grace Epps Gowan, was born July 30, 1912 at Alamo, Tennessee. In 1981 he lived at Jackson.

 

Pattie Maurice Gowan, daughter of Granville Elmer Gowan and Nellie Grace Epps Gowan, was born November 23, 1914 at Alamo. She was married in 1937 to U. S. Murray.  In 1981 they lived at Jackson.

 

Children born to U. S. Murray and Pattie Maurice Gowan Mur­ray include:

 

    G. Allen Murray                  born about 1939

 

G. Allen Murray, son of U. S. Murray and Pattie Maurice Gowan was born at Jackson about 1939.  He became a physi­cian and was practicing at Memphis in 1981.

 

Nelda Grace Gowan, daughter of Granville Elmer Gowan and Nellie Grace Epps Gowan, was born September 8, 1918 at Alamo.  She was married in 1940 to C. Bowman.  She died June 1, 1956.

 

Otis Marcellus Gowan, son of Luther Granville Gowan, was born in 1899.  He died in 1965 and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. 

 

Harris M. Gowan, son of William Granville Gowan and Eve­line Bruce Wood Gowan, was born about 1862, probably in Carroll County. Of this individual nothing more is known.

 

Archibald Beauregard Gowan, son of William Henry Gowan and Judith Harriet Atkinson Gowan was born May 8, 1818 in Tennessee, according to Forrest Bruce Gowan.  Of this indi­vidual nothing more is known.

 

David Crawford Harris Gowan, son of William Henry Gow­an and Judith Harriet Atkinson Gowan was born September 4, 1821 in Tennessee. He was married October 26, 1854 to Priscilla H. "Penny" Fuller, according to "Carroll County, Ten­nessee Marriages, 1838-1859."  Children born to David C. H. Gowan and Priscilla H. Fuller Gowan are un­known.

 

Pleasant Andrew Gowan, son of William Henry Gowan and Ju­dith Harriet Atkinson Gowan, was born August 29, 1822 near Jackson. He was married July 30, 1849 to Mary A. Eliz­abeth "Emma" Harris, according to Gerald F. Scott, Jr, a de­scendant of Paragould, Arkansas.  John L. Brown was a wit­ness to the ceremony.  Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris was born in Vir­ginia August 1, 1827.

 

Pleasant Andrew Gowan appeared as the head of a house­hold in the 1850 census of Carroll County, House­hold 99, page 17 as:

 

    "Gowan,  Pleasant A.      28, born in TN

               Mary A. E.      23, born in Virginia

               Landron R.        2/12, born in TN"

 

Pleasant Andrew Gowan reappeared in the 1880 census of Car­roll County, Enumeration District 8, page 25, Civil Dis­trict 1, as the head of a household.  The family was enumer­ated as:

 

    "Gowan,  P. A.           57, born in TN, father born in

                                  District of Columbia,

                                  mother born in VA

               Mary A. E.  52, born in VA, father born

                                  in NC, mother born in NC

               Mary C. F.  10, born in TN, father born in

                                  TN, mother born in VA

    Harris, V. A.               48, born in VA, father born in

                                  NC, mother born in VA

                                  [sister-in-law]"

 

The District of Columbia was surveyed in 1791 and dedicated in 1800 with land from Fairfax County, Virginia and Prince George County, Maryland.

 

Pleasant Andrew Gowan received land grant No. 16772 for 19 acres in adjoining Henderson County, Ten­nessee Febru­ary 1, 1883, according to Tennessee State Land Office records.

 

Children born to Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Eliz­abeth "Emma" Harris Gowan include:

 

    Landon R[oss?] Gowan             born July 7, 1850

    Martha Angeline "Angie" Gowan born August 28, 1851

    P[leasant?] A[rchibald?] B[eauregard?] Gowan

                                          born January 2, 1853

    John Henry G. Gowan            born Sept. 12, 1854

    Richard L. Gowan                  born Nov. 10, 1856

    Granville B. Gowan                born Sept. 26, 1858

    R. Will Gowan                   born June 30, 1860

    Nancy H. Gowan                    born June 30, 1861

    A. J. Gowan                           born October 8, 1863

    R. A. Gowan                          born August 1, 1867

    Mary E. L. Gowan                  born August 11, 1869

 

Landon R[oss?] Gowan, son of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born July 7, 1850.  He was married about 1875, wife's name, Mary A.  An earlier "Landon S. Gowing" appeared in nearby Amelia County, Virginia. He appeared in the marriage records there when three of his daughters were married between 1828 and 1833.

 

Landon R. Gowan appeared in the 1880 census of Carroll County, Enumeration District 8, page 24, Civil District 1 as the head of the household:

 

    "Gowan,  L. R.           30, born in TN, father born in

                                  TN, mother born in VA

               Mary A.       24, born in TN, father born in

                                  TN, mother born in TN

               William B.         4, born in TN, father born

                                  in TN, mother born in TN

               Horace R.         2, born in TN, father born in

                                  TN, mother born in TN"

 

Landon R. Gowan was remarried about 1886 to Mrs. Martha Grace.  The household of Landon R. Gowan was recorded in the 1900 census of Madison County, page 6, 12th Civil Dis­trict:

 

    "Gowan, Landon R.   49, born in TN in July 1850

               Martha     45, born in TN in September 1854

               Marvin     13, born in TN in April 1887

               Maud E.      12, born in TN in May 1888

               Mattie J.      10, born in TN in May 1890

               Felix U.         8, born in TN in May 1892

    Grace,     Thomas       25, born in TN in October 1874

                                  son-in-law

               Hellen          19, born in TN in January 1880,

                                  daughter

               Harmon K.    3, born in TN in July 1897

                                  grandson

               Clifford         1, born in TN in February 1899

                                  grandson"

 

Landon R. Gowan, a farmer, died June 21, 1919, at age 68 in Madison County of pernicious anemia, according to Ten­nessee BVS Death Certificate No. 48812, signed by F. L. Keil, M.D. of Lavinia, Tennessee.  He was buried in Lebanon Cemetery, ac­cording to his son, Marvin Gowan of Medina, Tennessee, in­formant.

 

Children born to Landon R. Gowan and Mary A. Gowan in­clude:

 

    William B. Gowan              born about 1876

    Horace Ross Gowan              born about 1878

    Helen Gowan                      born in January 1880

    Charles Ernest Gowan        born December 30, 1882

 

Children born to Landon R. Gowan and Martha Grace Gowan include:

 

    Marvin Gowan                born in April 1887

    Maud Ethel Gowan             born in May 1888

    Mattie J. Gowan                 born in May 1890

    Felix U. Gowan                  born in May 1892

 

William B. Gowan, son of Landon R. Gowan and Mary A. Gowan, was born about 1876.  He appeared as a four-year-old in the 1880 census of his father's household.

 

Horace Ross Gowan, son of Landon R. Gowan and Mary A. Gowan, was born about 1878 in Tennessee.  He appeared as a two-year-old in the 1880 census of his father's household.

 

He and his younger brother, Charles Ernest Gowan made a move to Texas about 1890, according to Louise Gowan Fisher of Memphis, Texas who wrote June 28, 1993:

 

"Their stepmother and Dad sent Landon Ross Gowan and Charley Earnest Gowan to one of their mother's sisters in Texas when they were quite young.  All I know of her is that her name was Greene and that she lived in Alvord, Texas at the time.  Both Horace and Charley came on to Estelline and Memphis, and both married into real nice pioneer families."

 

On August 27, 1911 he was married to Mineola "Minnie" Green [perhaps a cousin] at Jacks­boro, Texas, ac­cording to the Jack County, Texas Marriage Book 6. page 47.  Mineola "Minnie" Green was born in Jack County in 1888.

 

Horace Ross Gowan received a deed to lots in Block 19, Es­telline, Texas from R. L. Bailey September 1, 1911, according to Hall County Deed Book 68. page 249.

 

Horace Ross Gowan died about 1917 and Mineola "Minnie" Green Gowan was appointed administratrix of the estate, ac­cording to Hall, County Probate Book 4, page 187.

 

Mineola "Minnie" Green Gowan, "femme sole of Hall County" re­ceived a deed from J. H. Bauman to lots in Block 9, in Es­telline, Texas November 12, 1918, according to Hall County Deed Book 32, page 492.

 

Mineola "Minnie" Green Gowan was remarried to T. N. Copeland January 12, 1922, according to Hall County Mar­riage Book 3, page 48.  The couple moved to Jack County.  Later by 1931, they had returned to Estelline.  Mineola "Minnie" Green Gowan Copeland died in Jack County De­cember 19, 1970, ac­cording to Jack County death records.

 

Children born to Horace Ross Gowan and Mineola "Minnie Green Gowan include:

 

    Monna Delza Gowan              born August 7, 1912

    Horace Ross Gowan, Jr.         born May 24, 1914

 

Monna Delza Gowan, daughter of Horace Ross Gowan and Mi­neola "Minnie" Green Gowan, was born August 7, 1912 at Es­telline.  She appeared as a nine-year-old in the pro­bate records of her father in 1921, according to Hall County Pro­bate Book 3, page 3 and Book 4, page 187.

 

In 1931 she was listed as a freshman liberal arts student from Estelline at Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas. She listed her mother as Mrs. T. N. Copeland, Box 67, Es­telline at that time.

 

Monna Delza Gowan was married to Jack S. Raines, age 24, of Estelline November 24, 1932 at Hollis, Oklahoma, ac­cording to Harmon County, Oklahoma Marriage Book 8, page 559.

 

Horace Ross Gowan, Jr, son of Horace Ross Gowan and Mine­ola "Minnie" Green Gowan, was born May 24, 1914 at Jacks­boro. He was graduated from Texas A&M College in the class of 1939 with a B.S. degree in petroleum engin­eering. At that time he gave his residence as 215 Belknap Street, Jacks­boro.

 

He enlisted in the U. S. Army from that address February 15, 1941 and became a major in the 141st Coast Artillery.  Dur­ing World War II he served in the Battles of Luzon and Northern Solomons and was overseas from October 6, 1942 until Novem­ber 8, 1945.  When discharged April 7, 1946 he stated that he was a petroleum engineer for Texas Company.

 

He was married September 21, 1946 to Ima Jean Edwards, ac­cording to Jack County Marriage Book 10, page 121.  The wed­ding was performed in the First Christian Church at Denton, Texas.

 

Horace Ross Gowan, Jr. and Ima Jean Edwards Gowan owned a ranch and dealt in oil ad gas minerals in Jack County.  On Oc­tober 24, 1956 they contracted with Coke L. Gage on a lease of 200 acres, land, according to Jack County Deed Book 214, page 429.

 

Horace Ross Gowan, Jr. suffered a heart attack on his ranch 15 miles south of Jacksboro on July 4, 1968 and died there, accord­ing to Jack County Death Book 5, page 162.  He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Jacksboro.  His residence at the time of his death was listed as 1111 West Thompson, Jacks­boro.

 

Ima Jean Edwards Gowan became the administrator of the es­tate of Mineola "Minnie" Green Gowan Copeland in 1970 and 1971.  In 1973 she continued to live in Jacksboro at 1111 West Thompson.

 

Children born to Horace Ross Gowan, Jr. and Ima Jean Ed­wards Gowan include:

 

    Mary Martha Gowan               born November 16, 1950

    James Don Gowan              born December 30, 1952

 

Mary Martha Gowan, daughter of Horace Ross Gowan, Jr. and Ima Jean Edwards Gowan, was born November 16, 1950, at Jacksboro according to BVS File 172006.

 

In February 1971 she was represented by her mother in the set­tlement of the estate of her grandmother, Mineola "Minnie" Green Gowan Copeland.  In 1971 she was a junior student at West Texas State University, Lynette Apartments, Canyon, Texas, according to the student directory.

 

James Don Gowan, son of Horace Ross Gowan, Jr. and Ima Jean Edwards Gowan, was born December 30, 1952 at Jacks­boro, according to Jack County Birth Book 6, page 422.

 

On February 8, 1971 he signed an agreement with his mother regarding his father's estate, according to Jack County Deed Book 679.  On April 6, 1971 he gave a warranty deed to An­nie L. Dixson, believed to be a relative of his father, accord­ing to Jack County Deed Book 327, page 191.  In 1972 he was listed as a freshman at Texas Tech University and showed his perma­nent residence with Lester Phillips, 1111 West Thomp­son, Jacksboro. On September 8, 1973 he gave an easement to Southwestern Gas Pipe Line Company, according to Jack County Deed Book 380, page 864.

 

Helen Gowan, daughter of Landon R. Gowan and Mary A. Gowan, was born in January 1880.  She was married about 1895 to Thomas Grace, believed to be the son of Mrs. Martha Grace who was married to her father as his second wife.

 

The family of Thomas Grace and Helen Gowan Grace was enumerated in the household of Landon R. Gowan in the 1900 census.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Harmon K. Grace                   born in July 1897

    Clifford Grace                born in February 1899

 

Charles Ernest Gowan, son of Landon R. Gowan and Mary A. Gowan, was born December 30, 1882. 

 

On January 2, 1912 he received a deed from J. E. King for land in Hall County, Texas, according to Hall County Deed Book 24, page 526.  This land was awarded to H. G. Stephens by the Texas Land Commission at $2 per acre originally.  Charles Ernest Gowan paid $5,200 for the tract.

 

On January 13, 1917 Charles Ernest Gowan received a patent from the State of Texas to 160 acres of land located on the In­dian Creek tributary of Red River, according to Hall County Patent Book 1, page 488.  He was shown as an assignee of H. G. Stephens in the transaction.  On September 8, 1923 Charles Ernest Gowan received a deed from Mrs. Alice W. Richardson and the T. A. Richardson estate to 2.5 acres located on the out­skirts af Memphis, Texas for $500, according to Hall County Deed Book 44, page 516 and Deed Book 46, page 45.

 

On February 12, 1924 he purchased land from S. F. Laughlin for $1,400, according to Hall County Deed Book 47, page 15. On April 2, 1934 he received a deed from J. M. Elliott, accord­ing to Hall County Deed Book 63, page 625.

 

Charles Ernest Gowan was married to Nannie Ola McElreath about 1910.  She was born in Grayson County, Texas in 1891. 

 

Ola McElreath Gowan appeared in the legal records of Hall County February 1, 1952 when she received a partial deed from W. F. McElreath to 160 acres, according to Hall County Deed Book 101, page 340. In this deed Charles Ernest Gowan was de­scribed as "a person of unsound mind."

 

Charles Ernest Gowan was declared non compus mentis by the Probate Court of Hall County December 27, 1950, according to Probate Court Book 16, page 66. His estate, valued at $12.925, was placed under the administration of Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan.

 

Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan, administratrix deeded land to her daughters, Dorothy Gowan and Louise Gowan Fisher May 22, 1953 for $8,000, according to Hall County Deed Book 103, page 268.

 

Charles Ernest Gowan went to court January 15, 1954 and ob­tained a judgement to set aside the estate administration. The court judged him sane, according to Probate Book 16, page 179.  He apparently regained control of his property because on May 31, 1955 he entered into an oil and gas lease with Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, according to Hall County Deed Book 108, page 509.

 

Charles Ernest Gowan and Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan were divorced during this period.  On December 19, 1956 Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan, a femme sole, deeded to Charles Ernest Gowan her interest in a ten‑acre plot in Memphis with resi­dence and in an 80-acre plot, according to Hall County Deed Book 109, page 248.  At the same time Charles Ernest Gowan deeded to Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan, "an unmarried woman" his in­terest in 2.5 acres in Memphis and in an 80‑acre plot in the county, according to Hall County Deed Book 109, page 247.

 

Charles Ernest Gowan, "an unmarried man" leased his 80 acres to K. C. Bates May 8, 1957 for oil and gas exploration, ac­cording to Hall County Deed Book 114, page 319.   Charles Ernest Gowan died December 7, 1957 of a cerebral hemor­rhage, after a 40-year residence in Hall County at age 74. At the time of his death, he, a retired farmer, lived on West Main Street in Mem­phis.  He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis.

 

Two days later Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan received a deed from Charles Richard Gowan, her son, on December 9, 1957, according to Hall County Deed Book 112, page 463.

 

Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan, his estranged widow, was again appointed administratrix of the estate by the court.  The estate consisted of 80 acres of land in the county and a 10‑acre plot on the outskirts of Memphis.

 

Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan continued to make her home in Memphis and in the March 1974 telephone directory continued to have a listing [259‑2383]. 

 

He was married about 1905, wife's name unknown. He died in 1957, according to Louise Gowan Fisher, a daughter.

 

Children born to Charles Ernest Gowan and Nannie Ola McEl­reath Gowan include: 

 

    Abbie Phoeby Gowan         born November 27, 1912

    Nanie Margaret Gowan           born October 23, 1913

    Dorothy Gowan                  born January 10, 1915

    Charles Richard Gowan          born May 10, 1918

    Louise Gowan                born December 30, 1922

   

Abbie Phoeby Gowan, first child of Charles Ernest Gowan and Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan, was born November 27, 1912, according to Hall County Delayed Birth Book B, page 51 and BVS File 39611.  Her parents lived on a farm four miles south­west of Memphis at that time.  She died January 25, 1926 at age 13, according to BVS File 1825.

 

Nannie Margaret Gowan, second child of Charles Ernest Gowan and Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan, was born October 23, 1913, according to Hall County Delayed Birth Book 1, page 136.  During World War II, she worked at Bluebonnett Ordinance Plant at McGregor, Texas. 

 

In 1951 she was married to Bernard Whitney of Clifton, Texas where they owned a jewelry store and a dress shop until his death in 1965.  She then lived in Hillsboro, Texas for 14 years, working part of that time as a cashier at Thunderbird Restaurant.  She was dorm director at Baylor University in Waco, Texas for several years following. In 1991 she became a resident at Stilwell Teacher's Retirement Home in Waco before moving to Lutheran Sunset Home in Clifton where she died of cancer February 24, 1995 at the age of 81.  Her funeral was conducted by Rev. Claus Rholfs of Waco and Rev. Brian Gowan, a nephew of Houston, and she was buried in Clifton Cemetery beside her husband.

 

She was active in many volunteer activities, according to her obituary published in the February 26, 1995 edition of the "Waco Tribune-Herald."  She volunteered for Providence Hospital, Caritas and Meals on Wheels.  She was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Waco where she held many offices for United Methodist Women.  Mark Whitney, a step-son of Clifton and a sister, Louise Gowan Fisher, survived her.

 

Dorothy Gowan, third child of Charles Ernest Gowan and Nan­nie Ola McElreath Gowan, was born January 10, 1914, accord­ing to Hall County Birth Book B, page 175. In 1957, at age 43, she remained single, living in Memphis.

 

Charles Richard Gowan, fourth child of Charles Ernest Gowan and Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan, was born May 10, 1918, ac­cording to Hall County Delayed Birth Book 2, page 145. Charles Richard Gowan in 1837 was a freshman at Texas Tech­nological College living at 2017‑14th Street, according to the Lubbock, Texas city directory.  In 1940 and 1941 he was listed as assistant manager of Penrod's, according to the directory.  In 1940 he lived at 1412 Main Street. and in 1941 he lived at 1608 Broad­way. 

 

He was married about 1946, wife's name Una. She was a native of Ireland.  In 1958 they were residents of Walla Walla, Wash­ington. He was deceased by June 1993, and she lived in Spokane, Washington. Four sons and two daughters, names unknown, were born to them.

 

Louise Gowan, fifth child of Charles Ernest Gowan and Nannie Ola McElreath Gowan, was born December 30, 1922, according to Hall County Birth Book 4, page 38.   Prior to 1953 she was married to Elmer Fisher and lived at Pampa, Texas.  He died in December 1992, and Louise Gowan Fisher in June 1993 lived alone on a 400-acre ranch four miles west of Memphis. Chil­dren born to them are unknown.

 

In 1930, at the age of seven, she was taken back to Jackson, Tennessee for a visit with her family members.  In 1993, 63 years later, she returned to visit with her family members again and to gather genealogical information.  She a member of Gowen Research Foundation is devoting time to developing the history of her branch of the Gowan family.

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Ernest Eugene Gowan was born in Hall County August 8, 1926, according to BV5 File 50477.

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Willodeane Gowan was born in Hall County August 17, 1926, according to BVS File 50475.

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Marvin Gowan, son of Landon R. Gowan and Martha Grace Gowan, was born in April 1887.  He appeared in the 1900 cen­sus of his father's household as a 13-year-old. In 1919 he lived at Medina, Tennessee.

 

Maud Ethel Gowan, daughter of Landon R. Gowan and Martha Grace Gowan, was born in May 1888.  She was recorded as a 12-year-old in the 1900 census of her father's household.  She was married about 1912, husband's name Gately.

 

Children born to Maud Ethel Gowan Gately include:

 

    Mary Helen Gately                      born about 1922

 

Mary Helen Gately, daughter of Maud Ethel Gowan, was born about 1922.  She was married about 1946, husband's name Vickers.

 

Children born to Mary Helen Gately Vickers include:

 

    Celia Vickers                      born about 1951

 

Celia Vickers, daughter of Mary Helen Gately Vickers, was born about 1951.  She began work in a bank in Jackson in 1975 and continued there in 1993.  She is the mother of three chil­dren.

 

Mattie J. Gowan, daughter of Landon R. Gowan and Martha Grace Gowan, was born in May 1890.  She appeared as a 10-year-old in the 1900 census of her father's household.

 

Felix U. Gowan, son of Landon R. Gowan and Martha Grace Gowan, was born in May 1892 and was reported as an eight-year-old in the census of 1900.

 

Martha Angeline "Angie" Gowan, daughter of Pleasant An­drew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth Harris Gowan, was born near Jackson August 28, 1851.  She had a first-hand experi­ence with the Civil War, according to Connie LaDelle Ball Chandler, a granddaughter of McCrory, Arkansas.

 

"When she was 13, one of her uncles was shot in the leg during the Battle of Shiloh.  He crawled into the woods and hid.  He started for home [90 to 100 miles away] crawling through the woods at night and hiding in the daytime, living on berries and roots. The family thought that he had been killed in the battle, but one morning, she went out to milk the cows and found him in the barn, deathly ill with gangrene in his wound.  He cau­tioned her not to let anyone know of his pres­ence be­cause Union soldiers were still in the area. 

 

He requested her to bring a sharp butcher knife, some water and rags for bandages.  They built a fire to ster­ilize the knife and to boil some water.  They placed a tourniquet above the wound, and she was instructed to complete the amputation in the event that he passed out. They disjointed the leg at the knee, cauterized it to stop the bleeding and pulled the skin down over the stump. She bandaged the stump and stood vigil while he slept.  The war was over by the time his wound had healed, and he could then let all know that he had sur­vived the "hornet's nest" and the Battle of Shiloh.

 

I have in my possession a quilt that she made when she was a little girl. She picked the cotton, carded it, spun the thread, wove the material, dyed it using leaves for the green and bark for the brown dye.  Then she cut the pieces and pieced them together, carded cotton bats for the filling, and then quilted it."

 

Martha Angeline "Angie" Gowan was married January 6, 1874 to George Falcon Wood, according to Carroll County marriage records.  He was born February 14, 1854 near Jack­son, accord­ing to Gerald F. Scott, Jr. 

 

Connie LaDelle Ball Chandler wrote:

 

"She served as a midwife to ladies in the community, riding horseback or in a buggy to attend to the women.  Once she went on a call in the buggy, driving a mare with her young colt following.  The baby was slow in arriving, so she returned home to fix supper for her family.  When she returned for the birthing, she tied up the colt and rode the mare.  The baby finally ar­rived, about daylight she was ready to return home.  When she mounted the mare, the horse took the bit between her teeth and raced all the way home.  She was so anxious to return to her colt, that she was un­controlable.  The rider had great difficulty staying on the horse.  She ran so fast and recklessly that Grand­mother was bleeding from the nose and ears when they got home."

 

They removed to Tipp, Arkansas in 1887 and assisted in or­ganizing the Friendship Methodist Church in the following year. They removed to McCrory, Arkansas in 1903 where he operated a livery stable.  Later he and his son Edward Her­mon Wood operated a general store in McCrory.

 

He died April 29, 1912 at McCrory, Arkansas in Woodruff County, according to Connie LaDelle Ball Chandler.  He was buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery there She died August 2, 1947, three weeks short of her 96th birthday, and was buried beside her husband.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Margaret Eula Wood              born December 25, 1879

    Pleasant Andrew Wood          born September 13, 1885

    Edward Hermon Wood          born February 15, 1888

    Elizabeth Myrtle Wood           born December 29, 1889

    Martha Abi "Mattie" Wood     born June 22, 1892

 

Margaret Eula Wood, daughter of George Falcon Wood and Martha Angeline "Angie" Gowan Wood, was born December 25, 1879 in Carroll County.  Eulah Margaret Wood was mar­ried about 1900 to Edward Martin Fowler.  Three sons and four daughters were born to them.  She died April 10, 1942.

 

Pleasant Andrew Wood, son of George Falcon Wood and Martha Angeline "Angie" Gowan Wood, was born Septem­ber 13, 1885 at Camden, Tennessee in Carroll County.  He died in 1904 at age 19.

 

Edward Hermon Wood, son of George Falcon Wood and Martha Angeline "Angie" Gowan Wood, was born February 15, 1888 in Carroll County.  He came to McCrory with his father and assisted him in the operation of a general store there.  He was married about 1911 to Lena Jane Cloys.  Ed­ward Hermon Wood closed the store in 1915 and removed to Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  Four sons were born to them.  He died there April 19, 1966.

 

Elizabeth Myrtle Wood, daughter of George Falcon Wood and Martha Angeline "Angie" Gowan Wood, was born De­cember 29, 1889 at Tipp, Arkansas, according to Gerald F. Scott, Jr.  She was married about 1911 to William Lee Walker. In 1915 they removed to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was employed by Globe Refining Company.  He died in 1967, and she died Au­gust 18, 1971 at Blackwell, Oklahoma

 

Martha Abi "Matti" Wood, daughter of George Falcon Wood and Martha Angeline "Angie" Gowan Wood, was born June 22, 1892 at Tipp.  She was married May 5, 1909 to Howard Luther Ball.  He was born in 1885 to William Wilson Ball and Mary Ann Wiggins Ball. He at times operated a grocery store, a cafe and a clothing store.  She died March 14, 1942 and was buried in Fakes Cemetery at McCrory.  He died in May 1961. 

 

Eleven children were born to them:

 

    Hargis Nelson Ball              born April 19, 1910

    Mary Christine Ball             born September 23, 1910

    Elton Ensley Ball                 born November 17, 1914

    Annie Ruth Ball                  born January 19, 1918

    Louis Dixon Ball                 born June 22, 1920

    Connie LaDelle Ball            born February 9, 1922

    Robert Nathan Ball             born August 16, 1924

    Iris Lorene Ball                   born August 9, 1926

    Howard Leilon Ball             born July 7, 1928

    Martha Ellen Ball                 born August 1, 1933

    Barbara Jo Ball                   born November 22, 1935

 

Pleasant Archibald Beauregard Gowan, son of Pleasant An­drew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born January 2, 1853 in Carroll County, according to family records.  His name was recorded as Pleasant Abner Boniepart Gowan in family records.

 

His death certificate shows his birth as Jan­uary 27, 1853.  He was married January 14, 1879 to Annie Bethamia Rollins, daughter of Wesley Rollins and Sallie Hmuphrey Rollins.  She was born June 26, 1859 in Madison County.  Pleasant Archibald Beauregard Gowan, a farmer died May 7, 1936 at age 83 in Madison County, according to Tennessee DVS Death Certificate No. 13057. F. L. Keil, M.D. attributed his death to chronic asthma, a condition he had received treatment for since 1900, pulmonary emphy­sema and arteriosclerosis.  He was buried in Lebanon Cemetery, according to his son, William Henry Gowan, in­formant of Lexington, Tennessee.

 

Annie Bethamia Rollins Gowan "widow of A. B. Gowan," died February 8, 1937, at age 77 in Carroll County of rectal cancer, according to Tennessee BVS Death Certificate No. 2369 signed by F. L. Keil, M.D.  She was buried in Lebanon Cemetery, ac­cording to Mrs. Mollie Roe, informant of Spring Creek, Ten­nessee. Children born to them are un­known.

 

Children of Pleasant Archibald Beauregard Gowan and Annie Bethanie Rollins Gowan, according to a list compiled April 17, 1930 include:

 

    William Henry Gowan             born May 26, 1880

    Mary Elizabeth Gowan               born June 6, 1882

    John Calvin Gowan                born March 1, 1886

    Homer Harrison Gowan              born March 2, 1889

    Andrew Harvey Gowan              born June 14, 1892

    Sarah Effie Gowan [twin]            born May 4, 1895

    Jesse Needom Gowan [twin]          born May 4, 1895

    Emly Luizer Gowan                born November 8, 1898

    Nellie Penina Gowan                   born May 6, 1904

 

John Henry G. Gowan, son of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born September 12, 1854 in Tennessee.  He was a farmer near Jackson, Ten­nessee.

 

John Henry G. Gowan died May 3, 1929 at age 74 "of gall bladder infection, ruptured gall bladder," according to Ten­nessee BVS Death Certificate No. 15640, signed by E. E. Valler, M.D. of Spring Creek, Tennessee.  He was buried at Browns Church Cemetery, according to G. G. Gowan of Jack­son, informant.

 

Mrs. Emily Parish Gowan was born in Tennessee February 3, 1853 to John I. Parish and D. K. Childers Parish.  In 1929, she, a widow was living in Madison County.  She died there Octo­ber 9, 1929, at 76 "of a cerebral hemorrhage, causing hemophilia of right side," according to Tennessee BVS Death Certificate No. 31781, signed by Dr. E. E. Miller. She was buried at Browns Church Cemetery, according to Guy G. Gowan, informant of Jackson, Tennessee.

 

Richard L. Gowan, son of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born November 10, 1856.

 

Granville B. Gowan, son of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born September 26, 1858.

 

R. Will Gowan, son of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born June 30, 1860.

 

Nancy H. Gowan, daughter of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born June 30, 1861.

 

A. J. Gowan, son of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born October 8, 1863.

 

R. A. Gowan, son of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born August 1, 1867.

 

Mary E. L. Gowan, daughter of Pleasant Andrew Gowan and Mary A. Elizabeth "Emma" Harris Gowan, was born August 11, 1869.  She appeared as a 10-year-old in the 1880 census of her father's household.

 

Mary Thompson Gowan, daughter of William Henry Gowan and Judith Harriet Atkinson Gowan was born June 12, 1824 in Tennessee. She was married about 1843 to Lemuel Day.

 

May Susan Gowan, daughter of William Henry Gowan and Ju­dith Harriet Atkinson Gowan was born April 16, 1827 in Ten­nessee. She was married about 1845 to William Andrew Po­teet.  Later she was remarried to George Wood.

 

Martha Gowan, daughter of William Henry Gowan and Ju­dith Harriet Atkinson Gowan was born January 10, 1820 in Ten­nessee. She was married about 1849, husband's name Hampton.

 

Jennie Gowan, daughter of William Henry Gowan and Ju­dith Harriet Atkinson Gowan was born August 7, 1831.  She was married about 1850 to Jubal Gaston.

==O==

D. A. Gowan was a resident of Trezevant, Tennessee in Decem­ber 1971, according to the telephone directory.

==O==

Disa H. Gowan, "wife of W. J. Gowan" died December 21, 1872, age 37 years, five months, according to her tombstone in Lavinia Cemetery.  W. J. Gowan, born July 28, 1836, died October 22, 1875, was buried beside her. H. V. Gowan, "daughter of W. J. Gowan and D. H. Gowan" born September 4, 1863, died February 22, 1877, was buried beside her parents.  An infant of H. V. Gowan, born February 17, 1877, died May 2, 1877, was buried beside her.

==O==

The obituary of Mrs. Eula Gowan, unidentified, who died in Jackson in April 1982 was printed in the April 24, 1982 edi­tion of the "Jackson Sun:"

 

"Services for Mrs. Eula Gowan, 87, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at George A. Smith & Sons Main Street Chapel with the Rev. Paul Clark officiating.  Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Gowan was found dead of natural causes at her home Tuesday morning by Jackson police.  She was a Gibson County native and had lived the past 60 years in Jackson.  She was a member of Calvary Baptist church.  Surviving is a brother, Ernest Gardner of Jackson."

==O==

Fredia Gowan, born 1893, died 1904, was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County.

==O==

Guy G. Gowan and Jesse N. Gowan, veterans of World War I, lived in Madison County about 1925.

==O==

J. F. Gowan appeared as the head of a household in the 1880 census of Carroll County, Enumeration District 8, page 6, Civil District 1:

 

    "Gowan,  J. F.     21, born in TN

               Dealy A.  24, born in TN

               Emma L.    1, born in TN

    Joyner, J. C.    21, born in TN, brother-in-law

    Gowan,   R. L.       9, born in Tennessee, brother"

 

It is apparent that J. F. Gowan was married to Dealy A. Joyner about 1877, probably in Carroll County. 

 

"Mrs. Dealie Ann Joyner Gowan," daughter of Joshua Joyner and Lucinda Robinson Joyner Gowan, was born in Carroll County in 1853.  In 1929, she, a widow lived at Whitthorne, Tennessee.  She died January 20, 1929, at age 76 in Carroll County of influenza, according to Tennessee BVS Death Cer­tificate No. 219, signed by J. L. Woodall, M.D.  She was buried in Hopewell Cemetery, according to William Gowan, informant of Atwood, Tennessee.

                                               ==O==

J. R. "Jim" Gowan who was born in 1894, died in 1967, according to his tombstone in Lavinia Cemetery.  Also on the stone was inscribed "Elizabeth Gowan, born 1911."

==O==

Jodie Gowan was a resident of Atwood, in De­cember 1971, ac­cording to the telephone directory.

==O==

Johnny Fred Gowan was a resident of Trezevant, Tennessee in December 1971, according to the telephone directory.

==O==

Lillie Gowan, "age 13, born in July 1886 in Tennessee, white," was enumerated in the 1900 census of Carroll County, Enumer­ation District 23, page 13, "as a servant of Joseph E. Bailey."

                                               ==O==

M. B. Gowan, "age 13, born in Tennessee, father born in TN, mother born in TN," appeared in the 1880 census of Carroll County, Enumeration District 8, page 3, living in the house­hold of B. A. Adams on June 3, 1880.

                                               ==O==

Miss M. J. Gowan was married February 18, 1873 to J. T. Turner, according to Carroll County marriage records.

==O==

Mrs. Mary E. Gowan was born in Virginia about 1828. She, a widow, died March 1, 1911 in Madison County of cancer, ac­cording to BVS Death Certificate No. 60191.

==O==

Martha E. Gowan was married November 12, 1868 to George H. Martin, according to Carroll County marriage records.

==O==

Mrs. Marvin Gowan, Cecil Gowan, Francis Gowan and Mrs. Hallie Gowan were residents of Cedar Grove, Tennessee, accord­ing to the December 1971 telephone directory.

                                               ==O==

Mary Gowan, age 12, born in Tennessee in July 1887; and her twin sisters, Rubie Gowan and Ruth Gowan, age 10, born in Tennessee in April 1890 were enumerated in the household of their uncle, William Rains in the 1900 census of Madison County, Enumeration District 99, page 8, 12th Civil District.

==O==

Mary Lee Gowan was born in Carroll County in 1913 to J. C. Gowan and Artie Smith Gowan.  She died October 26, 1920, at age 7, of diphtheria, according to Tennessee BVS Death Cer­tificate No. 254.  She was buried at Lebanon, according to A. H. Gowan, informant of Spring Creek, Tennessee.

==O==

Norma Gowan, "wife of Elmer Gowan" was born June 8, 1886 and died May 10, 1907, according to her tombstone in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County 

 

Otis M. Gowan, born 1899, died 1965 was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County.

                                             ==O==

Rackie Wyaneda Gowan, daughter of J. C. Gowan and Artie Smith Gowan, was born in Carroll County October 10, 1922.  She died April 1, 1928, at age five of pneumonia, according to Tennessee BVS Death Certificate 14465 signed by F. L. Keil, M.D. She was buried in Lebanon Cemetery, according to A. H. Gowan, informant of Spring Creek.

==O==

Robert L. Gowan, born in May 1870, was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1900 census of Nashville, Ten­nessee, living on Propect Avenue.  He was recorded in Enu­meration District 107, page 11, as:

 

    "Gowan,  Robert L. 30, born in May 1870 in TN

               Laura L.   31, born in December 1888 in TN

               Vada G.   10, born in November 1889 in TN

               James R.   6, born in December 1893 in TN

               Martha J.   3, born in March 1896 in TN"

 

James R. Gowan, 1894-1967, was buried in Lovania Cemetery in Carroll County.  Beside him was buried Elizabeth Gowan, born 1911.

==O==

Seaton Gowan was married to Roxie Seavers December 26, 1900 in Carroll County, according to Carroll County Mar­riage records. Of Seaton Gowan and Roxie Seavers Gowan nothing more is known.  "Rolie Seavers Gowan, wife of E. C. Gowan, born April 1, 1880, died December 1906" was buried in Lovenia Cemetery.

==O==

Steven Gowan, "21, born in May 1879 in Tennessee, servant" was recorded in the household of Rufus W. Beal in the 1900 census of Carroll County, Enumeration District 122, page 2.

==O==

Vernon E. Gowan, born July 27, 1893, died April 12, 1942 was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Carroll County.  Buried beside him was Annie Lee Gowan, born 1900, died 1931.

                                             ==O==

William A. Gowan, "age 19, born in May 1881 in Tennessee,"  was enumerated in the 1900 census of Carroll County, Enumer­ation District 122, page 13, as a "servant of Enoch G. Poe."

                                               ==O==

William F. Gowan was married about 1920 to Mary E. Sires, daughter of Billie Sires and Etta Stribling Sires.  She was born November 10, 1889 in Tennessee.  Mary E. Sires Gowan died in Carroll County March 4, 1935, at age 45, ac­cording to Ten­nessee DVS Death Certificate No. 19344.  Dr. F. L. Keil at­tributed her death to pneumonia and influenza.  She was buried in Hopewell Cemetery, according to her hus­band, informant for the certificate.

 

Children born to William F. Gowan and Mary E. Sires Gowan include:

 

    Harvey Gowan            born in 1912

    Fred Gowan                   born July 4, 1917

    [unnamed son]              born May 10, 1925

 

Harvey Gowan, son of William F. Gowan and Mary E. Sires Gowan, was born in Carroll County in 1912.  He died of pneu­monia September 23, 1936, at age 24, according to Ten­nessee DVS Death Certificate No. 28986 signed by F. L. Keil, M.D. He, an unmarried farmer, was buried at Hopewell, ac­cording to W. F. Gowan of Milan, Tennessee, informant.

 

Fred Gowan, son of William F. Gowan and Mary E. Sires Gowan, was born in Carroll County July 4, 1917.  He died one month later, August 18, 1917 of cerebra spinal meningitis and malaria, according to Tennessee BVS Death Certifi­cate No. 378, signed by J. P. Adams, M.D.  He was buried at Hopewell Cemetery..

 

An unnamed son was born to William F. Gowan and Mary E. Sires May 10, 1925.  He died the same day of prematurity, ac­cording to Tennessee BVS Death Certificate No. 169, signed by G. C. Bryant, M.D.  He was buried at Hopewell Cemetery, ac­cording to J. A. Waller of Milan, Tennessee, in­formant.

==O==

Mrs. Willie Hardin Gowan, unidentified, died in Madison County in 1986.  Her obituary read:

 

"Services for Mrs. Willie Hardin Gowan, 80 will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lawrence-Sorenson Funeral Home with elder T. L. Webb officiating.  Burial will be in Ward's Grove Cemetery in Madison County.

 

Mrs. Gowan, a retired employee of Henry I. Siegel Company in Bruceton with 19 years service, was a na­tive of Henderson County.  She was the daughter of the late William Abner Webb and Ludie Mae Hardin Webb. She attended Lexington High School and lived most of her life in Ward's Grove community.

 

Surviving are two daughters, Kay [Gowan] Baker of Jackson and Dean [Gowan] Vails of Lexington; a son Milton F. Gowan of Lexington; a brother, James H. Webb of Jackson; a sister, Ludie Mae Sharp of Bruce­ton; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchil­dren."

==O==

Lillie Gowen, "age 24, born in December 1875 in South Car­olina" and "Margurite Gowen, "age 6, born in March 1894 in Indiana" were recorded as lodgers with Susan Ellen Fryer in the 1900 census of Carroll County, Enumeration District 138, page 8.

                                               ==O==

Frank L. Gowan and his wife Ella Gowan were listed in the Shreveport city directory in 1920, rooming at 1408 Texas Av­enue, the same address given by Oscar A. Gowan and his wife Bennie Gowan.  He was listed as a vulcanizer with Southern Tire Company in 1922, working at the same place with William L. Gowan and living at the same address.  In 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927 he was living at 6109 Blan­chard, the same ad­dress given by Oscar A. Gowan. 

 

In 1928 he was employed by Strothers Tire & Battery and lived at 6304 Blanchard Avenue.  In 1925 and 1926 he was a vulcan­izer at Swift's Tire Service and lived at 1204 Reynolds Av­enue, same address as Oscar W. Gowan.  In the 1927 and 1928 edi­tions his residence was listed as 1719 Southern Av­enue.  In 1928 it was shown as 2110 Southern Avenue. 

 

In 1930 and 1931 Frank L. Gowan and Ella Gowan lived at 1310 Reynolds Avenue.  In 1930 he was a vulcanizer for Bau­man Brake Service, and in 1931 he was employed by Modern Tire Repair Service. In 1932 the couple had moved to McDade Road in Bosier City, adjoining the residence of Oscar W. Gowan.  In 1933 they lived at 7411 St. Vincent Av­enue. In 1934 he was employed by Modern Tire Company and lived at 1215 Barksdale Boulevard. 

 

In 1936 he was shown  as a helper employed by Oscar W. Gowan and lived at 920 Barks­dale Boulevard.  They contin­ued at that address through 1940.  In 1941 the couple lived at 2928 Barksdale Boulevard in Bosier City, Louisiana.

 

GOOCHLAND COUNTY, MISCELLANEOUS

 

Agnes Going was married to Overton Nuckols January 8, 1811, according to "Goochland County, Virginia Mar­riages, 1733-1815."  Robert Blunkall was surety.

==O==

Burgess Going, son of Thomas Going, was a resident of Goochland County in 1748, according to the research of LaFay Gowan of Birmingham, Alabama.

==O==

Edward Gowin appeared on the tithe list taken in King William Parish by Thomas Turpin June 10, 1744, according to "Goochland County, Virginia Tithe Lists 1735-1749."  He may have been the Edward Going who appeared with Thomas Going in Granville County, North Carolina in the next decade.

==O==

Henry Going was married to Susannah Ffreeson, "both of this parish" July 22, 1764 in Goochland Parish, according to "Douglas Register."  Of Henry Going and Susannah Ffree­son Going nothing more is known.

 

"Henry Going was enumerated in the 1782 census of adjoining Hanover County as the head of a household of eight persons.

==O==

John Gowen and Agnes Harlow, "both of Goochland County" were married March 28, 1758, according to "Douglas Regis­ter."  Children born to John Gowen and Agnes Harlow Gowan are unknown.  Dorothy Ford Wulfeck also makes mention of the marriage in her "Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800."

==O==

Thomas Going was recorded as a taxpayer in St. James North­ern Parish in 1746, according to "Goochland County, Vir­ginia Tithe Lists 1735-1749."  He reappeared on the tithe list of Goochland County in 1747.  "Thomas Goen" was on the tax roll of the county in 1748 with "one poll."  He may have been the Thomas Going who appeared in Granville County, North Carolina in the next decade.

==O==

William Gowin was a witness to a deed made July 10, 1740 by John Hyde Sanders to Allen Howard to 570 acres for 68 pounds, according to Goochland County deed records.  The property was located in St. James Parish on the south side of James River on Deep Creek.  John Hyde Sanders had pur­chased 250 acres of the land February 19, 1740-41 from William Lax and Elizabeth Lax for 50 pounds.  William Gowin was also a witness to that transaction.

==O==

William Going appeared on the tax roll of Goochland County, St. James Northern Parish in 1747, 1748 and 1749, according to "Goochland County, Virginia Tithe Lists 1735-1749."

==O==

William Goings was a soldier in World War I from Goochland County, according to "Goochland County, Vir­ginia History" by Helene Barrett Agee.

 

 

 

 

Researcher Descendants:

 

    Margret Reed Kalberkamp Gillum, 3901 Indian School Rd, Albuquerque, NM,

87110

    Michael Reed Gordon, 19 Old Homestead, Groton, MA, 01450, 508/448-3298

    Roy C. Gordon, 28 Penwood Drive, Kennebunk, ME, 04043

    Helen Raney Gowan, 3447 W. 9th Avenue, No. 8-16, Westminster, CO, 80030

    Phillip Alan Gowan, Box 5777, Nashville, TN, 37208

    Don Wayne Gowins, 709 Toby Drive, Marion, IL, 62959, 618/993-3526,

        <[email protected]>

    Judy Kalberkamp Robbins, 909 Warm Sands Dr, Albuquerque, NM, 87123

    Jack Reed, 32205 S. 118th St, Omaha, NE, 68144

    Gerald F. Scott, Jr, 1924 Greene 912 Road, Paragould, AR, 72450.