William Benjamin Gowan b. 4 May 1821 TN d. 1 Oct 1881 Madison Co., AL: Sorrell Family History

1821 - 1881 (60 years)

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Name	William Benjamin Gowan
Birth	4 May 1821	TN
Gender	Male
_UID	2A5FA7403747CA4EB7659846FEADEF14AE30
Death	1 Oct 1881	Madison Co., AL
Person ID	I52219	sorrells
Last Modified	14 Jun 2017

Father	William Gowan, , Jr., b. 1785, NC d. 1835, Rutherford Co., TN (Age 50 years)
Mother	Mary Polly Crutchfield, b. 1792, NC d. 1854, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN (Age 62 years)
Family ID	F19324	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Living

Children

	1. Eliza C. Gowan, b. Oct 1849, Davidson Co., TN d. Abt 1901, Alabama City, Etowah Co., AL (Age 51 years)
	2. Harriett Elizabeth Gowan, b. 18 Jun 1855, TN d. 10 Jun 1877, Maysville, Madison Co., AL (Age 21 years)

Family ID F19316 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Oct 2024

Family 2	Living
Family ID	F19317	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

Notes

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Gowin
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1850: District 5, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 300
Wm Gowin 30
Mary A Gowin 22
Jessy B Gowin 3
Mary J Gowin 2
Eliza Gowin 1

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Gowins
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1823
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: District 6, Grundy, Tennessee
Post Office: Altamont
Family Number: 210
Wm Gowins 37
Mary A Gowins 32
Jermiah N Gowins 13
Mary J Gowins 11
Eliza C Gowins 10
Sarah B Gowins 9
James C Gowins 8
Mornerva A Gowins 6
Harriett E Gowins 6
Wm R Gowins 2

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: William Gowan
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1880: Maysville, Madison, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Francis Gowan
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farming
William Gowan 59
Francis Gowan 49
Eliza Gowan 26
Manerva Gowan 24
Willie Gentry 4

Find A Grave:
William Gowen
Birth: May 4, 1821
Tennessee, USA
Death: Oct. 1, 1881
Madison County
Alabama, USA

Family links:
Children:
H.E. Gowen Gentry (1855 - 1877)*

Inscription:
William Gowen
Born May 4, 1821
Died Oct. 1, 1881
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.

Note: There was a grave on each side of William Gowen but each was marked only with an unlettered fieldstone. Both graves appeared to be adults.

Burial:
Roundtree-Gentry Cemetery
Maysville
Madison County
Alabama, USA