If your ancestor was born in Virginia in the latter part of the seventeenth century, and if his surname sounded like “Goin” or “Going” or “Gowen,” then you have your genealogical work cut out for you. Trust me, I know.
But, this past year, descendants of James Burns Gowen were much luckier as they discovered their ancestor’s burial ground.
Gowen was born in Bedford County, VA in 1786, and he left for the “West” at the turn of that century into what is now middle Tennessee. In an article published in the Lynchburg (TN) Sentinel on May 21, 1880, Gowen’s grandson, Rev George Gowen, pastor of the Vine Street Christian Church, Nashville, Tennessee, wrote the following: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by river queen at 10:46 PM PST
