Bill’s Family - Person Sheet
Bill’s Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn B. H. Gowen 
138, G500, 1259, M
138, G500, 1259, MBirth16 Jul 1812, Spartanburg Co, SC, US138
Death8 Jan 1887, Hopkinsville, Christian Co, KY, US138 Age: 74
BurialHopkinsville, Christian Co, KY, US138
MemoRiverside Cemetery
OccupationMerchant44
FlagsLived in US
Census 185017 Oct 1850, Christian Co, KY, US44 Age: 38
MemoRoll 196, Page 423b, Line 14
Misc. Notes
John B. H. Gowen, regarded as a son of John B. Gowen and Mary Benson Gowen and grandson of Maj. John "Buck" Gowen of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, was born there July 16, 1812, according to his tombstone.
On February 10, 1841, at age 29, he was married to Fannie Williamson Ellis at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, according to Christian County, Kentucky marriage records. She was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia July 23, 1822 the second child [of eight] of Nicholas Mason Ellis and Mary "Polly" Gunn Ellis, according to "Ancestors and Descendants of Nicholas Mason Ellis" by Thomas Ellis of Miami, Florida.
In May 1851 he was named a grand juror in Christian County. A Republican, he was elected sheriff of the county and served from 1857 through 1860. On January 5, 1857 he came into Christian County Court, took the oath of office and posted bond. He appointed his brother-in-law Joseph McCarroll as one of his three deputies. The sheriff of the county also served as county tax collector at that time.
Fannie Williamson Ellis Gowen died December 10, 1886 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He died one month later, January 8, 1887 and was buried beside his wife. 138
On February 10, 1841, at age 29, he was married to Fannie Williamson Ellis at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, according to Christian County, Kentucky marriage records. She was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia July 23, 1822 the second child [of eight] of Nicholas Mason Ellis and Mary "Polly" Gunn Ellis, according to "Ancestors and Descendants of Nicholas Mason Ellis" by Thomas Ellis of Miami, Florida.
In May 1851 he was named a grand juror in Christian County. A Republican, he was elected sheriff of the county and served from 1857 through 1860. On January 5, 1857 he came into Christian County Court, took the oath of office and posted bond. He appointed his brother-in-law Joseph McCarroll as one of his three deputies. The sheriff of the county also served as county tax collector at that time.
Fannie Williamson Ellis Gowen died December 10, 1886 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He died one month later, January 8, 1887 and was buried beside his wife. 138
Spouses
1Fannie Williamson “Wilkinson” Ellis 138, GGG Aunt, E420, 1256, F
138, GGG Aunt, E420, 1256, FFatherNicholas Mason Ellis , 1225, M (1796-1849)
MotherMary "Polly" Gunn , 1224, F (1800-<1880)
Marriage10 Feb 1841, Hopkinsville, Christian Co, Ky, US138