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Ancestry.com links to these public trees:
Reverend William Gower (1776-1851) and Charlotte Garland (1782-1860)
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/151897837/family
Rachael Gower (Born Dec 1803 - Died After 2 Jun 1860)
Rachael was an enslaved African American and is buried in the Gower Cemetery. Rachael's name and birth date is the first entry in the Gower Family Bible for enslaved people connected to this family. All we know of Rachael's family is that her mother was Molly and she had a brother Lewis.
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/162142276/family
Isaac "Ike" Gower (Born 9 Mar 1820 - Died After 2 Jun 1860)
Ike was an enslaved African American and is buried in the Gower Cemetery. Ike's name and birth date is the third entry in the Gower Family Bible for enslaved people connected to this family.
Working research tree for possible family kinships.
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/151371741/family
Mark Robertson Gower (1806-1851)
A son of William and Charlotte Gower who relocated to Yazoo County MS about 1840. Mark's will freed and instructed to relocate Lucy Ann (age 31) and Martha (age 12) to a Free State upon his death. Lucy Ann and Martha were enslaved African Americans.
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/119947522/family
Johnson Family
Several Johnson family members are buried in the Gower Cemetery with 4 tombstones that were restored by Dan S. Allen IV, Archaeologist in 2018. This Johnson family lived in the community and had ties to the early congregation of the Centenary Methodist Church, adjacent to the Gower Cemetery. There may be a distant kinship to the Gowers through marriage.
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/112289704/family
The Historic Gower Cemetery was established in 1816 by the Gower Family on Reverend William Gower's (1776-1851) land in the West Nashville area near Overall Creek. The Gowers were among the First Settlers of present-day Nashville, arriving in 1780. The cemetery has been restored by Dan Allen IV, Archaeologist and now being maintained on an ongoing basis to preserve this history. Thank you for your interest and support!
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44th Metro Historical Commission Preservation Awards, March 9th, 2019
Photos by Jeffrey Porter, Gower Descendant
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The Gower Cemetery Restoration Project By Marsha Fagnani, Chair The Gower Cemetery on Gower Road is located in the still mostly r... -
Gower Cemetery after restoration, photo by Pat Laskowski, descendant, 16 Apr 2019 Under Construction For more information in t... -
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