LT. EDWARD H. GOWEN SERVED IN U. S. ARMY OPPOSIING CONFEDERATES DURING CIVIL WAR
Edward H. Gowen, son of John Jones Gowen and Amanda Malvina
East Gowen, was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1839. From
1841 until 1844 his family lived in West, Mississippi. After
the death of his father, his mother brought her family back
to the home of her father, Edward H. East where he was enum-
erated in the 1850 census as a 10-year-old.
He was enumerated in the 1860 census of Davidson County as a
21-year-old teacher living in his mother’s household. He be-
came a second lieutenant in Gen. W. B. Stokes’ Fifth Tennessee
Cavalry Regiment, U.S.A. which was organized in Dekalb County,
Tennessee. Thus, he aligned himself against most of his Ten-
nessee cousins who fought under the “Bonnie Blue Flag.”
Following the Civil War, Edward H. Gowen was elected to the
Tennessee State Legislature, according to Dr. John Whittemore
Gowen, however no record of this service is found in the Ten-
nessee State Archives.
Charles Hays Gowen, son of John Jones Gowen and Amanda Malvina
East Gowen and brother of Edward H. Gowen, was born in West,
Mississippi in 1841. Following the death of his father in
Mississippi in 1843, his mother moved her family back to the
household of her father.
Charles Hays Gowen appeared in the household of his grandfather,
Edward H. East in Davidson County in the 1850 census as “Charles
H. Gowen, age 8, born in Mississippi.” In the census of 1860 he
appeared in the household of his mother as “C. H. Gowen, 19,
student, born in Tennessee.”
On December 5, 1870 “C. H. Gowen of Holmes County, Mississippi”
received a deed from O. S. Lee, sheriff, to 199 acres located in
the county. Consideration was $190, according to Holmes County
Deed Book T, page 391. In 1872 he was listed in the Nashville
city directory as “Charles H. Gowen, clerk in the Chancery of-
fice, boards at 152 North Cherry.” On February 8, 1878 “Charles
H. Gowen of Holmes County” received $1,213.52 for 142 acres from
William B. Burwell, according to Holmes County Deed Book 4, page
562.
Charles Hays Gowen and his mother appeared in the 1880 census of
Davidson County, Enumeration District 62, page 14, Civil Dis-
trict 2:
“Gowen, Haze 38, born in MS, father born in TN,
mother born in TN, farmer
Amanda M. 61, born in TN, father born in VA,
mother born in VA, widow
Adkins, Sarah 25, born in AL, father born in GA,
mother born in AL, married, servant
Mallie 8, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in AL
William H. 6, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in AL
Laura J. 4, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in AL
Hollice 1, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in AL
East, Oliver 30, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in TN, negro, servant,
farm laborer”
In 1881 he was listed as “Charles H. Gowen, salesman, 139 Church
Street, boards at 13 N. Vine,” according to the Nashville city
directory. Thomas E. McDonald maintained a grocery and his home
at 139 Church Street. In 1886 the directory carried two listings
for “Charles H. Gowen” and a third for “Hays Gowen.” One read
“Charles H. Gowen, Waller & Gowen, home 173 South Market.” The
second read, “Charles H. Gowen, salesman, 213 Church Street,
boards at 20 South Cherry.” The third read, “Hays Gowen [Waller
& Gowen], boards at 137 South Market.” In 1887 the directory re-
ported, “Charles H. Gowen, clerk, 213 Church Street, boards at 17
South Summer.” In the 1891 directory a listing appeared for
“Charles H. Gowen, livestock dealer, 137 South College, home 1063
South Market Street.”
Charles Hays Gowen was married June 11, 1891, at age 49, to Ger-
trude Whittemore at Micanopy, Florida in Alachua County. In 1893
they lived in Evinston, Florida. He died in Memphis, Mississippi
in 1909, at age 67. Later Gertrude Whittemore Gowen lived in Am-
herst, New Hampshire for three years and at Arlington, Massachu-
setts until 1911.
One son was born to them:
John Whittemore Gowen born September 5, 1893
For a $20 bill. . .
LT. EDWARD H. GOWEN SERVED IN U. S. ARMY OPPOSIING CONFEDERATES DURING CIVIL WAR
Edward H. Gowen, son of John Jones Gowen and Amanda Malvina
East Gowen, was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1839. From
1841 until 1844 his family lived in West, Mississippi. After
the death of his father, his mother brought her family back
to the home of her father, Edward H. East where he was enum-
erated in the 1850 census as a 10-year-old.
He was enumerated in the 1860 census of Davidson County as a
21-year-old teacher living in his mother’s household. He be-
came a second lieutenant in Gen. W. B. Stokes’ Fifth Tennessee
Cavalry Regiment, U.S.A. which was organized in Dekalb County,
Tennessee. Thus, he aligned himself against most of his Ten-
nessee cousins who fought under the “Bonnie Blue Flag.”
Following the Civil War, Edward H. Gowen was elected to the
Tennessee State Legislature, according to Dr. John Whittemore
Gowen, however no record of this service is found in the Ten-
nessee State Archives.
Charles Hays Gowen, son of John Jones Gowen and Amanda Malvina
East Gowen and brother of Edward H. Gowen, was born in West,
Mississippi in 1841. Following the death of his father in
Mississippi in 1843, his mother moved her family back to the
household of her father.
Charles Hays Gowen appeared in the household of his grandfather,
Edward H. East in Davidson County in the 1850 census as “Charles
H. Gowen, age 8, born in Mississippi.” In the census of 1860 he
appeared in the household of his mother as “C. H. Gowen, 19,
student, born in Tennessee.”
On December 5, 1870 “C. H. Gowen of Holmes County, Mississippi”
received a deed from O. S. Lee, sheriff, to 199 acres located in
the county. Consideration was $190, according to Holmes County
Deed Book T, page 391. In 1872 he was listed in the Nashville
city directory as “Charles H. Gowen, clerk in the Chancery of-
fice, boards at 152 North Cherry.” On February 8, 1878 “Charles
H. Gowen of Holmes County” received $1,213.52 for 142 acres from
William B. Burwell, according to Holmes County Deed Book 4, page
562.
Charles Hays Gowen and his mother appeared in the 1880 census of
Davidson County, Enumeration District 62, page 14, Civil Dis-
trict 2:
“Gowen, Haze 38, born in MS, father born in TN,
mother born in TN, farmer
Amanda M. 61, born in TN, father born in VA,
mother born in VA, widow
Adkins, Sarah 25, born in AL, father born in GA,
mother born in AL, married, servant
Mallie 8, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in AL
William H. 6, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in AL
Laura J. 4, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in AL
Hollice 1, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in AL
East, Oliver 30, born in TN, father born in TN,
mother born in TN, negro, servant,
farm laborer”
In 1881 he was listed as “Charles H. Gowen, salesman, 139 Church
Street, boards at 13 N. Vine,” according to the Nashville city
directory. Thomas E. McDonald maintained a grocery and his home
at 139 Church Street. In 1886 the directory carried two listings
for “Charles H. Gowen” and a third for “Hays Gowen.” One read
“Charles H. Gowen, Waller & Gowen, home 173 South Market.” The
second read, “Charles H. Gowen, salesman, 213 Church Street,
boards at 20 South Cherry.” The third read, “Hays Gowen [Waller
& Gowen], boards at 137 South Market.” In 1887 the directory re-
ported, “Charles H. Gowen, clerk, 213 Church Street, boards at 17
South Summer.” In the 1891 directory a listing appeared for
“Charles H. Gowen, livestock dealer, 137 South College, home 1063
South Market Street.”
Charles Hays Gowen was married June 11, 1891, at age 49, to Ger-
trude Whittemore at Micanopy, Florida in Alachua County. In 1893
they lived in Evinston, Florida. He died in Memphis, Mississippi
in 1909, at age 67. Later Gertrude Whittemore Gowen lived in Am-
herst, New Hampshire for three years and at Arlington, Massachu-
setts until 1911.
One son was born to them:
John Whittemore Gowen born September 5, 1893
For a $20 bill. . .
Goyen Family Tree 