State – California

State – California

CALIFORNIA

Alton B. Gowen was born September 15, 1904 in Massachusetts according to California Death index. He died August 2, 1988 in California.

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Brian Daniel Gowen was born March 7, 1985 in California according to California Death index. He died May 14, 1986 in California.

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Christopher Gowen was born March 31, 1987 in Alaska according to California Death index. He died October 6, 1987 in California.

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Sgt. David Gowen, California Seventh Regiment, Volunteer Militia, Union soldier, had his picture taken during the Civil War in a seated, waist-up pose. He was wearing a distinctive uniform with exaggerated wavy chevrons.
His photograph survives today, 133 years after the end of the war, maintained by U.S. Army preservation specialists in a temperature and humidity controlled, acid-free environment. It is part of a collection of 27,000 photographs of Union Civil War soldiers that have been catalogued and placed online by U.S. Army Military History Institute. The portraits, some full length and some head-and-shoulders view, generally were taken by professional photographers and show the soldiers in their uniforms with military insignia and accoutrement.

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Dora Mae Gowen was born August 10, 1894 in Illinois according to California Death index. She died December 12, 1989 in California.

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John Joseph Gowen was born May 30, 1903 in New Jersey according to the California death index. He died July 6, 1987 in California.

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Keith Armando Gowen was born June 10, 1989 in California according to California Death index. He died June 22, 1989 in California.

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Mitchell Robert Gowen was born December 1, 1988 in California according to California Death index. He died December 1, 1988 in California.

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Ronnie Davis Gowen was born March 31, 1952 in Arkansas according to California Death index. He died August 4, 1990 in California.

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Viva M. Gowen was born March 29, 1885 in Iowa according to California Death index. She died February 2, 1986 in California.
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

George Goins of Oakland, California has visited the Highland Hospital’s emergency room more than 1,200 times since 1996, and more recently, once or twice a day, each time calling 911 to get an ambulance. The total cost to taxpayers has been roughly $900,000 in the past five years, according to an Oak-land newspaper article.
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Albert Edward Gowen was born August 14, 1926 in Indiana, according to California Death index. He died February 19, 1986 in Alameda County.
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Frances E. Gowen was born August 29, 1869 in California according to California Death index. She died December 10, 1956 in Alameda County.
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Laura Gowen was born July 4, 1865 in California according to California Death index. She died May 7, 1957 in Alameda County.
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Roberta M. Gowen was born July 27, 1928 in California according to California Death index. She died March 29, 1993 in Alameda County.
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Vesta T. Gowen was born September 12, 1878 in Tennessee according to California Death index. She died February 20, 1959 in Alameda County.
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Noble B. Gowing was born September 22, 1905 in Alameda County, according to California County birth records. His mother’s maiden name was Cooley. Dean V. Gowing, brother to Noble B. Gowing, was born in Alameda County May 5, 1908.

AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Daniel Gowen was named as the godfather of Mary Ann Gubbins September 11, 1865 at her baptism at Immaculate Conception Church in Sutter Creek, California. Mary Ann Gubbins. Mary Ann Gubbins died about 18 months later. Another child was born to John Gubbins, and she, like her sister, was also named Mary Ann Gubbins. At her baptism at the same church on August 15, 1869 Edward Gowen was named as her godfather.

BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Robert B. Gowen was born October 9, 1908 in Texas according to California Death index. He died November 6, 1972 in Butte County.

CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

G. W. Gowen, a Tennesseean who was born in 1824 appeared in the 1850 census of Calaveras County, page 179.
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Henry Gowen, born in Great Britian in 1811, was enumerated in the 1850 census of Calaveras County, page 217.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Edward Gowen was born May 20, 1891 in Missouri according to California Death index. He died April 10, 1975 in Contra Costa County.
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Lloyd Elmer Gowen was born November 9, 1908 in Oregon according to California Death index. He died October 16, 1992 in California.
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Ruth E. Gowen was born May 30, 1901 in Missouri according to California Death index. She died December 8, 1972 in Contra Costa County.
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Jere Edwin Goyan, son of Gerald H. Goyan and Lucille Johnson Goyan, was born at Oakland, California August 3, 1930. He received a B.S. degree from the University of California School of Pharmacy in 1952 and a Ph.D. in 1957. He was married to Patricia B. Mesirow August 24, 1952.

He was assistant professor of pharmacy at the University of Michigan from 1956 to 1961. He was associate professor of pharmacy at the University of California at San Francisco from 1963 to 1965. He was assistant dean of the School of Pharmacy in 1966 and 1967. He became the dean of the school in 1967. In 1972 he made his home in Mill Valley, California, according to “Who’s Who in America, 1972-1973”.

Children born to Jere Edwin Goyan and Patricia B. Mesirow Goyan include:

Pamela Goyan born about 1954
Terrence H. Goyan born about 1957
Andrew Goyan born about 1960

FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

David A. Gowen was born November 4, 1902 in Arkansas according to California Death index. He died January 25, 1971 in Fresno County.
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John Gowen was born August 10, 1896 in California according to California Death index. He died July 15, 1964 in Fresno County.
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John M. Gowen was born July 11, 1866 in Arkansas according to California Death index. He died May 17, 1946 in Fresno County.
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Mary E. Gowen was born December 4, 1898 in California according to California Death index. She died May 16, 1963 in Fresno County.
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Pearl Dora Gowen was born December 6, 1895 in Arkansas according to California Death index. She died October 16, 1980 in Fresno County.
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Ward Earl Gowen was born March 2, 1893 in Nebraska according to California Death index. He died July 29, 1957 in Fresno County.

IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

John S. Gowan purchased land in a Cash Sale October 8, 1912 in Imperial County according to “California Land Records,” document number 295349, serial number CALA 0000711, Meridian or Watershed: SB, parcel: township 015S, range 013E, section 31.
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George Gowing purchased land in a Cash Sale June 2, 1891 in Mendocino County according to “California Land Records,” document number 15366, serial number CACAAA 027920, Meridian or Watershed: MD, parcel: township 024N, range 018W, section 33.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Dee Hutchinson Goen was born January 30, 1932. Her Social Security number was 560-38-1050. She died October 31, 1995 at the age of 63 in Los Angeles County, California.
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Jean Donelda Goen was born January 30, 1932 in Pasadena. She died October 31, 1995 according to the California Death Index.
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Mrs. Margaret M. Goin lived at 2492 Ganesha Avenue, Altadena, California, according to the 1954 city directory of Pasadena.
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William W. Goin, an elevator mechanic, and his wife, Hope W. Goin lived at 3830 Arboleda, according to the 1954 city directory of Pasadena.
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Ester G. Going, “widow of John S. Going” lived at 185 East Foothill Boulevard, according to the 1954 city directory of Pasadena.
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Edwin G. Goins, lived at 112 North Craig Avenue, according to the 1954 city directory of Pasadena.
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George Goins, mulatto, age 22, born in Virginia and Jane Smi-ley, mulatto, age 16, born in Illinois, were married March 23, 1862, according to Los Angeles County Marriage Book 1 August 1851-March 1870, page 64. Both were residents of Los Angeles. Children born to George Goins and Jane Smiley Goins are unknown.
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Jess L. Goins, owner of Goins Chevron Service, 194 West Del Mar, lived at 150 West Bellvue Drive, according to the 1954 city directory of Pasadena.
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Simeon H. Goins was listed as a plasterer residing at 19 How-ard in the 1888 Los Angeles city directory, and as residing at 23 Howard in the 1890 directory.
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William Goins was listed as a barber employed by Alexander Barr and residing at 509 New North Main in the 1888 Los Angeles city directory. He was listed as a barber employed by E. T. Gordon residing at 13 Metcalf in the 1890 Los Angeles city directory.
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Charles Gowan was listed as a ship carpenter employed by B, and B. Dept. S. P. Co. in the 1890 Los Angeles city directory.
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Gibson Gowan and Jean Hersholt were leading characters in the movie “Greed” which was produced in 1924, according to the Jacksonville “Florida Times-Union” edition of December 3, 1999:

“One of the most ambitious restoration projects in film gets its world television premiere Sunday, as TCM pre-sents a four-hour, 40-minute version of Eric Von Stro-heim’s ‘Greed.’

The 1924 film by the legendarily stubborn Von Stroheim, whose career was marked by a chronic inability to work within the confines of Hollywood’s studio system, has long been regarded as one of the classics of world cinema–even though the 9 1/2-hour version Stroheim first envisioned [as well as the 4 1/2-hour version he eventually submitted to MGM executives] was never released.
The studio eventually released a two-hour version. The story of a dentist and his wife who escape poverty when she wins the lottery, only to find their riches a decidedly mixed blessing, ‘Greed’ shot to pieces all sorts of film conventions.

It also features one of the all-time classic endings, as the dentist, McTeague [Gibson Gowan] and his erstwhile-friend-turned-sworn-enemy Marcus Shoulder [Jean Her-sholt] face down each other in Death Valley.”
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Samuel H. Gowan was listed as an extraman employed by Hook and Ladder No. 1 in the 1890 Los Angeles city directory.
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Uriel H. Gowan was listed as a real estate dealer residing at 34 North Spring and later at 315 Ocean Avenue in the 1890 Los Angeles city directory.
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Agnes Bucknell Gowen was born November 25, 1890 in Minnesota according to California Death index. She died December 29, 1980 in Los Angeles.
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Agnes L. Gowen was born March 22, 1889 in Arkansas according to California Death index.
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Alice F. Gowen was born November 22, 1884 in Connecticut according to California Death index. She died December 29, 1964 in Los Angeles.
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Anita G. Gowen was born December 13, 1876 in California according to California Death index. She died December 2, 1958 in Los Angeles.
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Arthur W. Gowen of Los Angeles received a warranty deed from Bertha E. Phillips, feme sole of Los Angeles, July 27, 1916 to 160 acres in Upton County, Texas for $800, according to Upton County Deed Book 13, page 347. He received a warranty deed January 22, 1925 to property in Wood County, Texas from Charles Boock, according to Wood County, Texas Deed Book 81, page 610.

On September 12, 1932 he received a warranty deed from John E. Berges and Dorothy Berges to the same property, as his sep-arate property, for $800, according to Upton County Deed Book 46, page 5. On the same date Arthur W. Gowen and his wife, Anita G. Gowen, gave a warranty deed to Dorothy Ber-ges, “a married woman” to the same property for $800, accord–ing to Upton County Deed Book 42, page 395.

Later Arthur W. Gowen and Anita G. Gowen were divorced. Arthur W. Gowen and his wife, Alicia Gowen, gave a warranty deed to Alicia Gowen, “as her separate property” March 4, 1935, according to Upton County Deed Book 46, page 4. They continued to reside in Los Angeles at that time.

Anita G. Gowen “a single woman, formerly the wife of Arthur W. Gowen of Los Angeles” gave a quit claim deed to Alicia Gowen June 12, 1935 to the Upton County property, according to Upton County deed Book 46, page 146. Shortly afterwards Arthur W. Gowen and Alicia Gowen “of Los Angeles” gave an oil and gas lease to W. M. Hollan to the property, according to Upton County Deed Book 47, page 210.

On February 18, 1942 Arthur W. Gowen and Alicia Gowen of Los Angeles gave a warranty deed to the property to Herbert W. Stanton for $1,600, according to Upton County Deed Book 62, page 270. Apparently they retained a mineral interest.

Arthur W. Gowen and Alicia Gowen of Los Angeles gave a quit claim deed to the minerals on the property to Herbert W. Stanton of Los Angeles June 25, 1961, according to Upton County Deed Book 299, page 357.
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Aubrey William Gowen was born June 12, 1897 in Minnesota according to California Death index. He died February 3, 1954 in Los Angeles.
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Cora M. Gowen was born September 7, 1878 in Indiana according to California Death index. He died June 21, 1960 in Los Angeles.
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Dorothy A. Gowen was born November 27, 1909 in Los Angeles County, according to California State birth records. Her mother’s maiden name was Storm.
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Edgar J. Gowen was born September 25, 1893 in Maine according to California Death index. He died April 9, 1969 in Los Angeles.
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Edna Gowen was born August 11, 1893 in Colorado according to California Death index. She died August 16, 1979 in Los Angeles.
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Eric Loufton Gowen was bron January 12, 1978 in California according to California Death index. He died January 12, 1978 in Los Angeles.
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Francis D. Gowen was born April 19, 1861 in Maine, accord-ing to California Death index. He died August 25, 1941 in Los Angeles.
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Helen Christine Gowen was born April 4, 1916 in Georgia ac-cording to California Death index. She died July 5, 1984 in Los Angeles.
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Horace Charles Gowen was born January 12, 1873 in another country (unknown), according to the California Death index. He died January 20, 1952 in Los Angeles.
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James Arvel Gowen was born May 9, 1921 in Arkansas according to California Death Index. He died April 24, 1945 in Los Angeles.
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Jessie L. Gowen was born December 22, 1881 in Washington according to California Death index. She died November 2, 1966 in Los Angeles.
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Joseph L. Gowen was born August 30, 1902 in Tennessee according to California Death index. He died November 19, 1968 in Los Angeles.
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Josephin D. Gowen was born February 21, 1901 in Indiana according to California Death index. She died August 6, 1966 in Los Angeles.
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Lillis B. Gowen was born March 6, 1865 in Alabama, according to California Death Index. She died January 18, 1940 in Los Angeles.
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Mary Adella Gowen was born February 19, 1858 in Illinois according to California Death index. She died January 8, 1946 in Los Angeles.
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Mary F. Gowen was born August 28, 1904 in New Mexico according to California Death index. She died September 5, 1964 in Los Angeles.
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Mary J. Gowen was born April 30, 1892 in Ireland according to California Death index. She died January 13, 1960 in Los Angeles.
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Mary Ward Gowen was born March 6, 1888 in Massachusetts according to California Death index. She died March 19, 1979 in Los Angeles.
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Mayford L. Gowen was born February 24, 1896 in Mississippi according to California Death index. She died July 29, 1970 in Los Angeles.
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Myra Henrietta Gowen was born August 8, 1869 in Wisconsin according to California Death index. She died September 22, 1947 in Los Angeles.
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Nancy Mary Gowen was born December 17, 1874 in Indiana according to California Death index. She died September 1, 1954 in Los Angeles.
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Percy D. Gowen was born June 23, 1881 in Canada according to California Death index. She died July 15, 1960 in Los Angeles.
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Rose A. Gowen was born August 12, 1896 in Connecticut according to California Death index. She died September 7, 1971 in Los Angeles.
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Samuel H. Gowen was listed as a foreman pipemaker em-ployed by J. D. Hooker residing in Los Angeles in the 1888 Los Angeles city directory.
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Sylvester A. Gowen was born August 18, 1897 in New York according to California Death index. He died September 11, 1961 in Los Angeles.
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Uriel H. Gowen was listed as a real estate dealer employed by Gowen U. H. & Co. residing at 9 North Main and later at 597 Orange in the 1888 Los Angeles city directory.
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Thomas C. Gowen was listed as a teacher residing at 60 Edge-ware road in the 1890 Los Angeles city directory.
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William C. Gowen was born November 24, 1876 in Illinois according to California Death index. He died March 19, 1960 in Los Angeles.
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Mary B. Gowan, a clerk at Nash’s of Pasadena, lived at 87 East Green, according to the 1954 city directory of Pasadena.
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William Gowins was listed as a barber residing at 509 New North Main in the 1888 Los Angeles city directory. He was later listed as residing at 531 Beaudry Avenue in the 1890 Los angeles city directory.

MADERA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
George Morton Gowen was born July 14, 1895 in Tennessee according to California Death index. He died February 15, 1958 in Madera County.

MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Bessie Mildred Gowen was born August 30, 1881 in Oregon according to California Death index. She died December 28, 1958 in Marin County.

MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

O. J. Gowin who was born in Norway in 1815 was enumerated in the 1850 census of Mariposa County, page 57.

MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Alice Studebaker Gowan, pages 180, 182, Aunt Stella Brown Gowan, page 88 and Cecil Gowan, pages 67, 80, 181, 182, 192and 230 were mentioned in “Mendocino County, Cali-fornia Remembered,” according to Phil Carnahan of Ukiah, California.
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Samuel Gowen purchased land in a Cash Sale September 30, 1891 in Mendocino County according to “California Land Records,” document number 12367, serial number CACAAA 029746, Meridian or Watershed,: MD, parcel: township 012N, range 015W, Section 26.

MODOC COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
W. A. Gowan was mentioned in the April 7, 1909 edition of the “Modoc New Era” as making a trip to Burns, Oregon in a neighboring county:

“W. A. Gowan and family left for Burns last Friday af-ternoon, where Mrs. Gowan will attend the bedside of her sister who is dangerously ill. Mr. Gowan will return in a few days.”

NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Lt./Capt. James Gowan who served in Capt. Adams Company, Virginia Militia in the War of 1812 received a bounty land grant in Napa County, according to “Northern California Bounty Land Grantees Under Acts of 1847-1855.” The article was published in the “National Genealogical Society Quarterly,” Volume 67, December 1979.

NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Richard Ralph Goyne, white, who was born June 10, 1897, registered for the World War I draft in Nevada County.

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

A. Marie Goin, 89, a retired music teacher of Huntington Beach, “died Thursday,” according to her obituary in the Aug-ust 16, 1998 edition of the “Orange County Register.” She was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park Mortuary in Santa Ana. She was survived by daughter, Bonnie Goin Flint of Huntington Beach.
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Fred Goins, a worker of the California Department of Trans-portation, received a head injury in an accident caused by a drunken driver, according to the June 13, 1992 edition of the “Orange County Register.” He had worked for the Depart-ment 20 years.
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Leslie Raymond Goins, 80, a retired Sears employee of Buena Park, California died July 31, 1994. He was buried in River-side National Cemetery, according to his obituary in the Aug-ust 11, 1994 edition of the “Orange County Register.”
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Lee Remick Gowans, 55 died of cancer July 2, 1991 in her Brentwood home, according to her obituary published on the same day in the “Orange County Register.” She was sur-vived by her husband of 21 years, Kip Gowans, daughter Kate Colleran Sullivan, son Matthew Remick Col-leran and step-daughters, Justine Gowans Solly and Nicola Gowans.

“Her stage name was Lee Remick, and she was nominated for an Academy Award for her work in “Days of Wine and Ro-ses.” Miss Remick was diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 1989. She appeared in frail health when she received a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in April.

Miss Remick died at 5:15 a.m. today, said her publicist, Dick Winters. Family members were at her bedside when she died, he said. This has been a slow slide, and it finally came about, Winters said. He said Miss Remick had undergone only phy-sical therapy to copy with the cancer in recent months. The actress appeared in more than 20 motion pictures.
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Agnes M. Gowen, 71, died January 12, 2001 at Roseville, California, according to Orange County death records.
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Arthur W. Gowen was born September 27, 1879 in California according to California Death index. He died January 21, 1975 in Orange County.
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Ella G. Gowen was born February 22, 1867 in Illinois according to California Death index. She died February 19, 1947 in Orange County.
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Florence B. Gowen, was born August 18, 1898 in California according to California Death Index. She died March 2, 1940 in Orange County.
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Frank Goodie Gowen was born September 15, 1890 in Cali-fornia according to California Death index. He died Decem-ber 5, 1952 in Orange County.
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Harlan F. Gowen was born December 11, 1915 in Tennessee according to California Death index. He died March 20, 1948 in Orange County.
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Lucinda May Gowen Martindill, 93 of Yorba Linda, Cali-fornia “died Monday,” according to her obituary in the June 12, 1996 edition of the “Orange County Register.” She was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery in Commerce. She was sur-vived by three brothers, Clell Gowen, Morris Gowen and Robert Gowen.
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Thomas Francis Gowen was born July 25, 1905 in Pennsyl-vania according to California Death index. He died October 19, 1957 in Orange County.
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Thomas Kenneth Gowen was born February 21, 1893 in Ten-nessee according to California Death index. He died July 10, 1981 in Orange County.
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Earl Astor DeGowin, 79 of Anaheim, California, a medical technologist, “died Sunday,” according to the April 13, 1993 edition of the “Orange County Register.” He was buried in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange. He was survived by his wife, Julia DeGowin, a son Thomas De Gowin of Vallejo, California and a daughter Debra DeGowin Wright of Ana-heim.
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Mrs. Frances Wiekhorst Gowin, 97 of Orange, a secretary and widow of George Gowin, died November 9, 1993, according to her obituary in the December 1, 1993 edition of “Orange County Register.” She was survived by her son, George Gowin, Jr.

PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
James E. Gowen was born April 1, 1925 in California accord-ing to California Death index. He died June 30, 1962 in Pla-cer County.

PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFONRIA

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Doris L. Goins was born January 25, 1908 in Riverside County, according to California State birth records. Her mother’s maiden name was Smith.
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Lois Marie Gowen was born March 24, 1912 in Idaho accord-ing to California Death index. She died November 22, 1991 in California.
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Mittie Lane Gowen was born April 3, 1868 in Maine according to California Death index. She died November 25, 1959 in Riverside County.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

“W. A. Gowan and family from Sacramento are visitors in Modoc, California and are staying at the Royal Hotel,” according to the “Modoc New Era” of June 9, 1909.
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Helen L. Gowen was born September 6, 1897 in Missouri, according to California Death index. She died July 31, 1979 in Sacramento.
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Lillian A. Gowen was born March 1, 1901 in Maryland according to California Death index. She died January 24, 1978 in Sacramento.
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Mary Elizabeth Gowen was born July 31, 1888 in Ohio according to California Death index. She died December 27, 1957 in Sacramento.
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Philip L. Gowen was born January 2, 1891 in New Hampshire according to California Death index. He died December 6, 1965 in Sacramento.
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Roy W. Gowen was born December 23, 1883 in Missouri according to California Death index. He died March 8, 1949 in Sacramento.
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Virginia Kent Gowen was born December 23, 1930 in Penn-sylvania according to California Death index. She died No-vember 29, 1994 in Sacramento County.
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Mrs. Caroline M. Gowin Ellis, a retired elementary school teacher, age 88, died May 6, 1994 of cancer, according to her obituary in “The Sacramento Bee.” She was born in 1905 in North Dakota in a sod house to a pioneer family. She began a teaching career and moved to California in 1934. After living in Temple City, California and Walnut, California, she removed to Sacramento where she began working as a civilian aircraft mechanic during World War II.

She returned to teaching in the 1960s at Roseville, California and retired in 1971. After retirement, she served in VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, serving in Honolulu and Tucson, Arizona. She died at her home in Carmichael, California, and at her request, no funeral service was held.

Her survivors include two daughters, Jeanne Thompson of Carmichael and Colleen Johnson and Kathleen Green of Sacramento.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Ermaline Dixie Gowen purchased a Small Tract Sale December 2, 1964 in San Bernardino County according to “Californa Land Records,” document number 1237455, serial number CARI 0005910, Meridian or Watershed: SB, parcel: township 004N, range 003W, section 32.
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Frank E. Gowen purchased land in a Cash Sale December 7, 1953 in San Bernardino County according to “Californa Land Records,” document number 1141783, serial number CALA 0097487, Meridian or Watershed: SB, parcel: township 005N, range 001E, section 19.
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Olga Gowen purchased land in a cash sale December 7, 1953 in San Bernardino County according to “California Land Records,” document number 1141783, serial number CALA 0097487, Meridian or Watershed: SB, parcel: township 005N, range 001E, section 19.
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Robert D. Gowen purchased land in a Small Tract Sale February 18, 1964 in San Bernardino County according to “California Land Records,” document number 1235159, serial number CARI 0004707, Meridian or Watershed: SB, parcel: township 004N, range 003W, section 32.
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William J. Gowen lived at 14122 Valley Boulevard, Fontana, California, according to the 1960 telephone directory. He was born August 3, 1909 in Missouri according to California death records. He died April 15, 1977 in San Bernardino County.
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Greta A. Gowins purchased land in a Small Tract Sale September 21, 1953 in San Bernardino County according to “California Land Records,” document number 1140856, serial number CALA 0066401, Meridian or Watershed: SB, parcel: township 001N, range 011E, section 31.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Luther C. Goins was born in North Carolina November 4, 1877, according to his tombstone. He was married about 1906 to Naoma Analda Blair. She was born April 19, 1875 in Waco, Texas.

Luther C. Goins and his wife, “Neoma Alwilda Blair Goins,” were property owners in Scurry County prior to 1907. Neoma Alwilda Blair Goins and husband, of San Diego, California gave a warranty deed to Luella A. Blair of Scurry County for 80 acres of land in the county on September 24, 1907, according to Scurry County Deed Book 21, page 639.

While living in Imperial, Imperial County, California on April 7, 1910 Luther C. Goins and Alwilda Goins sold 54/100 acre to Scurry County for $33. This transaction, recorded in Deed Book 28, page 39, apparently was to assist in a right-of-way easement for Pecos & North Texas Railroad.

Neome Alwilda Blair Goins, “of Imperial County, California and formerly of San Diego County, California,” gave a release of a vendor’s lein note to Mrs. Lucy A. Curnette of Snyder, Texas on January 8, 1914, for 78 49/100 acres in Scurry County. Consideration in the transaction for $1982 according to Scurry County Deed Book 65, page 612.

On October 27, 1919 Luther C. Goins and Neoma Alwilda Blair Goins, of Rodeo, New Mexico in Grant County, joined other heirs of James A. Blair in selling 1½ acres of land located near the city limits of Snyder, Texas to Riley B. Price for $350, according to Scurry County Deed Book 44, page 251.

Luther C. Goins died on his 79th birthday, November 4, 1956 and was buried in Cottonwood Cemetery, Cottonwood, California in Shasta County. “Neoma Analda Blair Goins died February 10, 1971 and was buried beside her husband.

Children born to Luther C. Goins and Naoma Analda Blair Goins are believed to include:

Wayne A. Goins born December 31, 1907
William Ira Goins born July 22, 1909

Wayne A. Goins, son of Luther C. Goins and Naoma Analda Blair Goins, was born December 31, 1907 in San Diego County, according to California state birth records.

William Ira Goins, son of Luther C. Goins and Naoma Analda Blair Goins, was born July 22, 1909 in California. He died March 28, 1979 in Red Bluff, California and was buried with his parents in Cottonwood Cemetery.
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Gary Randall Gowen was born December 30, 1952 in Hawaii according to California Death index. He died in San Diego County.
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Joyce R. Gowen was born April 25, 1927 in California accord-ing to California Death index. She died January 10, 1993 in San Diego County.
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Olga Gowen was born March 1, 1904 in China according to California Death index. She died July 13, 1982 in San Diego.

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

B. B. McGowen of Harlem, New York, age 29 died aboard ship in San Francisco Harbor between July 1 to October 13, 1850, according to the October 9, 1850 edition of the “Sac-ramento Courier.”

The month of October 1850 was an eventful and tragic one for San Francisco. On the morning of October 7th, the Steamship Carolina arrived from Panama, via Acapulco and San Diego, with 210 passengers and anchored off Rincon Point. When she arrived, fourteen of the passengers had died due to Asiatic cholera. Panama had just recently been infected with the dis-ease and it was subsiding by September 16th, but the Carolina had left on September 10th. There was also news of cholera “at Carson Valley, hundreds of miles in the interior, where it was said to have broken out among the overland immigrants.”

Three days later [Oct 10], a newspaper reported “we have heard that there have been one or two cases very closely re-sembling cholera in the city, but the symptoms were similar to those exhibited in other diseases”, and on Oct 13, “the [Medical] Society cannot ascertain that there has been more than a single case of Asiatic cholera originating in the city.” There didn’t appear to be any cause for alarm, yet.

On October 18th, San Francisco received the exciting news that California had been admitted to the United States. This had caused great joy in the city and parties and celebrations spread quickly. The jubilation lasted throughout the rest of the month. The formal celebration was scheduled for October 29th.

A reporter, along with the police, visited a “settlement con-sisting of fifty tents, all huddled together, on the square bounded by Dupont, Kearney, California and Bush streets” [Oct 20]. The occupants were primarily Hawaiians, or Kan-akas, and some from Sydney. The reporter noticed many were sick of a strange disease which caused death within twenty-four hours. It was later determined that the “strange disease” was cholera. The next day, in Sacramento, the news reported that “Two or three cases of cholera have appeared in town during the past two or three days.”

On October 23rd, local news reported “Our citizens were startled yesterday morning by the report that a vessel had ar-rived in the harbor, having on board a large number of cases of cholera. Two men [Brooks and Buell] who came ashore from the vessel [schooner G H Montague] yesterday morning, and put up at the Sacramento Hotel, are now sick with cholera. That although cases of cholera have occurred in San Francisco it does not exist yet in epidemic form.” In fact, according to the newspaper on October 28th, “In most instances the disease can be traced to Sacramento City—except in the case of the Hawaiians, near Bush street, among whom sickness had pre-vailed for several weeks.”

The month ended on a sour note. On the afternoon of October 29th, after casting off from Central wharf, the Steamer Saga-more’s boiler exploded. Between seventy-five to hundred people were on-board at the time, and at least thirty died in-stantly, many more wounded. A local newspaper declared it was “the most destructive to life which has ever befallen our city.”

Throughout the next couple of months, the epidemic flowered and between 250 and 300 individuals perished in San Francis-co, and over 1,000 in Sacramento.
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Pauline Goen was listed as a widow residing at 726 California in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco city directory 1889-1890.
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Charles Goin was employed as a waiter for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco city directory of 1889.
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William Going was occupied as a laborer at 19 Rausch in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco city directory of 1889.
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Karma C. Goins was born December 5, 1908 in San Francisco County, according to California State birth records. Her moth-er’s maiden name was Schultz.
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Mrs. Alice Gowan sued Benson Gowan for divorce in 1884, according to the “San Fancisco Examiner” in its edition of January 1, 1885, page 8.
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B. Gowan, white male, arrived June 1, 1851 in San Francisco from Panama aboard the steamer Panama.
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Edward Gowan and Kate Gowan had their photograph made in San Francisco October 13, 1867, according to Bonnie Elston in an E-mail message dated April 20, 2000.

Edward Gowan was employed as a carriage painter at 1016 Geary in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco city directory of 1890.
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Frederick Gowan was listed as an upholsterer employed by S. M. Gruman residing at 458 Clementina according to the 1889-90 San Francisco city directory.
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George J. Gowen was born May 31, 1892 in Pennsylvania according to California Death index. He died July 7, 1965 in San Francisco.
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Henry Gowan was born in San Francisco County December 14, 1906, according to California State birth records. His mother’s maiden name was Conlin.
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Hugh Gowan was listed as an oiler residing at 37 South Park according to the 1889-90 San Francisco city directory.
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J. T. Gowan resided at 309 Third St. in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco city directory of 1890.
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P. Gowan, white male, arrived in San Francisco from Panama January 2, 1851 “after 28 days at sea” aboard the steamer “Panama.”
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William Gowan was listed as a salesman employed by O’Connor, Moffatt, & Co. residing at 1603 Golden Gate Ave. according to the 1889-90 San Francisco city directory.
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E. Gowen, white male, arrived in San Francisco August 31, 1851 from San Diego, California aboard the steamer “Goliath.”
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Eleanor Gowen lived at 2650 Franklin Street, according to the 1969 city directory of San Francisco.
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Frank Freeman Gowen was born December 29, 1927 in Illi-nois according to California Death index. He died June 3, 1943 in San Francisco.
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J. Gowen, white male, arrived in San Francisco aboard the steamer “Golden Gate” from Panama December 17, 1852.
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J. A. Gowen arrived in San Francisco November 22, 1852 aboard the brig “Baltitmore” from Honolulu, Hawaii.
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James Gowen arrived in San Francisco from San Diego February 27, 1852 aboard the steamer “Sea Bird”.
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Lloyd Gowen, a musician with the San Francisco Symphony Association, lived in Daly City, California, according to the 1969 city directory of San Francisco.
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Paul Gowens, a plasterer, lived at 227 Foerster Street, accord-ing to the 1969 city directory of San Francisco. Robert Gow-ens, also a plasterer, lived at the same address.
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L. Gowin, white male, arrived in San Francisco aboard the steamer “California” from Panama June 23, 1850. The steam-er, 22 days en route from Panama, reported “heavy weather.”
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Mrs. Gerrie K. Gowing, a clerk, lived at 1425 Taylor Street, according to the 1969 city directory of San Francisco.
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George Gowing was listed as a salesman for the Singer Manu-facturing Company residing in Oakland according to the 1889-90 San Francisco city directory.
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Jim G. Gowing, owner of a parking lot, lived at Daly City, California, according to the 1969 city directory of San Fran-cisco.
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Capt. M’Gowan was listed as the master of the steamer, “Co-lumbus” which arrived in San Francisco May 23, 1851, ac-cording to “San Francisco Ship Passenger List, 1850-1864,” Volume I, page 38, by Louis J. Rasmussen,

The ship arrived after a voyage of “24 1/2 days from Panama via Acapulco, Mexico.” It “experienced a succession of head winds which accounted for the unusual length of passage. In coming up the San Francisco Harbor, it ran aground on Ton-quin Shoal, but was off again with the flood tide, without sus-taining any damage. It left Panama on May 1, 1851. Cargo was 90 packages of assorted merchandise.”
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Ruth McGowan was a member of the graduating class of Mis-sion High School, 18th and Mission Streets, San Francisco De-cember 15, 1921, according to Ruth Grady Skewis.

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Alma E. Goins was graduated from Stockton High School in 1928, according to the class roster.
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Dorothy G. Gowen was born October 11, 1922 in Oklahoma according to California Death index. She died June 22, 1993 in San Joaquin County.
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No Gowens or spelling variations were listed in “Index to Probate Records, San Joaquin County, California, 1850-1900,” nor in “Marriage Records of San Joaquin County, California, 1884-1899,” Volume III published by San Joaqiun Genealogical Society.
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John Gawne was married to Marie Farrington November 16, 1878, according to San Joaquin County Marriage Book 4, page 19. Of John Gawne and Marie Farrington Gawne nothing more is known.
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Martha Gowen, born 1851, died 1920, was buried in Glenview Cemetery, Clements, California, according to “Old Cemeter-ies of San Joaquin County, California, Volume III” publish-ed by San Joaquin Genealogical Society.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Irene Madeline Gowen was born December 1, 1917 in California according to California Death index. She died February 25, 1985 in San Luis Obispo County.
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Lillie E. Gowen was born June 7, 1934 in Georgia according to California Death index. She died April 1, 1977 in San Luis Obispo County.
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Orvill M. Gowen was born January 16, 1913 in Missouri according to California Death records. He died February 25, 1977 in San Luis Obispo County.

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Cecil H. Gowen was born April 27, 1890 in Maine according to California Death index. He died October 15, 1970 in San Mateo County.
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Faye Martha Gowen was born February 12, 1893 in Illinois, according to California Death index. She died December 19, 1985 in San Mateo County.
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Lucille Margaret Gowen was born January 4, 1911 in Nebraska according to California Death index. She died August 23, 1981 in San Mateo County.
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Mrs. Marianne Porter Gowen, Stanford University, was the recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation Award in 1959-1960. She was an employee of Psychology Research Center and lived at 207 Stanford Village, California.

SANTA BARABRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Thomas Brian Gowen was born August 29, 1959 in California according to California Death index. He died July 27, 1984 in Santa Barbara County.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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Abbie Susan Gowen was born August 21, 1858 in Missouri according to California Death index. She died August 22, 1952 in Santa Clara County.
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Bela E. Gowen was born March 19, 1884 in Canada according to California Death index. He died April 17, 1958 in Santa Clara County.
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Dorothy Teresa Gowen was born May 2, 1901 in New York according to California Death index. She died February 15, 1992 in Santa Clara County.
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Lillie Gowen was born December 11, 1875 in South Carolina according to California Death index. She died November 23, 1964 in Santa Clara County.

SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Edmund W. Gowen purchased homestead land in Siskiyou County March 30, 1900 according to “California Land Records,” document 6, serial number CACAAA 038894, Meridian of Watershed: MD, parcel: township048N, range 003E, section 14.

SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Clarence Gowen was born March 27, 1884 in Kentucky according to California Death index. He died November 21, 1962 in Sonoma County.
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George Edward Gowen was born August 23, 1893 in New York according to California Death index. He died May 22, 1982 in Sonoma County.

STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Gene Cameron Gowan was born August 8, 1976 and died De-cember 16, 1976 in Oakdale, California.

SUTTER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

B. Gowan who was born in 1826 in Massachusetts was enumerated in the 1850 census of Sutter County, page 23.
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Hiram Gowen who was born in 1825 in Missouri was recorded in the 1850 census of Sutter County, page 56.
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John Gowen who was born in Maine in 1810 was enumerated in the 1850 census of Sutter County, page 46.
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M. Gowen who was born in 1823 in New Hampshire appeared in the 1850 census of Sutter County, page 23.
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B. Gowin who was born in Maine in 1825 was recorded in the 1850 Census of Sutter County, page 22.

TEHANA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
David Gowen was listed as a lumberman in the 1885 county directory of Tehana County, living at Butte Meadows, Califor-nia. William Gowen, lumberman, was also listed in the direct-ory living at Butte Meadows.

TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

William Goin was married July 12, 1906 to Mary Jane Wil-liamson, according to Tulare County Marriage Book K, page 28. Children born to William Goin and Mary Jane Williamson Goin are unknown.

VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Virgil Goines, Jr. who was born in 1949 was married July 1, 1968 to Evelyn Ann Leverett who was born in 1947, according to Beckham County, Oklahoma Marriage Book 32, page 475. Virgil Goines, Jr. was a resident of Fillmore, California, and Evelyn Ann Leverett Goines was a resident of Elk City, Oklahoma.
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Pauline Inez Gowen was born February 11, 1919 in Missouri according to California Death index. She died November 6, 1943 in Ventura County.

YUBA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Andrew Goins, 22, born in New York, page 216; Hugh Goins, 29, born in New York, page 16; Jacob Goins, 30, born in Texas, page 234 and R. D. Goins, 27, born in Illinois, page 233 were enumerated in the 1850 census of Yuba County.
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David Gowin, who was born in 1819 in Ireland, appeared in the 1850 Census of Yuba County.

From GRF Newsletter June 1998:

Among the 49ers in California-

Andrew Goins, 22, born in New York and Hugh Goins, 29,
born in New York, appeared in the 1850 census of Yuba
County, page 216.
Jacob Goins, 30, born in Texas, appeared in the 1850
census of Yuba County, page 234.
B. Gowan who was born in 1826 in Massachusetts was enu-
merated in the 1850 census of Sutter County, page 23.
B. Gowan, white male, arrived June 1, 1851 in San Fran-
cisco from Panama aboard the steamer Panama.
P. Gowan, white male, arrived in San Francisco from
Panama January 2, 1851 “after 28 days at sea” aboard the
steamer “Panama.”
E. Gowen, white male, arrived in San Francisco August 31,
1851 from San Diego, California aboard the steamer “Goliath.”
G. W. Gowen, a Tennesseean who was born in 1824 ap-
peared in the 1850 census of Calaveras County, page 179.
Henry Gowen, born in Great Britain in 1811, was enu-
merated in the 1850 census of Calaveras County, page 217.
Hiram Gowen who was born in 1825 in Missouri was
recorded in the 1850 census of Sutter County, page 56.
J. Gowen, white male, arrived in San Francisco aboard the
steamer “Golden Gate” from Panama December 17, 1852.
J. A. Gowen arrived in San Francisco November 22, 1852
aboard the brig “Baltimore” from Honolulu, Hawaii.
James Gowen arrived in San Francisco from San Diego
February 27, 1852 aboard the steamer “Sea Bird”.
John Gowen who was born in Maine in 1810 was enu-
merated in the 1850 census of Sutter County, page 46.
M. Gowen who was born in 1823 in New Hampshire ap-
peared in the 1850 census of Sutter County, page 23.
B. Gowin who was born in Maine in 1825 was recorded in
the 1850 Census of Sutter County, page 22.
David Gowin, who was born in 1819 in Ireland, appeared in
the 1850 Census of Yuba County.
L. Gowin, white male, arrived in San Francisco aboard the
steamer “California” from Panama June 23, 1850. The
steamer, 22 days from Panama, reported “heavy weather.”
O. J. Gowin, who was born in Norway in 1815 was enumer-
ated in the 1850 census of Mariposa County, page 57.