State – Minnesota
MINNESOTA
ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
John J. Goan died February 27, 1925 in Anoka County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1925-MN-000146.
BECKER COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Mary Ann Gowan died August 12, 1910 in Becker County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1910-MN-358.
BIG STONE COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Beatrice Ann Gowan died May 21, 1926 in Big Stone County according to “ Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1926-MN-1077.
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Etta B. Gowan died December 14, 1950 according to Big Stone County death certificates.
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John Gowan died January 14, 1937 according to Big Stone County death records.
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John Claude Gowan died December 26, 1954 according to Big Stone County death certificates.
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Margaret Gowan died February 23, 1937 according to Big Stone County death certificates.
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William Daniel Gowan was born around 1815 in Ireland, according to Chris Frawley Hill, a great-great-granddaughter. He was married to Ellen Lloyd in 1845, and they emigrated to Canada. In 1870 they were enumerated in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Later they removed to Minnesota. He died in 1884, and she died in 1887.
Children born to William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan include:
Melissia Gowan born in 1845
Ann Gowan born in 1853
Ellen Cecilia Gowan born in 1854
John Gowan born in 1859
William Daniel Gowan, Jr. born in 1861
Catherine Gowan born in 1863
Margaret Emma Gowan born in 1865
George Edward Gowan born in 1868
Mary Elizabeth Gowan born in 1869
Melissa Gowan, daughter of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1845 and died in 1846.
Ann Gowan, daughter of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1853. She was married in 1867, husband’s name Early. Ann Gowan Early died in 1867, and her husband died in the following year.
Ellen Cecilia Gowan, daughter of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1854. She was married in 1880 to Thomas Henry Frawley who was born in 1856. Thomas Henry Frawley was enumerated in the 1870 census of his parents’ household near the William Daniel Gowan household near Eric City, Wisconsin in St. Croix County:
“Frawley, John 40, born in Ireland
Ann 34, born in Ireland
Hannah 16, born in IL
Thomas 14, born in IL
John 12, born in WI
Patrick 9, born in WI
Julia 7, born in WI
Jane 4, born in WI
Charles 2, born in WI
Mary 9/12, born in WI”
Thomas Henry Frawley and Ellen Cecilia Gowan Frawley were residents of Graceville, Minnesota in Big Stone County in 1897, according to Colleen Hargraves, a granddaughter. Ellen Cecilia Gowan Frawley died in 1924, and her husband died in 1936. Family members are buried in St. Mary’s Cem-etery in Beardsley, Minnesota.
Children born to them include:
Edward J. Frawley born in 1897.
Edward J. Frawley, son of Thomas Henry Frawley and Ellen Gowan Frawley, was born at Graceville in 1897, according to his daughter, Coleen Hargraves.
John Gowan, son of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1859. He was married in 1879 to Marga-ret Donovan who was born in 1866. John Gowan died Janu-ary 14, 1937 in Big Stone County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1937-MN-986.
Margaret Donavan Gowan died February 23, 1937 in Big Stone County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1937-MN-993.
William Daniel Gowan, Jr, son of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1861. He was married in 1886 to Margaret Ellen McNamara who was also born in 1861. He died in 1924, and she died in 1958. Children born to William Daniel Gowan, Jr. and Margaret Ellen McNamara Gowan are unknown.
Catherine Gowan, daughter of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1863 and died in 1864.
Margaret Emma Gowan, daughter of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1865 and died in 1866.
George Edward Gowan, son of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1868. He was married in 1903 to Mary Ann Regan who was born in 1876. George Edward Gowan was a brother-in-law of Patrick Regan, Jr. who was born in Big Stone County in 1880. George Edward Gowan travelled along with the Regan family, according to Bonita Atkins.
Patrick Regan, Jr. had brothers, William Regan and James Regan who removed to Spokane, Washington. Patrick Regan had three sons and two daughters who died in an explosion caused by cleaning an automobile gas tank.
George Edward Gowan died in 1912, and Mary Ann Regan Gowan died in 1910.
Mary Elizabeth Gowan, daughter of William Daniel Gowan and Ellen Lloyd Gowan, was born in 1869. She was married in 1898 to Thomas McNamara who was born in 1843. She died in 1953.
CARLTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Kate Gowan died April 10, 1952 according to Carlton County death certificates.
DODGE COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Soren Martin Gowin died March 6, 1914 in Dodge County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1912-MN-003700.
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
William Arva Goin died March 26, 1920, according to Hen-nepin County death certificates.
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Dorance Goings died April 22, 1905, according to Hennepin County death certificates.
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George W. Gowan died November 19, 1924, according to Hennepin County death certificates.
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Harold W. Gowan died January 13, 1954 according to Hennepin County death certificates.
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John Harold Gowan died March 27, 1927, according to Hennepin County death certificates.
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A Gowen baby boy died December 19, 1910, according to Hennepin County death certificates.
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A Gowen baby girl died July 10, 1953 according to Hennepin County death certificates.
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Eva Kate Gowen died May 5, 1950 according to Hennepin County death records.
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Frank L. Gowen was occupied as an inspector for City Water Works at 409 4th Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, according to the 1890 city directory.
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Grace Gowen died May 18, 1919, according to Hennepin County death certificates.
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Herman L. Gowen was employed as a cigar broker at 255 Hennepin Avenue and resided at 1228 Mary Place, according to the 1890 city directory.
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Olive Gowen died April 11, 1944, according to Hennepin County death certificates.
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William Gowens was occupied as a waiter at 410 S. 3rd in Minneapolis, MN, according to the 1890 city directory.
ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Graham Euphomia Gowen died August 28, 1950 according to Itasca County death certificates.
KOOCHICHING COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Lydia Louise Goins died February 27, 1919 in Koochiching County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1919-MN-006445.
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Mrs. Seva Goins died March 14, 1949 according to Koochiching County death certificates.
MURRAY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Mrs. Edna Margaret Goins died April 29, 1949 according to Murray County death certificates.
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Ben Thomas Gowan died September 26, 1952 according to Murray County death certificates.
MARSHALL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Rodney James Gowan died August 02, 1953 according to Marshall County death certificates.
NOBLES COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A Goins baby boy died November 07, 1954 according to Nobles County death certificates.
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A Goins baby boy died August 16, 1951 according to Nobles County death certificates.
OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Grace Gowen died October 03, 1955 according to Olmsted County death certificates.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Theodore Andrew Goen died July 10, 1923 in Otter Tail County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1923-MN-010937.
PINE COUNTY, MINNESOTA
John M’Gowan, fireman of Engine “69” on the St. Paul & Duluth Railroad, was named among four railroad heroes of the fire in Hinckley, Minnesota, according to “The Review of Reviews,” October 1894, page 360.
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A Goins baby boy died July 17, 1951 according to Ramsey County death certificates.
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Herbert Goins died September 17, 1918 in Ramsey County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1918-MN-29980.
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James H. Goins died August 23, 1932 in Ramsey County, according to Minnesota death certificates.
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Martha Ann Francis Goins died January 21, 1919 in Ramsey County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1919-MN-22442.
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Nathaniel Goins died November 5, 1926 in Ramsey County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1926-MN-025707.
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A unidentified Gowan baby girl died January 27, 1931 according to Ramsey County death certificates.
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Andrew Gowan died November 23, 1948 according to Ramsey County death certificates.
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John Harold Gowan died March 27, 1927 in Ramsey County, according to Minnesota death certificates.
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John M. Gowan died August 16, 1919 in Ramsey County, according to Minnesota death certificates.
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Albert Stewart Gowen, Jr. died August 10, 1933 in Ramsey County, according to Minnesota death certificates.
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William Walter Gowen died February 6, 1929 in Ramsey County, according to Minnesota death certificates.
REDWOOD COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Albert Gowin died January 2, 1911 in Redwood County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1911-MN-010818.
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Emma Sophronia Gowin died June 14, 1920 in Redwood County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1920-MN-012630.
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Robert Gowin died December 19, 1927 in Redwood County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1927-MN-12020.
RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A male Gowan child died December 16, 1923 in St. Louis County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1923-MN-013776.
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Henry Patrick Gowan was a soldier of St. Louis County in World War I. He was mentioned in “The Honor List of St. Louis County, Minnesota” published in 1921:
“Henry Patrick Gowan was an enterprising business man of Duluth, member of the firm of Gowan-Len-ning-Brown Company, wholesale grocers of Duluth. His sister, Mrs. Mary Gowan Dacey, lives at 1621 East Fourth Street, Duluth.”
In 1912, Gowan-Lenning-Brown Company was located on South Fifth Avenue West in Duluth, Minnesota, according to Marion Deloach Elliott.
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John H. Gowan died November 16, 1923 in St. Louis County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1923-MN-26972.
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Leeanor Lillian Gowan died September 16, 1926 in St. Louis County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1926-MN-27100.
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Margaret S. E. Gowan died October 30, 1927 in St. Louis County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1927-MN-26053.
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William Gowan died February 23, 1942 in St. Louis County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1942-MN-26571.
STEARNS COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Robert Goin died March 4, 1912 in Stearns County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1912-MN-012687.
STEELE COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Clayton Laverne Gowin died June 12, 1944 in Steele County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1944-MN-015304.
SWIFT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Enoch Burton Gowin, son of James Madison Gowin and Eliza Burton Gowin, was born at Benson, Minnesota February 23, 1883. He received an M. D. degree from Iowa State Teachers College in 1906 and a Ph.B. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1909. He was married to Lucy Ada Chase of Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 8, 1911.
Enoch Burton Gowin was listed in “Who’s Who in America” in 1916 residing at 225 West 69th Street in New York, New York.
He received a Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in New York in 1918. Lucy Ada Chase Gowin received an A.M. degree from Columbia University in 1932. In 1932 the address of Enoch Burton Gowin was shown as Allenton House, on East 39th Street, New York City. He was president of the American Executive Institute. He wrote “The Executive and His Control of Men” published in 1915.
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Sarah M. Gowin died January 16, 1924 in Swift County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1924-MN-014943.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Eugene Goings, “colored bell boy” was employed by the Spalding Hotel, according to the 1890-91 city directory of Duluth.
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Amelia Gowan, a domestic, was listed in the 1890-91 city directory of Duluth, Minnesota, living at 72 W. Second Street, Superior, Minnesota.
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Leah Gowan died May 20, 1952 according to Washington County death certificates.
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M. Olivia Gowan was born March 15, 1888 at Stillwater, Minnesota, the daughter of William Gowen and Margaret Lawler Gowan. She graduated from St. Mary School of Nursing, Duluth, Minnesota in 1912. She received a B.S. degree from College of St. Scholastic, Duluth, Minnesota in 1925. She received an A.M. degree at Columbia University in 1932.
“Sister M. Olivia Gowan” was listed in “Who’s Who in America in 1948.” At that time she lived at 4801 Sargent Road, N. E. Washington, D. C.
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Capt. Albert S. Gowen was serving in the Minnesota National Guard in the 206th Infantry Regiment in a service company, according to the 1925 “Official National Guard Register.”
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Hannah Curtis Gowen died November 14, 1920 according to Washington County death certificates.
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Josephine Gowen died October 6, 1938 in Washington County according to “Minnesota Death Certificates Index,” certificate 1938-MN-016545.
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William Gowen, lumberman, who was born in Ireland in 1812 appeared in the 1850 census of Stillwater Precinct, Washington County, Minnesota, according to “Minnesota Territorial Census” by Fridley & Holmquist. He was enumerated August 22, 1850 in Household No. 40-43, a hotel operated by William E. Hearthorn, Tavernkeeper.
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J. Parker Gowing was listed in the 1891-92 city directory of Duluth as a shopkeeper “dealing in paints, oils, glass and wall paper” located at 12 & 14 Second Avenue W. in Duluth. Four paperhangers were employed by the firm. J. Parker Gowing roomed at 1216 E. First Street.
WATONWAN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A female Goins infant died June 2, 1909 in Watonwan County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1909-MN-013950.
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Teddy W. Going died March 9, 1909 in Watonwan County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1909-MN-014007.
WILKIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Annie Gowin died December 22, 1953 according to Wilkin County death certificates.
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Cynthia Lucille Gowin died October 9, 1938 in Wilkin County according to “Minnesota Death Records Index,” certificate 1938-MN-016714.
WINONA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Mary Roberta Going died April 04, 1955 according to Winona County death certificates.
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
William “Bud” Goins was married about 1919 to Cora Filicia Fay Mooers, daughter of John Henry Raynear Mooers and Katherine Caroline Louisa Greiner Mooers, probably in Wright County. Cora Felicia Fay Mooers was born there February 19, 1897 in Cokato, Minnesota. She died March 8, 1985 in Santa Rosa, California.
Children born to William “Bud” Goins and Cora Filicia Fay Mooers Goins include:
Leroy Clinton Goins born January 3, 1921
Melvin Clayton born December 14, 1922
Rebecca May Goins born November 4, 1924
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