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Male Thomas Gowen Basham Click to view Thomas Gowen Basham in the family tree

Thomas Gowen was born about February 1842 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1   Thomas Gowen's father was Jonathan Basham and his mother was Elizabeth McComb.  His paternal grandparents were Jonathan Basham and Virginia Elizabeth Jones. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named Unknown Male, James M., Henry, Alvis, John, William, Jonathan, Sarah B., Amanda Eleanor and Mariah Elizabeth.  He was the third youngest of the eleven children.  He died after 1900.1 


Thomas Gowen's first family with Margaret Elizabeth Gaither

‌Thomas Gowen and Margaret Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on November 18th, 1870 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1   They had a daughter named Jennie.


Thomas Gowen's second family with Susan Betty Wood

‌Thomas Gowen and Susan Betty were married in a religious ceremony on January 6th, 1881 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1   They had five sons and a daughter, named Jonathan Benjamin (J B), Freddie, Henry Harrison, Zelar, Gowen and Mattie.

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