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Caldwell County, Kentucky, laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Caroline McGowan. Married to Mildred O'Hara McGowan. Father of William McGowan, George M. McGowan, and C. L. McGowan. Laborer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 279A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 220A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 494B-495A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994029, Caldwell County Births.

"James E. McGowan (1830-1867)," Find A Grave, Memorial #66917158, accessed June 2, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66917158.

Citation

McGowan, James E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214440 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Legal/Financial
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Thomas B. Wadlington, Transcript
1860-12-18
Petition
W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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