Allen S. Gowin (1899)

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Date: 2/16/2009 at 10:04:23

Winterset Madisonian – May 24, 1899
Pg 5
County and City

Allen Gowin died at Dexter last Monday, May 21, aged 75. Mr. Gowin was an old resident of Madison county, and lived for many years in Jefferson and Madison townships. The funeral was held at Fairview on Tuesday.
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Winterset Madisonian – May 31, 1899
Pg 8
Madison Township

Mr. Goins, an old gentleman, died at his home in Dexter and was buried at the Fairview cemetery. He was an uncle of Jesse Goins of this township.
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Newspaper Unknown
May 1899

Death of Albert S. Gowin

Last Monday morning, May 22, Albert S. Gowin passed away after an illness that began the 7th of last October. His disease was cancer of the liver and pancreas and his suffering was most severe.

Mr. Gowin was born February 26, 1824 in Ripley county, Indiana, being 75 years, 2 months and 26 days old at the time of his death. There he lived until grown and was married to Eliza Jane Logan, January 14, 1847. To them were born seven children, two boys and five girls, all grown to manhood and womanhood and six of whom are living, to mourn the loss of their last best earthly friend, the wife and mother having gone before, January 22, 1889.

Mr. Gowin moved to Madison county in 1872 and lived in that county and community about twenty years. He has made his home most of the time, the past seven years with his eldest daughter, Mrs. L. F. Macy, near and in Dexter.

He was always of a cheerful disposition, a good father, friend and neighbor, and leaves many friends to mourn his departure.

Short services were conducted at the home here, Tuesday, by Rev. C. L. Baxter, and the funeral sermon preached by Rev. Johnson at the Fairview church, south of DeSoto. The interment was made in Fairview cemetery where his remains now rest.
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Transcriber note: Typed as entered in the newspaper, name should be Allen S. Gowin.

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