I came across this interesting article from an 1859 newspaper about Russell Gower, Sam Martin and John Boyd in early Nashville history. The voice reminds me of AW Putnam, writer of "History of Middle Tennessee: Or, Life and Times of Gen. James Robertson", but no author is listed. It is based on real court cases, …
Robert Gower and Agnes Burnley were early Nashville residents. Nashville was founded in 1779 by the Robertson and Donelson party, which also consisted of the Gower family and Robert. Robert was born between 1774-1775, if you take into account he purchased land in February 1796. (He would have to be at least 21 years old.) …
The Cumberland Compact, signed in May of 1780, established the first government in what would later become Nashville, Tennessee. One of the signers was Russell Gower, the likely uncle of six-great-grandfather. For more information and a complete list of signers of the Cumberland Compact, please visit this website.
4/25/17 I have DNA tested my mother and my paternal grandfather through Ancestry.com. It was well worth the price and wait time (about two months each in 2016). I knew through family tree research that my mother was related to the Gower family of Davidson County, Tennessee. DNA helped to prove that. She's descended from …
This is the top read article on my website! It was originally posted in 2017. I have found additional information since then and have included it below. Gower's (or Gower) Island is a 40.5-acre island in the Cumberland River. You can see the island if you travel down River Trace, off of Ashland City Hwy/Hwy …
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