JAMES BURNS GOWEN CEMETERY

 

Location:  About 4 ½ miles north of Lynchburg, Tennessee.  From Lynchburg, take Hwy 55 toward Tullahoma.  Turn left on Hwy 82 toward Shelbyville.  Turn left on Wiseman Road, take the first left on Anderson Road, cross a small stream (Mulberry Creek), 1st house on right.  Stone wall – take outside of stone wall and proceed to gate.  Cemetery is located at top of hill in pasture.  Secure permission for entry.  Property is owned by Helene and Stuart Lusky, Lynchburg.

 

The following individuals have been verified as interned in this cemetery and either have had headstones erected or are buried in unmarked graves.  If anyone has verifiable information that others are buried in this family burial site, please let us know.

 

James Burns Gowen – Pvt. Tennessee Volunteers – War of 1812

November 22, 1785 – Bedford County, Virginia

May 14, 1880 – Bedford County, Tennessee (Now Moore County)

 

James J. Gowen – and wife - Permelia E. Gowen

December 29, 1847                   July 24, 1843

February 4, 1922                    June 15, 1934

 

Albert Parks Gowen                Isaac Franklin Gowen                   Ora Gowen -      twins    - Ola Gowen

Nov. 26, 1879                            October 8, 1882                              April 29, 1890                   April 29, 1890

Aug. 17, 1956                           July 3, 1949                                    April 6, 1892                     June 29, 1890

 

Eleanor Merrill, widow of Isaac Wiseman

Born:

March 3, 1881 – Age 100 yr.  And 5 Mos.

 

Sarah M., wife of Thomas J. Baxter Mattie, daughter of Thomas J. and Sarah M. Baxter

Sept. 20, 1849                                                      Jan. 24, 1874

Nov. 28, 1882                                                       June 7, 1875

 

L. W. Gowen – and wife – Rebecca N. Gowen Billie, son of L. W. and Rebecca Gowen

Oct. 30, 1847                       March 25, 1846                   April 6, 1872

Nov. 12, 1923                         Feb. 29, 1876                      May 12, 1874

 

B. F. Bedford – and wife - Nancy Ann Bedford

March 10, 1828                    October   , 1839

October 25, 1902                August 27, 1885

 

Sydney Pauline Jane Bedford                                           Lucy Beatrice Bedford

February 20, 1870                                                              August 26, 1874

December 12, 1887                                                             October 17, 1878

 

James Stone – and wife – Margaret Stone

September 5, 1799             November 19, 1804

June 27, 1876                      October 8, 1882

                                                                                                (NOTE:  Number of Unmarked Graves)

William Floyd – and wife – Sallie Floyd

February 13, 1820                May 22, 1823

July 11, 1906                         October 25, 1889

 

T. R. Cunningham                                                               Earnest L. , son of T. N. and S. J. Driver

July 3, 1858                                                                         May 2, 1878

February 14, 1880                                                              March 12, 1882