Martha McGowin

First Name: Martha
Last Name: McGowin
Residence (County): 
Conecuh County, AL
Biography: 

Martha (1807-1892) lived in the Old Sparta neighborhood of Conecuh County, Alabama. At the time of the 1860 Census, Martha and her husband, Samuel Lewis McGowin (1805-1892), had eleven children living in the household. The couple had at least six sons who served in Co. D, 16th Alabama Infantry: Alex (1835-1914), Samuel (1836-1862), Joseph (1839-1862), Anthony Lewis (1840-1864), Jacob Thomas (1842-1890), and John Charnic (1843-1862). Four of the six died in in the war.

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11344 McGowin1 July 15, 1862 Anthony Lewis McGowin Samuel Lewis McGowin , Martha McGowin , Sarah McGowin Okolona, Chickasaw County, MS Conecuh County, AL
11349 McGowin5 January 20, 1863 Anthony Lewis McGowin , Alex McGowin Samuel Lewis McGowin , Martha McGowin , Sarah McGowin Tullahoma, Coffee County, TN Conecuh County, AL

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