Sarah McGowin

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

Sarah McGowin (b. ca. 1844) lived in the Old Sparta neighborhood of Conecuh County, Alabama with herparents and ten siblings. Six of her brothers served in Co. D, 16th Alabama Infantry: Alex (1835-1914), Samuel (1836-1862), Joseph (1839-1862), Jacob Thomas (1842-1890), Anthony Lewis (1840-1864), 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
11345 McGowin2 September 23, 1862 Anthony Lewis McGowin Sarah McGowin Knoxville, Knox County, TN Conecuh County, AL
11346 McGowin3 November 18, 1862 Anthony Lewis McGowin Sarah McGowin Franklin County, TN Conecuh County, AL
11347 McGowin4 December 1, 1862 Anthony Lewis McGowin Sarah McGowin Triune, Williamson County, TN 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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