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William Sherman McGowan 1873–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1873

Birth Location: Tunnel Hill, Johnson Co, IL, USA

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Illinois

Father: Jasper McGowen

Mother: Sarah Simmons

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William Sherman McGowan was born in 1873 in Tunnel Hill, Johnson Co, IL, USA, the child of Jasper Mcgowen And Sarah Elizabeth Simmons. William Sherman McGowan passed away in 1954 in Illinois.

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Biography

  • William Sherman McGowan was born in 1873 in Tunnel Hill, Johnson Co, IL, USA, the child of Jasper Mcgowen And Sarah Elizabeth Simmons.
  • William Sherman McGowan passed away in 1954 in Illinois.

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William McGowan's Ancestors

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William McGowan
1873–1954
Birth Place: Tunnel Hill, Johnson Co, IL, USA
Parents
Jasper McGowen
1838–1906
Greene, Illinois, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Simmons
1843–1894
Johnson County, Illinois
Grandparents
Lewis McGowan
1812–1889
Johnson, Illinois, United States
Sarah Johnson
1810–1881
Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hardy Johnson
1781–1854
Patience Harrell
1797–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barnabas Johnson
1751–1836

William McGowan's Timeline

2 Records

1873
15 April 1873
Birth of William Sherman McGowan in Tunnel Hill, Johnson Co, IL, USA
Tunnel Hill, Johnson Co, IL, USA
1954
1954
Age 81
Death of William Sherman McGowan in Illinois
Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1873
    Event Place: Tunnel Hill, Johnson Co, IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Illinois

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