John Edward Gowins Born: Aug 16, 1870 Died: Feb 17, 1945 Plot:
Age 74 Where born: Sumner IL Where died: Olney - Richland Co IL Son of: Hezkiah Gowins (Oct 1840 Crawford Co IL; s/of Shadrack Gowin*) & Margaret Herrin Married: 1896 Mayme/Mary G Mann (Jul 1880-1966 buried Bridgeport City Cem m2: Oren William Umfleet) Lived at: 1880 Claremont- Richland Co IL 1900 Petty twp - Lawrence Co IL 1910 Christy twp - Lawrence Co IL 1930 Petty twp - Lawrence Co IL Children: - caution: some may be stepch: Lora (Feb 1898 IL) -
Grace Evelyn (22 Jul 1900 IL-2 Feb 1975 buried Vincennes IN m: Clinton H. Shidler) -
Pauline Blanche (27 Sep 1902 Lawrence Co IL-27 May 1990 m: Weatherly) -
Hazel M (25 Feb 1905-2 Sep 1993 m: Lawrence Harms) -
Beulah (29 Jun 1907 Sumner-10 Mar 1989 Louisville KY m: Paul E Vance) -
Neoma (7 Aug 1909 IL-3 Dec 1991 m: Orville Allen)
* indicates buried with John Edward Gowins in Sumner Cemetery.
About Sumner Cemetery:
Sumner Cemetery is the second largest cemetery in Lawrence county. Located on the east edge of Sumner, on the southside of Route 250. Other cemeteries in the vicinity: Christy Cenetery, Hopewell Cemetery and Lone Tree Cemetery. Burials: 4772 Location: 1000N, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois
