Bob Gowens
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Yes, I like that picture of James Blair Gowens. I have seen it before. He is my 2x great-grandfather through his second marriage to Sarah Luvisa Jackson, and their son General Washington Gowens. As you know, my Sarah Jackson is a sister to your Maryann Jackson... So, instead of you and me being 1/2 cousins, we may be even closer than that! :) According to Ancestry.com, we are 3rd. cousins. Have you done a DNA test anywhere? I have at Ancestry, 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage, LivingDNA, and have uploaded to gedmatch.
Sincerely, Paul Hawthorne.
P.S, My maternal grandmother was Maggie Lucille Gowens, b. Graham, TX. Her father is General Washington Gowens, b. Oak, Mills, Iowa 1860.
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