Lorenzo
Dow
Gower
Sr.
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Gower
and Charlotte (Garland) Gower
Brother of
Andrew J. Gower, Margaret (Gower) Gatlin, Mark Robertson Gower, Lavina M. (Gower) Newsom, Abel Blakely Gower, Nancy Gower, William Thomas Gower, Charlotte Tennessee (Gower) Russell, Lucy Ann (Gower) Shuster, Sarah (Gower) Newsom, James Gower, John H. Gower, Nancy Cynthia A. (Gower) Wyatt and Leonidas F. Gower
Husband of
Nancy Lucas (Gatlin) Gower
— married
14 Aug 1823 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William A. Gower, Amanda Tennessee (Gower) Turbeville, Nathan Marion Gower, James Albert Gower and Lorenzo Dow Gower Jr
Died
at age 88
in Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography
Lorenzo was born on 27 Sep 1803.[1] He was named after preacher Lorenzo Dow.[2]
He married Nancy L. Gatlin on 14 August 1823 in Davidson County, Tennessee.[3]
He died on 11 July 1892.[4] and was buried in Gower Cemetery, located on Gower Road, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, behind the Centenary Methodist Church.[5] 25210575 Marries 1823
Sources
- ↑ Woodard, J. E. History of the Gower Family. Nashville: Harry V. L. Gower, 1920.
- ↑ Woodard, J. E. History of the Gower Family. Nashville: Harry V. L. Gower, 1920.
- ↑ Davidson County, Tennessee. Marriage Record, 1823. Lorenzo D. Gower and Nancy L. Gatlin. Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
- ↑ Davidson County Cemetery Survey Project. Gower Cemetery. [1]
- ↑ Davidson County Cemetery Survey Project. Gower Cemetery. [2]
- "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD3P-9QH : 27 January 2020), Lorenzo D. Gower, 1823.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDC-TWD : 23 December 2020), Lorenzo Gower, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T1-4GR : 18 February 2021), Lorenzo Dow Gower, 1860.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25210575/lorenzo-dow-gower : accessed 15 September 2021), memorial page for Lorenzo Dow Gower Sr. (27 Sep 1803–11 Jul 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #25210575, citing Gower Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Susan Knight Gore (contributor 46865669) .
- Gower Family Bible pages. TSLA Bible Collection, Donated by Marty Baxter Reich, April 2018.
- Davidson County, Tennessee. Marriage Record, 1823. Lorenzo D. Gower and Nancy L. Gatlin. Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
- "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X81R-P9N : 27 January 2020), Lorenzo D Gower, 1823.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDC-TWD : 23 December 2020), Lorenzo Gower, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T1-4GR : 18 February 2021), Lorenzo Dow Gower, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7M-ZHK : 20 February 2021), L Dow Gower, District 12, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 72, sheet 189C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,251.
- Find a Grave, Lorenzo Dow Gower
- Woodard, J. E. History of the Gower Family. Nashville: Harry V. L. Gower, 1920.
- Davidson County Cemetery Survey Project. Gower Cemetery. [3]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lorenzo by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lorenzo:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lorenzo by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lorenzo:
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~1.56%
Michael Hogue
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QD5519841 [compare], Ancestry member MLHogue57
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~1.56%
Barry Hogue :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Karen (DeMoss) Daye :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A781960 [compare], Ancestry member kad1970
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~1.56%
Donald Gatlin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T664840 [compare], FTDNA kit #194209
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~0.78%
E. Gatlin :
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~0.78%
~6.25%
John Corn :
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~0.78%
Jerry Mead :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Brenda (Epley) O'Brien :
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~0.78%
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