Joseph
Greener
"Joe"
Gower
Born in Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William A. Gower
and Edna T. (Grizzard) Fletcher
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Blanche Margaret (Farnum) Gower
— married
29 Mar 1888 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 43
in Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2017
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Biography
Joseph Gower died in a train collision.
Joseph was born in August 1866 in Tennessee.[1]
He married Blanche Farnum on 29 March 1888 in Davidson County, Tennessee.[2]
At 7:48 AM on 15 September 1909, Passenger Train No. 4 and Freight Train No. 51 collided about one mile west of Pegram's Station, Cheatham County, Tennessee. Joseph was the engineer on Passenger Train No. 4. He was one of eight men that were killed in the accident. Many others were injured.[3]
Joseph was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1900 United States census, Nashville Ward 11, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, enumeration district 94, sheet no. 15A. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X81Y-3Q2 : 23 December 2016), Joe G. Gower and Blanche M. Fornum, 29 Mar 1888; citing , Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,022,014.
- ↑ "N. C. & St. L. Trains Together Head-On." Nashville American, 16 Sep 1909, pp. 5, 7, 15.
- ↑ Find A Grave, Joseph Greener Gower
- 1870 United States census, District 13, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p. 72. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- 1880 United States census, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, enumeration district 52, p. 7. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
- 1900 United States census, Nashville Ward 11, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, enumeration district 94, sheet no. 15A. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X81Y-3Q2 : 23 December 2016), Joe G. Gower and Blanche M. Fornum, 29 Mar 1888; citing , Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,022,014.
- Davidson County, Tennessee. Death certificate no. 15095, Joe G. Gower. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- "N. C. & St. L. Trains Together Head-On." Nashville American, 16 Sep 1909, pp. 5, 7, 15.
- Find A Grave, Joseph Greener Gower
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Joseph:
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~0.78%
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