John Bryant Bowden

1835 - 1905  (70 years)

• Name	John Bryant Bowden
  Birth	20 Feb 1835
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Mar 1905	Burial: Bethany Baptist Ch., Cem., McDonough, Henry Co., GA
  Person ID	I4768	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Luvada Goss,   b. 22 Jun 1840   d. 9 Mar 1915, Burial: Bethany Baptist Ch., Cem., McDonough, Henry Co., GA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1856	Henry Co., GA
  Children	1. Sarah Amanda Bowden,   b. 1857   d. 1939 (Age 82 years)   2. James Filmore Bowden,   b. 1858   d. 1929 (Age 71 years)   3. William Benjamin Bowden,   b. 1860   d. 1916 (Age 56 years)   4. Elizabeth Bryant Bowden,   b. 1862   d. 1916 (Age 54 years)   5. John Thomas Bowden,   b. 1865   d. 1911 (Age 46 years)   6. Lela Emma Evaline Bowden,   b. 1867   d. 1943 (Age 76 years)   7. Antoinette Genorrah "Nettie" Bowden,   b. 1868   d. 1949 (Age 81 years)   8. George Marion Bowden,   b. 1878   d. 1951 (Age 73 years)   9. Della Jane Bowden,   b. 1881   d. 1894 (Age 13 years)
  Family ID	F1862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Steven Bowden: Name of James Bowden corrected to John Bryant Bowden, b. 1835 Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31605098/john-bryant-bowden Created by: Sarah Locklin Taylor Added: 21 Nov 2008 Find A Grave Memorial 31605098 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 August 2019), memorial page for John Bryant Bowden (20 Feb 1835–10 Mar 1905), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31605098, citing Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Sarah Locklin Taylor (contributor 46921363) . Sarah Locklin Taylor: John Bryant Bowden BIRTH 20 Feb 1835 DEATH 10 Mar 1905 (aged 70) BURIAL Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 31605098 Family Members Spouse Mary Luvada Goss Bowden 1840-1915 Children Sarah Amanda Bowden 1857-1939 James Filmore Bowden 1858-1929 William Benjamin Bowden 1860-1916 Elizabeth Bryant Bowden Rauls 1862-1916 John Thomas Bowden 1865-1911 Lela Emma Evaline Bowden Hubbard 1867-1943 Antoinette Genorrah "Nettie" Bowden Walden 1868-1949 George Marion Bowden 1878-1951 Della Jane Bowden 1881-1894 Source: Melissa Hennigar Parrish, whose source was: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?kirk::goss::1052.html Date: January 25, 2001 at 04:17:1 Jarrod W. Van Kirk: GOSS, MATTHEW - SC - GA Posted by: Jarrod W. Van Kirk Date: January 25, 2001 at 04:17:18 In Reply to: Re: GOSS, MATTHEW - SC - GA by Bill of 2141 Name: Matthew Goss ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1790 Anderson, SC Death: 18 Dec 1883 Locus Grove, Henry Co., GA Father: Thomas Goss Jr. (1752->1840) Mother: Elizabeth "Patsy" Putman (1755-1825) Other Spouses: Evalene McWhorter Marriage: 1808 Pendleton Dist., SC ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Diais "Diasampi" Rampas?????? ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1790 Death: abt 1833 Habersham Co., GA Children: ---------------------------------------- 1 M: Matthew William Goss Birth: 1809 Pendleton Dist. SC Death: Fannin Co. Ga. Spouse: Senah Parker Marriage: 31 Dec 1835 Lumpkin Co., GA1 ---------------------------------------- 2 M: Riley Goss Birth: 1812 Pendleton Dist., SC Death: 1884 White Beadle, TX Spouse: Sarah Ferguson Marriage: 22 Mar 1832 Habersham Co., GA Spouse: M. E. Smith Marriage: 25 Apr 1867 Gordon Co., GA Spouse: Mary Hughart Marriage: 29 Dec 1881 ---------------------------------------- 3 F: Rebecca Goss Birth: 1816 Pendleton Dist., SC Death: 1848 GA Spouse: Jonathan Tate Marriage: 1834 GA ---------------------------------------- 4 M: Jeffrey Jesse Goss Birth: 1819 ---------------------------------------- 5 M: John Goss (NOTE, his name is NOT John BARTON Goss, just John Goss) Birth: 15 Nov 1819 Habersham Co., GA Death: abt 1896 Johntown, Dawson Co., GA Spouse: Elizabeth "Willie?" McWhorter Marriage: 1841 Lumpkin Co., GA Spouse: Clarice Farriba Marriage: 18 Sep 1856 Lumpkin Co. Ga.1 Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Fouts Marriage: 3 Nov 1883 ---------------------------------------- 6 M: Elias A. Goss Birth: 1821 Habersham Co., GA Death: 1851 White Co., GA Spouse: Emily Ayres Marriage: 1843 ---------------------------------------- 7 F: Sarah E. Goss Birth: 1822 GA Death: 1884 Dade Co., GA Spouse: John Bullard Marriage: 27 Feb 1842 ---------------------------------------- 8 M: Benjamin Franklin Goss Birth: 1823 Habersham Co., GA Death: 1867 Dalton, GA Spouse: Johanna Gilbert Marriage: 6 Oct 1845 Ga. ---------------------------------------- 9 F: Lorinda Goss Birth: 1824 Habersham Co., GA Death: 1884 GA Spouse: Jonathan Tate Marriage: 2 Jan 1849 Bartow Co., GA ---------------------------------------- 10 M: Evan Pearson Goss Birth: Apr 1827 GA Death: 27 Jun 1902 Union Parish, LA Spouse: Elizabeth Crowley Marriage: 22 Dec 1850 Henry Co., Ga. ---------------------------------------- 11 M: J. J. Goss Birth: 1830 ---------------------------------------- 12 F: Martha Ann Goss Birth: 1832 Habersham Co., GA Spouse: John Wesley Barton Marriage: 1848 Cass Co., GA Notes for Matthew Goss Date: 8 MAR 1832 Place: applied for 2 draws Gold Lottery Habersham Co. Ga. Date: 21 JUN 1813 Place: served in Nash's Regiment South Carolina Volunteers Date: 20 JUN 1814 Place: Capt. Andrew Hamilton's Co., SC Militia Place: 1820, 1830 census of Pendleton Dist. SC. Notes for Diais "Diasampi" Rampas?????? Diais Rampas is said to be a Cherokee woman, married to Matthew Goss. As evidence I have seen pictures of one of her sons that looks like he is part American Indian. Matthew's other wife and chldren continue below: Name: Matthew Goss ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1790 Anderson, SC Death: 18 Dec 1883 Locus Grove, Henry Co., GA Father: Thomas Goss Jr. (1752->1840) Mother: Elizabeth "Patsy" Putman (1755-1825) Other Spouses: Diais "Diasampi" Rampas?????? Marriage: 7 May 1833 Habersham Co., GA1 ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Evalene McWhorter ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1815 SC Death: 6 Nov 1893 Henry Co., GA Children: ---------------------------------------- 1 M: Jeremiah Goss Birth: 12 Dec 1833 Death: 8 Jul 1862 CSA Civil War Spouse: Susan A.E. Gardner Marriage: 7 Aug 1859 Henry Co., GA ---------------------------------------- 2 M: Yarby A. Goss Birth: 1839 GA Death: 7 Aug 1862 CSA, Richmond, VA Spouse: Sarah E.M. Dees Marriage: 1857 Henry Co., GA ---------------------------------------- 3 F: Mary Luvada? Goss Birth: 1841 Spouse: James Bowden Marriage: 3 Feb 1856 Henry Co., GA ---------------------------------------- 4 M: Thomas Monroe Goss Birth: Jun 1841 GA Death: 1917 Henry Co., GA Spouse: Lilla Laurence B. Bowden Marriage: bef 1862 Spouse: Mary Angeline Darton Marriage: 13 Jul 1865 ---------------------------------------- 5 F: Malinda Jane Goss Birth: 1845 Gilmer Co., GA Death: 1892 Spouse: John Thomas Stallworth Marriage: 1 Dec 1872 Henry Co., GA2 ---------------------------------------- 6 M: D. L. Goss Birth: 1848 ---------------------------------------- 7 M: Wilford M. Goss Birth: Jun 1850 Henry Co., GA Spouse: Sarah Jane Bowen Marriage: 3 Nov 1897 Henry Co., GA ---------------------------------------- 8 M: James Van Buren Goss Birth: 2 Sep 1856 Henry Co., GA Death: 16 Sep 1927 Henry Co., GA Spouse: Amelia Annette Smith Marriage: 1875 Henry Co., Ga. Spouse: Cora Jinks Polk Marriage: 1909 ---------------------------------------- 9 F: Margaret L. Goss Birth: 1859 Spouse: John Thomas Stallworth Marriage: 24 Nov 1892 Henry Co., GA Notes for Matthew Goss Date: 8 MAR 1832 Place: applied for 2 draws Gold Lottery Habersham Co. Ga. Date: 21 JUN 1813 Place: served in Nash's Regiment South Carolina Volunteers Date: 20 JUN 1814 Place: Capt. Andrew Hamilton's Co., SC Militia Place: 1820, 1830 census of Pendleton Dist. SC.