Does anyone know where Benjamin Gowdy and Ellen Mixon are buried?
|
|
|
I found a relatively new marker for Benjamin Lawrence Gowdy beside a very old marker for Ellen Jane Mixon Gowdy in the Thomas cemetary in Olanta, SC. There are also other Gowdy's, Caker's, and McKenzie's there.
|
Glad you found it!
No dates on the tombstone?
Is Benj. the R.L. on the 1860 census with a first wife?
|
Yes, Cathy, Benjamin was married twice and apparently is buried by his second wife, Ellen J. Mixon (1850-1920). The Monument is fairly new for Benjamin (1835-1893). I do not know who erected it next the the obvious aged one of Ellen.
|
He was a civil war veteran, if the marker is white marble with a gable top it could be a civil war marker. My nephew in SC knows about him. He was my great grandfather.
|
He is also my greatgrandfather. Joseph Lawrence Gowdy was my grandfather. Picture attached.
| Attachments: |
| | | |
|
Found them in the Olanta cemetary, Williamsburg county, SC.
|