Gowen, Mary, Papers, 1838-1869
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Texas politician, soldier, and frontier hero. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas and served as a United States Senator for that state. From the description of Letter, ca. 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699442 From the description of Letter, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435304 Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the war of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years amon...
Rothhass, Jacob.
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New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad Company
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The New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad Company was chartered in both Louisiana and Mississippi to build a railroad from New Orleans, La., to Jackson, Miss. It received financial support from both state governments as well as private investors. Commencing construction in 1852, the line was completed to Canton, Miss., in March 1858. From the description of New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad shipment record, 1870-1873. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat...
Gowen family
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Gowen, Mary
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Winn (or Wynn) B. Gowen (b. ca. 1840) of Alabama, paternal ancestor of Mary Gowen, was captured at the Battle of Champion Hill in Mississippi, and sent to the prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate soldiers in May 1863 on Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Ohio. Frederick Jacob Rothaas (or Rothhass), architect and engineer, was employed with the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Rail Road Company as principle draughtsman. He settled in New Orleans after winning a contes...
Gowen, Winn B., b. ca. 1840
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Rothaas, Victoria.
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