Cowan Cemetery
The Cowan Cemetery is located beside the house at 55 Stewart's Bend Lane east of Gordonsville.
It is on part of a large farm along the Caney Fork River that was split by construction of Interstate 40.
Land is still owned by Cowan family.
GPS 36-09-71N 85-53-22W
Heflin, W.B. 24 Mar 1846 - 12 Feb 1928 (Photo on stone)
Cowan, W. H. 28 Mar 1856 - -- -- -- Marr. 10 Jan 1877
Cowan, Bettie Gibbs 25 Dec 1856 - 4 June 1926 W/O W.H.
Cowan, Ira B. 3 Aug 1803 - 2 Mar 1874
Cowan, Sarah 13 June 1833 - 6 Dec 1887 W/O Ira B.
Cowan, Inf of Mr & Mrs Ira Cowan B & D 14 Mar 1912
Cowan, Inf of L. Cowan & wife B & D 30 Dec 1911
Cowan, William A. 1 Oct 1926 - 1 Dec 1966 WWII
Cowan, Howell Gregg 18 Feb - 26 Feb 1957
Cowan, Varnell, 19 May 1928 - 10 Dec 1993
Cowan, Andrew Jackson d 1 Feb 1982 age 89
Cowan, Ples 15 Dec 1858 - 28 June 1928
Cowan, Amanda G. Thompson 24 Sept 1851 - 11 Nov 1922
W/O Ples Cowan- Married 26 Sept 1875
Cowan, George W. 21 July 1913 - 30 Oct 1920
Several more unmarked graves and graves marked by fieldstones.
Copied by Retta Waggoner July 12, 2003
Listed in Smith County Tennessee Cemeteries - South of the Cumberland River page 88.
