TRUTH AND TALE
GENEALOGY OF JOHN MCGOWAN
ROLLINGDAM
By: PAULINE MCGOWAN(#145)
GEORGE MCGOWAN(#150)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE EARLY YEARS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY
THE IRISH IMMIGRATES
THE ROLLINGDAM CONNECTION
THE FIRST FAMILY
HISTORY OF ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
THE FIRST MCGOWAN HEADSTONE
CONDITIONS OF THE TIME
SPELLING OF ROLLINGDAM
THE SECOND FAMILY
THE FAMILY BIBLE
SUSAN CATHERINE MCGOWAN
HANNA EDNA MCGOWAN
GEORGE PATRICK MCGOWAN
OTHER CHILDREN
THE ROLLINGDAM SCHOOL
CLOSING THE 19TH CENTURY
THE THIRD FAMILY
LEAVING THE NEST
MURPHY'S DANCE HALL
1935 REUNION
1946 -1965
1950 REUNION
THE FOURTH FAMILY
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