Most all of the information on this page about Nancy Gowdy's family was provided by Merrily Lawson who is a direct descendent of Nancy Patton Gowdy through Nancy's son William S. Brown. Later as she developes her page and her informatation becomes available we will link to her page for documented events and names.

NANCY PATTON GOWDY, daughter of John GOWDY and Ann Steele, was born 17 Jun, 1822 in near Springfield, Clark Co., OH, and died 20 Nov, 1898 in Pawnee City, Pawnee Co., NE. She married JOSEPH BROWN 02 Mar, 1843 in Clark Co., OH. Children of NANCY GOWDY and JOSEPH BROWN are:

1. JOHN GOWDY BROWN, b. 10 Jul, 1844, Green Co., OH; d. 21 Jan, 1898 , , Steel Co., ND; m. MARTHA GIBSON, 08 Nov, 1865.
2. JAMES ALEXANDER BROWN, b. 01 Jul, 1849, Sidney, Shelby, OH; d. 10 Feb, 1937, Pawnee City, Pawnee Co., NE; m. (1) FRANCIS FLORENCE CONNER, 03 Feb, 1876, Wataga, Knox, IL; m. (2) NORA A REEVE, 02 Mar, 1886.
3. WILLIAM STEWART BROWN, b. 28 Feb, 1852, Monmouth, Warren Co., IL; d. 01 Sep, 1925, Wichita, Sedgwick, KS; m. SARAH ANN GLOVER, 09 May, 1878, Monmouth, Warren Co., IL.
4. ANN BROWN, b. 07 Dec, 1854, Henderson, IL; d. 29 Jan, 1938, Wabuansee, KS; m. ZENAS E HOUGH, 30 Mar, 1875.
5. PERRY BROWN, b. 04 Dec, 1857, Henderson, IL.
6. INFANT BROWN, b. 05 Sep, 1860, Henderson, IL.