John D. "Gladden" Moore
Born: November 25, 1835
Died: September 19, 1909
John was the son of John Ransom and Rachel Robinson Moore. He was
previously married to Jane Patterson, who died leaving him with a large family.
His second marriage was to Nancy Jane Gowens Chism, daughter of Lewis F.
and Lucretia Rice Gowens and widow of Christopher Columbus Chism.
The Gowens Graveyard is listed in Church and Family Graveyards of Franklin County, 1976, KHS.
Walter Chisholm made
a physical survey of the Gowens Graveyard in early March (2011) and
submitted
the above photo.