Generation Eight

342. Ernest W.⁸ Gowdy (Myron⁷, Lorenzo⁶, Bennet⁵, Samuel⁴, Samuel³, James², Simon¹) was born on 18 May 1883 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa.¹

Known children of Ernest W.⁸ Gowdy include these two:

• 412. i. Marion E.⁹ Gowdy.

• 413. ii. Myron L. Gowdy.

361. Henry Leroy⁸ Gowdy (Wellington⁷, Hiram⁶, Bennet⁵, Samuel⁴, Samuel³, James², Simon¹) was born on 25 December 1877 in Lowville, New York.¹ He married Edith Gaskill, daughter of William Gaskill and Alice H. [_____], on 6 September 1906 in Corinth, Iowa.¹

Edith Gaskill was born on 19 March 1877 in near Wymet, Illinois.¹

The three known children of Henry Leroy⁸ Gowdy and Edith Gaskill are as follows:

• 414. i. Richard Henry⁹ Gowdy.

• 415. ii. Harriet Gowdy.

• 416. iii. James Gaskill Gowdy.

382. Earl George⁸ Gowdy (George⁷, Edrick⁶, Elam⁵, Hill⁴, Samuel³, James², Simon¹) was born on 23 November 1888 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹ He married Linnie Finkle say 1909.

The two known children of Earl George⁸ Gowdy and Linnie Finkle are as follows:

• 417. i. James⁹ Gowdy.

• 418. ii. Faith Virginia Gowdy.

383. Lois Davies⁸ Gowdy (George⁷, Edrick⁶, Elam⁵, Hill⁴, Samuel³, James², Simon¹) was born on 15 August 1893 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.¹ She married William N. Wright in 1913.

The only known child of Lois Davies⁸ Gowdy and William N. Wright is:

• 419. i. Billie B.⁹ Wright.