Histories

Abel Gower was born in Virginia on October 17, 1757. He was in North Carolina by 1776 and enlisted in 1779 in Johnson County. His regiment prevented the British from marching to Wilmington, North Carolina. He was discharged as a private in 1780. He married Elizabeth M. Johnson in 1782 in Johnson County, and they moved to Wilkes County, Georgia, by 1785. In the 1820s they moved to Gwinnett County. He is believed to be buried next to his wife just over the county line from Gwinnett County in Walton County at the church they both helped establish. He died July 17, 1841.

Dedication: The Captain John Collins Chapter, George Walton Chapter, and Button Gwinnett Chapter marked Daniel Clower’s memorial marker May 18, 2002.