JAMES GOWER, b: -

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}




^JAMES GOWER^{b. d.1848 NEW ORLE, LOUISIANA}



		^{JOHN HENRY LENTZ}^{b.1753 UNI, SOUTH CAROLINA d.1835 LIMESTON, ALABAMA}

	^{BENJAMIN LENTZ}^{b.1806 NORTH CAROLINA d.1871 LIMESTON, ALABAMA}	^{SEVILLA HELSEY}^{b.1753 SOUTH CAROLINA d.1847 LIMESTON, ALABAMA}

^RHODA LENTZ^{b.1827 LIMESTON, ALABAMA d.1877 LIMESTON, ALABAMA}		^{COLBY JACKSON}^{b. d.}

	^{MARY JACKSON}^{b.1800 NORTH CAROLINA d.}	^ELIZABETH^{b. d.}