tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205626401984449616.post761025831343494858..comments2024-03-07T18:16:01.274-08:00Comments on Georgia On My Mind: The Four GeorgiansEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205626401984449616.post-22725956080845380312013-02-18T19:45:52.624-08:002013-02-18T19:45:52.624-08:00Iknow for very sure that William Henry Rusk was wi...Iknow for very sure that William Henry Rusk was with John Cowan when the first gold was found at what they named "Last Chance Gulch." He was my great-grandfather, and a portrait of John Cowan hung in my grandmother's (his daughter's) home. He came home a wealthy man, having stopped in Philly to have his gold minted and to have a wedding ring made from his gold for his fiance. Rusk, Cowan and the other two men with them were the Four Georgians who found gold first. The other three men (none from GA), later erroneously called Georgians, filed claims while Cowan filed one claim for himself and the three younger men he brought with him from GA.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205626401984449616.post-25850579040748270842011-09-09T20:46:10.362-07:002011-09-09T20:46:10.362-07:00John Cowan was the son of Isaac Cowan (ca. 1773-18...John Cowan was the son of Isaac Cowan (ca. 1773-1824) and Ann Scott Knox Cowan (1773-after 1850), and grandson of William Cowan (ca. 1735-1789) and Sarah Stewart Cowan (ca. 1740-1807.) These Cowans came to GA from Rowan County, NC in 1785 with the pioneers of the Bethsalem community in Oglethorpe County. The family moved into what became Jackson County in the mid 1790s.)Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205626401984449616.post-10835216190070181252010-07-03T05:55:37.144-07:002010-07-03T05:55:37.144-07:00Wow Fascinating!So neat that the 4 Georgians playe...Wow Fascinating!So neat that the 4 Georgians played a role in Helena Montanna.tipperhttp://www.blindpigandtheacorn.comnoreply@blogger.com