Mattie Era McGown

Notes:

See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Curtis Elbert McCauley. Curtis was born on 28 Apr 1901 in Texas; died on 4 Jan 1973 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary writes that he was the son of Andrew J. McGown & Martha Edna A. "Mattie" Browning - 1st Married Abbie Ellie Conn 15 Jan 1905; 2nd married Dora ?

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSBW-WHS
name: Earnest Jackson Mcgown
death date: 09 Jun 1944
death place: Ville Platte, , Evangeline, Louisiana
gender: Male
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
age: 61
estimated birth year: 1883
birth place: Sabine, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name: E J Mcgown
father's name: Dock Mcgown
mother's name: Pinky Mcgown
film number: 1220771
image number: 01579
certificate number: 5141338
digital folder number: 4213511
Collection: "Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956," Earnest Jackson Mcgown, 1944

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 16 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 36B
722-745
McGown, Ernest J Head M W 37 M Tx Tx Ga Farmer
McGown, Abbie E Wf F W 39 m Tx Miss Miss
McGown, Vera A Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Mattie E Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, MaryElla D Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Velma E Dtr F W 1 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Thelma A Dtr F W 1 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Ernest married Abbie Ella Conn on 15 Jan 1905. Abbie (daughter of Henry Patrick Conn and Clarissa "Clarrisee" Gibson) was born on 15 Jan 1880 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Mar 1963 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary notes that she was the daughter of Henry Patrick Conn & Clarissa Gibson - Married Ernest Jackson McGown 15 Jan 1905.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDKH-JY9
name: Abbie Ella Mcgown
death date: 05 Mar 1963
death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 83 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 15 Jan 1880
birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: Henry Conn
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Clarsie Gibson
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
cemetery: Gravel Hill Cemetery
burial place: Sabine, Texas
burial date: 06 Mar 1963
additional relatives: X
film number: 2117178
digital film number: 4028583
image number: 2765
reference number: cn16993
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Abbie Ella Mcgown, 1963

(Research):
Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 21, 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-3 Sheet 18A Stamped 39
McGown, Abbie Head F W 60 Wd Tx Same House
McGown, Thelma Dtr F W 21 S Tx Same House
Adams, Wanda Grddtr F W 12 Tx Same House

Andrew married Mattie Edna Browning. Mattie was born on 14 Nov 1857 in Georgia; died on 29 Jul 1915; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam Pr No 4
Enumerated 6 and 7 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 3B
51-51
Browning, William Head W M Nov 1833 66 M 44 Sc Sc Sc Farmer
Browning, Julia E Wf W F Jany 1836 64 M 44 1/1 Ga Ala SC
McGown, Mattie E Dtr W F Nov 1857 43 Wd 3/3 Ga Sc Ala
McGown, William D Son W M Feb 1879 21 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
McGown, Earnest J Son W M Nov 1882 17 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
McGown, Perry H Son W M Aug 1884 15 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 12 May 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 16B
246-251
McGown, James P HEad M W 25 m1 5 Tx Tx Ga Farmer
McGown, Mary A Wf F W 22 M1 5 2/2 Tx Ga Tx
McGown, Roy L Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Nead H Son M W 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
247-252
Browning, William Head M W 76 Md 35 SC SC SC Farmer
McGown, Mattie P Dtr F W 45 Wd 3/3 Ga Sc Ga Farm Laborer
Browning, Julia E Wf F W73 M1 35 1/1 Ga Ga Ga

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary writes: "Born in Jefferson Co. Miss. Moved to Copiah Co in 1833, Moved to Arkansas in 1854, Married to Miss Clarrissa Gibson 2 Jan 1859, Moved to Texas in 1869 - Only sleeping [FS: H. P. C.] (Henry Patrick Conn - Son of James Conn & Martha A. Gibson - CSA - Originally this grave & his wife Clarissa Conn's grave were surrounded by a wrought iron fence)."

At the time of the 1850 Federal census, an 18 year old Henry Conn, born in Mississippi and working as a laborer, was living in the home of Farrish and Martha Kendrick of Copiah County, Mississippi.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
not located

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, PO Brookeland
Enumerated 14 Aug 1870
Page 14
603-603
Conn, H P 38 M W Farmer 1000 1000 Miss
Clarissa 29 F W Keeping House Miss
Mary E 10 F W Ark
Elisha 3 M W Ark
Martha A 1/2 F W Tx
Gleason M 22 F W La

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1
Enumerated 26 Jun 1880
Page 16 SD 1 ED 85
162-163
Conn, Henry P W M 49 Farmer Miss Miss Miss
Conn, Clarissa W F 39 Wf Keeping House Miss SC SC
Conn, Elisha L W M 11 Son At School Ark
Conn, Martha W F 10 Dtr At School Tx
Conn, Willie H W M 9 Son At School Tx
Conn, George W M 7 Son At School Tx
Conn, Clarissa A W F 2 Dtr Tx
Conn, Abbie W F 5/12 Jan Dtr Tx
Travis, Martha W F 29 Servant Miss Miss Miss

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2B
29-30
Conn, Henry Head M M Mar 1832 68 M 40 Miss Miss Tenn Farmer
Cobb, Clarcy Wf W F Mar 1841 59 M 40 10/7 Miss Miss Miss
Cobb, Abbie E Dtr W F Jan 1880 20 S Tx Miss Miss

Henry married Clarissa "Clarrisee" Gibson on 2 Jan 1859 in Lafayette County, Arkansas. Clarissa was born on 12 Mar 1841 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jan 1932 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary writes: "Born Marion Co, Miss. Moved to Arkansas 1854, Married H. P. Conn 2 Jan 1859, Moved to Sabine Co. Tex 1869, Daughter of Thomas Gibson & Anna Adams"

Did she marry second a DICKERSON? The death certificate of daughter Martha Conn Boyett lists her mother as Clarrisa Dickerson. She is also shown as Clarissa (Dickerson) CONN on the FindAGrave memorial for Martha Conn Boyett.

FindAGrave instead lists her date of death as 30 Jan 1902, but there is not a photo of the tombstone to verify this earlier date.

Notes:

Married:
The transcription of this Arkansas Marriage record on Ancestry.com shows him as Henry P. COMEY.

Notes:

Listed as Alexander on the 1850 census; as A. H. in 1860 and 1870, and as Andrew in 1880 and 1900. Steve McCalip emailed, in August 2015, that his name "...should be "Andrew Henderson McGown" This is what is on the Bible page of his birth, his father's bible (George W. McGown). I have many other documents supporting this...."

"Received a land grant from the Republic of Texas (bro. of John Franklin McGown). Alex H. McGown was sherriff of Sabine County for many years. All these McGowns are buried in the Browning Cemetery on the Camino Real near Milam." (White and Toole, p 52).

(Research):

Census Data:

The 1850 U. S. Census for Sabine, Sabine Co., TX taken on October 11, 1850, lists residing in household 86
Alexander H. McGown-Head Age 25 (Farmer), Tenn
Elizabeth-Wife Age 22, Tenn
George W.-Son Age 5 months. Tx

The 1860 U. S. Census for Redland, Sabine Co., TX taken on June 30, 1860, lists residing in household 181
A. H. McGown-Head Age 34 (Farmer),
Elizabeth B.-Wife Age 30,
George W.-Son Age 10,
John T.-Son Age 7,
Andrew J.-Son Age 5,
S. H.-Son Age 2.

The 1870 U. S. Census for Hemphill, Sabine Co., TX taken on June 28, 1870, lists residing in household 34
A. H. McGown-Head Age 46 (Farmer),
Elizabeth-Wife Age 42,
George W.-Son Age 20,
John T.-Son Age 17,
Andrew J.-Son Age 14,
Sam H.-Son Age 11,
Sarah E.-Daughter Age 9,
Jefferson H.-Son Age 7,
Susan B.-Daughter Age 3.

The 1880 U. S. Census for Sabine Co., TX taken on June 23, 1880, lists residing in household 107
Andrew H. McGown-Head Age 56 (Farmer),
Elizabeth B.-Wife Age 51,
Jeff H.-Son Age 18 (Farm Laborer),
Susan B.-Daughter Age 14,
William C.-Son Age 10 (Farm Laborer).

The 1900 U. S. Census for Milam, Sabine Co., TX taken on Junel 4, 1900, lists residing in household 33
Andrew McGown-Head Age 76,
Elizabeth-Wife Age 72,
Peyton-Grand Son Age 13.

Transcribed by Larry Sidebottom, and copied from his tree at WorldConnect
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=larrymelkel

Andrew married Elizabeth Burton Stovall in 1849. Elizabeth was born on 30 May 1830 in Tennessee; died on 12 Oct 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her FindAGrave memorial page, created by Ray and Peggy Holbrooks Pace, show her as a daughter of Thomas S. Stovall (FAG #82232361) and Sarah Day (FAG #82231992).

Notes:

Married:
White and Toole also show that they had a son named John Franklin McGown.

James married Martha Gibson on 10 Mar 1820 in Marion County, Mississippi. Martha was born about 1800 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Martha Gibson was born about 1800 in North Carolina, daughter of Stafford Gibson and Mary Ann Sumrall. Stafford Gibson died in 1805 in North Carolina. He may have died in Chesterfield District. South Carolina, as in Drawer 7, Case # 278, Nancy Ann Gibson was granted letters of Administration.

In 1829 in Marion County, Ms., Drawer 71, Case 278, Calvin Sumrall and wife Elizabeth (Gibson) Sumrall, Purson Powell and wife Sarah (Gibson) Powell and Thomas Gibson

VS

William H. Graham and wife, Nancy, late Nancy Gibson widow of Stafford Gibson.

Stafford Gibson and Nancy Sumrall had four children: Elizabeth Gibson married her cousin Calvin Sumrall, Sarah Gibson married Purson Powell, Martha Gibson married 1st. James Conn ,2nd. Allen McDaniel and Thomas Gibson married Anna Adams.

Martha Gibson Conn McDaniel was the only child that did not sue her Mother and stepfather, William H. Graham. Thomas Gibson was the father of Clarissa Gibson that married Henry Patrick Conn, son of James & Martha. Henry Patrick Conn & Clarissa Gibson were first cousins.

James Conn & Martha Gibson were married March 10, 1820, page 179 Book A. Richard Conn, Jr. was a witness. They were married by James Phillips, Minister of Gospel.

Martha Gibson-Beneficiary of Stafford Gibson, page 109, March 15, 1820, as well as Sarah & Elizabeth, received their full share of the estate of Stafford Gibson, decreased, from Ann Graham.

Martha married 2nd. Allen McDaniel in Copiah County Ms. on July 28, 1835. Then Allen McDaniel was made guardian of the six children of James Conn & Martha Gibson Conn. They were George, Nancy, William, James, John and Henry Conn. Dated 24th. August 1835 in Copiah Co., Ms. Recorded in Bond as Guardian-Filed 24th. August 1835.

Proof that this Martha Conn was the same Martha Gibson that married 1st. James Conn, then 2nd. Allen McDaniel. See Transcribed Deed Record J, Copiah County, Page 82. William Graham for love and affection that he felt for his stepdaughte Martha McDaniel, late Martha Gibson. Wm. Graham was like a father to Martha as her father died when she was young.

William H. Graham married February 10, 1809 to Nancy Ann Sumrall Gibson, widow of Stafford Gibson.
They had five children: Leonidas Graham b April 21, 1810, Clarissa Graham b Dec. 18, 1813, John Graham b Dec. 15, 1815, William Henry Graham, Jr. b Oct 28, 1817 and Polly Graham b July 18, 1819.

Martha Gibson Conn McDaniel and Allen had two children: Leonidas b ca 1838 d April 1860 in Marion Co., Tn. and Martha Ann born ca 1840.

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