Billie Truman McGown

Notes:

Billie T. McGown, 93, of Milam, passed away Tuesday morning in Woodville, Texas. B.T. was born near Milam to Perry L. and Vera Williams McGown and has lived there all his life. He married Lonnie Love Walton on March 24, 1938, and they celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary this year. Together they owned and operated B.T. McGown Grocery until retirement. They then continued to raise cattle, planted and harvested a big garden. The highlight of retirement was camping and fishing with family and friends at Harborlight Campground. B.T. was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Geneva and a member of the Sexton Masonic Lodge No. 251 in Milam, Texas.

Mr. McGown is survived by his wife Lonnie McGown, two daughters; Merle Davis and her husband Charles of Woodville, Joyce Lowery and her husband John of Jasper, five grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. He is also survived by his brother A.P. McGown of Pt. Neches, his sister Rosemary McGee of Lake Jackson, Texas, and his sister-in-law Dorothy McGown of Houston. He was preceded in death by his brother Bruce McGown and his great granddaughter Coleen McInnerney.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 7:00PM, Friday evening, June 27, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM, Saturday, June 28, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the McGown Cemetery, Milam, Texas.

From Starr Funeral Home Website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter
July 2, 2014, page 11

Billie married Lonnie Love Walton on 24 Mar 1938. Lonnie was born on 3 Mar 1922 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Oct 2014 in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

At his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Ray and Peggy Holbrooks Pace, their is also a photo of his military marker, showing he served as a Private, US Army, World War I.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 5A
State Highway 21-Kings Highway
96-107
McGown, Perry L Head M W 34 M 24 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
McGown, Vivian Wf F W 28 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Billie T Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Arthur Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Bruce Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
97-108
McGown, Eugene Head M W 31 M 19 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
McGown, Monnie Wf F W 32 M 20 Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Leo Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
---/109
Parks, Holman Boarder M Neb 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer Cotton Farmer
Parks, Felix Boarder M Neb 23 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer Cotton Farmer

Perry married Vera Vivian Williams. Vera was born on 27 Dec 1901 in Texas; died on 31 Jul 1991 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as Vera V in 1940.

Notes:

Name Issac Henderson Mcgown
Event Type Death
Event Date 04 Jan 1944
Event Place Milam, Sabine, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 28 May 1870
Birthplace Sabine, Texas
Father's Name George Mcgown
Mother's Name Jene Evans
Burial Davis Cemetery (sic)
Certificate Number 5194
GS Film number 2137702
Digital Folder Number 005144817
Image Number 00722



Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSBP-SG1 : accessed 21 Jun 2014), Issac Henderson Mcgown, 04 Jan 1944; citing certificate number 5194, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2137702.

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


The 1900 U. S. Census for Sabine Co., TX taken on June 2, 1900, lists residing in household 18
Isaac McGown-Head Age 29 (Tanner),
Georgia-Wife Age 38,
Grover C.-Son Age 6,
Perry L.-Son Age 3.
[Head of Household 17 was Perry Browning, with son Peyton and dtr-in-law Nina McGown]

The 1910 U. S. Census for Sabine Co., TX taken on May 2, 1910, lists residing in household 134
Isaac H. McGown-Head Age 39 (Farmer),
Georgia P.-Wife Age 43,
Grover C.-Son Age 16 (Farm Laborer),
Perry L.-Son Age 14 (Farm Laborer),
Burlie J.-Daughter Age 8.

The 1920 U. S. Census for Sabine Co., TX taken on January 13, 1920, lists residing in household 142
Isaac H. McGown-Head Age 49 (Farmer),
Georgia P.-Wife Age 52,
Perry L.-Son Age 23,
Burlie J.-Daughter Age 18

Isaac married Georgia Perry Browning on 9 Mar 1892 in Sabine County, Texas. Georgia was born on 2 Jun 1861 in Muscogee County, Georgia; died on 7 Jun 1934 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name Georgia Perry Mcgown
Event Type Death
Event Date 07 Jun 1934
Event Place Milam, Sabine, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 07 Feb 1861 [differs from tombstone date of birth]
Birthplace Chattahoochee, Georgia
Father's Name Perry Browning
Mother's Name Lydia Howard
Informant I H McGown
Certificate Number 29458
GS Film number 2116192
Digital Folder Number 005145454
Image Number 02690



Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K34W-W5F : accessed 21 Jun 2014), Georgia Perry Mcgown, 07 Jun 1934; citing certificate number 29458, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2116192.

Notes:

In 1870, he was listed at home with his parents and siblings, and not with (first wife?) Priscilla Jane Evans.

In 1880, he was remarried to an Ida, and living in Sabine County, Texas. The 1900 Sabien County census shows Ida as widowed, and living with son Drayton, one of her three living children. George was shown in the household--logical if Ida was a widow.

However the McGown cemetery has a double tombstone for George McGown (#27357164)and Ida McGown (# 27357205). The headstone, engraved with the words "Father" and "Mother" show that George was born 1852, and died in 1897. Ida was shown with a date of birth of 1850 (later than her birthdate per the 1900 census of Nov 1844) and date of death as 1905.

Are these discrepencies the result of errors on either/or the census and grave markers? Or could their have been two George and Ida McGown families, approximately the same age, in Sabine County.


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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Enumerated 22 Jun 1880
Page 9 SD 1 ED 85 Stamped 228A
85-86
McGown, Sam H W M 22 Farmer Tx Miss Tx
McGown, Mary E W F 21 Wf Keeping House Ark Miss Miss
McGown, Mary E Jr W F 2 Dtr Tx
86-87
McGown, George W M W 30 Farmer Tx Miss Tenn
McGown, Ida H W F 30 Wf Keeping House Ga -- --
McGown, Anna D W F 7 Dtr Tx
McGown, Ida G W F 4 Dt Tx
McGown, Idell H Jr W M 10 Son Farm Laborer Tx
Parish, Kit B M 8 Servant Tx

George married Priscilla Jane Evans before 1870 in Sabine County, Texas. Priscilla (daughter of Isaac J. Evans and Salinas A. Martin) was born about 1850 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]