Mattie Edna Browning

Notes:

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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

Family/Spouse: Andrew Jackson McGown. Andrew (son of Andrew Henderson "A. H." McGown and Elizabeth Burton Stovall) was born on 17 Oct 1855 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Mar 1886; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate shows he was a Postmaster, and lived on 1916 Hawthorne in Houston. Informant was Mrs. Pearl McGown LOWE, by phone. He was not a vetaran, and married at the time of his death.

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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, JP 1
Enumerated 7 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 17A
273-275
McGown, Wm D Head M W 31 m1 4 Tx Tx Ga School Teacher
McGown, Lola M Wf F W 21 m1 4 2/2 Tx Tx Ark
McGown, L. Pearl Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Gladys L Dtr F W 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 16 and 17 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 18B
Milam Hemphill Road
372-393
McGown, William D Head M W 40 M Tx Tx Ga Postmaster
McGown, Lola M Wf F W 30 M Tx Tx Ark
McGown, Lola P Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Gladys L Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Lola Mae White on 1 Mar 1906 in Sabine County, Texas. Lola (daughter of Cade Drew White and Mary Susan Click) was born on 15 Jan 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Aug 1980 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, 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

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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:

At the time of the 1900 census, he was living in the home of William and Julie Browing of Milam, Texas, and is listed as their grandson.

Linda Davenport shows him as the son of Andrew McGOWN and Mattie BROWNING, which matches his Texas Death Certificate. The informant was shown as Mrs. Brose (Verlie Mae) Warner. His usual occupation was listed as retired financier, farm. He was not a veteran.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 11 Apr 1930
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 2B
36-40
McGown, Perry H Head m W 45 M 24 Tx Tx Ga Farmer
McGown, Mable Wf F W 38 M 17 Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Theron Son M W 21 Wd 19 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm hand
McGown, Verlie Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
McGown, Dora Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx

Perry married Mable L. Harrell on 27 Nov 1907 in Sabine County, Texas. Mable (daughter of Robert W. H. Harrell and Theodosia Allen) was born on 24 Nov 1890 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jul 1973; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Pearl McGown Lowe, 93, of Hemphill died at 2:44 pm Thursday, Aug 31, 2000, at Hemphill Care & Rehabilitation Center in Hemphill. Mrs. Lowe, born 6 Feb 1907, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late William Duard and Mary Lola (White) McGown, was a retired teacher from Houston Independent School District. She had returned to Sabine County 24 years ago and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. Survivors: a son, Robert McGown Lowe of Houston; a daughter, Mary Jo Lowe of Hemphill; and a sister, Gladys Nicosia of Hemphill. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept 2, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. Fred Raney, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Lola married Robert Wilkinson Lowe before 1946. Robert was born on 13 Mar 1911; died on 14 Feb 1998; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as "Gladys Nicosia of Hemphill" in the 2000 obituary of her sister, Pearl.

Gladys married Vincent N. Nicosia after 1943. Vincent was born on 10 Jul 1888 in Italy; died on 24 Oct 1954 in Harris County, Texas; was buried in Forest Park (Forest Park Lawndale) Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Referenced as Vera Stufflebeam of Houston in the 1994 obituary of her nephew, Marvin Griffin.

Family/Spouse: Thomas Jefferson Stufflebeem. Thomas was born on 12 Sep 1903; died on 28 Oct 1991 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Family/Spouse: George J. Adams. George was born about 1910 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Marvin Monroe Griffin. Marvin (son of James Monroe Griffin and Emily Edna White) was born on 10 Feb 1904 in Sabine, Texas; died in Feb 1961; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6SZ-KF3
name: Thelma Abbie Chambers
death date: 30 Jan 1974
death place: Sabine, Texas
gender: Female
race:
death age: 55 years
estimated birth date: 1919
birth date:
birthplace:
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: Ernest Jackson Mcgown
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Abbie Ella Conn
mother's birthplace:
occupation:
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
film number: 2243191
digital film number: 4170157
image number: 3328
reference number: 3367
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Ernest Jackson Mcgown in entry for Thelma Abbie Chambers, 1974

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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

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate shows he was a clerk at a Men's store, and a veteran of World War II. The informant was Mrs. Verlie Warner.

Name Robert Theron Mcgown
Event Type Death
Event Date 09 May 1962
Event Place Hemphill, Sabine, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Divorced
Birth Date 07 Sep 1908
Birthplace
Father's Name Perry H Mcgown
Mother's Name Mable Harrell
Certificate Number 32216
GS Film number 2116971
Digital Folder Number 005145105
Image Number 00741



Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7DD-NG8 : accessed 22 Jun 2014), Robert Theron Mcgown, 09 May 1962; citing certificate number 32216, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2116971.

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
February 25, 1998, Page 12

Verlie Mae Warner

Verlie Mae McGown Warner, 85, of Bronson died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1998, at Sabine County Hospital.

Born May 18, 1912, in Geneva as a daughter fo the late Perry and Mable (Harrell) McGown, Mrs. Warner was a lifelong resident of Sabine County. She was a member of the United Methodist Church.

Survivors: a niece, Shanna Partin of San Augustine; and nephews, Bob Marshburn and James W. McGown, both of Beaumont, Mike Marshburn of San Augustine and Dwayne Marshburn, both of Bronson.

Funeral services were held. Feb. 19 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Phil Worley officiating. Interment followed at McGown Cemetery near Geneva.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2011)

Family/Spouse: Brose Ennis Warner. Brose was born on 16 Mar 1906 in Texas; died on 2 Sep 1971 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The SSDI showed her last residence as Bronson, Texas. This may or may not actually be the same place she died. She shared a double headstone with Joseph Edward MARSHBURN at the McGown Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Joseph Edward Marshburn. Joseph was born on 26 Feb 1917; died on 4 Aug 1996 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows her as a daughter of George Adams and Mary Ellen McGown, and further indicates she was the first wife of J. P. Conn.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH8Z-CPN
name: Wanda Hellen Adams
event: Birth
event date: 04 Mar 1928
event place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas, United States
gender: Female
father: George J Adams
mother: Mary Ella Mcgown
certificate number: 22822
digital folder number: 004687393
image number: 01833
Collection: "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," Wanda Hellen Adams, 1928

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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

Wanda married Jesse Pearl Conn after 1946. Jesse (son of Jesse "Bud" Conn and Pearl Vivian Buckley) was born on 1 Sep 1921 in Texas; died on 26 May 1990 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wanda married Herman L. Chop before 1958. Herman (son of Tony Chop and Ollie Emma Carlton) was born on 20 Jul 1927; died on 6 Jan 1979; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marvin Earnest Griffin

Funeral services for Marvin Earnest "Rusty" Griffin, 50, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 1994, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Chaplain Dunn officiating. Interment followed at Gravelhill Cemetery in Sabine County.

Griffin died 12:24 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994, at the Woodland Heights Medical Center hospital in Lufkin.

He was born Jan. 6, 1944, in Houston.

Survivors: a brother, Bruce Griffin of Houston; sisters, Brenda Magnuson of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Betty J. Gorman of Houston; and an aunt, Vera Stufflebeem of Houston.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Joe W. Elliott Houst at 220 Gene Samford Drive, Lufkin, TX 75904.

Published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 4, 1995, Page 6