1846 - Bef 1900 (53 years)
Generation: 1
1. | James T. Allen was born on 10 Oct 1846 in Sabine County, Texas; died before 1900. Notes:
Enrolled in the District 9 School in Sabine County in 1854.
Per the book "Citizen Soldiers of Sabine County, Texas" by Robert Cecil McDaniel, James T. Allen was a veteren of the Civil War.
Tiffany Layman found the following record that verfies this:
Description: Sabine County, Texas - Military: Confederate Pension Applications
On file at the Texas State Library and Archives at Austin, Travis Co., TX
Allen, M. E. (Mrs) Application # 16436 Sabine Allen, James Thomas
(Research):Census Information:
1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No 2, P.O. Sabine Town
Enumerated 24 July 1870
357-357
Allen, Jas. T. 24 M W Farmer $2100 $175 Tx
Allen, Mary E 24[34?] F W Keeping House Alabama
Allen, Molly 4 F W Tx
Dorsey, Joseph 20 M W Working on Farm Alabama
358-358
Joseph and Mary Ann REEVES
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, 5th Precinct
Enumerated 28 Jun 1880 by B.F. Meador
Page 19 SD 1 ED 86 Stamped 246 C.
162-162
Allen, James W M 33 Farmer Tx Ga Ga
Allen, Mary E W F 34 Wf Keeping House Alabama Alabama Alaba
ma
Allen, Theodosia W F 11 Dtr At School Tx Tx Alabama
Family/Spouse: Mary E. Dorsey. Mary (daughter of James H. Dorsey and Lucinda Reeves) was born about 1846 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Molly Allen
was born about 1866 in Texas; and died.
- 3. Theodosia Allen
was born about 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
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Generation: 2
2. | Molly Allen (1.James1) was born about 1866 in Texas; and died. Notes:
Not listed on the 1880 census with her parents, the only child was an 11 year old Theodosia. Did she die? Marry young? Or could she and Theodosia actually be one and the same?
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3. | Theodosia Allen (1.James1) was born about 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. Notes:
Not listed on the 1870 census, though she was shown as age 11 in 1880. Could this be the same daughter as Molly, shown as age 4 in 1870?
(Research):Census Information:
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 8
Enumerated 8 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 10A Stamped 150
130-130
John and Winnie DORSEY
131-131
Harrell, Robert Hd W M Oct 1869 30 M 14 Tx ---Tx Farmer
Harrell, Theodosia Wf W F Feb 1868 32 M 14 7/5 Tx Tx Ala
Harrell, Anna M Dtr W F Apr 1888 12 S Tx Tx Tx Attending Sc
hool
Harrell, Mable L Dtr W F Nov 1890 Tx Tx Tx Attending School
Harrell, James R Son W M Dec 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx Attending School
Harrell, Chapman Son M APr 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Harrell, Sallie B Dtr W F Jun 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Allen, Mary E Mother-in-Law W F Sep 1845 54 Wd 1/1 Ala NC Ga
Theodosia married Robert W. H. Harrell on 13 Jan 1886 in Sabine County, Texas. Robert (son of Reuben Harrell and Permelia Jane Mason) was born about 1866 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Anna Mae Harrell
was born on 29 Apr 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Mar 1955; was buried in Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 5. Mable L. Harrell
was born on 24 Nov 1890 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jul 1973; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- 6. James Reuben Harrell
was born on 30 Dec 1894 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Dec 1986; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
- 7. Chapman Harrell
was born on 26 Apr 1896 in Sabine County, Texas.
- 8. Sallie Bell C. Harrell
was born in Jun 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 9. Robert Leon "Rip" Harrell, Sr.
was born on 4 Jan 1900 in Texas; died on 13 Jul 1946 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
4. | Anna Mae Harrell (3.Theodosia2, 1.James1) was born on 29 Apr 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Mar 1955; was buried in Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Anna married Abney "Abb" Fletcher Vickers on 26 Feb 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Abney (son of Judge Joseph Jefferson Vickers and Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Bennett) was born on 17 Mar 1876 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 1946; was buried in Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Rodney Vickers
was born on 28 Nov 1905 in Texas; died in Jul 1979.
- 11. Purl Jefferson Vickers
was born on 20 Nov 1914 in Texas; died on 6 Jun 2004 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
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5. | Mable L. Harrell (3.Theodosia2, 1.James1) was born on 24 Nov 1890 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jul 1973; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Mable married Perry Henderson McGown on 27 Nov 1907 in Sabine County, Texas. Perry (son of Andrew Jackson McGown and Mattie Edna Browning) was born on 24 Aug 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Jan 1963 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Robert Theron McGown
was born on 11 Sep 1908 in Texas; died on 9 May 1962 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- 13. Verlie Mae McGown
was born on 18 May 1912 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 1998 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- 14. Dora Edna McGown
was born on 22 Sep 1922 in Texas; died on 26 Jul 1997 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
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6. | James Reuben Harrell (3.Theodosia2, 1.James1) was born on 30 Dec 1894 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Dec 1986; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Both the 1900 Census and his tombstone gives date of birth as 30 December 1893, though other sources show 1894 as his year of birth.
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Generation: 4
12. | Robert Theron McGown (5.Mable3, 3.Theodosia2, 1.James1) was born on 11 Sep 1908 in Texas; died on 9 May 1962 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. 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.
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13. | Verlie Mae McGown (5.Mable3, 3.Theodosia2, 1.James1) was born on 18 May 1912 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 1998 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. 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]
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14. | Dora Edna McGown (5.Mable3, 3.Theodosia2, 1.James1) was born on 22 Sep 1922 in Texas; died on 26 Jul 1997 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. 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]
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