Billie Truman McGown

1921 - 2014  (93 years)

• Name	Billie Truman McGown  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	19 May 1921	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jun 2014	Woodville, Tyler County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  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
  Person ID	I45453	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Perry Lester McGown,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Sep 1991, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Vera Vivian Williams,   b. 27 Dec 1901, Texas d. 31 Jul 1991, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F13477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lonnie Love Walton,   b. 3 Mar 1922, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Oct 2014, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1938  [3, 5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F13478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 May 1921 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 23 Jun 2014 - Woodville, Tyler County, Texas Burial - - McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 5A State Highway 21-Kings Highway 96-107 (Reliability: 3). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Census Place: , Sabine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 202-12. (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 2, 2014, page 11 (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 5A State Highway 21-Kings Highway 96-107 Based on ages at marriage, were married ca 1920 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), November 5, 2014, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).