HUSBAND: Samuel McGOWEN
Birth Date: c. 1808
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Marriage Date: c. 1828
Marriage Place: White Co., TN
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown 
Death Date: c. 1849
Death Place: Marion Co., AL
Place Of Burial: Marion Co., AL (?)
Father's Name: Joseph McGowen, Jr.
Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown
NOTES: When he was a boy of about ten years old, Samuel McGOWEN moved 
with his father's family from Hyde Co., NC to White Co., TN in 1819. 
There he lived on the farm of his older brother James McGowen on the 
waters of the Caney Fork until he was of age to marry and have his own 
farm. They left White County after 1842 and may have first settled in 
Oktibbeha Co., MS. Samuel McGowan bought and sold property there in 
1842 and Sarah McGowan sold property there in 1844. Also, Samuel 
McGowan was listed as the pastor of the Salem Baptist Church in 
Oktibbeha County in 1848. In 1850 they were listed in Marion County, 
Alabama census, living not far from his brother Walker and several 
Markhams.  The 1850 Marion Co., AL Mortality Schedule lists the 
following: Samuel McGouner - 42 years old - Born NC - Died October - 
Cause of Death: Unknown - Days Sick:  21.  Therefore, Samuel died 
sometime in Oct. 1849. Nonetheless, he was still listed with the family 
in 1850, however not as the head of household.  Samuel and Sarah were 
the parents of three sons and three daughters.
SOURCES: White Co., TN Tax and Census Records, Oktibbeha Co., MS 
Deeds, Oktibbeha Co., MS Church Records, Marion Co., AL Census 
Records.

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WIFE: Sarah MARKHAM
Birth Date: c. 1815
Birth Place: White Co., TN (?)
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: aft. 1860
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
Father's Name: unknown
Mother's Maiden Name: unknown
NOTES: By 1860, Sarah and the children had moved to adjacent 
Walker Co., AL.  Besides their children, there were two boys, 
John S. McGowen, aged 8, and George B. McGowen, aged 1, in 
Sarah's household.  It is believed that they were the children of 
one of their daughters, possibly Nancy or Mary. Shortly after the 
1860 census, several of her sons served in the Confederate Army 
in Mississippi and then settled in Oktibbeha Co., MS.
SOURCES: Oktibbeha Co., MS Deeds, Marion Co., AL Census Records.

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1st CHILD: Nancy McGOWEN 
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1833 
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: unknown
Marriage Date: unknown
Marriage Place: unknown
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: unknown
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: Appears in the 1850 and 1860 Marion Co., AL Crensuses. 
Nothing more known.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records.

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2nd CHILD: Mary McGOWEN
Sex: F
Birth Date:  c. 1833
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: unknown
Marriage Date: unknown
Marriage Place: unknown
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: unknown
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: Mary appeared in the 1850 Census of Marion Co., AL, but is 
missing from the census there of her family in 1860.  There is a 
possibility that Mary had married to an unknown husband, and there 
is a possibility that Mary was the mother of the boys John S. McGowen 
and George B. McGowen who appear with the family in the 1860 Census.
SOURCES: 1850 Marion Co., AL Census.

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3rd CHILD: Jesse A. McGOWEN 
Sex: M
Birth Date: June 19, 1838
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: Deoliece ROSAMOND (1849-1869)
Marriage Date: Sept. 29, 1865
Marriage Place: Oktibbeha Co., MS
Other Marriages: 2nd - Louisa WILLIAMS (1843-1886) on Dec. 2, 
1876 in Firestone Co., TX
Military Service: At the beginning of the Civil War, he may have 
served as a private in Captain Hubbard's Independent Command for 
one year.  Later he joined Co. H, 11th (Perrin's) MS Cavalry, who 
he served with until the end of the war, however I haven't been able 
to confirm any of this.  There was a J. A. McGowen who was a private 
in Co. K, 41st Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A.  And from Hill County 
(Texas) Trilogy by Col. Harold B. Simpson, where Jesse last lived, 
lists J. A. McGown, Co. B, 12th Texas Cavalry, Wheeler's (Cavalry) 
Brigade. 
Death Date: aft. 1900
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: In 1865 Jesse moved from Oktibbeha Co., MS to Texas 
and lived first in Henderson Co., next, in Johnson Co., then to 
McLennon Co. in 1867 for two years and finally to Freestone Co. 
in 1869.  Jesse later moved to Hill Co. He was still living there 
in 1900. He was by occupation a tanner.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records, Oktibbeha Co., MS 
Marriage Records, Mississippi Military Records, Freestone Co., 
TX Marriage Records, Hill County (Texas) Trilogy by Col. 
Harold B. Simpson, Hill Co., TX Census Records.

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4th CHILD: Francis M. McGOWEN
Sex: M
Birth Date: Aug. 14, 1842
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: Malinda T. FRANKLIN (c.1846-c.1871)
Marriage Date: Sept. 15, 1867
Marriage Place: Oktibbeha Co., MS
Other Marriages: 2nd - Morier  A. (MYERS) LOGAN on Oct. 12, 
1873 in Oktibbeha Co., MS.
Military Service: In the Civil War, he served first as a Private 
in Co. G, 35th Regt. MS Inf. On Mar. 11, 1863 he transferred to 
Capt. Thomas F. Tobin's Battery of Light Artillery (Horse 
Artillery) as a teamster, attached to the 15th Regt. Confederate 
Cavalry.  On July 10, 1863, his unit surrendered while serving 
at Vicksburg, MS and was parolled.  Frank served the remainder 
of the war  with Tobin's battery until it surrendered on May 4, 
1865 at Citronelle, AL and parolled at Meridian MS on May 10, 
1865.  Frank filed for a military pension in 1911.
Death Date: Dec. 31, 1918
Death Place: Waxahachie, Ellis Co., TX
Place Of Burial: Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis Co., TX
NOTES: Malinda T. FRANKLIN was born in AL, a dau/of 
Benjamin DeKalb and Sarah Belle (McCLOUD) FRANKLIN.   
They had a daughter and two sons before she died.  His second 
wife, Morier  A. MYERS, was a widow with two children.  She 
had perviously been married to a Logan (name unknown) who 
had died in the Civil War. Frank and Morier also had three 
children, a son and two daughters. Frank and Morier went to 
Arkansas to work.  Frank was cutting railroad ties and 
Morier was cooking, probably for the crew?  She came down 
with pneumonia and died in 1906. She is buried in Hope, AR.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records, Oktibbeha Co., 
MS Census Records, Oktibbeha Co., MS Marriage Records, 
Mississippi Civil War Records, Ellis Co., TX Death Records.

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5th CHILD: Margaret C. McGOWEN 
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1843
Birth Place: Marion Co., AL
Spouse's Name: unknown
Marriage Date: unknown
Marriage Place: unknown
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: unknown
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: Margaret appeared in the 1850 and 1860 Marion 
Co., AL Censuses.  Nothing more known.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records.

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6th CHILD: Joseph W. McGOWEN
Sex: M
Birth Date: Feb. 20, 1847 (1844 ?)
Birth Place: Marion Co., AL
Spouse's Name: Emma Jane DAVIS (1849-1933)
Marriage Date: Feb. 8, 1874
Marriage Place: Oktibbeha Co., MS
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: Served as a Private in Co. K, 3rd. Regt. MS Inf.
Death Date: Dec. 30, 1929
Death Place: Oktibbeha Co., MS
Place Of Burial: Double Springs Methodist Cemetery, Oktibbeha 
Co., MS
NOTES: Joseph and Emma had two children, a son and a daughter.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records, Oktibbeha Co., MS 
Census Records, Oktibbeha Co., MS Marriage Records, Mississippi 
Civil War Records.

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ADDITIONAL NOTES:  

SUBMITTED BY: John B. McGowan
DATE: April 4, 2003
E-MAIL: jmack@carolina.net

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