HUSBAND: Walker McGOWEN
Birth Date: c. 1818
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Marriage Date: c. 1838
Marriage Place: White Co., TN
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: aft. 1850
Death Place: Marion Co., AL (?)
Place Of Burial: unknown
Father's Name: Joseph McGOWEN, Jr.
Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown
NOTES: Walker left White Co., TN prior to 1840 and was living 
in Alabama, possibly Marion Co., where he and his family appeared 
in the 1850 Census.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records.

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WIFE: Jane MARKHAM (?)
Birth Date: c. 1818
Birth Place: White Co., TN (?)
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: unknown
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
Father's Name: unknown
Mother's Maiden Name: unknown
NOTES: Maiden name uncertain. No further information.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records.

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1st CHILD: Ellender E. McGowen 
Sex: F
Birth Date: c, 1840
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: No further information.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records.

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2nd CHILD: James Aumbers McGOWEN
Sex: M
Birth Date: Feb. 18, 1842
Birth Place: Marion Co., AL
Spouse's Name: Martha BOZEMAN (1840-1925), d/o Thomas 
William and Sallie (Montgomery) Bozeman of Georgia.
Marriage Date: Mar. 4, 1869
Marriage Place: Marion Co., AL
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: Co. K & Co. A of the 1st Regt. of Alabama 
Cavalry, USA. 
Death Date: Dec. 26, 1899
Death Place: Marion Co., AL
Place Of Burial: Guin Cemetery in Marion Co., AL
NOTES: When the Civil War broke out, many people in the 
Marion, Walker and Winston County area of Northwest 
Alabama were small farmers and miners and not for 
Secession. Some refused to serve in the Confederate Army, 
many just wanting to be left alone. Instead, when Rebel 
Army recruiters came to enlist or arrest them, they hid out 
in the hills and caves of that area. When conditions became 
unbearable, many of them made their way to Union lines in 
Tennessee and Mississippi where they enlisted in the U.S. 
Army. Some, who had be forceably drafted into the 
Confederated Army, deserted and later joined the Union 
Army. James enlisted Dec. 15, 1862 at Corinth, MS and 
served for one year. On Dec. 22, 1863, he was mustered 
out of service at Memphis, TN and made his way to Illinois 
(possibly Cairo) where he stayed for the remainder of the 
War. For more information, see: The 1st Alabama Cavalry
James' brother-in-law, William Franks, also served in 
Co. A, 1st AL Cavalry, USA. James was a farmer and he 
and Martha raised a family of four boys and three girls.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records, Marion Co., 
AL Marriage Records, Marion Co., AL Cemetery Records, 
Military Records of the 1st Alabama Calvary, USA.

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3rd CHILD: Margaret Caroline McGOWEN 
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1843
Birth Place: Marion Co., AL (?)
Spouse's Name: William FRANKS (c.1841-1911), s/o Lemuel 
and Huldah Jane (Gann) Franks.
Marriage Date: c. 1862
Marriage Place: Marion Co., AL
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: William served in Co. A, 1st Alabama 
Calvary, as did his brothers. 
Death Date: bef. 1910
Death Place: Itawamba Co., MS
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: Margaret Caroline was the mother of 11 children, of 
which three sons and three daughters are known. For more 
information on the family of William Franks, please see 
Bob Franks' web site at: Some Descendants of Lemuel Franks
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records, Itawamba Co., MS 
Census Records, Military Records of the 1st Alabama Calvary, 
USA.

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4th CHILD: Mary C. McGOWEN 
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1846
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: No further information.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records.
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5th CHILD: Nancy Jane McGOWEN 
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1849
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: No further information.
SOURCES: Marion Co., AL Census Records.

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ADDITIONAL NOTES: The Walker McGowen family appears in the 1850 
Marion Co., Alabama Census, however, other than son James Civil 
War record, there is nothing on the family until the 1880 Marion 
Co., AL Census Record.

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

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