HUSBAND: James McGOWEN
Birth Date:  c. 1801
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Marriage Date: :  c.1825
Marriage Place: White Co., TN
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: 1840
Death Place: White Co., TN
Place Of Burial: White Co., TN
Father's Name: Joseph McGOWEN, Jr. (c.1769-c.1850's)
Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown
NOTES: Cause of Death unknown.  James' brother Amos was appointed 
administrator of his estate. Leroy HELTON, Nancy's 2nd husband, was 
appointed Guardian of James' minor children.  He was goven permission 
to sell James' land in 1851. James had been given 90 acres by his father, 
Joseph McGOWEN, Jr. in 1832.  See: Estate Sale for James McGowen.
SOURCES: White Co., TN Deeds, White Co., TN Tax and Census Records, 
and White Co., TN Estate Records.

....................................................................

WIFE: Nancy MORRIS
Birth Date: c.1808
Birth Place: Tennessee
Other Marriages: m. 2nd on Nov. 16, 1845, to Leroy HELTON, a widower 
(c.1811-1892).
Death Date: December, 1882
Death Place: White Co., NC
Place Of Burial: White Co., NC
Father's Name: unknown
Mother's Maiden Name: unknown
NOTES: Nancy's 2nd husband, Leroy HELTON, at the age of 50, joined the 
Confederate Army AND served as a private in Co. H, 25th Regiment of TN
Volunteers from 1861-1862. Leroy died on July 19, 1892 at Dibrell, 
Warren Co., TN.
SOURCES: White Co., TN Census Records, White Co., TN Estate Records, 
White Co., TN Marriage Records.

.........................................................

1st CHILD: Kessiah C. McGOWEN
Sex: F
Birth Date: Oct. 1826
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: Joseph CLARK, Jr. (1825-1889), s/o Joseph, Sr. and 
Martha CLARK
Marriage Date: Nov. 10, 1844
Marriage Place: White Co., TN
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: Joseph served as a private in Co. A, 22nd Infantry 
Batt., CSA.
Death Date: May, 1903
Death Place: White Co., TN
Place Of Burial: Simmerell Cemetery in White Co., TN
NOTES: A prosperous farmer in the Shady Grove community of White Co.,  
TN. They were parents of six daughters and three sons who resided in 
White Co., TN.
SOURCES: White Co., TN Census Records, White Co., TN Estate Records, 
White Co., TN Marriage Records.

.........................................................

2nd CHILD: Bryant McGOWEN
Sex: M
Birth Date: by 1840
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: unknown
Marriage Date: unknown
Marriage Place: unknown
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: unknown
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: Bryant appears as a heir of James McGowen in his estate papers. 
Nothing more known.
SOURCES: White Co., TN Estate Records.

...........................................................

3rd CHILD: Elizabeth "Betty" Ann McGOWEN
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1831
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: Samuel CLARK, Sr., divorced c. 1850.
Marriage Date: c.1847 (?) 
Marriage Place: White Co., TN
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: Mar. 16, 1902
Death Place: Cherokee Co., OK
Place Of Burial: Cherokee National Cemetery in Ft. Gibson, Muskogee
 Co., OK
NOTES: Elizabeth moved to Cherokee Co., OK with her children and 
their families.
SOURCES: White Co., TN Estate Records, White Co., TN Census Records, 
White Co., TN Marriage Records, Cherokee Co., OK Census Records, 
Cherokee Co., OK Cemetery Records.


............................................................

4th CHILD: Roxanna McGOWEN
Sex: F
Birth Date: Nov. 15, 1833
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: William Riley HELTON (1834-1922), her step-brother.
Marriage Date: July 7, 1853
Marriage Place: White Co., TN
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: Riley served as a Private in Co. A, 22nd Infantry 
Batt., TN Volunteers, C.S.A.
Death Date: May 15, 1916
Death Place: Cherokee Co., OK
Place Of Burial: Blue Spring Cemetery at Gideon, Cherokee Co., OK.
NOTES: Shortly after 1870 Riley and Roxanna moved with their family 
first to Washington Co., AR and later to the Cherokee Indian Nation 
at Tahlequah, OK.
SOURCES: White Co., TN Estate Records, White Co., TN Census Records, 
White Co., TN Marriage Records, Washington Co., AR Census Records, 
Cherokee Co., OK Census Records, Cherokee Co., OK Cemetery Records.

.............................................................

5th CHILD: Ozias Denton McGOWEN
Sex: M
Birth Date: c. 1835
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Spouse's Name: not married
Marriage Date: na
Marriage Place: na
Other Marriages: na
Military Service: Co. G, 16th TN Inf. Regt., CSA
Death Date: Oct. 8, 1862
Death Place: Battle of Perryville, KY
Place Of Burial: unknown grave, Perryville, KY
NOTES: In the Civil War, he enlisted on May 20, 1861.  He was promoted 
first to 5th Sergeant and then to 1st Sargeant in Co. G, 16th TN Inf. 
Regt., CSA (commanded by Col. John H. Savage).  He was killed in action 
at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky on Oct. 8, 1862. In the same 
battle, two of his step-brothers, James Helton and Lawson Helton, were 
taken prisoners.  James died in a Yankee prison canp but Lawson was 
able to escape.  Ozias' friend and cousin Darias Clark, also a Sargeant, 
was also killed, but kept a diary until the day he was killed. On Aug. 8, 
1863, Ozias' mother Nancy (Morris/McGowen) Helton, accompanied by
 David Clark, a Justice of the Peace of White Co., petitioned the 
Confederate States for "whatever may have bin due my Des'd son 
at the time of his death for pay, Bounty, clothing or other allowances as 
a soldir in said company and regiment..."  It is unknown whether 
she received anything.
SOURCES: White Co., TN Census Records, White Co., TN Estate Records 
Military Records of the 16th TN Infantry Regiment, Confederate States 
Army.

.................................................................

Additional Information: Seeking information on the continuation of the 
McGowen migration across the country.  Between 1840-1870, McGowens 
moved to Amabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky.

SUBMITTED BY: John B. McGowan 
DATE: February 12, 2003 
E-MAIL: jmack@carolina.net 

McGowan Family Home Page