Person:James McCown (5)

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James McCown
b.3 Apr 1836 Tennessee
d.22 Jun 1917
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m. 25 Apr 1872
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Name James McCown
Gender Male
Birth[4][2] 3 Apr 1836 Tennessee
Marriage 25 Apr 1872 to Martha Wall Texana 'Mattie' Gathings
Marriage 18 Jul 1878 to Emma Davis Gathings
Residence[2] Whitney, Hill Co., Texas, United States
Death[2] 22 Jun 1917

This name has been spelled both McKown and McCown. But a recent email adds the following "James McCown was my great-grandfthaer, and it is a matter of pride within the family that the name was spelled "McCown", not McKown. Those were fighting words among my uncles. The 'K' spelling variation did occur in the mid 1700s in Pennsylvania, from where they came, but through the years, and certainly since they settled in Kentucky, the family has always used the 'C' spelling."

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  1.   A Memorial and biographical history of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas: containing the early history of this important section of the great state of Texas, together with glimpses of its future prospects, also biographical mention of many of the pioneers and prominent citizens of the present time, and full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of this section. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1892).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Notations of Gathings Family Records Contributed by Desiree McDonough.
  3.   Research of John Wier JohnW AT WierAssociates DOT com.
  4. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    Precinct 2, Hill Co., Texas.
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