Searching for info on desendants of John McGown b. 1844 in Ireland d. 1929 in Jackson County, WV. He married 1st a Pricilla Batton b. 1859 in VA. d. March 24, in Jackson County, WV. She is buried in Limestone cemetery in Wood Co. WV. They had several children:
1. William B. August 1875
2. Ollie L. McGown b. Oct. 1877 d. 1926 in WV. She married a Henry Benjamin Steele
3. Charity Bell b. Oct. 1877 D. Sept 29, 1914
4. Samuel Grover b. Nov. 1881 He married Bertha J. Bowles
5. John b. Aug. 1883 He married a Rena ???
6. Clarence Kent b. Feb. 1885
7. Lawrence b. Feb. 18, 1887
8. Roy Basil b. Oct. 1888 in Wirt Co. WV. d. July 13, 1940 in Newell, WV. He married a Dorcia Grant. She was born July 06, 1892 in Wirt Co. WV. d. May 23, 1914 in WV
9. Okey L. b. Sept. 1891 He married Erma F. Myer

2nd wife of John McGown was Mary Emily Buchanan b. Jan 31, 1888 d. June 1985 in Newell, WV.

William, the oldest child married Myrtle Cedelle Cooper (my great aunt). They had 11 children:

1. Charles Ebon McGowan b. Jan. 12, 1896 d. May 22, 1925 marr. Ester P Lockhart
2. Hammond Dewey McGowan b. July 9, 1898
3. John S. McGown b. June 9, 1900 d. Aug. 3, 1962 marr. Winnie Pearl Benson
4. Infant b. 1901
5. Harry E. McGowan b. June 5, 1905
6. Ethel Corrine McGowan b. Nov. 19, 1907 marr. Aaron Sullivan
7. Cecil Delbert McGowan b. June 18, 1910 d. Dec. 1977 marr. Audrey ???
8. William L. McGowan b. Aug. 21, 1912
9. Lorenna A. McGowan b. Mar. 24, 1915 marr. Roland Fansler
10. Sarah C. McGowan b. 1917
11. Ada Belle McGowan b. Jan. 15, 1919

Some of these McGowan went to Ohio and Pennsyvania. I have the obits on some of them.

Lawrence McGown obituary

Mr. Lawrence McGown, born Feb. 18, 1887 died Oct. 9, 1941, at his home in New Brighton, Pa., from a heart attack. He was the son of the late John and Priscilla McGown and spent his boyhood days in Jackson County, WVa.
Surviving are his wife, Fanny McGown, five children, Reginald Loretta, Donald, and John, all of New Brighton. Three brothers and one sister, Mrs. Mary E Hay, of New Philidelphia, Ohio; John and Okey McGown, of Kent, Ohio, and Clarence Kent McGown, whereabouts unknown. Funeral services were held at the home and burial was in the Sylvania Hills cemetery at New Brighton. (This article was dated Friday, 24 October 1941)

Roy Basil McGown obituary

On Saturday evening July 13 at 7:30, at his home in Newell, WVa., Mr Roy Basil McGown, age 51 years, 9 months and one day, passed away after an extended illness of more than two years. Mr. McGown, born in Wirt County, WVa. and reared in Jackson County was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John "Uncle Jack" McGown of Sandy. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Miss Docia Grant, RFD 1, Elizabeth, WVa., who died 26 years ago at New Brighton, Pa. He was also preceded in death by his father and mother, two sisters and two brothers. He leaves a widow by the second marriage, Mrs. Mollie McGown; two sons, William and Orel McGown of Newell; one sister, Mrs. Ella Hay, of New Philadelphia, Ohio; three brothers, John and Okey McGown, of Kent, Ohio; and Lawrence McGown, of New Brighton, Pa.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Mildred Rairden and Mrs. Kathryn Covert, of Newell, and Mrs. Dorthy Mayles, of Chester, WVa; one step-son, John Barnes, of Newell, and eight grandchildren. The funeral services were held in the home on Washington Street and were conducted by Rev. Geleich Worth, pastor of Newell Methodist church. Burial was made in the Locust Hill cemetery near Chester, WVa. (This article was in the paper dated Aug. 23, 1940).

Connie Cooper Lasley
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