James
McKown and Phoebe
Casto were the parents of the two
McKown sisters who married Aaron and Job
Teegarden. Another one of their siblings Isaac
McKown also migrated to
Ray County,
Missouri, with the Teegardens. The spelling you will most often find is "
McKown." Sometimes the records use "
McCown." I have almost never seen "
McGown" except in the
Teegarden book. Of course, some the descendants decided to change things around a bit. That is how my grandfather Clarence ended up as "
McKowen" whereas his brother James Edgar remained a "
McKown."