Memorials › Margaret Elizabeth Thomas McCown
2 Nov 1834 – 24 Jul 1911
| Birth | 2 Nov 1834 |
| Death | 24 Jul 1911 |
| Cemetery | Evergreen Cemetery Paris , Lamar County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Leonard J. McCown on 20 Jan 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21844715 |
Tombstone has M.E. McCown. Daughter of John Thomas and Ferebe Simmons. Married Simeon McCown, 1 October 1850, Lowndes Co., Mississippi. Mother of 13 children, linked below. There were two other daughters, Frances and Columbia. She died at Cross Roads near Paris. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Death of Mrs. McCown," The Paris (Texas) News, Wednesday, 20 July 1911, page 1. Mrs. Margaret McCown, aged seventy-seven years, died at 6 o'clock Monday evening at the home of one of her sons [sic], J.R. McCown, seven miles southwest of the city. Old age and heart trouble are said to have caused her death. The deceased was born in Alabama, but moved years ago with her husband to Arkansas, where they reared a family. After the death of her husband she came to Texas to live with her children about seven years ago. She is survived by four sons and two daughters, F.D. McCown, Sim McCown, J.R. McCown, R.O. McCown, Mrs. John Hutchison [sic] and Mrs. Jennie Ferguson, all of whom reside in Lamar county except Mrs. Ferguson, who lives in Arkansas. The funeral was held at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. Mr. Barker of Dallas. Interment was at Evergreen cemetery.
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