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Francis Dolvin McCown
2 Mar 1853 – 27 May 1929
| Birth | 2 Mar 1853 |
| Death | 27 May 1929 |
| Cemetery | Evergreen Cemetery Paris , Lamar County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Leonard J. McCown on 20 Jan 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32480530 |
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[Francis Dolvin McCown, died 27 May 1939] McCOWN--On Monday evening, May 27, as the sun was sinking in the west, Francis Dolvin McCown departed this life, at the age of 76 years, two months and a few days. For several months he had been in poor health, however, he was confined to bed only about two weeks before he passed away. All that could be done by loving hands and skilled physicians was done to lessen his suffering and lengthen his life, but nothing could be done to check the spread of that deadly disease, cancer. Brother McCown was born March 2, 1853 in Arkansas. He was mar[r]ied to Miss Ninnie Jones, fifty-four years ago, who, with their four children, survive him. The family moved to Texas in November 1892 and for thirty-two years Brother McCowan and his wife resided in the community called Cross Roads, seven miles southwest of Paris. Brother McCown was baptized in 1880 by Brother Ezell at Blue Bayou, Howard county, Arkansas. His life has been one of service to the Lord. He was a Bible scholar. The establishing of the church in that community was due mainly to his ef[f]orts. During the entire time that he lived there he was the leader, the teacher. His widow, four children seventeen grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and a host of friends are left to feel their loss. The children are J.A. [J.R.] McCown and Mrs. R.O. Stuart of Odessa, and Mrs. B.F. Tugwell and Mrs. W.L. Wilson of Paris. The many beautiful floral offerings and the number who attended the funeral services to pay their last tribute to him, evidenced the love and esteem in which he was held. Brother Robert G. Cook conducted the services on May 28, at the Lamar Avenue church at Paris, after which the body was laid to rest in the Evergreen cemetery to await the coming of the Lord. We mourn not as those who have no hope, but pray that we may profit by the example set by his life, and be prepared when our summons comes. ONE WHO LOVED HIM.
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Siblings
- Virginia Elizabeth McCown Ferguson 1851–1916
- John Robert McCown 1855–1939
- Nancy Emily McCown 1857–1880
- Martha Rebecca McCown Weir 1859–1898
- William W McCown 1861–1861
- Simeon "Sim" McCown 1862–1925
- Sarah Jane "Sallie" McCown Jones 1865–1908
- Lenora Ann "Lena" McCown Hutchinson 1868–1924
- Samuel A McCown 1869–1879
- Richard Owen McCown 1873–1949
Children
- John Zemry McCown 1875–1876 FaG
- James Robert McCown 1877–1940 FaG
- Dolvin McCown 1878–1878 FaG
- Jessie Emma McCown Tugwell 1880–1946 FaG
- Simmie Sarah McCown Stuart 1882–1970 FaG
- Frances Lillian McCown Wilson 1888–1966 FaG
- Female McCown 1894–1894 FaG
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