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Gwendoly
Alice R . Lundy --was born on 12/11/1871 in
Pike Co. MS. She was one of
10 children born to Willis &
Mary Conerly- Lundy . Alice's
youngest sister, Lubertha
Lundy- Harrison is the only
one of her siblings that I have
bee able to locate. Lubertha
was a school teacher who
resided in Covington, La.
until her death on
05/29/80.Alice married
Edmund Wm. McGowan on
02/28/1894 in Marion Co, Ms.
They had five children,
Mable, Claude, Webster,
Theodore and Roscoe. Alice
died on 09/19/1905.
Edmund Wm. McGowan was
born on 12/22/1869 in the now
extinct community of Buford,
Mississippi. He was the grandson
of David McGowan Sr., a slave
born sometime during the latest
1700's.His grandfather Charles
McGowan was also a slave. His
grandmother Julia Holmes was
the child of a slave master.
Edmund was the eldest son of
Charles and Julia and one of 12
children born to the couple. His
siblings were
Victoria,Walter,Mary
Magdalene,Monroe,Elnora,Ada,I
da,Lucy,Charles,John and Buford
McGowan. Edmund married Alice
R;Lundy and they had 5 children,
Mable, Claude, Webster,
Theodore and Roscoe. Edmund
died on 03/22/1951.
Dixie was born on February 18,1881. Her
mother was named Myra and her father's
name was Jessie K. Brumfield, a white
farmer in Pike Co.
Mississippi. Dixie's mother was of African
American and Native American descent. She
had three other children, Nettie, Thad &
John Brumfield. Myra had at least one sister
whose name was Molly Harvey. Dixie was
first married to Austin (Bunk) Dillon and they
had four children, Arthur, Bertha, Daisy and
Edna. Dixie later married William May and
they had six children Joe, Cledna, Thelma,
Orelia,Vera and Willie D. May. There was
also a step daughter Margie May. Dixie died
on July 3,1937.
Mable as she was called
was the oldest of five
children born to Edmund
and Alice McGowan. She
was born in June of 1894.
She was married to Angus
Bullock. The couple had no
children.
Seated from left to right are Edmund, Claude Edgar, Willis Webster Hettie Mable and Alice
McGowan. This picture was taken sometime during the year 1899 in Marion Co. Mississippi. After
Alice's sudden death in 1905 Edmund married Mable Oatis, who then raised the five children to
adulthood.
Jewerel served in the United
States Navy during WWII. He
was station at Mare Island
Naval Station in Vallejo,
California.
Jewerel Webster McGowan
Sr.
This picture was take in 1904. William was
Dixie's second husband, The had six
children.
William & Dixie Brumfield Dillon- May
Claude Edgar McGowan
Claude was the eldest so of
Edmund and Alice McGowan.
Claude was born on 08/31/1896
in Marion Co, Ms. He served as
a PVT. Co. G 64 INF. during
WWI. After the war he returned
to Marion Co. MS., where he
worked as a school master.
Claude was never married
however he did have two
children Earl C. Fortenberry and
Mable Singleton. Claude died
on 05/25/1944.
Roscoe
McGowan
picture taken on
his 43rd birthday
May 4, 1947
Roscoe McGowan
Mary
Magdalene was
born in 1876 to Charles and Julia
McGowan. She was married
Burrell Bullock on 06/28/1896 in
Marion County
Webster, Roscoe & Theodore
McGowan w/their aunt
Daisy Marie Dillon-McGowan
Daisy was born on June 14,1900 in Walthall Co. Mississippi. Her parent were Austin and Dixie Brumfield Dillon. Daisy married
Willis Webster McGowan on February 2,1924 in Tylertown, Mississippi. The couple had one child, Jewerel Webster McGowan Sr..
Daisy was a graduate of Alcorn A&M College. She was a school teacher in the Marion County school district for 36 years. Daisy
died on April 6,1992.
Ada McGowan-Haynes
Ada along with her twin sister Ida were born in
September of 1883 to Charles and Julia McGowan .
Ada married and had two daughters Essie and Julia
Haynes.
Orelia & Willie Dixie May
Orelia & Willie D. are two of six children born to William & Dixie Brumfield Dillon-May. This
picture was take in 1930.
Webster & his sister Mable
McGowan
Webster was very close to his only
sister Mable. Mable died early on
and Web stated that he grieved the
lost of his only sister for many years.
Mable became ill while Webster was
away working on the railroad. By the
time he was able to return she had
died and been buried. Webster being
devastated by his sister's death ,quit
his job for the railroad and took up
farming. He never every left his rural
home in Marion Co. Ms again
residing for 70 years in the house
that he'd built for his bride Daisy in
1926.
Ida McGowan-Barnes
Ida and her twin Ada were born in
September of 1883 to Charles
and Julia. Ida married and had
three children Theodore, Odessa
and Christine Barnes.
Bertha Dillon-Abram
Bertha was born on March 16,1897 in
Walthall Co. Mississippi. Her parent were
Austin and Dixie Brumfield Dillon May.
Bertha moved to New Orleans, La. in 1937
.Bertha was married to a man whose last
name was Abram. The couple had 2
children Onealar and Henry. Bertha was a
retired school teacher. She died on
January 15,1981.
Dee & Essie Lee McGowan
Foxworth
Essie is the oldest of 5 children born to Buford and Nettie Magee McGowan.
Vera May
Vera is one of six children born to William
& Dixie Brumfield Dillon-May. She was
married to Jesse Smith. The couple had no
children.
Willis Webster McGowan
Web as he was known was born on
08/15/1898 in Marion Co. Mississippi. He
was the third of five children born to
Edmund and Alice McGowan, Web married
Daisy Marie Dillon on February 2,1924 and
the couple had one child, Jewerel Webster
McGowan. Webster had one other child
Wilbur McGowan who was born prior to his
marriage to Daisy.Web and Daisy were
married for 68 years.
Lucy A. (Doshie) McGowan-
Sims
Lucy, Doshie as she was called was born
in July 1885 to Charles and Julia
McGowan. She married Leon Sims and
they had a daughter, Minnie Lee Sims.
Lucy died in June 0f 1967.
Earl & Willie Dixie May-Daniels
Earl was born on October 22,1914 in Stone
Co. Mississippi to Peter & Mollie Peters-
Daniel. Earl had three siblings, Ella, Ernest
and Zelma Daniels. His grandparent were
Pete and Ella Williams- Peters. He married
Willie Dixie May on February 20,1937 and
the couple had one child, Limea Earl
Daniels. Earl died on December 15,1998.
Willie Dixie is the youngest of six children
born to William and Dixie Brumfield Dillon
May
Charlie McGowan
Charlie was born on 11/30/1887 in Marion
County to Charles and Julia McGowan.
He married Lillie Threse Peters and they
had 13 children:
Alma, Ellen, Rossie, Milton, Woodrow,
Hilton, Williner, Willie, Edward, Malvin,
Eloise, Charlie Lee and Maxie Ruth
McGowan. Charlie died on 10/21/1944.
Hattie Peter-Ball & Granddaughter
Margorie
Hattie was born in November of 1889. She
was one of 11 children born to Art and Ella
Ball-Peters. Art was born during slavery in
1842 .Ellen was also born during slavery in
1848.Both were born in Mississippi. They
had 11 children, Hannah, Elsie,
Aaron,Pete,Stella,Minnie,Bertha,Hattie,Lul
a, Lillie Trease and Johnny Peters. Hattie
was married to Henry Ball in 1905.The
couple had five children, Ado, Howard,
Audrey, Lonnie and another child that died
in infancy. Hattie died on September
18,1951. Also pictured is her grandaughter
Margorie. Margorie is the daughter of
Howard Ball.
Ida Mae Magee Echols
Ida was one of nine children born to Leon
and Victoria McGowan-Magee. Ida was
born on August 20,1900.She married
Lorenzo R. Echols and the couple had six
children; Samuel Lorenzo, Mable Edna,
Lula Avinell, Shelton Charles, Frances
Victoria and Franklin Leon. She was a
loving grandmother who baked wonderful
tea cakes. Ida passed away on September
30,1977.
Wilbur & Rutha Lee (Husband)
McGowan
Wilbur was the oldest
child born to Webster
McGowan. His mother
was Bessie Thompson
Martin.
Willis Webster & Daisy Dillon-McGowan
Webster and Daisy were
married on February 2, 1924 in
Tylertown, Mississippi, Webster
was ordained as a deacon on
11/16/1947 at the Little Rock
M.B. Church and served
faithfully for 49 years. Webster
worked as a farmer in rural
Marion County for most of his
life. Daisy was a retired school
teacher. The couple enjoyed 68
years of marriage before Daisy
was called home to rest in 1992
at the age of 91. Webster died
in 1996 at the age of 97.
Buford A. McGowan
Buford was the youngest of twelve children
born to Charles and Julia McGowan.
Buford was born on 05/17/1892 in Marion
Co. Ms. Buford married Nettie(Doll) Magee
and they had five children, Essie Lee,
Charles Ado, Albert Leroy, Curtis Leamon
and Arto McGowan. Buford died on
04/23/1936.
Howard Ball
Howard was born on November 3,1919 in
Marion County . His parent were Henry
and Hattie Peter-Ball.Howard had three
siblings, Ado, Audrey and Lonnie Ball. A
fourth sibling died during infancy. Howard
served in the U.S.Army during WWII.
Howard,(Simp) as he was called, was the
father of two children, Margorie and
Sandra Ball. Howard died on June 22,
1985.
Wesley McGowan & his wife
Hannah.
Wesley was the son of
Charles. He married
Hannah. It is not known
whether or not they had
children.
Jewerel Webster & Audrey Ball
McGowan
Jewerel was the only child born to
Willis Webster and Daisy Dillon
McGowan. He was born on
09/28/1924.He was enlisted in the
United States Navy and married
his childhood sweetheart Audrey
Ball on September 22,1944 at
Mare Island Naval Station in
Vallejo, California. The couple had
8 children, Jewerel Jr., Clara,
Bobby, Lloyd,
Henry,Gwendolyn,Constance and
Sharon. Jewerel died on August
21,1999 in Adrian Michigan.
Audrey Ball McGowan
Audrey was the only daughter of Henry &
Hattie Peters Ball. She was born on
February 20,1924 in Marion County. She
married Jewerel Webster McGowan Sr.
and the couple had eight children. She
died on November 15,1976.
Roscoe and Rebecca Lewis-
McGowan
Roscoe was the youngest of
five children born to Edmund
Wm. and Alice Lundy-
McGowan. He was born on
May 4,1904 in Marion County,
Roscoe married Rebecca Lewis
and the couple had three
children, Tollie T. , Clara T., and
R.T. McGowan. Roscoe died on
August 31,1990.
The Pete Peter's Family
Pete Peters was born
sometime in the 1870's to
Art and Ellen Ball Peters
in Marion Co. Mississippi.
This picture was taken
sometime during the early
1900's.Pictured with Pete
are the four oldest of 16
his children. They are
Mollie Peter-Daniels,
Garfield, Mattie Peters-
White and Fred Peters.
Pete was married first to
Ella Williams on February
18,1892.They had 10
children. He later married
Edmonia Evans and they
had an additional six
children.
Theodore McGowan
Theodore was born on
September 12,1901.His parent
were Edmund Wm. and Alice
Lundy-McGowan. Theodore
and his wife Edna had five
children, E.W.,J.W., Omatine,
Rodney and Clematine.
Theodore died on 07/08/1985.
R.T. McGowan picture taken @ mid-1940’s
Rebecca & R.T.
McGowan
Research data by the late
Gwendolyn McGowan – Seagroves
PowerPoint by Myron McGowan
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