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