Gabriel Jones Izard Gabriel Jones Izard, b. 6 Jan 1813, KY, d. c. 1866, Fayette County, TX, married c. 1832, St. Francis County, AR, Macy Tyer, b. 3 Apr 1814, MO, d. 3 May 1898, Coryell, County, TX (1850 St. Francis County, AR, census; 1860, 1870 and 1880 Fayette County, TX, censuses; “The Izards,” by Julia I. Hemenway) Gabriel J. Izard and Macy Tyer had the following children: 1. Silas Calvin Izard b. c. 1834, St. Francis County, AR (1850 St. Francis County, AR, census; 1860 Fayette County, TX, census) d. 14 Dec 1862, Granada County, MS (NARA Confederate Service Record) 2. Mary Catherine Izard b. 25 Sep 1836, St. Francis County, AR (1840 St. Francis County, AR, census; “The Izards,” by Julia I. Hemenway) d. 25 Aug 1846, St. Francis County, AR (1850 St. Francis County, AR, census; “The Izards,” by Julia I. Hemenway) 3. Elizabeth Jane Izard b. c. 1838, St. Francis County, AR (1850 St. Francis County, AR, census; “The Izards,” by Julia I. Hemenway) d. 27 Apr 1888, TX (“The Izards,” by Julia I. Hemenway) m. 29 Nov 1859, Fayette County, TX, Abraham Conn McCown, b. c. Mar 1833, TN, d. 24 Feb 1928, Wilson County, TX. Abraham C. McCown remarried 10 Jan 1889, TX. No 1870 census record has been found for Abraham C. McCown and Elizabeth J. Izard (1860 and 1880 Lavaca County, TX, censuses; 1900 and 1920 Wilson County, TX, censuses; Texas Marriages, 1851-1900; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000) Abraham C. McCown and Elizabeth J. Izard had the following children: John William McCown b. 1 Dec 1860, Lavaca County, TX (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; Stockdale Cemetery transcription, Wilson County, TX) d. 19 Mar 1939, Wilson County, TX (Stockdale Cemetery transcription, Wilson County, TX; Texas Death Index,1903-2000) Note: The death date on the cemetery transcription record is 18 Mar 1939. Texas Death Index shows 19 Mar 1939. m. 24 Nov 1882, Lavaca County, TX, Olivia A. Kirk, b. 14 Jan 1863, TX, d. 16 Apr 1901, Wilson County, TX (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; Texas Marriages, 1851-1900; Stockdale Cemetery transcription, Wilson County, TX) John W. McCown and Olivia A. Kirk had the following children: Maggie M. McCown, b. 28 Sep 1883, TX, d. 16 Nov 1900, Wilson County, TX (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; tombstone, Stockdale Cemetery Wilson County, TX) Note: The birth date on the tombstone appears to be 28 Sep 1885, but in that the next child’s birth date is 2 Apr 1886, the 1885 birth date cannot be correct. Based on the parents’ marriage date of 24 Nov 1882, the 1883 birth date is possible, and what appears to be a “5” on the tombstone could be a “3”. Fannie Jeriah “Juie” McCown, b. 2 Apr 1886, TX, d. 31 Aug 1979, Wilson County, TX, m. c. 1905, Wilson County, TX, John Aubrey King, b. 14 May 1882, TX, d. 9 Mar 1952, Wilson County, TX (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 Wilson County, TX, censuses; WWI Draft Registration Card; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; SSDI) Elizabeth McCown, b. 24 Dec 1887, Wilson County, TX, d. 2 Jul 1982, Wilson County, TX, unmarried (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; SSDI; Stockdale Cemetery transcription, Wilson County, TX) Bush B. McCown, b. Aug 1889, Wilson County, TX, d. 1924, Wilson County, TX (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; tombstone, Stockdale Cemetery, Wilson County, TX) Oscar Andy McCown, b. 28 Jan 1891, Wilson County, TX, d. 1929, Wilson County, TX, m. TX, Esther, b. c. 1894, AR, d. unknown ,and had at least 1 child, Loraine McCown, b. c. 1915, TX (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; 1920 Kerr County, TX, census; WWI Draft Registration Card; tombstone, Stockdale Cemetery, Wilson County, TX) Royal Lee McCown, b. 22 Jun 1893, Wilson County, TX, d. 25 Mar 1949, Bexar County, TX, m. AR, Verna Mae Hardin, b. c. Feb 1896, AR, d. unknown (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; 1900 Union County, AR, census; 1920 Kerr County, TX, census; WWI Draft Registration Card; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000) Grady Samuel McCown, b. 6 Jun 1895 (twin), Wilson County, TX, d. 23 Feb 1967, Kerr County, TX, m. c. 1920, TX, Viva Fay Grant, b. 9 May 1898, TX, d. 20 Jun 1996, Bexar County, TX (1900 and 1930 Wilson County, TX, censuses; WWI Draft Registration Card; Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; SSDI; Find-A-Grave) Gladys McCown, b. 6 Jun 1895 (twin), Wilson County, TX, d. 26 Oct 1981, Wilson County, TX, m. c. 1914, TX, Lloyd Erastus Little, b. 2 Jul 1890, TX, d. 18 Jan 1978, Bexar County, TX. Lloyd E. Little and Gladys McCown had no children as per census records. (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; 1920 and 1930 Coke County, TX, censuses; WWI Draft Registration Card; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; SSDI; Stockdale Cemetery transcription, Wilson County, TX) Willie Mae McCown, b. 18 Jul 1897, Wilson County, TX, d. 10 Oct 1991, Travis County, TX, m. c. 1916, Wilson County, TX, John Calvin Akin, b. 2 Dec 1897, TX, d. 24 Dec 1953, Bexar County, TX (1900, 1920 and 1930 Wilson County, TX, censuses; WWI Draft Registration Card; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; SSDI; Stockdale Cemetery transcription, Wilson County, TX) Joseph F. McCown, b. 10 Apr 1899, Wilson County, TX, d. 23 Nov 1914, Wilson County, TX (1900 Wilson County, TX, census; Stockdale Cemetery transcription, Wilson County, TX) Henrietta T. McCown b. Jan. 1863, Lavaca County, TX (1880 Lavaca County, TX, census; 1900 Coryell County, TX, census; 1910 and 1930 Wilson County, TX, censuses; tombstone, Stockdale Cemetery, Wilson County, TX) d. 22 Mar 1951, Wilson County, TX (Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; tombstone, Stockdale Cemetery, Wilson County, TX) m. unmarried Lucinda McCown b. 1 Feb 1866, Lavaca County, TX (1880 Lavaca County, TX census; 1900 Rusk County, TX, census; LDS IGI) d. between 1910 and 1920, TX (1910 Cherokee County, TX, census; 1920 Dallas County, TX, census) m. 6 Dec 1883, Wilson County, TX, Robert Ulrich Sanders, b. c. Jun 1864, TN, d. probably between 1920 and 1930, TX (1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1910 and 1930 Cherokee County, TX, censuses; 1920 Haskell County, TX, census; LDS IGI) Robert U. Sanders and Lucinda McCown had the following children: Marcella Saunders, b. 30 Oct 1884, Wilson County, TX, d. 16 Jun 1982, Matagorda County, TX, m. c. 1903, TX, Frank Brittain, b. c. 1883, TX, d. unknown (1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1910 Cherokee County, TX, census; 1920 Harris County, TX, census; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; SSDI) Note: Marcella Saunders remarried, date unknown, and was Marcella Haney when she died. George R. Saunders, b. 26 Dec 1886, Wilson County, TX, d. unknown (1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1910 Cherokee County, TX, census; WWI Draft Registration Card) Lela Saunders (spelling of first name tentative), b. c. Jan 1888, Wilson County, TX, d. unknown, m. TX, Thomas Lawton Thrower, b. 22 Dec 1882, GA, d. 29 Jul 1943, Jefferson County, TX (1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1910 Cherokee County, TX, census; 1920 Dallas County, TX, census; WWI Draft Registration Card; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000) Robert Bruce Saunders, b. 28 Jun 1892, Wilson County, TX, d. 19 Apr 1958, Riverside County, CA (1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1910 Cherokee County, TX, census; WWI Draft Registration Card; California Death Index, 1940-1997) Naomi Olivia Saunders, b. 2 Jan 1895, TX, d. 30 Aug 1988, Angelina County, TX, m. c. 1912, TX, Hardy White, b. 28 Jun 1888, TX, d. 2 Aug 1966, Cherokee County, TX, m. 2nd, 26 Apr 1975, Tyler County, TX, Charles M. Fortenberry, b. 15 Mar 1892, d. Jan 1980, Tyler County, TX, divorced 23 Dec 1976, Tyler County, TX (1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1910 and 1930 Cherokee County, TX, censuses; 1920 Haskell County, TX, census; WWI Draft Registration Card; Texas Marriage Index, 1966- 2002; Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; SSDI; Resthaven Cemetery transcription, Cherokee County, TX) Marshall Saunders, b. 17 Apr 1898, TX, d. Sep 1976, Clark County, NV (1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1910 Cherokee County, TX, census; WWI Draft Registration Card; SSDI; U.S. WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946) Note: WWI Draft Registration Card indicates birth date of 1899, but SSDI and census records support birth date of 1898. Loretta Saunders, b. c. 1904, TX, d. unknown (1910 Cherokee County, TX, census; 1920 Dallas County, TX, census) Thomas McCown b. 22 Sep 1868 (twin), Lavaca County, TX (“The Izards,” by Julia I. Hemenway) d. as a child, unknown, TX (“The Izards,” by Julia I. Hemenway) Solomon George McCown b. 22 Sep 1868 (twin), Lavaca County, TX (1880 Lavaca County, TX, census; 1900 Rusk County, TX, census; “The Izards,” by Julia I. Hemenway; McDonald Cemetery transcription, Cherokee County, TX) d. 19 Jul 1947, Cherokee County, TX (Texas Death Index, 1903- 2000; McDonald Cemetery transcription, Cherokee County, TX) m. c. 1894, TX, Mary Angeline Bedingfield, b. 20 Oct 1874, GA, d. 31 Oct 1976, Cherokee County, TX (1880 Chattooga County, GA, census; 1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1910, 1920 and 1930 Cherokee County, TX, censuses; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; California Death Index, 1940-1997; SSDI; McDonald Cemetery transcription, Cherokee County, TX) Solomon G. McCown and Mary A. Bedingfield had the following children: Claude Abraham McCown, b. 5 Oct. 1894, Wilson County, TX, d. 18 Apr 1974, Cherokee County, TX, m. c. 1919, TX, Lena Lester, b. 8 Mar 1899, TX, d. 17 Mar 1988, Cherokee County, TX (1900 Rusk County, TX, census; 1900 and 1910 Cherokee County, TX, censuses; 1930 Bexar County, TX, census; WWI Draft Registration Card; McDonald Cemetery transcription, Cherokee County, TX; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; SSDI) Fred Lacy McCown, b.