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Ben Bennie McGowan 1896–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1896

Birth Location: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Oct 1973

Death Location: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Father: Abram McGowan

Mother: Susie Littlejohn

Spouse(s): Cephas Shaw

Children(s): Jessie Shaw, Calvin Shaw, Susie Shaw, Annie Shaw, Willie Shaw, Thelma Shaw, Frank Shaw

In 1896, Ben Bennie McGowan entered the world in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA, born to Abram Abe Mcgowan And Susie Sue Littlejohn. In 1900, Ben Bennie McGowan resided in Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Ben Bennie McGowan resided in Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA. Ben Bennie McGowan married Cephas Cefus Shaw, and had children including Annie Mae Shaw, Calvin C Shaw, Frank D Shaw, Jessie L Shaw, Susie J Shaw, Thelma Shaw, Willie S Shaw. Ben Bennie McGowan passed away in 1973 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Ben Bennie McGowan entered the world in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA, born to Abram Abe Mcgowan And Susie Sue Littlejohn.
  • In 1900, Ben Bennie McGowan resided in Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Ben Bennie McGowan resided in Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.
  • Ben Bennie McGowan married Cephas Cefus Shaw, and had children including Annie Mae Shaw, Calvin C Shaw, Frank D Shaw, Jessie L Shaw, Susie J Shaw, Thelma Shaw, Willie S Shaw.
  • Ben Bennie McGowan passed away in 1973 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ben McGowan's Ancestors

Self
Ben McGowan
1896–1973
Birth Place: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Abram Abe McGowan
1867–1939
Mississippi
Susie (Sue) Littlejohn
1872–1969
Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Dandridge (Dans) McGowan
1807–
Virginia
Littlejohn
1840–1910
South Carolina
Harriett Goudelock
1845–1937
Draytonville, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Littlejohn
1801–1874
Cornelia SLAVE*
1802–1910
Adam Goudelock
1796–1886
Polly
1804–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Owner)
1769–1829
Susannah Nucholls
1767–1858
Davis Goudelock
1764–1838
Mildred Wilkins
1773–1855
Thomas Littlejohn
1766–1842
Mary Lipscomb
1766–1823

Ben McGowan's Descendants

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Ben (Bennie) McGowan (20 Apr 1896–Oct 1973) m. Cephas (Cefus) Shaw (20 Jul 1888–7 Sep 1958)
  1. 1. Jessie (L.) Shaw 1922–1940
  2. 2. Calvin (C) Shaw 1924–1945
  3. 3. Susie (J) Shaw 1929–2010
  4. 4. Annie (Mae) Shaw 1933–2000
  5. 5. Willie (S.) Shaw 1909–2004
  6. 6. Thelma Shaw 1917–
  7. 7. Frank (D) Shaw 1936–2015

Ben McGowan's Timeline

5 Records

1896
20 Apr 1896
Birth of Ben Bennie McGowan in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Ben Bennie McGowan resided here in Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Ben Bennie McGowan resided here in Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Ben Bennie McGowan resided here in Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1973
Oct 1973
Age 77
Death of Ben Bennie McGowan in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: 820; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0071
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: T624_751; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374764
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 5720; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 7-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: 820; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0071

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Marshall, Mississippi; Roll: T624_751; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374764

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 5720; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 7-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1973
    Event Place: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

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