Ervin was the youngest son born to William Ira Bownds and his wife, Genoa Adeline 'Addie' Coffman.
He married Beatrice Gertrude Franklin 7 March 1920. They had four children. Beatrice preceded him in death 22 Feb 1942.
Beatrice & Ervin's Children:
1) Ervin Auvis Bownds, Jr. (1921-1990)
2) Yvonne (Bownds) Cockrell (1923-2001)
3) Adrian Keith Bownds (1925-1974)
4) Maxine Joye (Bownds) Schmidt (1828-1990)
He married second, Mae Lovie Reeves on 8 April 1950. Mae passed away 19 Aug 1983.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
**Berry Bownds (1828-1908), farmer and a Confederate soldier.
**Jane Thomas (Bownds) (1835-1925), daughter of John Covington Thomas
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
**William H. Coffman (1831-1903), Lieutenant in Confederate States Army, Texas State Representative in 18th Legislature.
**Nancy Cordelia Brown (Coffman) (1832-1875), daughter of Jesse Brown and Anna Laird. All four of Nancy's great grandfathers were Revolutionary War Patriots.
PATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:
**John Bownds (Bounds)(1802-1867), farmer and Baptist preacher. John Bownds was born in North Carolina and moved to Mississippi. In 1851, he and his family moved to Texas.
**Mary Saphronia Cooley (Bownds) (1808-1869), daughter of William C. Cooley
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**John Covington Thomas (1784-1861) born in Richmond, North Carolina. John fought in The War of 1812. He also served as a Mississippi State Senator and Representative.
**Sarah Terral (Thomas) (1801-1870), born in South Carolina.
MATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:
**John Franklin Coffman (1805-1884), born in Hopkins Co., Kentucky and son of Henry Coffman, a native of Virginia and moved to Kentucky.
**Elizabeth Irvin Cobb (Coffman)(1813-1888), according to DNA evidence, Elizabeth was descended from Ambrose Cobbs (1603-1655) , who emigrated from Kent, England to the vicinity of Jamestown, VA in about 1635, less than 30 years after the first English colony in America was founded.
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**Jesse Brown (1795-1870), son of William A. Brown and Sally Hutcheson. His grandfather, Richard Hutcheson was a Revolutionary War Patriot.
**Anna Laird (Brown)(1802 - abt. 1832), first wife of Jesse. Both of her grandfathers, David Laird and James Kerr, were Revolutionary War Soldiers.
He married Beatrice Gertrude Franklin 7 March 1920. They had four children. Beatrice preceded him in death 22 Feb 1942.
Beatrice & Ervin's Children:
1) Ervin Auvis Bownds, Jr. (1921-1990)
2) Yvonne (Bownds) Cockrell (1923-2001)
3) Adrian Keith Bownds (1925-1974)
4) Maxine Joye (Bownds) Schmidt (1828-1990)
He married second, Mae Lovie Reeves on 8 April 1950. Mae passed away 19 Aug 1983.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
**Berry Bownds (1828-1908), farmer and a Confederate soldier.
**Jane Thomas (Bownds) (1835-1925), daughter of John Covington Thomas
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
**William H. Coffman (1831-1903), Lieutenant in Confederate States Army, Texas State Representative in 18th Legislature.
**Nancy Cordelia Brown (Coffman) (1832-1875), daughter of Jesse Brown and Anna Laird. All four of Nancy's great grandfathers were Revolutionary War Patriots.
PATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:
**John Bownds (Bounds)(1802-1867), farmer and Baptist preacher. John Bownds was born in North Carolina and moved to Mississippi. In 1851, he and his family moved to Texas.
**Mary Saphronia Cooley (Bownds) (1808-1869), daughter of William C. Cooley
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**John Covington Thomas (1784-1861) born in Richmond, North Carolina. John fought in The War of 1812. He also served as a Mississippi State Senator and Representative.
**Sarah Terral (Thomas) (1801-1870), born in South Carolina.
MATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:
**John Franklin Coffman (1805-1884), born in Hopkins Co., Kentucky and son of Henry Coffman, a native of Virginia and moved to Kentucky.
**Elizabeth Irvin Cobb (Coffman)(1813-1888), according to DNA evidence, Elizabeth was descended from Ambrose Cobbs (1603-1655) , who emigrated from Kent, England to the vicinity of Jamestown, VA in about 1635, less than 30 years after the first English colony in America was founded.
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**Jesse Brown (1795-1870), son of William A. Brown and Sally Hutcheson. His grandfather, Richard Hutcheson was a Revolutionary War Patriot.
**Anna Laird (Brown)(1802 - abt. 1832), first wife of Jesse. Both of her grandfathers, David Laird and James Kerr, were Revolutionary War Soldiers.
Ervin was the youngest son born to William Ira Bownds and his wife, Genoa Adeline 'Addie' Coffman.
He married Beatrice Gertrude Franklin 7 March 1920. They had four children. Beatrice preceded him in death 22 Feb 1942.
Beatrice & Ervin's Children:
1) Ervin Auvis Bownds, Jr. (1921-1990)
2) Yvonne (Bownds) Cockrell (1923-2001)
3) Adrian Keith Bownds (1925-1974)
4) Maxine Joye (Bownds) Schmidt (1828-1990)
He married second, Mae Lovie Reeves on 8 April 1950. Mae passed away 19 Aug 1983.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
**Berry Bownds (1828-1908), farmer and a Confederate soldier.
**Jane Thomas (Bownds) (1835-1925), daughter of John Covington Thomas
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
**William H. Coffman (1831-1903), Lieutenant in Confederate States Army, Texas State Representative in 18th Legislature.
**Nancy Cordelia Brown (Coffman) (1832-1875), daughter of Jesse Brown and Anna Laird. All four of Nancy's great grandfathers were Revolutionary War Patriots.
PATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:
**John Bownds (Bounds)(1802-1867), farmer and Baptist preacher. John Bownds was born in North Carolina and moved to Mississippi. In 1851, he and his family moved to Texas.
**Mary Saphronia Cooley (Bownds) (1808-1869), daughter of William C. Cooley
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**John Covington Thomas (1784-1861) born in Richmond, North Carolina. John fought in The War of 1812. He also served as a Mississippi State Senator and Representative.
**Sarah Terral (Thomas) (1801-1870), born in South Carolina.
MATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:
**John Franklin Coffman (1805-1884), born in Hopkins Co., Kentucky and son of Henry Coffman, a native of Virginia and moved to Kentucky.
**Elizabeth Irvin Cobb (Coffman)(1813-1888), according to DNA evidence, Elizabeth was descended from Ambrose Cobbs (1603-1655) , who emigrated from Kent, England to the vicinity of Jamestown, VA in about 1635, less than 30 years after the first English colony in America was founded.
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**Jesse Brown (1795-1870), son of William A. Brown and Sally Hutcheson. His grandfather, Richard Hutcheson was a Revolutionary War Patriot.
**Anna Laird (Brown)(1802 - abt. 1832), first wife of Jesse. Both of her grandfathers, David Laird and James Kerr, were Revolutionary War Soldiers.
He married Beatrice Gertrude Franklin 7 March 1920. They had four children. Beatrice preceded him in death 22 Feb 1942.
Beatrice & Ervin's Children:
1) Ervin Auvis Bownds, Jr. (1921-1990)
2) Yvonne (Bownds) Cockrell (1923-2001)
3) Adrian Keith Bownds (1925-1974)
4) Maxine Joye (Bownds) Schmidt (1828-1990)
He married second, Mae Lovie Reeves on 8 April 1950. Mae passed away 19 Aug 1983.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
**Berry Bownds (1828-1908), farmer and a Confederate soldier.
**Jane Thomas (Bownds) (1835-1925), daughter of John Covington Thomas
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
**William H. Coffman (1831-1903), Lieutenant in Confederate States Army, Texas State Representative in 18th Legislature.
**Nancy Cordelia Brown (Coffman) (1832-1875), daughter of Jesse Brown and Anna Laird. All four of Nancy's great grandfathers were Revolutionary War Patriots.
PATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:
**John Bownds (Bounds)(1802-1867), farmer and Baptist preacher. John Bownds was born in North Carolina and moved to Mississippi. In 1851, he and his family moved to Texas.
**Mary Saphronia Cooley (Bownds) (1808-1869), daughter of William C. Cooley
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**John Covington Thomas (1784-1861) born in Richmond, North Carolina. John fought in The War of 1812. He also served as a Mississippi State Senator and Representative.
**Sarah Terral (Thomas) (1801-1870), born in South Carolina.
MATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS:
**John Franklin Coffman (1805-1884), born in Hopkins Co., Kentucky and son of Henry Coffman, a native of Virginia and moved to Kentucky.
**Elizabeth Irvin Cobb (Coffman)(1813-1888), according to DNA evidence, Elizabeth was descended from Ambrose Cobbs (1603-1655) , who emigrated from Kent, England to the vicinity of Jamestown, VA in about 1635, less than 30 years after the first English colony in America was founded.
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**Jesse Brown (1795-1870), son of William A. Brown and Sally Hutcheson. His grandfather, Richard Hutcheson was a Revolutionary War Patriot.
**Anna Laird (Brown)(1802 - abt. 1832), first wife of Jesse. Both of her grandfathers, David Laird and James Kerr, were Revolutionary War Soldiers.
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