Members of the McCown family came to Marshall in the early 1840's and aided the city in its formative period. They served Texas and Marshall militarily in the Somerville Expedition of 1842, The Mexican War, the Texas Indian Wars, the Civil War, and more modern wars of the Twentieth Century.

Members of the McCown family represented Texas and Harrison County in the Texas State Legislature and in the judiciary. They also invested in and promoted the city of Marshall. They operated one of the earliest hotels in Marshall, donated land for the establishment of the first Baptist Church and sponsored cotillions honoring Sam Houston and the heroes of San Jacinto.

Extended families related to the McCowns include a multitude of Marshall and Harrison County's early citizens including: Crunk, Corzine, Greene, Riddle, McDade, Vincent, Jenkins, Morgan, Moore, Scott, McGee, Smith, Birdwell, Roach, Anderson, Hester, Conroe and Wilson.

An abbreviated historical summary of the public participation and accomplishments of the McCown family follow.

Historical Summary of the McCown Family
Of the City of Marshall and Harrison County, Texas

Their grandfather served under General Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, in South Carolina during the American Revolution

Their father served under General Andrew Jackson in Alabama during the War of 1812

The four brothers, Alexander, James, Sampson and Jerome Bonapart McCown came to Texas beginning in 1838 and were fully moved into Texas by 1841.

James and J B served in the Texas Army during the Somerville Expedition in 1842

James and Sampson came to the City of Marshall about 1844

James and his wife, Harriett Elizabeth Greene McCown, donated land to begin the First Baptist Church of Marshall

James with the help of Sampson ran a hotel on the courthouse square in downtown Marshall and hosted Sam Houston and other heroes of San Jacinto in 1848

J B was a Captain and Sampson his 1st Lieutenant in the Mexican War and at the storming of Monterrey

J B served as a Ranging Captain at the behest of several Texas governors during the Texas Indian Wars

J B Also served as a Captain in the Confederacy in New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana

James served as a State Representative from Harrison County to the First Texas Legislature

J B served twice as a State representative, first in the Second Texas Legislature and second in the Sixth Legislature

Sampson was commissioned a Brigadier General in the Texas Militia in 1860

Sampson served militarily and as a County Judge during the Civil War

Many of the McCown sons and extended family have served Texas in military, civil and private capacities.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mic Barnette
Sampson McCown Descendant