History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties. Page: 482
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48 HITR OF TEXA
he settled about a mile and a half east of the
present site of Cameron, where and in which
vicinity he subsequently made his home until
his death, which occurred in September,
1863. His wife died in May, 1859. They
were industrious, kind, good people, and Milam
county is indebted to them for some of
its best citizens. 'They lid nine children,
all of whom become grown, Mrs. McCown
being' the eldest. She was born in Missouri
and was five years old when her parents
moved- to Milam county. Here she 'was
reared, being brought up on the frontier and
and knowing from experience all- the privations
and disadvantages of frontier life. She
however is one of those women to whom
though reared in a wilderness men bow and
pay willing homage, being a great favorite
with the old settlers and in fact with all who
know her. Mr. and Mrs. McCown reside
now on the old Turnham homestead, and in a
house erected in 1852 by Mrs. McCown's
father, being the second brick house built
north of the old San Antonio road and west
of the Trinity riVer. It was built of bricks
made on the place, and is still in a good state
of preservation. Here they have raised their
family of seven children, this being the number
that reached maturity out of the twelve
born to them. They are: Martha Ann,
the wife of Dr. Thomas A. Pope of Cameron;
Susan, the wife of T. G. Sampson of Milam
county; James Coleman, deceased&; Margaret
Chalmers, the wife of Dr. V E. H. Reed of
Cameron; Joshua Wilson, deceased; Robert
Lee and "Sul" Ross.
Mr. McCown has never been in public
life, though probably one of -the best known
men in Milam county, and one whose
knowledge and business experience would
amply fit him for the successful discharge of
the duties of any office to which he mightbe called. But his tastes do not ran in that
direction. He owns a large farm near Cameron,
situated on Little river, to which he
devotes his time and attention. He served
in. the Confederate army during the late
war, being Master of Transportation west of
the Mississippi till the fall of Vicksbnrg,
and then he was engaged in trade operations
with Mexico till the close of the war. He
has been a life-long Democrat and is
thoroughly loyal to the principles of his
party. To Texas and all its interests and enterprises
he is devoted with that impulsive
enthusiasm and arduous attachment which
characterizes those who have followed the
State through its.struggles from a few straggling
settlements on the frontier to its present
proud and prosperous condition of Statehood.
Mr. McCown knew most of the early
Texans ol note, with many of whom he was
brought in contact at one time and another
during his youth and early manhood. He is
full of reminiscences of early days in Texas,
and if the scope of this article permitted
numbers of these might be inserted here to
the interest and edification of the readers of
this volume. Two or three of a local nature
will be given, because they fit so appropriately
in this place.
" Speaking of early events . in Milam
county," said Mr. McCown, "1 know of no
single event that attracted so much attention
-at the time or was the source of more amusement
than what is known among the old
settlers as 'The trip of the Washington,'
being the ascent up Little river of the first
and only steamer that ever plowed the waters
of that stream. The trip was made in the
winter of 1850-'51, and was the conception
of my father, who was then engaged in
business in Cameron. It seems that he had
mentioned several times to some of his ac482 .
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Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties., book, 1893; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29785/m1/518/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.