Born in Texas, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Oliver Whitfield
and Mary Hannah (Boon) Whitfield
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 33
in Texas, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Harriet was born in 1844. She died in 1877 at the age of 33.
Parents: John Oliver Whitfield 1809 - 1863 and Mary Hannah (Boon) Whitfield 1813 - 1857.
Spouse: Thomas Payne Shapard McCown 1834 - 1914. They were married 2/14/1867 in Austin, Texas. Per Texas, Select Marriage Index, 1837 - 1977. Findagrave #7055580
Children:
1. Harriet Alice "Hattie" McCown 1868 - 1931
- Married Jason Edwin Eubank I 1863 - 1943
- Findagrave #50857479
2. Sallie McCown 1871 - 1965
- Married Joe Harlan 1859 - 1913
- Findagrave #46670712
3. Thomas Whitfield McCown 1873 - 1958
- Married Maggie Petty 1877 - 1967
- Findagrave #43926454
Research Notes
- Her Findagrave page lists her as born in Hinds County, Mississippi. 1860 & 1870 Census lists her as born in Texas.
Sources
- Harriet is buried at the Whitney Memorial Park in Whitney, Hill County, Texas, USA. Her page lists and has links to her parents, siblings, spouse, 1 child. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43926231/harriet-alice-mccown
- Harriet Alice (Whitfield) McCown: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KC61-K17
- 1850 Census: Harriet Whitfield. Age: 5. White, female. Home in 1850: Austin, Texas. Birth date/place: 1845 in Texas. Household members: Jesse Rice, 82. John O. Whitfield, 42. Mary H. Whitfield, 36. William R. King, 22. Sarah Whitfield, 13. Narcissa Whitfield, 11. Mary Whitfield, 9. John Whitfield, 7. Harriet Whitfield, 5. Robert Whitfield, 3. Juliet Whitfield, 1.
- 1870 Census: Harriet McCown. Age: 25. Married. Home in 1870: Precinct 4, Hill, Texas. Birth date/place: 1845 in Texas. Household members: Thomas McCown, 45. Camis McCown, 30. Harriet McCown, 25. Francis McCown, 10. Harriet McCown, 2.
- History Whitfield Bryan Smith, Volume 1. By Emma Morehead Whitfield. Page 141 lists Harriet, her spouse & 3 children. http://www.bmgen.com/document/pdf/History_Whitfield_Bryan_Smith_Vol_I.pdf
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
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~1.56%
Philip Wortman
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Boone Davis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Boonedavis59
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~0.39%
Dennis Whitfield :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Penny (Fischer) Short :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pennyshort
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~0.39%
M (Allen) Braslavsky :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A210064 [compare], Ancestry member tlwlpilot
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Rejected matches › Harriett E. (Whitfield) Cotton (1845-aft.1879)
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