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<span class=prefix>Rev</span> Andrew Jackson McGown

Rev Andrew Jackson McGown

Birth
Murfacem, Almada Municipality, Setúbal, Portugal
Death
30 Aug 1870 (aged 54)
Texas, USA
Burial
Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA
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Historical Marker #: 5225011237
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Tennessee native Andrew Jackson McGown came to Texas in 1835 to fight with the Texas Army in the war for independence from Mexico. A participant in the Battle of San Jacinto, he later helped establish the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Texas, serving as a pioneer circuit rider until his death. McGown founded "The Texas Presbyterian" and helped establish Andrew Female College in Huntsville. A royal arch mason, he also served as Grand Chaplain of Forest Lodge No. 19.
Taken from Texas Historical Marker Site at:
http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5225011237
Tennessee native Andrew Jackson McGown came to Texas in 1835 to fight with the Texas Army in the war for independence from Mexico. A participant in the Battle of San Jacinto, he later helped establish the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Texas, serving as a pioneer circuit rider until his death. McGown founded "The Texas Presbyterian" and helped establish Andrew Female College in Huntsville. A royal arch mason, he also served as Grand Chaplain of Forest Lodge No. 19.
Taken from Texas Historical Marker Site at:
http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5225011237

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