McDowell - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: HELP McDowell family in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi.

trojanspirit — 2012-05-25 08:45:46Z

after digging for the past week exclusively for Doris and Tom, I stumbled across a small tidbit right after responding to your post. In that time, I managed to find all the info that I have now linked :-). Maybe I just needed to step back for a bit in order to see the entire picture lol.. I cant wait to dig deeper and finish tracking them all down.
Thank you so much for helping me out!!

Re: HELP McDowell family in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi.

snorth65 — 2012-05-25 06:20:12Z

Trojanspirit

You are way ahead of me. You already have the 1930 census and the enlistments records.

Steve

Re: HELP McDowell family in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi.

snorth65 — 2012-05-25 05:59:33Z

Hi Trojanspirit

I noticed on your tree that you have Thomas Pou/Pew McDowell Jr. The junior is important and so is the date 1920 for his birth

There is a Enlistment Record for a Tom P McDowell Jr.
born 1920 in Mississippi county or city Jones. He enlisted 20 Nov 1945 at Camp Blanding Florida. Air Corps, Sergent He had 2 years of high school was married and occupation was doormen

There is a 1930 census document for a Tom P McDowell who is 46 years old. He and his family are living in Beat 3, Panola Mississippi. His wife is named Nannie. They have 7 children including a Tom P McDowell age 9

There is a good chance this is the Tom P McDowell Jr you are looking for. His father Tom P McDowell was born 1884 in Mississippi and his father was born in Georgia probably around 1864

That wasn't to hard. I hope it is the right man

Steve
Australia

Re: HELP McDowell family in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi.

snorth65 — 2012-05-25 05:11:53Z

Hi Trojanspirit

Give me your email address and I will send you a "Location of Military Records" Form 180 for you to request the military records of Tom Pew McDowell

You will find these useful.

Thanks
Steve

Re: HELP McDowell family in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi.

trojanspirit — 2012-05-25 04:38:32Z

Ok Here is what I have managed so far.
Grandmother- Norma J Mcdowell Sullivan~ B. July 9,1942 D. March 17, 1985(86) Married to Bobby J Sullivan
G-grandmother- Doris White Mcdowell~ B. Jan. 25,1923 D. Somewhere around the mid 1990's, Married to Tom Pew McDowell.
The passenger logs state they were both born in Laurel, Mississippi, USA.

They were returning from Germany in 1947 because Tom was military, and it was shortly after WWII. From what I can remember, my grandmother said she was an army brat, meaning they moved around a lot because of his military career, he was an officer in the military (I think it was a gunnery sergeant). I believe they also lived in Japan for a while, but I couldn't find anything for that either.

Even with the added information of her maiden name, and my G-grandfather's name, plus the dates... I STILL can not get any "hits" on this line of my family.

Oh, and Norma graduated Highschool in Washington...
So, what do I do now? Severely frustrated. :-(

Re: McDowell's from County Cork, Ireland

marywood10 — 2012-05-23 23:48:48Z

I am a descendant of Ephriam McDowell who came to South Carolina.

Mary Wood

Re: Joseph Earl McDowell married Myrtle McNutt lived in Oklahoma

Alpha_Wolf_59 — 2012-05-23 18:47:46Z

Hello Cuz . . . Guess Joeseph would be my Great grandfather on this line of the family, as Joe McDowell married to Lillie Cheek living in Sayre, OK was My Mothers Parents (Margie McDowell), or My GrandFather . . . Get in touch an lets see whats up !

Mc DOWELL Melvin W - Vietnam Wall section 9E

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2012-05-21 16:57:12Z

McDOWELL Melvin W - Vietnam Wall section 9E

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 227,291 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: HELP McDowell family in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi.

snorth65 — 2012-05-21 08:36:24Z

Trojan Spirit

Where was your Grandmother Norma J McDowell born and when.

Do you know anything about your great great grandmother

If you are aren't sure what's your best guess. If she was not born in the USA when would she have moved there and where?

Do you know her married name do you know when she might have been married?

Why were Norma Doris and Joann returning from Germany

Steve
Australia

HELP McDowell family in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi.

trojanspirit — 2012-05-21 07:08:27Z

Trying to track down some McDowell lineage and I have hit a brick wall in the very beginning. My G-mother was Norma J McDowell, her mother was Doris A McDowell. Siblings were Joann and Wanda Lynn McDowell. Never met or knew my G-grandfather and do not have his name. Searching records, I found passenger lists from 1947 when norma, doris, and joann came back from germany, but I can not find anything else on any of them. I know he was a Gunnery Sgt in WW2 and died shortly before I was born (mid-70's). If I could just get past this hump I could figure the rest...
Any clues, tips, suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. :)

Matthew Mcdowell, PA, mid 18XX

dsfuller — 2012-05-15 00:33:52Z

I am looking for Matthew McDowell, the father of Effie Ann McDowell, the mother of Samuel C. Hopkins. Family information indicates he lived from about 1822 until 1884, and was the son of James (1790-1836) and Sarah Brandon McDowell (1793-1855). We know from James’ will that he had a son “Matthew H”; the will also lists other children.

A paper of family information gives a few details of his life, mainly taken from census records. Further study of those records, however, leads to some as-yet unanswered questions. We are left with questions as to who ( which Mathew) is the father of Effie Ann.

The family records quote from the 1850 and 1880 Census. Below is the information from the 1850 Census, copied from the Internet, which agrees with what is on the family paper.

1850 Census, Wolf Creek Township, Mercer Co., PA
Schedule No. 34, Frame No. 881, Enumeration Date 26 Oct 1850
40 249 253 McDOWELL, Sarah 56 F
41 249 253 McDOWELL, Sarah 28 F
42 249 253 McDOWELL, Thomas 25 M Farmer
1 249 253 McDOWELL, James 24 M
2 249 253 McDOWELL, Nancy 20 F
3 249 253 McDOWELL, Amanda 18 F
4 249 253 BRANDEN, Sarah Jane 3 F
5 250 254 McDOWELL, Mathew H. 27 M Farmer
6 250 254 McDOWELL, Melinda 20 F

The “249” and “250” are the “dwelling number” and the “253” and “254” are the “family number. We see that Sarah, by 1850 a widow, lived with several of her children, and next door lived Mathew H. and his wife Melinda.

The family paper also gives information from the 1880 Census as follows:
1880 Census Wolf Creek-Venango Co.
Matthew McDowell 58
Frances(Wife of Matthew) 27
children
Ella 6
Effie Ann 2
Marie 1

The paper goes onto say “Later had 3 more children
Lamont (9-24-1884 -- 2/13/?)
Maud Millicent
George Washington

Again, family information indicates that Frances’ maiden name was Allen. No information on her is know before this entry. Who were her parents?
I have not been able to verify the Matthew/Francis information as I do not have a copy of the original census information, nor could I find it on the web: the Mormon site has the 1880 census on line, and they are not listed in Wolf Creek, Mercer Co. Venango Co. does not have a Wolf Creek township listed, but a list of all the McDowells in the County contained no Matthew or Frances.

That is all the original information I had. I hope some of the other family members have more, because what I have found results in questioning if Matthew, the father of Effie Ann, is the same Matthew who was the son of James.

For reasons that will become apparent below, I think we are looking at two different people. I will call them the Illinois Mathew (one t) and the Pennsylvania Matthew (two t’s). Mathew is almost certainly the son of James and Sarah; Matthew, the father of Effie Ann is a mystery.

MATHEW OF ILLINOIS

The following is an 1880 census record from Knox County Illinois:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Mathew H. MCDOWELL Self M Male W 57 PA Farmer PA PA
Melinda MCDOWELL Wife M Female W 49 PA Keeping House PA PA
Asher MCDOWELL Son S Male W 23 IL Working Out PA PA
Caroline MCDOWELL Dau S Female W 21 IL At Home PA PA
Orin MCDOWELL Son S Male W 18 IL At Home PA PA
Owen MCDOWELL Son S Male W 18 IL At Home PA PA
Anna MCDOWELL Dau S Female W 14 IL At School PA PA
Orpha MCDOWELL Dau S Female W 12 IL At School PA PA

Further research revealed the following 1860 Census records:
Victoria, Knox, Co, IL , June 11, 1860

M.H. McDowell 37, PA, farm laborer
Melinda, 31, PA
Male, name can't read, 9, PA (might say James)
Moses, 8, PA
John, 6, PA
Asher, 4, IL
Mariah, 2, IL

From this we conclude that Mathew H and Melinda moved to Illinois sometime around 1855 ( between the birth of John and Asher), were there in 1860 and 1880. But if they were there in 1880 – with Melinda still married to Mathew, could this be the same Matthew, married to Frances in the family paper?

Why do I think that the Mathew H of 1850 is the same as the Mathew H of Knox County? Besides the ages, places of birth, and wife’s name there is the following:

The web page for Henry Co, Illinois gives excerpts from a history of the county as follows:

On the 5th of March, 1884, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Harriet McDowell, a daughter of William and Caroline (McCoy) McDowell. By birth and ancestry Mrs. Miller belongs to Pennsylvania. Her paternal grandfather, James McDowell, was a native of that state, followed farming, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. He married Miss Sarah Brandon and they had the following children: William B., Jane, Nancy, Henderson, Thomas, Sarah, David and James…. Mrs. Miller's parents were born in Pennsylvania and came to Illinois in 1876, taking up their residence near Victoria, Knox County.

That is, Mathew H’s brother William moved to Knox County in 1876. Note that “Mathew” is not listed as a son… but “Henderson” is. Could that be what the H stands for? Did William move there to be near his brother?

The 1880 Knox Co. census gives:

Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William B. MCDOWELL Self M Male W 62 PA Farmer PA PA
M C. MCDOWELL Wife M Female W 52 PA Keeps House PA PA
D. C. MCDOWELL Son S Male W 27 PA Works Out PA PA
H. E. MCDOWELL Dau S Female W 21 PA At Home PA PA
William W. MCDOWELL Son S Male W 19 PA Works Out PA PA
Edwin MCDOWELL Son S Male W 16 PA At Home PA PA
Eva C. MCDOWELL Dau S Female W 14 PA At School PA PA
Thomas B. MCDOWELL Brother S Male W 56 PA Helping About PA PA
Note brother Thomas is there as well.

ASIDE: Why Were the Brothers in Illinois

Sarah Brandon McDowell applied for a land bounty, based on James McDowell’s War of 1812 service, in about 1850. She was granted a warrant for 40 acres in 1851. I do not know exactly where. The Illinois State Archives Web site gives the following information:

Purchaser: MCDOWELL SARAH
Residence of Purchaser: UNKNOWN
Social Status: F

Legal Description:
Aliquot Parts or Lot: SENW
Section Number: 14
Township: 27N
Range: 06E
Meridan: 3
County of Purchase: LIVINGSTON

Details of Sale:
Acres: 40.00
Price per Acre: 000.00
Total Price: WARRANT
Type of Sale: FD
Date of Purchase: 02/04/1853
Volume: 231
Page: 164

Did Mathew go to Illinois to occupy his mother’s land? It needs to be noted that (another, the same?) Sarah McDowell also bought land in 1839, one piece of which was contiguous with the land above. This Sarah was a resident of Livingston Co at the time. I have no records of our Sarah buying land in 1839. I do not know if this is the same Sarah, but one has to wonder…:

MCDOWELL SARAH E2NE 22 27N 06E 3 05/06/1839 LIVINGSTON
MCDOWELL SARAH SW 14 27N 06E 3 05/06/1839 LIVINGSTON
MCDOWELL SARAH SENW 14 27N 06E 3 02/04/1853 LIVINGSTON

THE PENNSYLVANIA MATTHEW

Now, recalling that Frances’s maiden name is purported to be Allen (how do we know that?)

The Venanago Co RootsWeb page, under the 1870 census, has the following entry:

1870 CENSUS, SANDYCREEK TWP. ROLL # 1460
198 - McDOWELL, M.A. - age 45, farmer; Augusta J. 17 (male); Francis 17 (female); Melvina ALLEN 21.

Wow! M. McDowell – born about 1825, Francis (female), born about 1853, “Allen” as a last name!
Is this M.A. the Matthew we want? Is Francis his wife? ( right age) Is Melvina Allen, perhaps Francis’s sister, born about 1849 ?

Hold on a minute: a search on Melvina Allen results in the following:

MELVINA ALLEN
Female

Event(s):
Birth: 1849 , Knox, Illinois

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM M. ALLEN Family
Mother: AMERICA ANN ELIZABETH MAXEY

Born in Knox County? While we are not sure this is the same Melvina, its an interesting coincidence!

Finally, if we presume that the location where James and Sarah McDowell are buried is somehow relevant, the following information on “Allen” is provided from the burial records of Center Church Cemetery:

Sarah M. (Brandon) Allen, (wife of Daniel M. Allen)Willshire Allen, age 1 yrs.Jacob H. Allen, age 1 yr.Elen M. Allen, aged 5 yrs.(Sons and Daus. Of Sarah M. & Daniel M. Allen) b. 1820 d. 02Aug1853b. 1846 d. 04lSept1847b. 1850 d. 18Nov1851b. 1848 d. 02Nov1853

So, Sarah Allen died in 1853, the year that Francis was born. Did she die at childbirth? Was she Francis’s mother?

CONCLUSIONS, QUESTIONS, and FURTHER RESEARCH

1. Mathew H. of Illinois is the son of James and Sarah Brandon McDowell. He is not the father of Effie Ann. Hence Sarah and James are not her grandparents.

2. The only information I have about who is the father of Effie Ann is her obituary which indicates she is he daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Matthew McDowell.

a. Is M.A. McDowell of the 1870 census our Matthew?
b. Finding the 1880 census which gives Effie Ann and her parents would be helpful.
c. Is there 1850 or 1860 census data on M.A. ?

William Leroy McDowell Sr. - Youngstown, Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2012-05-13 16:56:45Z

YOUNGSTOWN – Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church, for Mr. William Leroy McDowell Sr., 73, who departed this life Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Austinwoods Nursing Home.

Mr. McDowell was born March 3, 1939, in Youngstown, Ohio the only child of Leroy and Earline Burnett McDowell.

He was a 1957 graduate of The Rayen School and a graduate of St. Elizabeth School of Nursing. He was an LPN, and had been employed with Danridge Burgundi Manor and Austinwoods Nursing Home.
He was a member of Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church, where he served as adjutant for the late Bishop Norman L. Wagner, and faithfully worked with the Prison and Children’s Ministries.
A loving family-oriented man, William’s passion was .

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, the former Judith Perry, whom he married Nov. 14, 1986; three daughters, Lillian Anderson, Kelly (Daniel) Terrell and Shene’ McDowell; seven sons, William Jr., Lance, Ronson (LaTonya) and Eric McDowell, Schirriah (Denice) Poole, Shannon Alston and Damon (Arisha) Perry; 49 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends.

William was preceded in death by his father; mother and stepfather, Monroe and Earline Thomas; and his grandson, Geniro Boykin.

Friends may call on Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church.

Arrangements are entrusted to the L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home, Youngstown, Ohio

Mahoning

Mcdowell./Davis Surname

lonestar15 — 2012-05-08 02:48:05Z

Are there any Mcdowell or Davis family members from Haywood, Wayneville or Sunburst, NC out there? Contact me at jewel3836@gmail.com

Re: Joseph McDowell

kmjohnson48 — 2012-05-01 16:34:37Z

I recently received some information about Margaret O'Neal McDowell who is recognized as a Patriot of the American Revolution. Apparently, at the age of 59 she took heroic actions in support of the Kings Mountain Campaign. I believe she diverted British troops from the Quaker Meadows rendezvous of more than a thousand Over Mountain Men. I obtained this information from the Historical Society in Morganton, NC.

Re: McDowell of McDowell Township, Barry County, Missouri

CDWinters — 2012-04-26 04:50:35Z

Hi Marcie -

Sorry it took this long to reply - first... it's McDonald Township not McDowell which threw me off abit. 2nd - I double-checked my McDowell family (my widowed great-grandmother and 5 children) that resided in Washburn and found that they left about 1908 and don't fit your timeframe.

I did look at another McDowell family that was in Exeter which just south of McDonald Twp. from the mid to late 1920's thru the 30's. William Auburn McDowell was in Cassville at the time of his father's death in 1946 as he the informant on the death certificate. At some point William ended up in Texas where he died on 27 May 1975. His death certificate shows his birth as 4 April 1913 in Cape Fair, MO which is in Stone Co., just east of Barry. He would have been about the right age. His parents were Victor Otto and Clara (Wilson) McDowell. You can find them in the 1930 US Census for Exeter, Barry Co., MO. ED 6, Sheet 1B, living on Church Street.

Please let me know what comes of your lead on 'Tom/Thomas' McDowell and I'll keep checking thru my grandfather's cousins to see if any one of them may be your Thomas.

Thanks,
Diane (McDowell) Winters

Re: McDowell of McDowell Township, Barry County, Missouri

VantreMK — 2012-04-26 02:19:12Z

Diane, I have an update to the McDowell that I am looking for. His name was Tom (Thomas) McDowell living in Barry County (possibly around the McDowell Township) in 1933 - 1934 timeframe.

If I can find more, I will send you that information.

Thank you for any information you may be able to provide.

Have a great day.
Marcie K. Vantrease

James H McDowell (born PA, died 1848 Beardstown, IL) & wife Sarah Gillis

sukhai — 2012-04-20 15:49:07Z

Hi there

Seeking further information about the above. What I currently know is based on an excerpt from a 1915 history of Cass County:

James McDowell was born in Pennsylvania, and in his youth was a deep sea sailor and a mechanic. Later he was in the distilling business, and followed teaming for some years at Beardstown, Ill. He married Sarah Gillis, a native of Ohio, in Cass County. Mr. McDowell died in the prime of life, in 1848, his widow subsequently marrying Thomas Cown. Mr. Cown died in 1865, and his widow passed away in 1874.

If anyone can help fill in any of the blanks, I would be very grateful!

Thanks and best regards
M McDowell

Re: McDowell of McDowell Township, Barry County, Missouri

VantreMK — 2012-04-18 19:20:35Z

Hi Diane. Thank you for responding.

Unfortunately, I don't know any more than that. My mother never learned the name of her father but, she was told that her father was a McDowell and lived in the vicinity of the McDowell Township, Barry County, Missouri. My mother, Bonnie May Conway, was born in 1934 so, I am searching (for a needle in a haystack) for any McDowell who may have lived in that vicinity in 1933. My mother's mother, Pearl Elizabeth Conway, was 18 when she had my mother.

Everyone who might have known this information on my mother's side has passed away. So, I am just trying to see if I can find anything.

Thank you for any insight you may have.

Have a great day.
Marcie Vantrease

Re: McDowells of Ireland/Scotland/USA

rucklagana — 2012-04-18 18:30:50Z

HI FROM THE U.S.A. IN RUCKERSVILLE,VIRGINIA. MY FRIEND MARGARET MC DOWELL IS FROM IRELAND AND LIVES IN VIRGINIA. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND HER A MESSAGE FEEL FREE TO SEND IT TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS rucklagana@aol.com SHE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. I WILL GIVE HER ALL MESSAGES SENT. SHE WILL RESPOND TO YOU.
PEACE,
CATHY & MARGARET

Re: McDowell of McDowell Township, Barry County, Missouri

CDWinters — 2012-04-18 04:53:09Z

My McDowell's lived in Barry County in that time frame. What is the name and data on the person you are trying to link into? If I read this correctly, you are looking for your mother's father who was a McDowell? Please share details of what you do know and maybe I can help.

Diane (McDowell) Winters

Re: Henry McDowell of Alabama 1857-1948

hquest_98 — 2012-04-17 05:38:21Z

None of my family records or personal stories indicate that any of the McDowells have Native American heritage. However, someone else's specific line may have different accounts.

McDowell of McDowell Township, Barry County, Missouri

VantreMK — 2012-04-17 03:44:35Z

I have very little information to go on but, I am looking for any McDowells that lived in or around the McDowell Township, Barry County, Missouri between 1900 thru 1935. I don't have any other information but, if I can find some link to a name (male), this could be a clue to finding who my maternal grandfather was.

Thanks for any leads.
Marcie

Henry McDowell of Alabama 1857-1948

sheena_wingfield — 2012-04-16 21:59:58Z

Can find 2 Henry McDowells born around '57 or '58, but need to know which is the wife of Sarah Elizabeth and father of Walter Morris. Walter Morris' son claims that Henry's father was an Irish immigrant.

Also, though it seems like every McDowell line claims Native American heritage, I have 3 living descendents of Sarah Elizabeth saying she was 100% Cherokee, does anyone have any validation one way or the other?

Re: Family History

1s466 — 2012-04-07 19:36:04Z

Before 1200 we were the Macdougall's of Galloway and at the signing of the Ragmans Roll on November 1292, we changed to Macdowall's. The McDowell's e came upon arrival to Ireland. Most moved of in the 16th to 18th centuries but some had arrived in Ireland during the late 1200's taking up residence in county Roscommon after coming over as Gallowglasses in service to the High King of Ireland who was suppose to be from a related Clan.

There is of course more information on the MacDougall's and their ancestry available online and in books etc...

Hope this was helpful

Re: Mary Anne McDowell, b. 1850 Ireland

1s466 — 2012-04-07 19:02:32Z

My Grandmother was born Mary Ann Doey in 1857 and married William McDowell in 1880 County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Re: Ancestors of Alexander McDowell

jerbob53 — 2012-04-03 02:02:10Z

Just got a letter written from Bernice Wareham to my grandpa Charles McDowell regarding information on Harold if you are interested.

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

lindastaley0206 — 2012-04-01 13:25:09Z

Hi, Shall do. My email is lindastaley0206@gmail.com. I have the family back to Scotland. Are you in Franklin County. I am in Adams County.

Talk with you soon.
Linda

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

snorth65 — 2012-04-01 05:18:22Z

HI Linda

My email address is monavale88@bigpond.com

If you don't hear from me after sending me your email address it is because my security rejected your email. So please send it thorough ancestry the second time

Cheers
Steve

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

lindastaley0206 — 2012-03-30 20:27:51Z

Hi Steve,

Have family from Ireland, to Philadelphia, to Franklin County and Westmoreland County. Thomas McDowell came from Ireland.
Would love to connect........

mcdowell research

thomasmcdowell513 — 2012-03-29 14:19:47Z

hi my is thomas mcdowell.fathers name is harry r. mcdowell i beleive he was born in USA PA.his fathers name was james mcdowell aslo my father wasborn in 1895 or 97 if anybody has any imformation on them i whould greatly app.it ty thomas mcdwell

Re: McDowell's in TN and AR

erkein — 2012-03-29 03:44:52Z

Hi Mary Lou,

I would love to know if you have found any more information on El Nathan McDowell? He is my ggg grandfather. My line goes like this: El Nathan McDowell- William McDowell - Charles Walker McDowell - and my grandfather Charles Donald McDowell. Hope to hear from you!

Thanks,
Erin

JOHN D MCDOWELL

debmcdowellstephens — 2012-03-19 06:22:02Z

DOES ANYONE HAVE INFO ON JOHN D MCDOWELL BORN 1813-1814 IN SOUTH CAROLINA? FOUND HIM ON BALDWIN COUNTY CENSUS 1850.
MIDDLE NAME IS POSSIBLY DANIEL.
HE MARRIED MARGARET SMITH FROM NORTH CAROLINA IN ALABAMA, MAYBE SECOND WIFE, TWINS WERE 3 WHEN THEY MARRIED
I HAVE MORE INFO ON DECENDANTS IF ANYONE IS RELATED

Re: George McDowell

1_gjackson55 — 2012-03-18 05:01:11Z

Tullylish is about 1 mile from Guilford. I visited there in 2004. There is an old cemetery there with lots of McDowells. I will check my notes, videos, and photos to see what I have. Some of the McDowells from that area migrated to Greenwich, NY and Albany, NY. I am acquainted with Dorothy McDowell, aged 90, whose parents came from Tullylish.

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

mtjgirl01 — 2012-03-16 15:05:41Z

Absoultely,you can and it is very reasonable
please e-mail charlotte_baker@tds.net and get the details

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

kelfield1 — 2012-03-15 21:28:19Z

I have had testing done through Ancestry. Is it possible to co-odinate these with the McDowell site.

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

mtjgirl01 — 2012-03-14 16:05:10Z

Louise, The McDowell* DNA Project on www.familytreedna.com is seeing connections to these McDowells mentioned and many more McDowells with DNA results. I do invite all McDowells to join the DNA Project. The Y-dna 37 test is for Males Only. While MTDNA DNA test can connect you to the Female McDowell Mothers, back in time. The FamilyFinder DNA test can connect you to Cousins back to 5 generations. We have testing Members with (proven genealogy connections) back To Old Epharim from Londerry, several Samuels, Williams, Hunting John, and so on. We have 96 testing Families and we do want everyone that tests to give their familiy history so that they may find their connection back in time with their DNA matches. Go to Familytreedna.com and be sure to sign up under McDowell* and get the group discount.When you do send your Test kit back, I will contact you and put you on our private website where we share the DNA connections and genealogy.
Best Regards to All

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

snorth65 — 2012-03-13 08:00:17Z

Did your Samual W McDowell move to Missouri with his children.
Was he the lawyer?

Steve
Australia

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

snorth65 — 2012-03-12 08:14:24Z

Hi Kathleen

Sorry I have 3 Samuel McDowell's but they were born 1801, 1831, and 1855.

I will have a look in some of my research for a Samuel W in 1820. Any idea where in Penn he was born?

Steve
Australia

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

mkaichele — 2012-03-12 06:03:31Z

Samuel W. McDowell was my great-great grandfather, born October 19, 1820 in Pennsylvania. I have not been able to find any info re his parents.....any possibility he is mentioned in your research?

thx,
Kathleen McDowell Aichele

Re: Franklin Pa. 1750 -1800

mkaichele — 2012-03-12 06:02:12Z

Re: Searching For Family of John McDowell

michellebrantley12 — 2012-03-11 06:07:19Z

My Uncle is Joseph Curtis and he does have a son named Eric but I am not familiar with information about his children. He lives in Georgia. His mother was Johnnie Mae McDowell and his father was Bufford McDowell. His siblings' names are: Patricia, Betty, Anne, Valley, Beth, Jack, and James (died at 2 years old). If this information is useful and you need more, I can be reached at michellebrantley@aol.com

Margaret Cowan McDowell

marcia46140 — 2012-03-09 20:42:38Z

Margaret Cowan McDowell the widow of Lewis McDowell came to the US from Scotland her children some time in the mid-1800s. My GG Grand mother was one of these children. Her name was Matilda Caroline McDowell and I think her siblings were Sarah Jane, Joseph, Jamima, James Samuel,Mary Anna, Elizabeth Harriett and Andrew. I am looking for any information I can find on members of this family. I'm not sure where they lived but Matilda Caroline was living in Indianapolis, IN in 1860 and she married William Rufus Hough in Preble County Ohio in 1862. She and her husband lived in Greenfield, IN. Any information about this family would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Joseph McDowell

cassatt54 — 2012-03-08 23:13:10Z

I have a daughters of the american colonists ''certificate'' awarded to Eliizabeth land smith a descent of joseph Mc Dowell ,Sr. for rendering loyal service in the colony of Penn. I also have her relations that she was related to several Confederate officers in Lexington Ky, and Missouri.

Re: McDowell family from Rutland Vt. area circa 1850-1890

jhs127 — 2012-03-08 18:49:31Z

Still looking for connections. These McDowell's in Vermont probably were spelled McDowall in Scotland and changed the spelling when they came to North America.
There has to be some McDowell ancestors related to them/me investigating the family tree.
Please post....
Thanks
John Seaton

Re: McDowell's from County Cork, Ireland

cdjenk1 — 2012-03-07 00:06:16Z

By any chance, are any of the sisters of Ester named Margaret or Margarette Anne?

John Apperson McDowell

CampbellW48 — 2012-03-05 00:19:20Z

I'm looking for information on John Apperson McDoweell, born abt: 1889 in the area of County Down, Ireland. He emmigrated to Canada in the early 1900's and passed in Toronto, Ontario on 11 Jan 1962. I think his fater was Frank McDowell. His mother's name Alice Whitesides.
John married Alice Louise Elizabeth Miller from Durham, England. She also died in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 1957.
Any information or suggestions on the McDowell Family would be most appreicated.

Wayne

Re: ISO William McDowell - Pontiac Co. Quebec - Co. Cavan Ireland

peterseymour81 — 2012-03-04 23:53:10Z

There is a book called the McDowell Saga by one Donald? Baird, a relation to the McDowell's in Huntingdon. The James McDowell in Huntingdon came from the McDowell's in Balston New york near Albany. There was John McDowell Sr.,of Albany, an Officer from Scotland,I think..Renfrewshire or Dumphrieshire and trained in the British army and a Loyal Presbyterian that had a son Rev John McDowell famous for his work in the bay of Quinty and Brockville. Also, his son Rev.John McDowell was related to the McDowell's at Hudson new York and Schenectady.
You will find them in the Huntingdon Gleaner records on line.
James McDowell's grandson Thain MacDowell was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery at the Somme.

McDowells from Ireland

thesunshine326 — 2012-03-04 20:54:43Z

Robert McDowell (1740-1807)came with his Father Robert and son James (1760-1827) from North Ireland. Does anyone know of a conection this family has to Ireland. Any information about this Family would be appreciated.

Chris

Seeking Percy McDowell and Elsie Deering McDowell descendant

SusanRoberts658 — 2012-02-23 20:04:58Z

I am seeking correspondence with an Elsie Louise Deering McDowell descendant. Elsie Deering was born in Boone, Iowa, in 1881, married Percy McDowell in 1903, and settled in Ashland County, Ohio. I purchased a photograph of her from a flea market in Essex Junction, Vermont. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/26625162@N05/6774851294/
John Roberts

Re: McDowell

Tmcdowell79 — 2012-02-15 06:57:32Z

There had been several attempts to verify much of the ancestral gerontologist on the McDowell's who moved from Surry County North Carolina to McDowell County, Maybeury, West Virginia.I do know that Hubert O. Had a twin and that the parents died during their early childhood. Being the son of Hubert O. and Mamie Johnson McDowell's youngest son, Carney Franklin, I heard stories, but, no one really talked much about the childhood. My grandparents had nine children to survive into adulthood, however, records indicate that there were others born that did not survive. all siblings and their spouses have died. It is still not clear whether there is a connection between the famous Presley's; however, each of my Aunts and uncles told the same story. My wife has been doing research for a few years and has not been successful in connecting all of the links. I do believe that the courthouse records in Surry County would shed some light on this. If I remember correctly, all of the children were born in in North Carolina, except the three youngest, which would include my father Carney, Mildred "Mickey", and Francis "Penny". Sometime in the late 1930's the family relocated to 820 Old Bramwell Road, Bluefield, WV 24701. Hubert O. and Mamie are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Bluewell, WV . I think Lou's daughter, Patsy is still living and she would be the one who may have the family bibles and other documents. I've lost touch with her, however, Howard's son Hubert, 'Buddy" may have contact information for her. I am not sure if this is any rel help. I too would like to know the real story.