Welcome to the new McDowell Musings Family Blog. It's only right that we start out with the surname McDowell. There seem to be several McDowell lines in the United States and quite a few in Scotland and Ireland. The brick wall on our line has always been connecting our family with those outside of the United States.
Myself and some other researchers of our line have been able to get as far back as Uriah McDowell born in 1818 in Adams County, Pennsylvania. We think his mother is Catherine but who is his father? Catherine Williams is listed with him in the 1850 census in Adams County, PA and is of the age to be his mother. His youngest daughter is Sarah Catherine. His wife, Margaret Schlaugenhaupt's, mother was Sarah. His oldest son was David Calvin. Following naming traditions of the time that could have been his father's name. David died early and is buried in Pennsylvania.
We continue to search the David McDowells of the area but so far there haven't been any breakthroughs.
My McDowell line thus far:
Stacey McDowell b. 15 April 1963 in Lincoln, Nebraska
Jackie Ray McDowell b. 3 December 1939 in Leon, Iowa
Lester Harold McDowell b. 11 May 1911 in Decatur County, Iowa
George Earl McDowell b. 5 February 1873 in Decatur County, Iowa
Peter Leander McDowell b. 27 February 1851 in Adams County, Pennsylvania
Uriah McDowell b. 24 April 1818 York County, Pennsylvania
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