James McDowell of NC

Rebecca McDowell married first to a Murrell but no marriage bond exists for the union. Furthermore, his given name or Christian name is not known. A Rebecca Murrell, presumed to be Rebecca McDowell, married John Brown on 8 October 1822 in Northampton County with Harmon Rowell as the bondsman. Harmon Rowell is the brother of Delilah Rowell who married Rebecca's brother, Anthony McDowell.

Proof that Rebecca Murrell Brown is the daughter of James McDowell and Mary Griggs is found in a 1827 deed between Humphrey Parks and Richard Pope. Quoting from the deed, we find the following phrase:

… and Rebecca ~~McD~~ Brown (formerly Rebecca Murrell) heirs of John Griggs …

Rebecca signed the deed with her mark.

Nancy McDowell

1. Rowland Williams to Joshua Griggs

Proof that Nancy McDowell [Abt 1790 - Aft 1860] is a daughter of James McDowell and Mary Griggs is found in a 1827 deed of Northampton County between Humphrey Parks and Richard Pope. Quoting from the deed, we find the phrase:

Humphrey Parks and Nancy Parks (wife of said Humphrey formerly Nancy Jarrell) … heirs of John Griggs …

From this deed we learn that Nancy Jarrell Parks is one of the two daughters of James McDowell listed in the 1790 and 1800 census records and thereby an heir of her mother's land as devised by the will of John Griggs. We note that a birth year of 1790 for Nancy matches with her ages presented below in census records. This deed is the only known record connecting Nancy to James and Mary. We further note that Nancy was examined in open court - pursuant to her status as a Feme Covert, thereby, indicating that she was alive at the time.

Based on the deed, we find that Nancy McDowell first married a Jarrell, but his given or Christian name is not known. Nancy next married Humphrey Parks, but no marriage bond has been found and the date of the marriage is unknown. A Humphrey Parks can be found in the 1810 census in Northampton County and is the only Humphrey Parks head of household in the Federal census for that year. His listing is as follows:

1810 Census Northampton County
Humphrey Parks

1 male 0-9:
1 male 26-44: [Humphrey]
1 female 0-9:
1 female 26-44:

Again in the entire 1820 Federal census, the only Humphrey Parks head of household is listed in Northampton County as follows:

1820 Census Northampton County
Humphrey Parks

2 males 0-9:
1 male 26-44: [Humphrey]
1 female 0-9:
1 female 26-44: [Nancy]

Following the execution of the 1827 deed, there are two possible pathways for the family of Humphrey and Nancy Parks. The first pathway continues in Northampton and assumes that Humphrey dies before the 1830 Census. Although not a perfect match, the following census records are likely Nancy and her children.

1830 Census Northampton County
Nancy Parks

2 males 5-9:

1 female 5-9:

1 female 15-19:

1 female 40-49: [Nancy]

In the 1840 census, we find:

1840 Census Northampton County
Nancy Parkes

1 female 15-19:

1 female 50-59: [Nancy]

Nancy Parks is not listed in the 1850 Census of Northampton County. However, we do find a Nancy Parks in the 1860 Census for Northampton County on a list of paupers who matches the age profile.

1860 Census Northampton County NC
District No. 5, PO Jackson

Nancy Parks - 70 F

Sally Thomson - 40 F

Nancy Jones - 45 F

Bob Epps - 20 M - idiot

Bob Collier - 18 M - idiot

Eliza Johnson - 35 F

Further evidence that Humphrey Parks likely died before the 1830 Census is found in a Northampton County Deed in which Nancy Parks sells 35 acres of land to Meritt Hill, a brother to James Dupree's first wife.

The second pathway takes us to Carroll County TN. This pathway is complicated by the marriage bond of a Humphrey Parks to Nancy Orr on 8 October 1811 in Rowan County NC with bondsman Jesse Hodges. Unfortunately, the marriage provides us apparently with a second Humphrey and Nancy Parks family unit of approximately the same ages. We point out, however, that only one Humphrey Parks is listed in 1820 as a head of household and that is in Northampton County. Other studies by us in Rowan County indicate that many names in Rowan County are missing from the 1820 census and it is possible that the Parks family in Rowan County was not enumerated or that their record is missing. We display the Carroll County family of Humphrey Parks.

1830 Census Carroll County TN
H. Parks

1 male 0-4: [Unknown]

1 male 10-14: [John]

1 male 15-19: [James]

1 male 30-39: [Humphrey]

1 female 0-4: [Mary]

1 female 5-9: [Elizabeth]

1 female 30-39: [Nancy]

1840 Census Carroll County TN
Humphrey Parks

1 male 5-9: [Joshua]

2 males 10-14: [Unknown]

1 male 15-19: [John]

1 male 40-49: [Humphrey]

1 female 5-9: [Unknown]

1 female 10-14: [Mary]

1 female 15-19: [Elizabeth]

1 female 40-49: [Nancy]

1850 Census Carroll County TN
District 16

Humphrey Park - 60 M - Farming - NC

Nancy - 54 F - NC

John - 31 M - Farming - NC

Elizabeth - 30 F - NC

Mary - 21 F - TN

Joshua - 18 M - Farming - TN

1860 Census Carroll County TN
District 16

Nancy Park - 65 F - Farming - NC

Elizabeth - 36 F - do - NC

Mary - 28 F - TN

Joshua - 26 M - Laborer - TN

The Public Family Tree records at Ancestry.com favor the Tennessee Parks family as being from Rowan. Given the inconclusive nature of both pathways based on the information now available to the authors, we are unable to determine which pathway correctly tracks the family of Humphrey Parks.

William McDowell of Northampton County

The name "William McDowell" appears on a scrap of paper in the Treasurer and Comptrollers Settlements of Individuals.[29] It reads as follows:

Recd 23rd Feby 1782 from William McDowell Eight pounds
(Four his (?)) Tax for the year 1781

[back side of paper]

The Contests by the County as follows Tax for 1782 as ? William 5&3 McDuel

The handwriting is difficult at best to read. We do not know what this document means or who this William McDuel is.

The Exum Family

The Exum family begins with Joseph Exum [Unknown - April 1759] who married Elizabeth Jones, relict of Joseph Jones and daughter of William Kinchen. Joseph had the following children.

James Exum

Joseph Exum died in 1789 leaving a Will with his children all under age 21.

Matthew Exum [Unknown - 1777]

James Exum

Parents: Joseph Exum - Elizabeth Jones

James Exum married Ann Thomas, the daughter of Henry Thomas and brother of William Thomas.[7] James left a Will dated 20 June 1772. He names the following children.

William Exum left a Will dated 9 January 1788 and witnessed by a James Exum and Ann Exum.

Joseph Exum deceased by 1777.

Charlotte Exum

Nancy Exum married James Dancy

James Exum

Ann left a Will dated 3 January 1792 which names Nancy Dancy and James Exum as her children. Her Will is testated by James McDowel.

Matthew Exum

Prents: Joseph Exum - Elizabeth Jones

Matthew Exum [ - 1777] married Mary MNU. He left a Will dated 6 January 1777 and names Joseph Exum of James Exum [his brother] deceased and James' three youngest children: Charlotte, Nancy, and James. They had a son named Richard Exum.

Chapter 2

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY LAND RECORDS

Land records tell a story. Sometimes, it is one of high drama as families tear themselves apart over distribution of an estate. Sometimes people battle over who owns the title. Other times, bureaucratic ineptitude, incompetence of lawyers or surveyors, confusion or simple error is magnified many fold leading to protracted litigation. Corruption is never far from center stage. And then there are land sales caused by financial or economic forces. Northampton County land records display the full spectrum of such stories with McDowell and related records being a microcosm.

The McDowell story begins with a land patent (Earl of Granville Grant). One William Arrington received a grant containing two hundred acres, be the same more or less, lying and being on the North side of the Roanoke River beginning at a white oak on the mill swamp and up the windings of the swamp to William Moore�s line and along Moore�s line to his corner tree in the head line and down the head line to a white oak by the cypress pond and down that line to the beginning; it being part of a patent granted to the above William Arrington bearing the date the tenth day of August 1720. The 200 acres of the Granville Grant initially given to William Arrington flow through many hands including a split into two 100-acre tracts. These transactions include various forms of deeds and wills and are summarized in the following Table and numbered for reference in the following discussion. Complete transcriptions of the documents are provided via hyperlink.

TABLE III
Northampton County Land Records

2. Joshua Griggs to John Griggs

3. Joseph Exum Sr. to Joseph Exum Jr.

4. Will of John Griggs

5. William Griggs to James Dancy

6. James Dancy to John Tarver

7. John Tarver to John Lowe

8. John Lowe to William Lowe

9. William Lowe to Jarrott Seate

10. Jarrott Seat to William Amis

11. Drury Walden to James McDowell

12. Matthew Exum to William Amis

13. James Exum to William Amis

14. Goodson vs. Lewis and McDowell

15. James McDowell to Laurence Smith Deed of Trust

16. James McDowell to Laurence Smith

17. James Exum to Laurence Smith

18. Delilah McDowell vs. James McDowell

19. Writ for James McDowell

20. William Amis to James Exum

21. Plat of McDowell, Exum, Lowe Land

22. George McDowell to James Dupree

23. James Dupree to William McDowell

24. Daniel Mason to Jane Smith

25. Will of Jane Smith

26. Humphrey Parks to Richard Pope

Transactions one to four in the table document the transfer of the 200-acre tract of land into the hands of Joshua Griggs and then to his son John Griggs on 3 April 1759. These transactions are straightforward with no complications. John Griggs and his wife Mary settle their family on the land. The family includes two sons, Joshua and William, and one daughter Mary, wife of James McDowell. Joshua Griggs has a son John. In the will of John Griggs dated 11 February 1767, the 200-acre tract is split into two parcels of land with the upper 100 acres bequeathed to Mary McDowal and the lower 100 acres to William Griggs. James McDowel witnesses the will.

Following the death of John Griggs and probation of his will in the September Court of 1771, William Griggs sells his lower 100-acre tract to James Dancy on 21 December 1773 and the land begins a progression through a number of owners. Specifically, transactions six through eleven describe the transfer of the William Griggs' 100-acre tract of land into the hands of William Amis on 23 December 1795. At that point, the land becomes part of the large land holdings of William Amis. A number of errors are found in the records. In transactions six and ten, the acreage is incorrectly described as "containing by estimation one hundred and thirty acres …." Transactions seven and eight contain the phrase "purchased by John Griggs from his son Joshua Griggs," an obvious error since Joshua is the father of John [not to be confused with Joshua Griggs, a son of John Griggs, who is deceased at the writing of the will]. Other than these errors, the transactions involving the William Griggs 100-acre tract are straightforward.

The 100-acre tract of land bequeathed by the will of John Griggs to Mary McDowell serves as the family home for her husband James and their children until the early 1800s. During this time and until the death of Mary McDowell, James cannot sell the land without the approval of Mary, as she is the heir to and owner of the land. Following her death, which we believe occurred before 1800, James maintains a courtesy right to the use of the land until his death, but the male heirs of Mary � George and Anthony, her sons � ultimately have title to the land following the death of James according to law at that time.

James McDowell was not a complete piker when it came to land ownership � he purchased a whopping three acres! Transaction ten describes a transfer of land on 1 September 1797 in which Drury Walden sells three acres to James McDowell for the sum of twenty shillings. The deed was registered in court on 4 October 1797 by James Dancy. The property shares a common border with the Mary McDowell 100-acre tract of land along a portion of the northern boundary of that tract which is described in the transaction as James McDowell�s line. The three-acre, triangular shaped property can be clearly identified in a plat of land to be discussed below as part of the estate records of Col. Laurence Smith. While the 3-acres adjoin the land bequeathed to Mary McDowell by John Griggs, there is no other known connection. This is the only known land that James McDowell owned free and clear of any encumbrances. Unfortunately, these three acres appear to get caught up with subsequent land transactions involving a larger sale of land and are never clearly delineated as �his� three acres again. So ends the personal lands of James McDowell.

James McDowell Creates A Land Problem

As more fully described in Chapter Four, Delilah McDowell, widow of Anthony McDowell, wins a court case in 1808 against James McDowell, executor of Anthony�s estate. Anthony died in 1804. Presumably, the case revolves around a claim for her dower, but no records refer to a dower claim. Whether intentional or not, the financial settlement of the case sets in motion a sequence of events leading to the eventual sale of the Mary McDowell 100-acre tract of land, our presumption being that James McDowell does not possess sufficient liquid assets to pay for the settlement. In particular, two extant court records from 1808 and 1810 indicate that the land and chattels of James McDowell were attached by the Sheriff in 1808 and sold by 1810 to pay for court costs, attorney fees, and other assorted costs as well as the settlement debt. In the first court record, Nathaniel Goodson is the plaintiff. In the second court record, Delilah McDowell is the plaintiff. While insufficient records exist to fully describe the events that transpired surrounding the court case or cases, the essential story can be told, especially as relates to land records.

One week after the debt incurred and described in the Goodson court document, James signed on 15 March 1808 a deed of trust with Allen S. Deberry. James pays Deberry six shillings Virginia currency upfront for the deed of trust. In the deed James puts up as collateral all of his chattels including one cow and calf, ten head of sheep, one sow and eight pigs, one bed furniture and all his household furniture along with his one tract of land containing one hundred acres that is bounded by the lines of James Exum, John Moore, and Laurence Smith � namely, the land bequeathed to Mary Griggs McDowell. Mary is not privately examined or deposed for her consent to the deed, as would be her right, so we conclude that she is dead in 1808, assuming that an error was not made by the court in failing to examine her. Indeed, the 1800 census records imply that she dies before 1800 as described in Chapter One. Technically, James only has courtesy rights on the land since his son George McDowell owns the title to the land following the death of his mother, Mary Griggs McDowell. Depending on the specific application of estate division law at the time, William McDowell, son of Anthony McDowell – deceased – and Delilah McDowell, has an equal share in the title through his father. Another technical point is whether or not courtesy rights permit one to use land as collateral in a deed of trust. In any case, the deed is acknowledged in open court by James McDowell and registered on 15 June 1808.

The import of the deed of trust is that James McDowell will pay off a debt �in the sum of twenty pounds nineteen shillings and one pence of Virginia money� to Laurence Smith. The presumption is that James McDowell borrowed the money from Smith to pay for some of his indebtedness from the court case. Provisions are made in the deed of trust that give James one year until the �15th day of April next� to settle the debt. That gives James time to get his financial affairs in order and to develop sufficient liquidity to meet his debt obligations. However, at any time before the April deadline, Laurence Smith (or his heirs) has the right to request a public sale/auction of the collateral to recover his debt. James (or his heirs) can request the same public sale/auction to settle all accounts. Of course, interest, sheriff fees, court costs, and other charges get added into the final amount due at the conclusion on one year. If, by chance, the public sale were to produce more money than the cost of all the court actions, Allen Deberry would be paid the �overplus� as it was called. This case could have potentially come back to the courts in April of 1809 and a resolution been made regarding the need for a public auction and sale of the collateral. Based on the Delilah McDowell court document, it appears that this action was delayed for at least a year and lingered on into 1810.

James McDowell is apparently unable to obtain sufficient funds to pay off his debt from the 1808 court case and on 16 February 1810 signs a deed of indenture selling to Laurence Smith the 100-acre tract of land bequeathed to Mary Griggs McDowell for one hundred and fifty dollars. Again, Mary is not examined or deposed to obtain her consent to the sell and we presume she is dead. The description of the land is exactly the same as the 100-acre tract described in the 1808 deed of trust referencing the land bounding James Exum, John Moore, and Laurence Smith. James sells the land with all appurtenances �in fee simple� to Laurence Smith, thereby, declaring that he has a free and clear title to do so. That is not the case. James only has courtesy rights to the land � not the authority to sell the land in fee simple. A simple check of county land and estate records by the attorneys would have revealed this fact. Nonetheless, the deed was proved by the oath of A. S. Deberry and registered 20 July 1810.

What does James McDowell do with the $150 from the sale of the land to Laurence Smith? Are the funds used to pay off the debt of 20 pounds and 19 shillings to Laurence Smith or did the price of the land sale factor into the debt? What did James McDowell do about the remaining balance of his debt from the 1808 court case? These questions cannot be answered, but given a reasonable conversion rate for the period between the dollar and pounds, the $150 should have paid off the debt to Laurence Smith and left funds for other debts.

A second court document affecting the property of James McDowell and his finances is dated 6 September 1810 and relates to a court case won by Delilah McDowell against James McDowell. The document states that the sheriff of Northampton County was commanded that the goods and chattels of James McDowell [not the land or tenements which were sold to Laurence Smith as described above] were to be sold to cover a debt of 56 pounds, one shilling, and 8 pence owed to Delilah along with other court-related costs. Notations on the backside of the document clearly reference the date of 15 March 1808 for the Goodson court case document as well as �property sold that was Attached formerly� and �sundry other Articles Attached by the former sheriff�. The sale generates an income of twenty three pounds, 16 shillings, and 4 pence. The balance due on the debt of James McDowell following the accounting of all costs was forty nine pounds, 16 shillings, and 7 pence as reported to the court on 16 December 1810. One should keep in mind that this second court document does not involve the land and tenements of James McDowell which have already been sold to Laurence Smith, although Delilah McDowell has a legitimate claim of dower against the estate of her husband, Anthony McDowell, who did have a right to a division of the Mary Griggs McDowell land. That right devolved to their son, William McDowell. However, the court proceedings of 1808 through 1810 did not recognize that right for some reason and accepted the claim of James McDowell to a free and clear title to the land.

As of December 1810, James McDowell no longer has possession of the 100-acre tract of land bequeathed to Mary Griggs McDowell as well as the three acres that he purchased. His goods and chattels have also been sold. He has nothing left. Although it is difficult to determine, it seems clear that he was still in debt to Delilah McDowell. He had only one course of action. James McDowell leaves Northampton County sometime in 1810 and moves to Wake County to join his son George McDowell and other friends. Indeed, on 16 January 1811 a writ was sent to the sheriff of Wake County requesting that if James McDowell be found in the county, that he return to Northampton County as a witness in the case of James Exum versus William Amis. James had failed to show up for the December 1810 term of the court as a witness. The sheriff of Wake County attached a note and returned it to the March 1811 term of the Northampton Court stating that he was �not known in the county.� The import of this writ is not only that James has moved to Wake County, but that the Northampton court officials are aware of his move. The resolution of his failure to appear in court for the Amis-Exum case is unknown.

At this point in our story of the McDowell land transactions in Northampton County, James McDowell has sold the McDowell tract of land to Laurence Smith. The tract includes the 100-acres bequeathed to Mary Griggs McDowell and the three acres purchased by James McDowell. Technically, the courtesy rights of James McDowell did not permit him to sell the land since his son George McDowell and his grandson William McDowell, son of Anthony McDowell, own the title to the land by right of inheritance law and interpretation. Furthermore, North Carolina passed a law in 1808 that permitted daughters as well as sons to share in the division of inherited property. Since James and Mary had two daughters, Rebecca and Nancy, they too had claim to the title of the one-hundred acres. How does this Gordian legal knot play out? We first follow the movement of the McDowell land through the hands of the Smith family.

The Family of Laurence Smith

It is useful at this point in our story of the land of James McDowell to review the family of Colonel Laurence Smith. Laurence [4 July 1754 - 7 March 1811] was the son of Richard Smith and Millicent Stephenson. He married Jane Smith [1758 - December 1824], the daughter of Absolem Smith and Hannah Dawson, and believed to be his first cousin. They had the following children.

Rebecca Jane Smith [11 July 1787 - ] married Robert Williams on 14 February 1815 in Northampton County NC.

Henry Dawson Smith [4 November 1789 - ]

Joseph Lawrence D. Smith [24 December 1797 - 26 October 1837] died in Florence, Lauderdale AL. He married Mary Hanna [1802 Ballybay, Ireland - 8 October 1843 Yalobusha MS], the duaghter of Hugh Hanna and Martha Jackson.

Dorothy Laurance Jane Smith [1780-1790 - ] married Daniel Mason [19 July 1776 - 13 April 1832 Humphries County TN], the son of Henry Mason and Mary Winfied on 12/19 April 1808 in Northampton County NC.

By the 1820 Census, Jane is listed by herself but next to other Smiths.

1820 Census Northampton County NC
Jane Smith

1 female over 45: [Jane]

The Death of Laurence Smith

Laurence Smith was a Colonel during the Revolutionary War, part of the wealthy landed gentry, and getting on in years in 1810. In fact, within a year of all of the turmoil involving James McDowell, Laurence Smith is in Monroe County VA and writes his will on 31 July 1811, noting that he is in poor health. A codicil is added on 29 December 1811. Colonel Smith dies in March 1812 at the age of 57 and his will is proved in open court in June 1812. The will of Laurence Smith specifically leaves a large portion of land to his daughter, Dorothy Laurence Jane Smith Mason and is described as the �South Side of Wheeler�s Mill Swamp.� Dorothy is the wife of Daniel Mason, a wealthy landowner in his own right with considerable property in Tennessee and connections to powerful governmental officials.

Joseph L. D. Smith moved to Alabama and sold his parcel of land to Meritt Hill on 4 August 1826. A transcript of that Northampton County deed is provided.

Henry Smith, son of Laurence Smith, and Daniel Mason, son-in-law, are appointed executors of the estate of Laurence Smith. In his role as executor and as the husband of Dorothy, Daniel Mason requested the county surveyor to survey the large tract of land on the South Side of Wheeler�s Mill Swamp. The county surveyor, Leven Latcham, carried out the survey on 30 August 1813. The survey was proved by his oath to the Northampton Court and registered on 21 June 1814. The survey documents contain a plat and the plat description called the Plat of McDowell, Lowes, Exums Land. The plat description starts out with the wording �A plat of McDowell�s, Lowe�s, & Exum�s tract of land on the South Side of Wheeler�s Mill swamp given my wife by her father Colo. Laurence Smith as per will � .� The intent of the survey was to ensure exactly where the land was located that was bequeathed to Dorothy, the wife of Daniel Mason. The survey contains the 100-acre Griggs property and confirms the sale to Smith. The plat of the surveyor is shown in Fig. 1. The location of this plat on a modern day map of the area is shown in Fig. 2 and as has been placed in the center.

Using Muncy's Plat Program and the plat description, the plat was replicated and found to contain 782 acres. Some error is expected since �meanderings of the swamp� is not a precise descriptor of the borders of the land. On the original plat 862 acres is written in the top center and in the plat description it states that the land contains 862 acres. That value is incorrect and it should have read 762 acres as we find out in a later deed and in approximate agreement with the replicated value of 782 acres.

The three acres purchased by James McDowell are seen on the plat in Fig. 1 as the triangular region on the upper line at the lower left next to J. McDowell�s corner post oak. Using Muncy's Plat Program, the triangle is found to contain three acres as expected, confirming the inclusion of the James McDowell land and the Griggs land in the plat.

Another tidbit comes out of this plat which is dated 30 August 1813. The surveyor describes a benchmark as �J McDowells corner Red Oak (near house McD formerly lived)�. By 1813 we believe that James McDowell is living in Wake County. James is obviously NOT living in Northampton County on the former McDowell property. Is anyone living there? Delilah McDowell has now married James Dupree [see Chapter Four] and would be living with him along with her sons William McDowell and Jacob Dupree. It is unlikely the Dupree family unit is living on the former McDowell property. Harmon Rowell, Delilah�s younger brother could be living on the property, but we discuss that possibility in Chapter Four.

The land of James McDowell is mentioned in a deed between Drury Walden and James Moore as follows:[30]

… along John Moore's line to James McDowell's line, thence along the said McDowell's line to James Exum's line …

The issue of James McDowell�s legal right to sell the McDowell property to Laurence Smith does not come up during the administration of the estate of Laurence Smith. To all intents and purposes of the official record, Dorothy Smith Mason has inherited the land from her father with a clear title.

In about 1820 Daniel and Dorothy Mason move their family to Humphrey County TN. On 7 September 1821, a deed for a sale of land is drawn up between Daniel L. Mason and wife Dorothy to Jane Smith, widow of Laurence Smith, for 762 acres of land. This deed correctly identifies the size of the land as 762 acres, not 862 acres. The deed clearly identifies all the major markers to ensure that it is the original plat that was surveyed in 1813 for Daniel Mason. In fact, it also states that James McDowell is deceased and that this was the land given to Dorothy through the will of her father Colonel Laurence Smith. Both Daniel and Dorothy Mason signed the deed but Dorothy was examined privately and indicated that she was selling the land �of her own free will and accord without fear or compulsion� as she was the heir of the land � not her husband, Daniel. This private examination by the Northampton Court demonstrates the principle of courtesy rights for a husband. Once again, the McDowell land changes hands without a challenge to title rights.

The Death of Jane Smith

Shortly after purchasing the �Wheeler�s Mill Swamp� land in 1821 from her daughter Dorothy, Jane Smith writes her Will on 7 May 1823. In a codicil to her Will, she states that she desires that the lands that she possessed in fee simple be sold by her executors �on such credit as they may think best� and she empowers them to take the money arriving from the sale of the land and equally divide it among all her grandchildren who are named in the will. The will was not probated until the December court of 1824, more than a year after the writing of the will. While the will is lengthy, Jane Smith gives money and Negro slaves to her children and grandchildren, but she does not give away any land � hence the codicil. Also, Allen Deberry is one of the executors of the will and, of course, Allen Deberry should be well acquainted with McDowell property since he served as the trustee for the McDowell Deed of Trust in 1808.

So, we have arrived at a point on the time line where we must pause and look at the heirs of Mary Griggs McDowell and determine how they perceived the disposition of the McDowell property and what actions they took. Allen Deberry and others are now trying to settle the estate of Jane Smith in the late 1820s and we know that she doesn�t own the McDowell property in fee simple with a clear title. Hold onto your seats for what comes next.

George McDowell Sells His Inheritance

George McDowell moved from Northampton County to Wake County before 1808 and married there in 1808. Based on tax records, he was living in an area of the county called the Crossroads District, which included much of the area around the current town of Rolesville. No records have been found to indicate that James McDowell and his son George McDowell ever lived together in Wake County, though it is possible that they did.

George McDowell was involved in an extremely important deed signed on 8 January 1816. The deed was between "George McDowell of the County of Wake" and "James Dupree of the County of Northampton." For $20.00, George sells to James Dupree his claim in the 100-acre tract of land in Northampton County that "descended to the said George McDowell by the death of his mother Mary McDowell who died intestate which land has not been divided … and estate of inheritance in fee simple and the said George McDowell … the true sole and lawful owner of the land and premises and free and clear from all former gifts, sales, grants". The signing of the deed was witnessed by John Brown, George�s future brother-in-law, and T. D. Brown. The deed was proved in open court by the oath of John Brown in Northampton County in the March Court of 1816 and registered April 23, 1816.

Based on the best information at hand and our analysis of the facts, we believe that the death of James McDowell, father of George McDowell, is the proximal cause for George to sell the land in early 1816. With his death, the issue of his courtesy rights in the land is moot and George becomes a legal owner of the land. Of course, William McDowell, his nephew, also has a legal claim to a division of the land, but he is a minor in 1816, only about twelve years old. Furthermore, the daughters of Mary McDowell, Nancy McDowell Parks and Rebecca McDowell Murrell Brown, also legally have a claim as of 1808. The problem that James McDowell created with his selling of the land in 1810 to Laurence Smith is now magnified with two groups believing they have legal ownership in the land.

The sale of the land by George McDowell presents a number of issues other than the apparent dual ownership of the land. The first issue is whether or not the court case won by Delilah McDowell � presumably to extract her one-third dower from the estate of her husband, Anthony McDowell � prejudiced the right of William McDowell as an heir to Anthony to his division of the land. If so, then George could describe himself as the sole heir to the land. While an interesting technical issue, it doesn�t materially affect the outcome. Furthermore, a subsequent deed in 1827 to be discussed would appear to confirm his position as an heir to the land.

The second issue revolves around how the Northampton Court and the officers of the Court could be so inept as to fail to search the title to the land. The land clearly came before the Court in 1814 with the survey done by Leven Latcham, the county surveyor, as regards the administration of the estate of Laurence Smith, a prominent member of the community. Numerous officials of the Court were involved in sundry activities related to James McDowell and Laurence Smith. Indeed, James was a constable for many years in Northampton County and had many dealings with the Court as we have shown in Chapter One. It is a mystery as to why the deed of sale between George McDowell and James Dupree did not get flagged by the Court as a problem.

The third issue has to do with communication among the extended family members of the McDowell family. Although George McDowell had moved to Wake County by the time James McDowell sold the McDowell land to Laurence Smith in 1810, how could he not know about the sale, especially given that James moves to Wake County as well? Even more peculiar, James Dupree who purchases the 100-acre tract from George is the husband of Delilah McDowell in 1816 and therefore the step-father of William McDowell, George�s nephew. In essence George is selling his claim to a share of the land as an heir to the other potential claimant, his nephew William through his stepfather. Of course, George moves to Wake County about the time William is born, so it is possible that he has little communication about the events in Northampton County. But how is it possible that Delilah McDowell Dupree doesn't know about the sale of the land in 1810, given the subsequent sale of the goods and chattels of James McDowell and her collection of part of her debt from James? Why would she not tell her husband, James Dupree? The family dynamics and apparent lack of communication over the decade of 1805 to 1815 are most unusual. The authors of this book have often joked that Delilah lives up to the tradition of her Biblical name.

As we shall see in other discussions, James Dupree and Delilah left Northampton County shortly after 1816 for Washington County GA. It appears that the move occurred in the early part of 1817, for on 14 January 1817, James Dupree sells the McDowell tract of land to William McDowell, his stepson, for twenty dollars paid to him by Harmon Rowell, uncle to William and brother of Delilah. However, the deed is somewhat complicated in that William McDowell, son of Anthony McDowell and Delilah, is a minor. Harmon Rowell pays the twenty dollars for the land in order to use the land until William comes of age. Specifically, the deed says that �this is to certify that it is understood between the parties that the within named Harmon Rowell is to have the use of the within mentioned land until the said William McDowell shall arrive to the age of twenty one years, at which time the said Rowell is to give up the said land to the said McDowell.� In essence Harmon is guaranteed use of the land for approximately eight years.

The deed has several other interesting quirks in that it states that James Dupree is of the County of Northampton County and State of Virginia. There is no Northampton County in Virginia, but he was born in Greensville County VA, so the transcriber could have just gotten confused. Another interpretation is that he resides in both Northampton County AND the state of Virginia, although that is not the usual interpretation of the language in such documents. Also, the deed shows William McDowell as being in Wain(e) County of the same state [inferred to be Virginia]. Other information clarifies that it was really Wayne County NC. In fact, the word �Wain� looks to have been originally Wake County and erased and replaced with Wain with the final "e" somewhat visible. We do not know why William would be in Wayne County NC. We do know that around 1827, he married Delilah Peacock from Wayne County NC. We can only assume that as a young teenager he may have been sent to Wayne County to live with some relative or friend of the family.

The family relationships are also clouded just a little more in that in 1815, Harmon Rowell married Phady Dupree, the sister of James Dupree. The land was obviously "still in the family" in one way or another. However, it must be noted that the land that Harmon Rowell is using is the land descended to George McDowell from his mother Mary Griggs McDowell and which was sold to Laurence Smith in 1810 without clear title. So, while there is physical land for Harmon Rowell to be farming, there is still the question over who actually owns it. Harmon Rowell believes that the $20 he paid to James Dupree provides him use of the land, but in 1817 the land also belongs to Dorothy Smith Mason from the will of Laurence Smith. So, we ask the question: does Harmon Rowell farm the property and if so, what does the Smith family do about it? Yes! He does farm the land. And the source of that information is most surprising. It comes from the Guardian records for Joseph L. D. Smith, the infant son of Colonel Laurence Smith. Laurence�s son Henry Smith was made guardian of Joseph shortly after his death. In the Guardian volume records of Northampton County, there are many financial records with multiple entries of income and disbursements for Joseph L. D. Smith. On at least three occasions, a Harmon McDowell is paid for services. In one entry in 1817, he is paid for supplying corn. Obviously, Harmon Rowell (not McDowell) is the correct individual living on the land as per the deed noted earlier when the land was sold to William McDowell with Harmon Rowell taking care of the land for William.

Resolution of the Mary Griggs Tract of Land

The driving force behind the resolution of the 100-tract of land bequeathed to Mary Griggs McDowell ironically was created by the death of Jane Smith in 1824. As noted above, Allen Deberry, as executor of Jane Smith's will, was responsible for selling Jane's land and distributing the proceeds received equally among the grandchildren. In order to sell her lands, which included the 762-acre tract that contained Mary Griggs McDowell�s one-hundred acres, ownership of the land had to be verified. Allen Deberry more than anyone else would have known from the court records from 1808-1810 that James McDowell had only the courtesy rights to the 100-acre tract and did not have the right to sell the land to Laurence Smith. Exactly how Deberry resolved the issue is unclear, but a land sale occurred that indicates some kind of action was taken.

On 21 November 1827, a deed was drawn up for the sale of the McDowell land to Richard Pope of Southampton County VA. The sellers of the land were Humphrey Parks and his wife Nancy Parks, William McDowell, and Rebecca McD Brown (wife of John Brown). The land was described as "… containing by estimation one hundred acres more or less, the lands belonging to the estate of Jane Smith deceased (formerly Daniel Masons) and Drakes Mill Pond on Wheeler's Creek (formerly Smith's Mill Pond and others)." Most importantly, these persons claimed to be "heirs of John Griggs." By this time the courts routinely recognized daughters as heirs to land. The deed was proved in the December court of 1827 and registered on 28 January 1828. Obviously, Humphrey Parks was not an heir but his wife Nancy Parks (formerly Nancy Jarrell) was and she was examined privately to ensure that she agreed with the sale without force. Similarly, Rebecca was an heir. And finally, William McDowell as the son of Anthony and Delilah McDowell was an heir. The resolution of the land dispute by the court must have considered that George McDowell gave up any rights in the land by having sold it in 1816 to James Dupree (even if there is a question as to the legality of the sale). So, in 1827, the living heirs of James and Mary McDowell other than George are in court and in agreement to sell the land to Richard Pope.

And so ends the saga of the Mary Griggs McDowell 100-acre tract of land. The property legally belongs to Richard Pope in 1827 and never returns to the hands of any of the original McDowell heirs.

Chapter 3

GEORGE MCDOWELL

The story of George McDowell to all intents and purposes divides nicely into two parts. In the first part he is born in about 1770 to James McDowell and Mary Griggs and marries Polly Fulgham before 1800. In the decade of 1800 to 1810, George transitions to the second part of his life with a move to Wake County, the death of Polly, and a second marriage to Sarah Doby. He resides in Wake County with Sarah and their children for the remainder of his life and dies there between 1840 and 1850.

Proof that George is the son of James McDowell and Mary Griggs comes from the Northampton County land deed of 1816 where he sells his interest in 100-acres of land to James Dupree. We have excerpted the deed as follows:

… eighth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen between George McDowell of the County of Wake … one hundred acres … it being the same land that descended to the said George McDowell by the death of his mother Mary McDowell who died intestate …
wit: John Brown
T. D. Brown

Several facts emerge from this deed. First and foremost is that George is the son of Mary McDowell. Second, the one hundred acres bequeathed to Mary Griggs McDowell is involved, although no specifications are given in this deed as to the location of the land. A full exposition of the Mary Griggs land transactions was provided in Chapter Two. Third, George McDowell as of 1816 resides in Wake County. This ties together with the move of James McDowell to Wake County. Fourth, the witness John Brown becomes the brother-in-law of George in 1822. John Brown is also involved with the estate of Jane Smith, widow of Laurence Smith. We discussed the court case for the estate of Jane Smith in Chapter Two.

The Northampton County Years

George McDowell was a resident of Northampton County until the period 1804 to 1808 when he moved to Wake County for the remainder of his life. Records appear to indicate that he first married his neighbor Polly Fulgham, daughter of Michael and Mary Fulgham. Based on Y-DNA tests and other evidence, the authors believe that three children resulted from this marriage:

John McDowell born between 1797 and 1800, married Tilathy Hill on 6 April 1819 in Wake County, and died 1842 in Randolph County.

James McDowell born about 1802, married Susannah Glasgow in Randolph County, and his death date is unknown. He lived in Randolph County until 1850.

Sally McDowell born about 1802, married Stephenson Martin, and date of death unknown. The case for Sally as a daughter is very weak.

Proof that George McDowell married Polly Fulgham prior to 1800 is very circumstanial and involves an understanding of the geographic location of their parents, the sell of land related to the death of her father, and the migration and location of George McDowell and Polly's brother, Matthew Fulgham, in Wake County. Because of the complexity of that issue, we describe it in detail in the second section of this chapter. For the moment, we assume that George and Polly are married by 1800.

George McDowell is listed in the 1800 Northampton census as a head of household with the following vital statistics including the authors best guess as to the identity of the people living with him, although several are unknown:

1800 Census Northampton County
George McDowell

1 male 0-9: [John McDowell]
1 male 25-45: [George McDowell]
1 male 45 and up: [Unknown]
1 female 0-9: [Unknown]
1 female 15-25: [Polly McDowell]
1 female 25-44: [Unknown]
1 female 45 and up: [Unknown]

His wife Polly is a minor in 1800 according to the Fulgham deed and we indeed find a female of the correct age. The identification of John McDowell in the census is circumstantial and a story to be told elsewhere. The female under ten years of age could possibly be Sally McDowell, a child mentioned in Northampton County records. The only other conceivable choice for her parents would be Anthony and Delilah McDowell, but Sally would be on the 1827 land deed � see Chapter Four � along with William Addison McDowell as an heir of Mary Griggs McDowell if that were the case.

George McDowell appears in a number of Northampton County documents including an 1801 county accounts document[29] that has written on the outside

List of County Orders for Settlement to June Court 1801
June 1803

The date June 1803 was written differently and appeared to have been added at another time. When unfolded the inside of the document read as follows:

received & paid off by William Amis County Treasurer
List of Orders examined & punched by Anthony Williams
and John Lockhart in obedience to an order of March Court 1801
George McDowel £ 0,16,0

An additional document[29] was found which had written on the outside

List of Vouchers for Settlement to June Court 1803
June 1803

When unfolded, it read

A List of County orders received of Richd Putney and others
George McDowel 0,16,0
George McDowel 0,16,0

Although these records indicate that George was a citizen of the county, they seem to be of little importance.

Of more importance is the appearance of the name George McDowell in the Saint George Parish Warden Records as follows:[30]

Out by
L. Smith }
Ordered that the County Wardens
Pay unto George McDowell £ 15.0.0
For Sundry Found Amy Murrell

Note that L. Smith is Col. Laurence Smith who appears in the McDowell land records discussion in Chapter Two. On the following page under a list of accounts, one finds the following:

George McDowell 12 Jan 7 1805 15.0.0

The name Amy Murrell appears in numerous places in the Parish Records. The meaning of this entry for George is obscure, but we know that his sister, Rebecca McDowell, marries a Murrell who likely dies since she marries John Brown in 1822. The family name Murrell appears in several places with the name McDowell.

Polly Fulgham McDowell apparently dies in the time period 1804 to 1808 since George McDowell moves to Wake County and marries Sarah Doby in 1808. We discuss the family history of George McDowell in Wake County in the third section of this chapter. We turn next to the presumptive daughter of George and Polly, Sally McDowell.

Sally McDowell

Parents: George McDowell and Polly Fulgham

The name Sally McDowell first appears in the Saint George Parish Warden Records as follows:[31]

Out & wipe } Ordered that Humphrey Parkes be Alld 5.0.0 for keeping Salley McDowell until 1 Jany next on demand.
13 day Jan 1810

Humphrey Parks married Nancy McDowell/Jarrell, sister of George McDowell, and appears with her in an 1827 Northampton deed discussed in chapter four. The date of their marriage is unknown.

On 6 March 1811, Sally is indentured to Willis Langford as an apprentice until she becomes 18 years old.

On 14 February 1833 Stephenson Martin takes out a marriage bond to marry Salley McDuel. Upon checking the 1850 census of Northampton, we indeed find Sally Martin. She is listed as being born in 1802.

1850 Census Northampton County NC

Stephenson Martin - 49 M - Farmer - NC

Sarah - 48 F - NC

Susan E. Wall - 17 F - NC

Rebecca Boss - 10 F - NC

Richard Inman - 35 M - None - NC

Nothing further is known of Sally's early life or her ancestors. The wills of Stephenson (probated 1858) and Sally (probated 1866) Martin exist but do not contain any information on McDowell genealogy.

The Fulgham Family

The story of the connection between the Fulgham family and the McDowell family begins in the Isle of Wight County of Virginia with the birth of John Fulgham [1715 � 7 March 1782, Isle of Wight] and his subsequent marriage to Mary Purcell [May 1720 Isle of Wight - 1786 Southampton County VA]. John and Mary had a son named Michael Fulgham.

Michael Fulgham was born about 1745 in the Isle of Wight and died about December 1802 in Northampton County NC. He married a Mary �Westray� or Wester who was likely born in 1746 according to most records and died in 1807. The 1800 census shows her age as 26-44, but that inconsistency could easily be a transcription error. If her eldest child Elias Fulgham was born in 1768, then she would have had to have been born by the early 1750s. The exact date of her birth is not relevant to any conclusions on the Fulgham family connections. Michael and Mary were likely married about 1766 and they had the following children:

Elias Fulgham

Mathew Fulgham

John Robert Fulgham

Nancy Fulgham

Polly Fulgham

Anthony Fulgham

Edmond Fulgham

Michael appears in the Saint George Parish Records as follows:

Ordered that Michael Fulgham be allowed £10.0.0
for keeping Ann Kinderal from the first
of January 1792 until 1^st January 1793

In a separate listing, Michael appears as follows:

Ordered that Thomas Barret Sheriff have credit
for the following order in part of his Collection for
the year 1795. Delivered to the Cort by James Barrett.
…
by Michael Fulgham order dated 4 Feb^y 1791 £10.0.0

In the State Census of North Carolina 1784-1787, Michael Fulgham is listed in Captain Elisha Webb�s District as living next to a James McDoughall, believed by the authors to be James McDowell. Many of the names listed in Captain Elisha Webb�s District routinely appear as neighbors of James McDowell in other documents and records demonstrating the identification of McDoughall with McDowell. James resides on the land given to his wife Mary Griggs by her father John Griggs on the West side (sometimes called the South side) of Wheeler�s Mill Swamp. As we shall see in a land deed presented below, the Fulgham family lived on the East side of the main run of Wheeler�s Mill Swamp.

Michael Fulgham appeared in the 1784-1787 State census.

1786-1787 NC State Census
Michael Fulgham

3 males 0-20 or over 60: [Elias, Matthew, John Robert]

1 male 21-60: [Michael]

5 females: [Nancy, Polly, Mary, Unknown, Unknown]

17 slaves

In the 1790 United State Census of Northampton County NC, Michael Fulgham is again listed only a few names removed from James McDowell. The statistics from the census, with names inserted, are as follows:

1790 Census Northampton County
Michael Fulgham

3 males under 16: [Matthew, John R., ?]
2 males 16 and over: [Michael, Elias]
4 females: [wife Mary, Nancy, Polly, ?]

Note that Anthony and Edmond were not born as of 1790 and the family had 16 slaves in close agreement with the previous State census listing 17 slaves.

By the 1800 Census of Northampton County, as shown below, Anthony and Edmond have been born and Michael and Mary have two other unknown females living with the family.

1800 Census Northampton County
Michael Fulgham

2 males 0-9: [Anthony, Edmond]
1 male 45 and over: [Michael]
1 female 0-9: [Unknown]
1 female 10-15: [Unknown]
1 female 16-25: [Nancy]
1 female 26-44: [Mary]

In this census the names of the heads of household are listed in alphabetical order so there is no way to determine who is or is not a neighbor of Michael Fulgham. For that purpose and to further demonstrate that James McDowell and Michael Fulgham are neighbors living next to the Wheeler�s Mill Swamp, we review several land transactions involving Michael Fulgham.

In a Northampton County land transaction of August 1791, Robert Snipes sells twenty-five acres of land to a Micajah (certain to be Michael) Fulgham with the description of the metes and bounds containing the language "… to the run of the mill swamp, thence down the swamp … ." Although the "mill swamp" is not clearly identified as Wheeler's Mill Swamp, a mortgage dated December 1803 and described below more fully prescribes the swamp as Wheeler's Mill.

In another 1791 Northampton County land transaction, William Rowell sells 160 acres of land to Michael Fulgham with the description of the metes and bounds containing the language "… down the mill swamp to a pine, a corner between said Rowell & Lawrence Smith, thence with Lawrence Smith's line to the mill fork … ." Based on our presentation in Chapter Two of the lands of James McDowell and Col. Lawrence Smith and the plat showing their location on Wheeler's Mill Swamp, it is clear from this deed that Michael Fulgham's purchased land is in the same area. It is also interesting to note that this deed further links the Rowell family into the story of the McDowells.

In 1793 Peter Weaver sold Michael Fulgham 186 acres with the description of the metes and bounds from the Northampton County land deed containing the phrase "… lying on the mill swamp beginning on the said swamp .… ." Again, the mill swamp is not clearly specified as the Wheeler's Mill Swamp, but we believe that it is.

Following the death of Michael Fulgham in late 1802 and as part of the settlement of his Estate, his heirs sell 473 acres of land to Col. Laurence Smith in Northampton Couny with the adjoining lands of Robert Snipes, John Snipes, and Laurence Smith described and the location identified as Wheelers Mill Swamp in the description of the metes and bounds. The transaction is described in two separate documents both dated 2 December 1803. In one of the documents, a deed of conveyance filed in Book 23, volume 12, page 214, Mary Fulgham — presumed to be the wife of Michael Fulgham — Elias Fulgham, John Fulgham, Nancy Fulgham of Northampton County and Matthew Fulgham of Wake County sell the 473 acres to Laurance Smith for $850. The deed is registered on 18 May 1804. Of note is the fact that Matthew Fulgham resides in Wake County in agreement with his double listing in the 1800 census as described in his section below.

In the second document described in the Northampton index as a "mortgage deed" and filed in Book 22, Volume 11, pages 250-251, Mary Fulgham, Elias Fulgham, John Fulgham, and Nancy Fulgham of Northampton County along with Matthew Fulgham of Wake County are bound to Laurence Smith in the sum of 2,000 pounds Current Money of Virginia. The condition of the obligation arises from the fact that Michael Fulgham died seized and possessed of the 473 acres and the Fulgham principals want to sell the land to Smith. However, additional heirs to his land, who are minors and under the age of twenty-one, are mentioned; namely, Polly Fulgham, Anthony Fulgham, Edmund Fulgham, and Polly McDowell. Although the language of the condition is tortured and makes little sense, it appears that the second document is designed to protect Laurence Smith to his claim in the 473 acres when the minor children come of age. Given that none of the minors claim any right to the land, the obligation to Smith for 2,000 pounds of the "adult" Fulghams who signed the deed of conveyance to Smith will be void.

An important aspect of the second document is the introduction of Polly McDowell as a person and the recognition of her as a minor heir of Michael Fulgham. Given the fact that the families of James McDowell and Michael Fulgham are neighbors residing on Wheeler's Mill Swamp, we believe that their children, George McDowell and Polly Fulgham, are married before 1800 and that they are listed in the 1800 census with George as the head of household. We further speculate that after December 1803 and before 1808, George follows his brother-in-law Matthew Fulgham to Wake County and Polly dies, although the order of these two events is not known. As indicated under the section for Matthew Fulgham, both George and Michael live in the Crossroads area of Wake County and are neighbors in the 1830 Census of Wake County.

Another interesting feature of the list of minors in the 2 December 1803 mortgage deed is the fact that both a Polly Fulgham and a Polly McDowell are listed. Whether an accident or two separate daughters, both with the name Polly, is unknown. We have not listed two "Pollys" as daughters of Micheal Fulgham, but there well could be.

The second document or mortgage deed also contains the phrase "Michael Fulgham deceased intestate leaving no will." This statement in the document is incorrect. The will of Michael Fulgham was written in 1784 and probated in December of 1802. The reason for this incorrect statement in the mortgage deed is unresolved, especially given that the will had been probated by the court almost a year before the deed.

Based on the order of the sons names and their choice of guns as presented the will of Michael Fulgham, Elias is the oldest, Matthew the second born, and John Fulgham the third son. None of his daughters were named in the 1784 will and no codicil was written. Whoever the Edmund Fulgham is that was one of the two executors was not his son Edmund as he was not born until 22 January 1798. Finally, it is clear from the will that Michael wanted all of his children to share equally in his estate distribution.

Elias Fulgham

Elias Fulgham [1768 Northampton County NC - 1840 Graves County KY] married Fanny Webb who died after 1840 in Graves County KY. Fanny Webb was the daughter of Elisha Webb from Northampton County NC. A deed from Elias Fulgham to James Exum dated 28 May 1810 states that her brother John Webb was deceased and that her father Elisha Webb was deceased. At the writing of the deed, Elias and wife Fanny were in the Castor District, South Carolina. The tract was one eighth of an undivided tract implying that there were eight heirs to the land of Elisha [his wife and seven children or eight children if his wife had not already deceased]. John Webb inherited the land from his father Elisha Webb, so we assume that Elisha was deceased by 1810 as well. In fact, on 19 March 1808, Elias gives a Power of Attorney to Presley Pritchard and states that he is in Lancaster County SC and Presley Pritchard is to take care of any issues on the estate of John Webb. John Webb would not have inherited the land had not his father Elisha Webb died.

1800 Census Northampton County
Elias Fulgham

1 male 10-15:
1 male 26-44: [Elias]
2 females 0-9:
1 female 16-25: [Fanny]

Matthew Fulgham

Matthew Fulgham [c1775/1780 Northampton County NC - c1840 Greene County AL] married Levina Smith [c1796 - Bf 1860], the daughter of William Smith and wife Sarah Rogers, on 2 October 1811 in Wake County NC with bondsman Josian Dean. Michael and Levina had ten children.

John W. Fulgham [c1815 Wake/Franklin County NC - 24 November 1862 Knoxville TN].

Sarah E. Fulgham [c1816 Wake County NC]. Contrary to some researchers who say she died in February 1821, Sarah E. Fulgham is still alive in 1850 and living with her mother Levina Fulgham in Greene County AL. She married Richard L. Woodward on 1 January 1850 in Bibb County AL.

Jesse W. Fulgham [c1819 Wake County NC - before 1865 Knoxville TN].

Edmund T. Fulgham [c1821 Clinton, Greene County AL - after 1865].

Rebecca Fulgham [c1822 Wake County NC].

Matthew G. Fulgham [c1826 Wake County NC].

Elizabeth H. Fulgham [c1828 Wake County NC].

Allen Lafayette Fulgham [7 May 1828 - 13 April 1907 MAR/FG].

Martha A.C.N. Fulgham [c1839 Wake County NC].

Lester Fulgham [c1840 - c1840 Greene County AL].

The story of Matthew Fulgham begins in 1800 with his move from Northampton County to Wake county. That move was captured by him being listed twice in the census in each county.

1800 Census Northampton County
Matthew Fulgham

1 male 26-44: [Matthew]

1800 Census Wake County
Matthew Fulgham

1 male 26-44: [Matthew]

Unfortunately, the 1810 and 1820 census records for Wake County do not exist and we next find Matthew in the 1830 census.

1830 Census Wake County
Crossroads District
Matthew Fulgham

1 male 0-4: [Lester]

2 males 5-9: [Matthew, Allen]

2 male 10-14: [Edmund T., John W.]

1 male 15-19: [Jesse W.]

1 male 50-59: [Matthew]

1 female 0-4: [Elizabeth H.]

1 female 5-9: [Rebecca]

1 female 10-14: [Sarah E.]

1 female 30-39: [Levina]

By 1850, Levina Fulgham is living in Greene County AL with all of her children living with her except Lester Fulgham who drowned crossing a river on the trip to Alabama.

1850 Census Greene County AL
Family Number 936

Levina Fulgham - 54 F - NC

Jessee W. - 36 M - farmer - NC

Sarah E. - 34 F - NC

Edmund T. - 32 M - farmer - NC

John W. - 30 M - farmer - NC

Rebecca - 28 F - NC

Elizabeth H. - 22 F - NC

Matthew J. - 24 M - NC

Allen L. - 20 M - NC

Martha A.C.N. - 18 F - NC

Following the 1850 census, Levina apparently dies as shown by her absence from a listing of her children in the 1860 census.

1860 Census Greene County AL
Union Precinct PO Union
Family Unit 480

M. J. Fulgham - 28 M - Planter - NC

P. W. - 40 M - Planter - NC

S. E. - 30 F - AL

M. A. - 26 F - NC

E. H. - 24 F - NC

M.A.C. - 18 F -NC

J. W. - 32 M - NC

E. T. - 34 M - NC

Noting that the 1810 and 1820 census records for Wake County do not exist, we point out for completeness that another Matthew Fulgham is listed in the 1810 and 1820 census records of Wayne County NC as shown below.

1810 Census Wayne County
Matthew Fulghum

1 male 0-9:

1 male 10-15:

1 male 26-44: [Matthew]

1 female 0-9:

1 female 16-25:

1820 Census Wayne County
Matthews Fulghum

3 males 0-9:

1 male 26-44: [Matthew]

1 female 0-9:

1 female 10-15:

1 female 45 and over:

This person cannot be the Matthew Fulgham of interest since there is a Matthew Fulgham in Wake County through this entire period as shown by the following tax records:

TABLE IV
Tax Records of Matthew Fulgham

1805 - Crossroads - 1055 1 WP 4 BP

1809 - Crossroads - 1 WP - $0.56

1811 - Crossroads - 1 WP - £_.6._

1812 - Crossroads - 1 WP 1 BP £_.15._

1813 - Crossroads - 220 A 1 WP 2 BP £1.11.9

1814 - Crossroads - 220 A 1 WP 2 BP £1.11.9

1815 - Crossroads - 220 A $1,100 1 WP 2 BP $4.68

1816 - Crossroads - 220 A $1,100 1 WP 3 BP $5.38

1817 - Crossroads - 220 A adjoining Wm. Smith & others $1,000 1 WP 2 BP $4.35

1818 - Crossroads - 220 A $1,000 2 WP 3 BP $5.60

1819 - Crossroads - 220 A adjoining John Peebles Lee & others $1,000 2 WP 3 BP $6.15

1820 - Crossroads - 220 A $1,000 2 WP 3 BP $6.25

1821 - Crossroads - 220 A $1,000 360 A $1,080 2 WP 5 BP $10.11

1822 - Crossroads - 580 A $2,080 2 WP 4 BP $12.98

1823 - Crossroads - 220 A $1,000 360 A $1,080 2 WP 3 BP $9.08 Also 2 WP 5 BP $10.11 And 2 WP 3 BP $9.08

Matthew Fulgham was on a number of tax lists in Wake County, but basically, he lived in the Crossroads District near the current town of Rolesville for most of his tenure in Wake County. There are land records between Matthew Fulgham and members of the William Smith family and Willis Rogers in 1826 that will be discussed in the section on the William Smith family.

One of the other major stories coming from the Fulgham family involves the son Matthew Fulgham. We have already noted that Matthew Fulgham has by 1800 moved to Wake County both from census records and the deed of 1802 where it is stated that Matthew is in Wake County NC. In fact, Matthew remains in Wake County until around 1840 when he and his family move to Alabama. This researcher has no records to prove whether Matthew Fulgham died in Wake County and then the family moved to Alabama or whether he died on the way to or in Alabama. Fulgham family members say he died in Alabama.

As we have noted earlier in this chapter, we know that George McDowell moved from Northampton County to Wake County. Why would he move out of Northampton County? The answer might be quite simple. That is, if George McDowell were the McDowell who married into the Fulgham family, then he could have moved to Wake County to live near his brother-in-law Matthew Fulgham. In fact, Fulgham family records indicate that (Polly) Fulgham McDowell died around 1803. While we have no data to substantiate the date of death of his first wife, we do know that George McDowell appears to have a wife listed on the 1800 census and he shows up in a Wake County Tax List by 1810 and that he married on 21 May 1808 in Wake County. He also witnessed several land transactions on May 16, 1808 in Wake County and lived in the same area � the Crossroads District � as did Matthew Fulgham. The Crossroads area changed names several times and was part of the Saint Matthews Tax District. In his later years starting around 1817, he seems to move a little further north in Wake County to what was called the Forest District.

There are no records found that indicate interactions between George McDowell and Matthew Fulgham, but we do know that they lived in the same neighborhood in Wake County.

John Robert Fulgham

John Robert Fulgham [1770 Isle of Wight VA - 22 November 1851 HAY/FG] married Sarah "Sallie" Smitherman [1796 SC - 22 November 1860 HAY/Fg]. The information on Findagrave for Sarah indicates the middle name of John was "Rayford" instead of Robert. The 1850 Census of Bibb County AL shows John�s age as 80 and being born in Virginia. John Fulgham�s name is on several documents in Northampton County around 1800 but is not on the 1800 Census and is not living with his father Michael Fulgham in 1800.

Nancy Fulgham

Nancy Fulgham [c1773 Northampton County NC].

Polly Fulgham

Polly Fulgham [c1783-84 - 1803-1805] married a McDowell. Evidence herein will show that we believe that she married George McDowell, son of James McDowell and Mary Griggs McDowell. Her date of birth is calculated on the fact that in December 1803, she has not reached the age of 21.

Anthony Fulgham

Anthony Fulgham [c1794 Northampton County NC - c1843 Ballard County KY] married about 1815 to Rebecca [Abt 1805 SC].

Edmond Fulgham

Micajah Hill to Amy Knight #1

Edmond Fulgham [22 January 1798 Northampton County NC - 1884 Lowes, Graves County KY] married Rachel Scott [7 May 1800 GA] on 4 September 1820 in Georgia. Rachel's birth date and location are taken from census and family records.

The Family of William Smith

William Smith married Sarah Rogers, a widow of Michael Rogers of Wake County. On 2 October 1811, Matthew Fulgham married Levina Smith, the daughter of William Smith, formerly of Northampton County NC. In the Will of William Smith written 20 November 1820, he refers to his daughter Viney [nickname for Levina] Fulgham. The William Smith family will be explored in more detail later in this chapter since he came from Northampton County and we will prove that he was related to the Colonel Laurence Smith family.

The Wake County Years

After his move to Wake County, George McDowell married Sarah Doby on 21 May 1808. The following are presumed to be their children.[32]

Elizabeth McDowell [c1813 - Unknown]

George McDowell [c1814 - Unknown]

William McDowell [c1818 - 1870s]

Mary McDowell [c1823 - Unknown]

James McDowell [c1825 - Unknown]

Sarah Ann McDowell [c1832 - Unknown]

In our presentation of the McDowells of Northampton we saw that George McDowell listed his county of residence in an 1816 deed as Wake County. Indeed public records in Wake county do contain the name of George McDowell. An early record is a marriage bond taken out by George on 21 May 1808 to marry Sarah Doby. William Scott served as the bondsman. George signs his bond himself in much the same style as James McDowell of Northampton.

George appeared a number of times in the William Hill Merchantile Account Book AB 403 as follows:

58 George McDuel Dr
12 - To 1 pint Rum 2/3 " ¼^th Pepper 1/3 - _.3.6
Raleigh March 1806, Page 30

58 George McDuel Dr
7 - To 6^lb Sugar a 1/9 - _.10.6
25 - 1 Ball Shoe thread 2/6 7^lb Sugar a 1/9 - _ 14.9
- 1 Comb __ 1 pint Rum 2/3 - _.3.8
- - 1.8.6
Raleigh April 1806, Page 37

58 George McDuel Dr
21 - To 1 Quart Rum 4/ 1/4^lbSpice 1/3 _.5.3
" - To 1/4^lb Ginger 1/ - _.1._
- - _.6.3
Raleigh May 1806, Page 47

58 George McDuel Dr
20 - To 4^lb Sugar @1/6 - _7.4
" - To 1^lb Coffee 4/6 - _4.6
- - _.11.10
Raleigh September 1806, Page 80

58 George McDuel Dr
8 - T 1 Pad Lock 6/6 - _6.6
" - To 23 a Iron @1/ - 1.3._
" - 1 Bed Cord 6/6 - _6.6
" - 100 8 Nails 2/6 - _2.6
" - 1 Spelling Book 2/6 - _2.6
- - 2.1._
Raleigh January 1807, Page 118

George McDowell is found in some land deeds which he witnesses. They are excerpted as follows:

May 16, 1808 … Micajah Hill to Amy Night … land at Millstone Branch to Rich Mill Branch, ca. 70 acres.
Wit.: George McDowell [he signed]. Mary x Night (Jurat)

Micajah Hill to Amy Knight #2

May 16, 1808 … Micajah Hill to Amy Night … land South Side of Neuse River on Millstone Branch, ca. 50 acres.
Wit.: George McDuel, Mary x Night

The connection of George McDowell with the Night family is of interest and we present a more detailed discussion in a separate section.

The next records are tax lists in which George pays a white pole tax in Wake County. He does not own any land. We present these tax listings in the following table:[33]

TABLE V
Tax Records of George McDowell

1810 - Saint Matthews - 1 WP - $0.56
1811 - Saint Matthews - 1 WP - £_.6._
1812 - Saint Matthews - 1 WP - $0.76
1813 - Saint Matthews - 1 WP - $0.86
1814 - Saint Matthews - 1 WP - $0.86
1815 - Cross Roads - 1 WP - $0.90
1817 - Forest - 1 WP - $0.85 Given in by Jesse Powell

It is interesting to note that George does not appear until 1810 although he probably arrived in Wake County between 1805 and 1808. His marriage bond of 1808 would certainly imply he was there before 1808. Note further that he is not listed in 1816, the year of his land deed in Northampton County. We will return to discuss the district in which he lived later. The fact that George is not listed after 1817 is of interest in that it indicates an age of 45.[34] To verify this, one must turn to examine the census records. Unfortunately the Wake County census records for 1810 and 1820 do not exist. This presents, as we shall see, a serious impediment to proper analysis of the McDowells of Wake County. Fortunately the 1830 and subsequent census records are available. In the 1830 and 1840 census George McDowell is listed as head of household with the following vital statistics:

1830 Census Wake County
George McDowell

1 male 0-4: [James]
1 male 5-9: [William]
1 male 15-19: [George]
1 male 60-69: [George]
1 female 5-9: [Mary]
1 female 10-14: [Elizabeth]
1 female 50-59: [Sarah]

1840 Census Wake County
George McDowell

1 male 60-69: [George]
1 female 5-9: [Sarah Ann]
2 females 20-29: [Elizabeth, Mary]
1 female 50-59: [Sarah]

Clearly the male adult, aged 60 to 70 , in the 1830 census is George McDowell. Assuming that George is at least 45 in 1817, he would be 58 in 1830 and 68 in 1840 which fits. In addition he would have been 28 in the 1800 Census of Northampton. Indeed we find a male between 26 and 45 listed under the George McDowell head of household. This is the only 1800 Northampton listing which is consistent with George's later age. Furthermore, George's age implies a birth date of about 1767, a date which is close to the suspected marriage date of James and Mary McDowell of Northampton.

Elizabeth McDowell

Elizabeth McDowell [c1813 - Unknown] married Paschall Lloyd on 5 June 1842. They had the following children:

James Lloyd [Abt 1843]. A James H. Lloyd enlisted in Company G of the 17th Regiment of NC Infantry on 18 May 1861 as a third sargeant but was honorably discharged on 10 July 1861 as "not fit for duty." The City of Raleigh was on one of the documents, but it is not clear if this James Lloyd is the correct one. No other records have been found for him.

Perry Paschal Lloyd [May 1844 - 18 March 1919] married Martha T. Rains [August 1843 - 12 February 1923 /NCDC], the daughter of Isaac Rains and Ellen Williams, on 11 August 1868 in Wake County.

George Winston Lloyd [Abt 1848]. Other than the 1850 and 1860 census records listed below, no other records have been found for him.

Elizabeth and Paschal are enumerated in the following census records:

1850 Census Wake County
Wake Forest District

Paschal Lloyd - 35 M - Overseer - NC
Elizabeth - 38 F - NC
James - 10 M - NC
Perry - 8 M - NC
George - 2 M - NC

1860 Census Wake County
North Western District PO Forestville

Paschal Loiza - 40 M - Overseer - NC
Elizabeth - 40 F - NC
James - 17 M - Day laborer - NC
Perry - 15 M - NC
Jos. Barlow - 5 M - NC
M. McDowel - 35 F - NC
Winston McDowell (or Loiza) 12 M - NC

1870 Census Wake County
Wake Forest PO Forestville

Paschal Lloyd - 53 M - Farmer - NC
Elizabeth - 57 F - Keeping House - NC
Mary McDowell - 47 F - Domestic Servant - NC
Eliza Felts - 42 F - At home - NC
Joseph Barlow - 14 M - Farm Laborer - NC

Based on the 1850 and 1870 census ages for Elizabeth, our best estimate as to her year of birth is 1812. The most conclusive evidence connecting Elizabeth as the daughter of George McDowell and Sarah Doby is the fact that her sister Mary McDowell lives with her in 1860 and 1870.

George McDowell

George McDowell [c1814 - Unknown] married Gilly Strickland [February 1816 - Aft 1900] on 15 October 1836 in Wake County. From the 1900 census record of Gilly McDowell, we find that she reports two children born and two children living. Those two children are:

Amanda McDowell [1847 - Unknown]

Marzelia Francis McDowell [1856 - 6 September 1927]

The census records for George and Gilly are as follows:

1840 Census Wake County
George McDowell

1 male 20-29: [George]
1 female 15-19: [Mary]
1 female 20-29: [Gilly]

The female age 15-19 listed with George and Gilly is believed to be Mary McDowell, the sister of George McDowell and the daughter of George McDowel and Sarah Doby. In the 1830 census she is living with her parents. In the 1850 Census, she lives with another brother, William.

1850 Census Wake County
New Light District

Geo. McDowell - 36 M - Shoemaker - NC
Gilly McDowell - 35 F - NC
Amanda McDowell - 3 F - NC
Harriet Strickland - 25 F - NC

Note that the wife's name is Gilly as expected. Harriet Strickland is likely a sister to Gilly. Note also that the ages, 36 for George and 35 for Gilly, fit nicely with the 1840 census. In addition George McDowell can be found in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census records of Wake County as follows:

1860 Census Wake County
North Western District PO New Light

George McDowell - 46 M - Boot & Shoemaker - NC
Gilla - 40 F - NC
Amanda - 13 F - NC
Marzelia - 5 F - NC

1870 Census Wake County
Wake Forest PO Forestville

George McDowell - 53 M - Millen - NC
Gilly - 47 F - Keeping house - NC
Mary - 19 F - at home - NC
Alverado - 13 F - at home - NC

The female Alverado in 1870 is almost certainly Marzelia.

1880 Census Wake County
New Light

George McDowell - 66 M - farmer - NC
Gilly B. - 63 F - keeping house - NC

In 1900 Gilly is enumerated with her daughter Marzelia Francis Watkins and Allen Grey Watkins in Louisburg. She lists her date of birth as February 1816.

On 17 August 1846, in the Wake County Court minutes, we find

On motion ordered by the court that George McDowell be exempted from paying a poll tax & working on the road, as long as he remains Drummer to the Militia of New Light District.

Other information is known about George McDowell. His Occupation is given as a shoemaker in the 1850 and 1860 census records. In 1860 George had a real estate value of $300 and a personal worth of $640. According to the agricultural schedule of the census, George had 10 acres of improved land and 20 unimproved. The cash value of the farm was $300, the value of the farming implements was $20. He had one horse, one milk cow, two other cattle, 17 swine with a value of livestock at $135. He harvested 50 bushels of Indian corn, 2 bushels of irish potatoes, 50 bushels of sweet potatoes, 75 pounds of butter, 3 tons of hay and a value of home-made manufacturers as $30. The value of the animals slaughtered was $130.

The 1870 census shows George as a miller or millen with a real estate value of $200 and a personal value of $300. Probably because of changing district lines, he is listed in 1870 as being in the Wake Forest Township. In 1880 George and Gilly are living alone and are back in the New Light Township.

There are two deeds regarding George McDowell. One is a land deed in 1847 where George purchases 30 acres of land. The second is a 1873 land transaction in which he sells the land in the New Light District although he is listed as being in the Wake Forest Township.

Amanda McDowell

Parents: George McDowell and Gilly Strickland

Amanda McDowell [1847 - Unknown] married Allen Hilman Davis on 5 June 1863. They had the following children.

George Davis [1 May 1866 - 2 August 1954 /NCDC]

Aaron Claude Davis [28 December 1868 - 24 July 1956 /NCDC] married Polly Drewer.

Cordelia H. Davis

James M. Davis [27 July 1873 - 17 May 1939 /NCDC] married Virginia May MNU

Lillie B. Davis

Sallie Davis

Lelia Davis

Amanda and Allen appeared in the following census records.

1860 Census Wake County NC
Northwestern District, PO New Light

Allen Davis - 55 M - Farmer - NC

Harriet 47 F - NC

Hilmon - 19 M - NC

Aaron - 16 M - NC

Joseph - 11 M - NC

1870 Census Wake County NC
Bartons Creek Township, PO Forestville

Hilmun Davis - 30 M - Farmer - NC

Amanda - 24 F - Keeping House - NC

George - 5 M - NC

Claudius - 2 M - NC

Allen - 64 M - Farm Laborer - NC

1880 Census Wake County NC
New Light Township

Hillmon David - 39 M - Farmer - NC NC NC

Amanda V. - 32 F - Wife - Keeping house - NC NC NC

George A. - 14 M - Son - On the Farm - NC NC NC

Clauddy A. - 11 M - Son - On the Farm - NC NC NC

Cordelia H. - 8 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James H. - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lillie B. - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Sallie - 2 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1900 Census Nash County NC
Ferrell's Township

Amanda Davis - 54 F - Head, Widow - Farmer - Jan 1847 7/7 - NC NC NC

George - 34 M - Son - Farm Labor - May 1866 - NC NC NC

James - 27 M - Son - Farm Labor - July 1873 - NC NC NC

Lelia - 12 F - Daughter - Apr 1888 - NC NC NC

The following record is not the correct Allen Davis.

1880 Census Wake County NC
District 255

Alen Davis - 35 M - Farmer - NC NC NC

Arsena - 29 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

James - 10 M - Son - At home - NC NC NC

Joseph - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Martha - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Junius - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

John - 1/12 M May - Son - NC NC NC

Marzelia Francis McDowell

Parents: George McDowell and Gilly Strickland

Marzelia "Marzie" Francis McDowell [1856 - 6 September 1927 /NCDC] married Allen Grey Watkins [6 September 1845 - 19 April 1923 /NCDC], the son of Joshua Watkins and Mattie Jones, on 9 January 1873. The marriage record gives her age as 24 and his age as 23. This is not consistent with the 1860 census which shows her as age 5 nor the 1850 census which does not list her. Most likely she was born in 1855. Her marriage to Allen Watkins was performed by A. F. Purefoy, a Baptist minister, and held at George McDowell's residence. The witnesses were Henry Jones and Henry Bottom. The children of Marzelia and Allen are as follows:

Charles "Charlie" M. Watkins [May 1875 - Unknown]

Lonza Frank Watkins [August 1876 - 14 March 1947 Sandy Creek Township] lists parents as Allen Grey Watkins and Marzelia Francis McDowell.

Gilly/Gillie Bera Watkins [28 April 1880 - 31 July 1938 /NCDC] married a Sanford.

Maggie Watkins [Janury 1882 - 12 May 1951 Sandy Creek Township] list parents as Allen Grey Watkins and Marzelia Francis McDowell.

Maylon E. Watkins [20 January 1890 - 10 November 1969 /NCDC] married Helen Parrish

Myrtle Watkins [April 1893]

Marzelia and Allen appear in the following census records:

1880 Census Wake County
New Light District

Allen Watkins - 30 M - Farmer - measles - NC

Marzelia F. - 28 F - wife - Keeping house - NC

Charlie - 4 M - Son - measles - NC

Frank - 3 F - daughter - NC

Gilly - 1 F - daughter - NC

1900 Census Franklin County
Freeman

Allen G. Watkins - 54 M - Head - Sept 1845 m27

Marzelia - 46 F - Wife - Dec 1853 - m27 7/6

Chas. M. - 25 M - Son - May 1875

Lonza F. - 23 M - Son - Aug 1876

Maggie - 18 F - Daughter Jan 1882

Malon E. - 10 M - Son - Jan 1890

Myrtle - 7 F - Daughter - Apr 1893

Gillie McDowell - 84 F - mother - Feb 1816, wd 2/2

1910 Census Franklin County
Youngsville

Allen G. Watkins - 65 M - Head - m39

Marzelin F. - 56 F - wife - m39 7/6

L. Frank - 32 M - Son

Mayer - 28 F - Daughter

Maylon - 20 M - Son

Myrtle -18 F - Daughter

From the census records, we learn that Marzelia birthed seven children with six still alive in 1900. We are missing one of her children. Marzelia Francis McDowell Watkins died on 6 September 1927 in Franklin County in the Township of Youngsville. Her parents are listed as George and Gilly McDowell on her death certificate.

William McDowell

William McDowell [c1818 - 1870s] married Julia Watkins on 16 February 1842 in Wake County. Since William was 44 in 1862 upon entering the Confederate States Army, the date of his birth is assigned to the year 1818. William died between 1870 and 1880 as Julia McDowell is listed as a widow and living with her daughter Sarah Brown in the 1880 Census. William and Julia had the following children:

George McDowell [c1843 - Unknown]

Mary (Elizabeth) McDowell [c1845 - Unknown]

Ann McDowell [c1850 - Unknown].

Hellen McDowell [1852 - Unknown]

Sarah (Sallie) McDowell [1854 - Unknown]

William Fenner McDowell [29 April 1859 - 21 June 1918].

The census records for William and Julia are as follows:

1850 Census Wake County
Western District

William McDowell - 26 M - NC
Julia - 26 F - NC
George - 7 M - NC
Mary - 5 F NC
Mary McDowell - 24 F - NC
Vernam - 4 M - NC

1860 Census Wake County
North Western District PO Raleigh

Wm. McDowell - 33 M - farm laborer - NC
Julia - 43 F - NC
Ann - 10 F - NC
Helen - 8 F - NC
Sarah - 4 F - NC
William - 1 M - NC

In the 1860 Census, William and Julia are listed as living in dwelling 352. In dwelling 354 lives Amelia Watkins, age 60 and a seamstress. There is a record of Right Watkins marrying Amelia Rains on 12 September 1826 in Wake County with the Bondsman Riley Watkins and the witness B. S. King. Also, while George and Gilly McDowell are listed in dwelling 143 in 1880, Allen Watkins and wife Marzelia Francis McDowell Watkins are in dwelling 144 and have a child named Gilly Watkins.

1870 Census Wake County
St. Matthews PO Forrestville

William McDowell - 45 M - farmer - NC

Julia - 55 F - Keeping House - NC

Elizabeth - 22 F - At home - NC

William Jordan - 26 M - Farm Laborer - NC

Sarah Jordan - 16 F - At Home - NC

Fenner Jordan - 14 M - Farm Laboer - NC

Mangum Jordan - 2 M - NC

Note that Sarah, Fenner, and Mangum are listed under William Jordan, the husband of Elizabeth McDowell, as a Jordan, but that is incorrect. William Jordan and Elizabeth were married in 1867 and Elizabeth should be listed as a Jordan. We also believe that Mangum is a Jordan, but that Sarah and Fenner are McDowells.

In the 1880 Census Julia and William Fenner live with Julia's daughter Sallie Brown with Julia listed as a widow implying that William McDowell died between 1870 and 1880.

On Dec. 21, 1846 William McDowell witnessed the marriage of John J. Watkins to Candis Faison.

William McDowell enlisted as a private, volunteer, and fifer in Company E of the 47th Regiment of NC Infantry on 21 January 1862 at age 44 in Raleigh by E. Hall for three years or the duration of the war. His enlistment papers indicated that he was born in Wake County, was a farmer aged 44 and standing 5 feet 8 inches tall. He signed by his mark. William was mustered in at Camp Mangum near Raleigh on 11 April 1862 by Col. S. H. Rogers of the NC troops. He appeared present on the Muster Rolls for July-August 1862, January-February 1863, January-February 1864, and March-April 1864. He was twice paid by a Captain Thomas. On 28 July 1863 he was admitted to the Receiving and Wayside General Hospital No. 9 in Richmond VA and sent to the Windsor Division of hospitals in Richmond on 29 July 1863. He is listed on a receipt of clothing for the third quarter of 1864 which is signed by his mark.

On 1 September 1864, he re-enlisted as a Private in Co. F, 12^th NC Infantry for the duration of the war in Raleigh by Malette. In the 1 May to 31 August Muster Roll, he is listed as "Absent sick and at Hospital. Due him $50 bounty." The November/December 1864 Muster Roll continues to list him as "Absent sick at hospital." He was captured at Harper's Farm on 6 April 1865 and made a POW at Point Lookout, Maryland, arriving from City Point VA on 15 April 1865. He was released on 15 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance. His complexion is listed as light with red hair, blue eyes, standing 5 feet 8¾ inches tall.

Two land transactions involving William McDowell are of interest. The first was a transaction from Henderson Watkins to Julia Watkins on 16 October 1838 where for $100, Henderson sold to Julia one half of a certain piece of land of 100 acres and the other half to Willis Watkins.[35] The witnesses were Wm (x) Ezell and William (x) McDowell. The deed was duly proven in open court by the oath of William McDowell on 28 December 1839.

On 21 December 1841, Julia Watkins transferred to Mourning Watkins her mother "for natural love and affection which I have and bear unto my beloved Mother Mourning Watkins and for the better support in her old age, and for divers other good causes … a certain tract adjoining where she now lives and whereon Cintha Minque now lives containing 50 acres known as Henderson Watkins half of John Amos old tract." Mourning Watkins is 80 in the Crossroads District in 1850 and there is an old Willis Watkins 60-70 in the 1830 census with a wife 50-60 and one daughter 15-20 which fits with Julia's age.

A record from the Crossroads Baptist Church is interesting and indicates that Julia is a daughter of Willis Watkins.

Conference Saturday before 4 Sunday in May 1839. The case of Brothren Willis Watkins and Thos. F. Christman were refered to next meeting.

Conference Saturday before 4th Sunday in June 1839. The committee appointed to see Br Willia Watkisn reported. Report received and the committee discharged. Morning Watkins & Julia Watkins were excluded from the church for various ungodly conduct.

George McDowell

George McDowell [c1843 - Unknown] is enumerated in the 1860 Census as a laborer with Jesse Taylor and wife Ann Eliza in the Northeastern District with the post office Raleigh. Jesse and Ann were married 13 June 1853 in Nash County NC with bondsman Thomas W. Taylor. He has not been found in later census records or in Civil War service records; however, he is presumed to have died in the war.

1860 Census Wake County
North Eastern Division

Jesse F. Taylor - 35 M - Farmer - NC

Ann - 29 F - NC

Laura - 6 F - NC

Senora - 4 F - NC

George McDowell - 17 M - Laborer - NC

1870 Census Wake County NC
Raleigh Township

Jesse Taylor - 45 M - Farmer - NC

Anne - 39 F - Keeping House - NC

Laura - 16 F - NC

Senora - 14 F - NC

William - 10 M - NC

Annie - 2 F - NC

Mary Elizabeth McDowell

Mary Elizabeth McDowell [c1845 - Unknown] married William Jordan on 23 December 1867 in Wake County. A daughter Mary age 5 is listed in 1850 with her parents, but not listed in 1860. In the 1870 census, an Elizabeth McDowell, age 22, is enumerated with her parents and with her husband William Jordan, age 26. Elizabeth and Mary are believed to be the same daughter. The 1880 census record for William and Elizabeth Jordan is as follows:

1880 Census Wake County
Marks Creek

William A. Jordan - 38 M - Farmer - NC NC NC

Elizabeth - 30 F - wife - Keeping house - NC NC NC

Mary A. - 11 F - daughter - NC NC NC

William - 7 M - son - NC NC NC

Sarah E. - 4 F - daughter - NC NC NC

Julia - 1 F - daughter - NC NC NC

Moses - 26 M - brother - NC NC NC

1900 Census Wake County
Raleigh Ward 1

Wm Jordan - 55 M - Head - Apr 1845 m30

Elizabeth 52 F - wife Apr 1850 m30 5/3

Wm. H. Bunn - 24 M - son-in-law - July 1875 wd

Joseph E. Bunn - 3 M - grandson - Jan 1897

1910 Census Cabarrus County
Concord Town

William Jordan - 69 M - m40
Elizabeth J. - 59 F - wife - m40 4/3

Hellen McDowell

Hellen McDowell was born in 1852. An Ella R. Dowell [14 March 1852 - 20 February 1922 /NCDC], the daughter of Albert H. Dowell and Eleanor R. Duffey, married Dixon G. Conn [18 May 1840 - 18 November 1921 /NCDC], the son of Andrew Conn and Diana Rose, on 15 September 1870. The minister was J. B. Bobbitt. Although Ella could have been Helen given a close match in age and given the name "McDowell" in the 1880 Census below, we have determined that Clarence Leslie Dowell [3 January 1861 - 11 February 1947 /NCDC] and Willy and Emma J. Dowell [21 October 1858 - 12 February 1951 /NCDC] are likely the children of Albert Dowell and that the census taker misidentified their name as McDowell.

1880 Census Wake County NC
Raleigh

D. G. Conn - 35 M - Clerk in Office - NC NC NC

Ellen - 27 F - Keeps house - NC NC NC

Duffie - 16 F - at home - NC NC NC

Katy - 3 F - NC NC NC

Eunice - 2/12 Apr - NC NC NC

Ludy Conn - 50 F - Aunt - Dressmaker - NC NC NC

Emma McDowell 21 F - Niece - Dressmaker - NC NC NC

Clarence - 18 M - Nephew - At school - NC NC NC

Willy - 16 M - Nephew - At school - NC NC NC

Albert H. Dowell appeared in the following census records.

1860 Census Wake County NC
Southern Division, PO Morrisville

A. H. Dowell - 35 M - Teach Class School - VA

Rosina - 23 F - VA

George - 12 M - NC

Allen - 10 M - NC

Ella - 8 F - NC

Horace - 6 M - NC

Julia - 4 F - NC

Emma - 2 F - NC

Marsilla Jorden - 3 F Mu - NC

Rinny Jorden - 2 F Mu - NC

1870 Census Wake County NC
Swift Creek Township, PO New Hill

A. H. Dowell - 47 M - Gr. Merchant - VA

Ella R. - 19 F - at home - NC

Julian - 14 M - at home - NC

Emma - 12 F - at home - NC

Leslie - 10 M - at home - NC

Willie - 8 F - NC

We also display the census records for Andrew Conn.

1850 Census Marion County NC
Land Creek District

Andrew Conn - 51 M - Farmer - Wake Co. NC

Virginia - 45 - Nash Co. NC

Lucy - 23 - Franklin Co. NC

Nancy - 21 - Franklin Co. NC

Mary - 19 - Franklin Co. NC

Francis - 17 F - NC

Sarah - 15 F - NC

Dickson - 12 M - NC

Edward - 6 M - NC

Bitsy - 5 F - NC

1860 Census Franklin County NC
Galloways District, PO Louisburg

Andrew Conn - 60 M - Overseer - NC

Lucy - 30 F - NC

Mary - 26 F - NC

Sallie - 21 F - NC

Dickson - 20 M - NC

Edward - 18 M - NC

Elizabeth - 14 F - NC

1870 Census Wake County NC
Raleigh

Dixon Conn - 28 M - R-Road Conductor - NC

Lucy - 39 F - Keeping House - NC

Sallie - 30 F - At Home - NC

Nannie Dixon - 37 F - At Home - NC

Charles Dixon - 11 M - NC

Jordan Stokes - 12 M B - Domestic Servant - NC

Sarah "Sallie" McDowell

Sarah "Sallie" McDowell [c1854 - Unknown] married W. D. Brown on 22 November 1876 by the Justice of the Peace Albert Magrim at the residence of Charles Klupperberg. Witnesses were E. 0. Macey, Charles Klupperberg, and Thomas W. Blake. Sarah is listed on the roll of the New Hope Baptist Church in 1870.

Sallie and W.D. Brown appear in the following census records:

1880 Census Wake County
NW Div City of Raleigh

W. D. Brown - 26 M - Shoemaker - NC NC NC

Sallie - 22 F - wife - NC NC NC

Daisy M. - 3 F - daughter - NC NC NC

W. F. McDowell - 18 M - brother - Blacksmith - NC NC NC

Julia McDowell - 59 F - Mother, widow - unemployed - NC NC NC

Obviously, the census taker mislabled W. F. and Julia and left off the term "in law" with her brother and her mother.

1900 Census Wake County
Raleigh Ward 4

John DeForest - 23 M - Head - Aug 1876 - m8

Daisy - 22 F - Wife - Sep 1877 m8 0/0

George H. - 4 M - son - Dec 1895

Maud Elton - 3 F - daughter - Feb 1897

W. D. Brown - 45 M - father-in-law - Feb 1855 m25

Sallie Brown - 44 F - mother-in-law - Sep 1855 m25 1/1

1910 Census Wake County
Raleigh Ward 4

W. D. Brown - 55 M - Head - m34

Sallie - 53 F - wife - m34 1/1

Daisy D. DeForest - 30 F - daughter, single

Geo. H. DeForest - 14 M - grandson

Maude E. DeForest - 12 F - grandaughter

Iris L. DeForest - 9 F - grandaughter

Dorothy L. DeForest - 5 F - grandaughter

1920 Census Wake County
Raleigh Ward 4

Sallie Brown - 62 F - Head
Haywood DeForest - 23 M - Head
Nannie - 21 F - wife
Iris - 18 F - daughter
Dorothy - 14 F - school

William Fenner McDowell

William Fenner McDowell [29 April 1859 - 21 June 1918 OKD/FG] married twice; first to Helen Samantha Thomas [1856 - 27 February 1891 OKD/FG], the daughter of Edward B. Thomas and Nancy Spikes, on 24 November 1887 in Wake County NC. Methodist minister W. C. Norman performed the ceremony in Raleigh. It was witnessed by J. B. Martin, E. B. Thomas, and H. L. Thomas. He listed his age at the time of the marriage as 28 while Helen Thomas was 27. Two children were born to this marriage as follows:

Henry McDowell [1887 and died in infancy].

Maude Allen McDowell [28 December 1889 - 9 March 1979]

Fenner, as he was called, married a second time to Harriet "Hattie" Anne Mullins [6 January 1873 - 20 May 1936 OKD/FG], the daughter of James W. Mullins and Zelian Blake, on 10 August 1892 in Wake County NC. This time his age was given as 33 and Hattie as 19. The license was not returned although the two lived together. The following children were born to Fenner and Hattie.

Son [Died in infancy]

William Lee McDowell [4 July 1893 - 8 November 1948]

Charles Gordon McDowell [5 January 1895 - 31 January 1941]

John Pescud McDowell [20 June 1899 - 18 December 1940 CITY/FG] married Margaret L. Oldham in Raleigh on 26 September 1921. C. K. Procter was the minister and the witnesses were W. L. McDowell, Idelle Glosson, and Lula Young. It is assumed that William Lee McDowell was a witness for his brother.

James Mullins McDowell [9 October 1901 - 8 September 1920]

Anne McDowell [5 May 1906 - 3 February 1956 CITY/FG] married John William Ervin [26 March 1905 - 6 April 1938 EVIEW/FG], son of John William Irvin and Bessie Sronce, on 25 December 1931 in Wake County NC.

Fenner and Hattie appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Wake County NC
Raleigh Ward 2

W.F. McDowell - 41 M - April 1859 m/11 - NC NC NC

Mrs. H.A. McDowell - 25 F - Jan 1875 m/11 4/4 - NC NC NC

M.A. - 10 F - daughter - Dec 1889 - NC NC NC

W.L. - 6 M - son - July 1893 - NC NC NC

C.G. - 5 M - son - Jan 1895 - NC NC NC

J.P. - 4/12 M - son - June 1889 - NC NC NC

In the 1880 Census William Fenner McDowell is enumerated with W. D. Brown and his wife Sarah along with his mother Julia McDowell. He is listed as a brother of Sallie and living near Johnson Street and the depot.

It appears that William Fenner McDowell was the only male descendant of George and William to produce male offspring. His death certificate shows that he was a blacksmith, born 29 April 1859 and died 21 May 1918. His residence was 412 N. East Street, Raleigh, and his parents are listed as William and Julia A. McDowell. He died of a cerebral hemorage and the informant was G. Y. McDowell of Raleigh. He is buried in the East Branch Section lot 2 of Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. The undertaker was J. Brown Company. His wife Hattie McDowell lived to be 62 years, 4 months, and 14 days. She died 20 May 1936. She was the daughter of James Mullins and Jarriette Ann Blake. The informant of her death was W. L. McDowell (William Lee). She died of a coronary and was buried by Mitchell Funeral in the lot 2 at Oakwood Cemetery.

Maude Allen McDowell

Parents: William Fenner McDowell and Helen Samantha Thomas

Maude Allen McDowell [28 December 1889 - 9 March 1979 Newport Beach CA] married Francis Elijah Hilton in Raleigh NC on 4 May 1913. One child was born as follows:

Frances Catherine Hilton [11 February 1922 - Unknown]

Frances Catherine Hilton

Parents: Maude Allen McDowell and Francis Elijah Hilton

Frances Catherine Hilton [11 February 1922 - Unknown] married John MacMillan on 3 July 1952. Three children were born to this marriage as follows:

Martha Jane MacMillan - an adopted daughter of John MacMillan born 27 November 1949 and married Robert Donaldson on 20 June 1974. They divorced in 1982 with one child: Jody Christine Donaldson [30 June 1976].

John Frank MacMillan [13 February 1954] married Lisa Hutchinson on 17 August 1974. They were divorced in 1983 with two children born: Nicole Sytara MacMillan [7 April 1977] and John Blayne MacMillan [16 April 1980].

James Thomas MacMillan - married Sue Lynn on 3 September 1977. Three children were born as follows: Sarah Elizabeth MacMillan [11 July 1980], Emily MacMillan, and James MacMillan.

William Lee McDowell

Parents: William Fenner McDowell and Harriett Anne Mullins

William Lee McDowell [4 July 1893 - 8 November 1948 MON/FG/NCDC] lived 50 years, 4 days, and 4 months. He married Margueritte "Maggie" L. Warren [1 January 1896 - 15 April 1983 MON/FG], the daughter of Nathaniel Warren and Lille Roena Sanders, on 24 August 1915 and J. C. Wooten was the Methodist minister. Witnesses were C. L. Byrd, Mrs. C. L. Byrd and O. B. Morris. His death certificate listed his address as 221 Glenwood Avenue and as an engineer with Seaboard Airline Railroad. His wife was listed as Margueritte Warren of North Harrington Street. His parents were Fenner McDowell and Harriett Ann Mullins. He was a member of Edenton Street Church and he died suddenly at home. He is buried at Mount Lawn Memorial Park in East Raleigh. The attending physician was E. G. Rand and the service was held at 412 North East Street by Mitchell Funeral Home.

Charles Gordon McDowell

Parents: William Fenner McDowell and Harriett Anne Mullins

Charles Gordon McDowell [5 January 1895 - 31 January 1941 OPUL/FG] married Verna Allene McCrorey [23 October 1897 - 5 September 1986 OPUL/FG]. They had the following children.

Charles Gordon McDowell [1 May 1925 - 3 April 2007]

Verna Allene McDowell [11 February 1922 - ] married James C. Fitzpatrick [13 October 1916 - ]

Charles and Verna appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Fulton County GA
Buckhead

Chas. G. McDowell - 34 M - M/24 - NC NC NC

Verna M. - 31 F - Wife - M/21 - AL AL AL

Verna - 8 F - Daughter - AL NC AL

Chas. - 5 M - Son - AL NC AL

Mary McCrowey - 62 F, Wd - Mother-in-Law - AL AL AL

1940 Census Bedford County PA
Everett

C.G. McDowell - 45 M - NC

Verna - 42 F - Wife - AL

Verna - 18 F - daughter - AL

C.G. - 14 M - son - AL

Mary McClorey - 72 F - Mother-in-Law, Wd - AL

Charles Gordon McDowell II

Parents: Charles Gordon McDowell and Verna Allene McCrorey

Charles Gordon McDowell [1 May 1925 (25 August 1925 on SSDI) - 3 April 2007 COS/FG] married first to Ida A. McClinton [c1928 - 4 September 1953 /ALDI], the daughter of J.W. McClinton and Eva Hollowell, on April 1948 in Jefferson County AL. They appeared in the following 1950 census record.

1950 Census Jefferson County AL
Bessemer

Charles G. McDowell - 24 M

Ida Alberta - 22 F

After the death of Ida, Charles married Vivian F. Delmar [9 July 1926 - 1 March 2011 COS/FG]. Charles' son Charles "Chip" Gordon McDowell III provided a Y-DNA sample which matched with the Central Virginia McDowell group.

James Mullins McDowell

Parents: William Fenner McDowell and Harriet Ann Mullins

James Mullins McDowell [9 October 1901 - 8 September 1920 OKD/FG]. There is an administration of the estate of James Mullins McDowell who died intestate. The administration papers involve a suit of Hattie McDowell versus Seaboard Air Line Railway et al. On 20 December 1919, James M. McDowell a minor under 21 was an employee of Seaboard. While tightening a lower bolt known as a "shaker," the upper bolt burst loose and threw James violently backwards over and on a large main brass rod and he received serious injuries to his leg and hip. In order to save his life, his leg was amputated at the hip on March 1920 and he remained in critical condition until his death. Hattie asked for a total judgment of $31,500. The result of the case was not in the administrative papers.

Mary McDowell

Mary McDowell [c1823 - Unknown]. In the 1830 census, Mary lived with her parents. In 1840, she lived with her brother, George, and in 1850 with her brother, William. In 1860 and 1870, she lived with her sister, Elizabeth McDowell Paschal, being listed in 1870 at age 47 as a domestic servant. Mary McDowell was thus born between 1823 and 1826 and to our knowledge never married. A Mary McDowell is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in the McDowell plot of descendants of William and Julia McDowell and no age is given. The beautiful gravestone simply says "Mary McDowell - Grandmother." Subsequent information from descendants of William Fennar McDowell claim that this is actually the grave of Julia Ann Watkins McDowell and that at the time of the placement of the marker, the family could not remember the first name.

James McDowell

James McDowell [1825-1830] married Candis Pool on 28 August 1856. but he is not listed in the 1860 Wake County census. We have not examined this case further but it is likely that this James is the son of George McDowell senior.

1850 Census Caswell County NC

Robt Walton - 43 M - Farmer - Person

Penelope - 46 F - Wake

Jesse J. Nickols - 24 M - Farmer - Wake

Iruna Wedding - 21 F - Wake

Henry Wedding - 13 M - Wake

Candis J. Pool - 12 F - Wake

Sarah Ann McDowell

Sarah Ann McDowell [c1832 - Unknown] married William Barlow Jr. on 29 January 1850 with bondsman Wm Barlow Sr. In the 1850 Wake County Census listed on the same page next to each other, we find the following two households:

1850 Census Wake County
New Light District

William Barlow - 44 M - Shoemaker - Virginia
Milly - 37 F - NC
Edna - 15 F
Martin - 13 M
Elizabeth - 10 F
Eliza - 8 F
Joseph - 6 M
Henry - 3 M
Milly - 1 F
William Barlow, Jr. - 20 M - Farmer - NC
Sarah Ann - 18 F

From this record we determine that Sarah Ann is 8 in 1840. Indeed a 5 to 10 year old female lives with George McDowell senior in 1840. Note further that Sarah is the name of George's wife. Even more interesting is the fact that George McDowell Jr. lives in the same district and further that George Jr. and Wm. Barlow Senior are shoemakers. The shoemaker connection will be of later interest when we study James McDowell of Randolph County. We conclude that Sarah Ann is the daughter of George McDowell and Sarah Doby.

The 1860 Census for William Barlow presents an interesting twist to our story.

1860 Census Wake County
North Western District

William Barlow - 28 M - Day laborer - NC
Harriett - 32 F - NC
Gilly - 4 F - NC
George - 3 M - NC
Freeman - 2 M - NC

From this census enumeration, we learn that Sarah Ann McDowell has died. Indeed, William Barlow married Harriett Strickland on 20 March 1855 in Wake County with bondsman Green Bridges. This marriage date implies that Sarah died before March 1855. More interesting is the fact that Harriet Stickland lived with George McDowell and Gilly Strickland in the 1850 census. George is the brother of Sarah Ann McDowell. It is also interesting to note that Harriet names her first daughter Gilly after her sister.

The Knight Family

Amy Knight of Wake County and her son, Noel Knight, provide an essential connecting link between the McDowells of Northampton County and the McDowells of Randolph County. As documented in the previous section, George McDowell witnessed two Wake County land deeds in May of 1808 in which Micajah Hill sold land to Amy Knight. Subsequently, in 1819, her son Noel was the bondsman for the marriage bond of John McDowell and Tilathy Hill. The implication is that John McDowell is a son of George McDowell since the McDowell and Knight families are neighbors in the Crossroads neighborhood of Wake County. The circumstanial evidence is further compounded by the fact that James McDowell of Northampton County, after joining his son George in Wake County, witnessed a deed of Henry Temple. Noel Knight married Amy Temple, the daughter of Henry Temple Jr. and Sarah Robertson, on 5 August 1815 in Wake County. Based on this important linkage of Northampton County to Randolph County via Wake County, it is important that we review the Knight family of Wake County.

For the sake of clarification, Micajah Hill [sometimes referred to as Michael Hill in deed records] does not have any known relationship to Tilathy Hill or her parents, Sion Hill and Starage Lee. Micajah Hill is the son of Nathaniel Hill. In the 1797 will and estate papers of Nathaniel Hill, his family is clearly described. Furthermore, Nathaniel is known to be the son of Nathaniel Hill Sr. for whom there is also a will. Exhaustive research on the Hill family is underway to determine the relationship between these two branches of the Hill family.

The story of the Knight family begins with Amy Knight. Knight genealogists list her name as Anny Knight but deed records and other records in Wake County list her as Amy Knight. Her maiden name is not known. By the year 1800 Amy is believed to be the widow of a William Knight with the following children:

Noel Knight [1781 - 9 July 1852]

Levina Knight

Mary Knight [1784 NC - Aft 1850].

The will of Amy Knight dated 11 November 1841 mentions all three of her children. In the 1800 Census we find Amy Knight living with her children in Wake County.

1800 Censes Wake County
Amy Knight

1 male 16-26: [Noel]

2 females 0-9: [Levina, Mary]

1 female 26-44: [Amy]

No listing for a William or Amy Knight that properly matches the family has been found in the 1790 census. The 1830 and 1840 census records are as follows, recalling that the 1810 and 1820 Wake County census records do not exist.

1830 Census Wake County
Anny Night

1 female 30-39: [Levina]

1 female 70-79: [Anny]

1840 Census Wake County
Ama Night

1 female 40-49: [Levina]

1 feamle 80-89: [Ama]

In the 1840 Census, Amy is living next to Noel Knight and lists her age as between 80-89. Taken in conjunction with the 1800 census, her birth was determined to be between 1754-1760.

Noel Knight

Parents: William and Amy Knight

Noel Knight [1781 Wake County NC - 9 July 1852 Wake County] married Amy Temple [c1792 Wake County NC - 7 June 1855 Wake County NC], the daughter of Henry Temple Jr. and Sarah Robertson, on 5 August 1815 in Wake County NC. He was an executor of the estate of his father-in-law Henry Temple in 1820. Noel and Amy had the following children:[36]

William (Wilburn) R. Knight [c1817 Wake County NC - Unknown].

Peter H. Knight [17 April 1818 Wake County NC - 10 March 1895 Wake County NC] married Mary Ann Horton on 11 January 1841 in Wake County NC.

Mary Adeline Knight [1820 Wake County NC - Unknown] married James W. Rogers on 28 July 1842 in Wake County NC.

Sarah A. Knight [c1822 Wake County NC - Unknown] married Elias L. Ligon on 3 November 1847 in Wake County, NC.

Amy Knight [1830 Wake County NC - Unknown] married first a Demarius and second Jordan Womble, Jr. on 1 March 1852 in Wake County NC.

Helen Knight [c1832 Wake County NC - Unknown] married James B. Jackson about 1853 in Wake County, NC.

Noel Knight is found in the census records as follows:

1830 Census Wake County
Saint Matthews District
Knowell Night

2 males 10-14: [William/Wilburn R., Peter H.]
1 male 40-49: [Noel]
2 females 0-4: [Amy, Helen]
2 females 5-9: [Mary Adeline, Sarah A.]
1 female 30-39: [Amy]

1840 Census Wake County
Noel Night

2 males 20-29: [William/Wilburn R., Peter H.]
1 male 50-59: [Noel]
2 females 5-9: [Amy, Helen]
2 females 15-19: [Mary Adeline, Sarah A.]

1850 Census Wake County
St Matthews

Noell Knight - 67 M - farmer - NC
Amy - 58 F - NC
William - 33 M - farmer - NC
Amy D. - 20 F - NC
Helen - 18 F - NC
James Jackson - 25 M - Schoolmaster - NC

We note that a Wm. G. Strickland was a next-door neighbor of Noel Night in 1850 and George McDowell in 1840.

The history of New Hope Baptist Church on highway 401 traveling North from Raleigh towards Rolesville shows that the church was formed in 1832. The constitution of the New Hope Baptist Church was done on Saturday before the second Lord�s day in September 1832. Charter members of New Hope Baptist Church included Temperance Ivey, Noel Knight, Martha Hartsfield, Henry Buffaloe, Martha Buffaloe, and John Earp. John Earp was the husband of Mary Knight. Noel Knight was a Baptist deacon and his death notice was in the Biblical Recorder, a publication of the Baptist faith.

We turn next to the land and tax records for both Amy and Noel Knight. As mentioned above, George McDowell witnessed two land transactions between Micajah Hill and Amy Knight. In the first deed dated 16 May 1808, Micajah Hill sold to Amy Knight 70 acres of land. In the second deed also dated 16 May 1808, Micajah Hill sold to Amy Knight 50 acres of land for a grand total of 120 acres. Subsequently in 1818, a Mickael Hill sold to Noel Knight 84½ acres of land. Both the 120 acres of land and the 84½ acres of land show up in the tax records of Amy and Noel Knight.

In the original tax records of Wake County, the name "Noel Knight" is spelled with combinations of Noel, Nole, and Knowell and Knight, Night, or Nite. Furthermore, the tax districts in Wake County changed their boundaries over time and sometimes a person may not have physically moved but his district changed. With one exception, Noel Knight is consistently listed in existing records as being in the Saint Matthew�s District starting in 1805. Tax lists after 1822 were not examined by the authors.

Tax Records for Noel Knight

Year - District - Acerage

1805 - Saint Matthews - 0
1813 - Saint Matthews - 0
1815 - Saint Matthews - 120
1816 - Saint Matthews - 120
1817 - Saint Matthews - 120
1818 - Saint Matthews - 204½
1819 - Saint Matthews - 204½
1820 - Saint Matthews - 84½
1822 - Saint Marks - 84½

Tax Records for Amy Knight

Year - District - Acerage

1809 - Saint Matthews - 120
1810 - Saint Matthews - 120
1811 - Saint Matthews - 120
1812 - Saint Matthews - 120
1813 - Saint Matthews - 120
1820 - Saint Matthews - 120
1822 - Saint Marks - 120

From an examination of the combined tax records of Amy and Noel Knight from 1805 to 1822, we find that one or the other of them reports the 120 acres with Noel reporting both the 120 acres and the 84½ acres in 1818 and 1819 and only the 84½ afterwards. Note that the reporting for both tracts of land for tax purposes comports with the dates on the deeds of 1808 and 1818.

An additional deed from William Henton to Noel Knight was dated 1 March 1822, but has no direct connection to the McDowell family. Note that one of the two tracts sold in this deed was for land that William Hinton purchased from Micajah Hill. This deed gives the Noel Knight family an additional 181 acres for a total of 301 acres from Micajah Hill between the three deeds.

The Noel Knight land was described as being "on the Rolesville and Raleigh Road by the Neuse River." That road is now highway 401. The Knight family was responsible for land given for the formation of Knightdale in Wake County. Noel and Amy were planters raising cotton, tobacco, and grains.

The Will of Noel Knight is an extensive document providing documentation on the names of his children. In the estate papers of Noel Knight, we find an "agreement between the heirs of Noel Knight to be filed with Noel Knights will." It appears from the agreement that the Executors of Noel Knight were having trouble meeting the legal requests of the will as well as balancing the wishes of the family and paying all debts. This document appears to keep the Executors free from legal liability in coming to an agreement in the distribution of funds from the sale of certain properties of the estate needed to be sold to pay all expenses.

The Knight family cemetery is located East of Highway 64 (sometimes called Knightdale Blvd.) from Raleigh. Turn left on Old Knight Road which is the first major road East of North Smithfield Road. Travel only about one-half a mile past the T-intersection of Forestville Road which comes into Old Knight Road from the left. The cemetery is just beyond that T-intersection on the right side of the road in a wooded area just a few feet off the road and easily visible. It is directly behind Knightdale High School. It is a private cemetery. A number of members of the family are buried there, but Noel Knight and Levina, if buried there, are in unmarked graves. The listing of family members buried in the cemetery can be found on Internet sites.

Levina Knight

Parents: William and Amy Knight

The will of Levina Knight names her sister Mary as the wife of John Earpe. She names her brother as Noel Knight. Noel's mother Amy is living next to him in the 1840 census and her age is 80-90 and she has a female age 40-50 living with her. Since Noel is married and has his wife listed with him, it makes sense that the female living with Amy Knight is her unmarried daughter, Levina Knight. Besides this, Noel doesn't marry Amy Temple until 1811 and so the female listed with the Mother can't be a daughter of Noel Knight due to her age. We conclude that Levina Knight was never married.

In the estate of Levina Knight, there is a court record to the Sheriff of Wake County commanding him to take the bodies of Wm. D. Jeffreys, James G. Jeffreys, & J. R. Jeffreys and to have them appear at the third Monday of May 1850 and to answer to John W. Harpe, Executor of Lavina Knight, deceased of a plea that they render unto him the sum of sixteen hundred and eighty eight dollars which they owe and unjustly detain to his damage two hundred & fifty dollars. The writ was dated 11 May 1850. On the backside of the writ were the notes that this writ of debt was executed on James G. and J. Riddle Jeffrey only and that Wm. D. Jeffrey was not to be found in Wake County. The notes were written by C. J. Rogers, Sheriff.

From the Wake County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, May Term 1849, we also find a petition from the Executor of Levina Knight to sell her slaves in order to settle debts.

Chapter 4

ANTHONY MCDOWELL AND DELILAH ROWELL

Anthony McDowell, son of James McDowell and Mary Griggs, and Delilah Rowell were married sometime shortly before 1800, although a marriage record does not exist. Evidence presented herein indicates that they lived with James McDowell on the 100-acre tract of land bequeathed to Mary Griggs. Records show that Anthony died in 1804 and that Delilah continued to live on the property. Delilah subsequently sued James McDowell for her dower leading to a complicated set of court actions and land transactions � a story that ultimately reveals some of the genealogy of the extended family. Delilah eventually married James Dupree and moved to Georgia. Anthony and Delilah had one son, William Addison McDowell.

William Addison McDowell: [1804 - 1869]

Proof that William is a son of Anthony comes from a Masonic record of the Georgia Magnolia Lodge for William Addison McDowell II, son of William. Record #92 states that �He was a son of William Addison McDowell, Sr., and Delilah Peacock, and a grandson of Anthony McDowell, of Virginia.� Note that the border between North Carolina and Virginia was in dispute in the early 1800s. On the other hand, Anthony McDowell is listed in 1804 for Saint Luke�s Parish of Southampton County, Virginia, as a militia insolvent "not found" in the county.[39] His absence could be due to his death in 1804. Because of his residency in Virginia at the time, it is quite possible that William Addison McDowell was indeed born in Virginia.

Census records of Northampton County from 1800 for James McDowell include a man and woman whose ages fit those expected of Anthony and Delilah and indicate that they lived with James McDowell. Further evidence described below is consistent with this interpretation.

On 4 December 1804 James McDowell and Frederick Jones take out an administrator's bond in Northampton County on the estate of Anthony McDowell � proof that Anthony McDowell dies before that date.[40] While circumstantial, the record supports the evidence that James McDowell is the father of Anthony. Proof comes from a combination of the Masonic record described above and a Northampton land deed of 1827 citing William as an heir of John Griggs and hence a descendent of Mary Griggs, wife of James McDowell. We discussed the McDowell land records more fully in Chapter Two.

Following the death of Anthony, Delilah McDowell appears in the Saint George Parish Warden Records as follows:

Ordered that Lile McDowell be allowed
Towards her and children support £10.0.0
Until First January Next

The page on which this information appears is dated February 1805. On a subsequent page of the records one finds the following:

Order that Seth Peebles Sheriff have Credit to his parish accompt as followeth:
Delila McDowell 12 Jan 1805 £10.0.0

As of 1805, Delilah has only one child, William, and the reference to �children� in the Warden Records is confusing. It could simply be the standard language with no inference that Delilah has several children. However, we believe that Harmon Rowell, a younger brother of Delilah, lives with her and is helping to farm the McDowell land. Indeed, Harmon Rowell shows up in multiple records related to the McDowell land. We speculate that Harmon is the male of age 0-10 listed with James McDowell (and hence Delilah) in the 1800 Census for James McDowell.

The name Delilah McDowell is listed as a head of household in the 1810 Northampton census with the following vital statistics:

1810 Census Northampton County
Delilah McDowell

1 male 0-9: [William Addison McDowell]
1 male 16-25: [Harmon Rowell]
1 female 26-44: [Delilah McDowell]

We are speculating that the older male is Harmon Rowell.

We turn next to court records related to a suit of James McDowell by Delilah McDowell. We believe that the suit is an attempt by Delilah to obtain her dower rights from the death of Anthony McDowell, especially given that Anthony is an heir to the 100-acres bequeathed to his mother, Mary Griggs McDowell. We begin by examining a record from trial dockets that we reproduce as follows:[41]

Delilah McDowell vs James McDowell
0
attn:
Exd on 2 beds and furniture & Sundry other articles
Order Sale
Judgt by default
Jury impd & sworn who had for the pltiff fo_ £56,1,8 interest from March 1808
fi fa issd

The date March 1808 from which the rather large amount of money is to be paid coincides with an 1808 Goodson/Lewis-McDowell Court case and with a 15 March 1808 Deed of Trust executed by James McDowell with Col. Laurence Smith. Furthermore, the description of the articles seems to match with those in the Deed of Trust. The term "fi fa issd" stands for "fieri facias issued" which means that a writ was issued to the sheriff to carry out the order of the court. This writ has been found and transcribed.

An additional writ to the sheriff on this case is issued by the Northampton Court on 6 September 1810. Note that the 15 March 1808 court date is specified in the second writ. The effect of the Delilah McDowell versus James McDowell suit is far reaching with respect to the 100-acre tract of land bequeathed to Mary Griggs McDowell. That discussion was presented in Chapter Two.

Following the court actions in 1810, Delilah McDowell married James Dupree and they have their first child by 1812. But to tell the story of that family in its fullness requires an understanding of the complicated family relations of the Dupree, Rowell and Hill families of Northampton County. We digress to develop those relationships in the following sections.

The Dupree Family

The story of James Dupree begins with his parents, Jacob Dupree and Mary "Molly" Jordan. Jacob and Mary had the following children:

Amie (Amy) Dupree

Phada (sometimes Francis or Faday) Dupree [c1790 Northampton County NC - 1840/1850 Northampton County NC] married Harmon Rowell on 23 January 1817 in Greensville County VA. This family will be discussed in another section of this chapter.

Mary Dupree

James Dupree [c1780 - 1836]

Elizabeth Dupree [c1779 - Unknown] married John Hall on 14 October 1794 in Greensville County VA.

According to Bobby Dupree, a genealogist for the Dupree family, Jacob and Mary Dupree migrated from Greensville County VA to Northampton County NC sometime around 1795-1800. Jacob Dupree is in Northampton County with James Dupree in the 1800 census. Jacob Dupree left a Will documenting the identify of his children.

A deed dated 6 August 1816 contained the division of the land of Jacob Dupree, deceased, and further illuminates the names of his heirs in 1816.

At the Northampton County Court March 1816, John M. Benford, John Coker, Benj. Person, James Naper, and James Davis or any three of these were ordered to divide the lands of Jacob Dupree, deceased, to wit: fifty acres to be laid off adjoining the lands of Ann Roper to Elizabeth Dupree and the residue of said lands divide equally among Amie Dupree, Phada Dupree, and William Wilton in right of his wife, Mary Curtis, and report to same Court. Accordingly, the following division was made: Lot #1 -90-2/3 A. drawn by Phada Dupree. #2 -90-2/3 A. drawn by Wm W. Wilton in right of his wife, Mary #3 -90-2/3 A. drawn by Amy Dupree and 50 A., (Curtis� adjoining land of Anny Roper's allotted to Elizabeth Dupree agreeable to Will -All lots have equal value.)

Shortly after the death of Jacob Dupree, there are several court records, one listed as Amy Dupree and others, verses the courts with a petition requesting a division of the lands of Jacob. The court records stated "continued with leave to amend the petition agreeably with the Will of Jacob Dupree."

Mary Dupree

Parents: Jacob Dupree and Mary Jordan

Mary Dupree married a Curtis first and then married William H. Welton as noted in a land deed of Northampton County NC and excerpted as follows:

Wm. H. Welton and wife, Mary C. Welton of Greensville Co., Va., to Hayley Dupree of Northampton Co., N. C., 92 1/2 acres for 103 Lbs. Va. money; land bound by Jno Bass, Harmon Rowell, Peter Peterson Est., Amy Bass and William Epp. Said tract divided to Mary (late Dupree) by her dec'd Father Jacob Dupree. Witnesses; Hugh Burford Wm H Welton (Seal) Ann Stokes Mary C Welton (Seal) Proved 7 March 1820.
NorthamptonDB20:410 26 January 1821.

James Dupree

Parents: Jacob Dupree and Mary Jordan

James Dupree [c1780 Greensville County VA - 1836 Washington County GA] married first to a daughter of Henry Hill and Martha Lewis before 1800. The Hill daughter, whose name is not known, was born between 1775 and 1784 and died between 1800-1810. We discuss the family of Henry Hill in the next section. James and his first wife had two children:

Curtis David Dupree [c1803 - 21 May 1868]

Martha Dupree [c1800 Northampton County NC - Unknown] was alive in 1820 and living with James Dupree and Delilah. She is possibly one of the daughters with James Dupree in 1830, though the ages don�t quite work. It is not known if she ever married.

The census records for James Dupree in 1800 and 1810 are as follows:

1800 Census Northampton County
James Dupree

1 male 0-9: [Curtis]
1 male 16-25: [James]
1 female 16-25: [Unknown Hill]

1810 Census Northampton County
James Dupree

1 male 10-15: [Curtis]
1 male 26-44: [James]
1 female 0-9: [Martha]

Following the death of his first wife before the 1810 census, James Dupree married Delilah Rowell McDowell. We return to that story in another section of this chapter.

Curtis David Dupree

Parents: James Dupree and a Henry Hill daughter

Curtis David Dupree [c1803 Washington County GA - 21 May 1868 Chilton County AL] married Sarah Wood [c1803 Washington County GA - 1888] and moved to Clarke County GA from Washington County GA in 1828. Curtis and Sarah were following in the path of Annie Smith Wood and Obediah Vinson, the mother and father-in-law of Sarah Wood Dupree, Curtis� wife. Curtis and Sarah had four children.

Thomas G. Dupree [1830 GA].

Henry Dupree [1836 GA].

Sarah C. Dupree [1838 GA].

Rhoda M. Dupree [1840 GA].

The 1830 Census reports Curtis Dupree as residing in Clarke County GA as follows:

1830 Census Clarke County GA
Curtice Dupree

1 male 5-9: [Thomas G.]
1 male 30-39: [Curtis]
1 female 0-4: [Rhonda]
1 female 5-9: [Sarah C.]
1 female 20-29: [Sarah]

The Henry Hill Family

A daughter of Henry Hill of Northampton County plays a role in connecting the Dupree and Rowell families and it is useful to review his family history. Henry was born the son of Harmon Hill [1710 - March 1777] and Martha Deloach [c1704 - c1748], the daughter of William Deloach Sr. and Eleanor Collins, in Northampton County. Harmon married Martha on or about 1726 in Northampton County NC. The will of William DeLoach of Brunswick County VA, dated 25 March 1745 and proved on 3 March 1747, exists.[42] In his will, he gave �to his daughter Martha (wife of Harmon Hill two Negroes and a chest with key thereto.� After the death of Martha Deloach in about 1727, Harmon married a second time to Elizabeth, maiden name unknown. Harmon Hill wrote his will in 1772 and it was probated in 1777. There were a number of children born to him, but we focus on Henry Hill of Northampton County NC.

Henry Hill [1760/1770 - December 1839 Northampton NC] married Martha Lewis in 1785 in Northampton County NC. She was the daughter of James Lewis and Susannah. They had the following children:

Unknown (daughter) Hill [1775/1784 - 1802/1810] married James Dupree in Greensville County VA. Information on this family is found in the previous section.

Augustin Hill [1785/1788 - 1860/1870]

Harmon Hill [Bf 1775 - 2 January 1822 – Will probated March 1823]

Green Hill [1780/1790 Northampton NC 17 January - March 1831 Northampton NC] married on 19 February 1817 in Northampton County NC.

Merrit Hill [1800/1810 Northampton NC - September 1846 Northampton County NC].

Fannie Hill married a Hart and had two children, Martha and Henry.

Henry Hill appeared a number of times in the court records of Northampton County as follows:

Henry Hill was in court proving that a neighbor was a Revolutionary War soldier and hence deserved a pension. He signed his deposition.

1825 � Henry Hill bill of sale to Green Hill proved by Amos Stevenson.

1825 � Henry Hill bill of sale to Augustin Hill proved by Robert Hancock

Henry Hill deed of gift to Fanny Hart�s children proved by Merritt Hill

The Court vs. James Lewis & Henry Hill � executed � judgment confessed by defendant in person for the sum of pounds 60.12:9 with interest till paid. Stay executed till next court. Fifa for costs issued - fifa issued.

1825 � Henry Hill vs. William Amis Executors � case � The same jury being impaneled and sworn to the issues joined between the parties upon their oaths do say, they find all the issues in favor of the plaintiff and assess his damages one hundred and fifty seven dollars 50 cents. Judgment by the Courts that the plaintiff recovers of the defendants the damages aforesaid and costs. Herman H. Brewer, Turner Harris, plaintiffs vs. Herman Hills Administrators - Benjamin H. Edwards appeared in open court and acknowledged himself security for the prosecution of this suit on part of the plaintiff.

The Will of Henry Hill was filed in Northampton County in December 1839 By the time of the writing of his will, his wife had already died and isn't mentioned. His children were listed as sons Green Hill, Merritt Hill, and Augustin (sometimes called Augustus) Hill, and daughter Fanny Hill who had married a Hart. His other daughter who married James Dupree had already died between 1800-1810 but he names their two children as grandson Curtis Dupree and granddaughter Martha Dupree. Henry also lists three grandchildren Robert C. Hill, Bennett Hill, and William Hill, but he doesn�t specify which Hill son they belonged to. Green Hill and Merritt Hill were named executors of the will. However, by the time the will was to be probated, Green Hill had already died so when the will was brought into court in December of 1839, Augustus filed a �caveatia� basically asking to be the sole executor of his father�s estate. When the court brought the will back to probate in March of 1840, Augustus was granted the role of executor. There was also a son Harmon Hill who had died in 1823 and was not listed in the will.

Although it is not clear from the will to whom the grandchildren Robert C. Hill, Bennett Hill, and William Hill belong, all of Henry�s sons left wills except for Augustin, so we know the names of their children. Based on this evidence, these three grandchildren had to be children of Augustin Hill and indeed they live within several residences of each other in the 1850 and 1860 census records of Northampton County.

Augustin Hill

Parents: Henry Hill and Martha Lewis

Augustin Hill [1785/1788 Northampton County NC - 1860/1870 Northampton County NC] married Mary Stewart [1801/1804 NC - 1860/1870] on 22 September 1827. They had the following children:

Female Hill [1794/1804 Northampton County NC - ].

Robert C Hill [1813 Northampton County NC - ] married 5 June 1837 in Northampton County NC.

Lewis Bennett Hill [1817 Northampton County NC - ] married 12 November 1844 in Northampton County NC.

William Hill [1820 Northampton County NC - ] married 27 Dec 1842 in Northampton County NC.

Female Hill [1825/1830 Northampton County NC - ].

Mary F Hill [1842 Northampton County NC - ] married 1 Jun 1863 in Northampton County NC.

A number of court records in Northampton County exist for Augustin Hill and we list them as follows:

The State of North Carolina for the benefits of Polly Buffaloe versus Augustin Hill � charge of bastardy. Ordered and decreed by the Courts, that the plaintiff Polly Buffaloe recover of the defendant Seventy Five dollars & costs, to be paid after the following manner (to wit) Fifteen dollars & costs immediately, the residue to be paid in six annual equal payments for the maintenance of a base born child begotten by the said Augustin Hill in and upon the body of the said Polly Buffaloe, if the said child should live so long.

Augustin Hill Bill of Sale to Absalom P. Smith proved by Absalom B. Smith.

Green Hart, plaintiff, vs. Augustin Hill, defendant � warrant levied on lands. Ordered that the Sheriff sell the lands returned levied on by the Constable to satisfy plaintiffs judgment amounting to eighteen dollars and sixty cents with interest thereon from 17 January 1824 till paid & cost subject to a __ of twelve dollars 62½ cents paid September 1825.

Green Hart, plaintiff, vs. Augustin Hill, defendant � warrant levied on lands. Ordered by the court that the Sheriff sell the lands returned levied on by the Constable to satisfy plaintiffs judgment amounting to eleven dollars and seventy eight cents with interest from 21st January 1824 till paid and costs.

Shirley Tisdah & (others), plaintiff vs.. Augustin Hill, defendant � warrant levied on lands. Ordered by the Court that the Sheriff sell the lands returned levied on by the Constable to satisfy the plaintiffs judgment amounting to twenty five dollars and fifty seven cents with interest thereon from the 12th of May 1827 till paid and costs

Thomas T Grinstead, plaintiff, vs Augustin Hill, defendant � warrant levied on lands. Ordered by the Court that the Sheriff sell the land returned levied on by the Constable to satisfy plaintiff�s judgment amounting to seventeen dollars and ninety eight cents with interest thereon from 25th January 1827 till paid and cost.

Harmon Hill

Parents: Henry Hill and Martha Lewis

Harmon Hill [Before 1775 - 2 January 1822 (probated March 1823)]. Harmon appeared in several court records of Northamptom County as follows:

Court vs. Hermon Hill, Henry Hart, John Hart (Harmon 200 pounds, Henry and John Hart 100 pounds each) � to be void on condition that Harmon Hill be of good behavior to all the people of the State particularly towards James Tarver until next court.

Harmon Hill vs. James Lewis � case � executed General issue with leave set off payment - Stat of Lims:

Harmon Hill vs. James Lewis � case � continued on affidavit of defendant for the absence of Elphus Lewis � Writ of 3 Cont, 2 Spas rule - tan

Herman Hill vs. James Lewis � case � General issue payment & set off � Continued � 2 writ, 2 Continuance rule � tan

Harmon Hill vs. James Lewis � case � general issue with leave set off payment - Stat. Lem. � Continued by defendant.

The Rowell Family

Harmon Rowell [c1790 Greensville County VA - 1860 Northampton County NC] married Francis Faday (Phada) Dupree [c1790 Greenville County VA - 1840/1850 Northampton County NC], the daughter of Jacob Dupree and Mary (Molly) Jordan on 23 January 1817 in Greensville County VA. Accordingly to family records, Harmon was born in Virginia although the 1850 census says he was born in North Carolina. Family records indicate that his middle name was �Mack.� Harmon and "Faidy" had the following children:

John William Rowell [March 1821/1828 - 1870/1880]

Jacob Benjamin Rowell [March 1823 - 1858]

Rebecca Ann Rowell [March 1828 - 5 January 1901]

The census records for Harmon Rowell are as follows:

1820 Census Northampton County
Harmon Rowell

1 male 26-44: [Harmon]
1 female 0-9:
2 females 16-25: [Faidy]

1830 Census Northampton County
Harmon McRowell

2 males 0-4: [John, Jacob]
1 male 30-39: [Harmon]
2 females 0-4: [Rebecca]
1 female 30-39: [Faidy]

1840 Census Northampton County
Harmon Rowell

1 male 50-59: [Harmon]
1 female 10-14: [Rebecca]
1 female 40-49: [Faidy]

1850 Census Northampton County
Family Number 1116

Harmon Roweell - 60 M - NC
Rebecca Jordan - 20 F - NC
Mary G. Jordan - 2 F - NC
James Jones - 13 M - NC

Harmon Rowell has not been found on the 1860 Census so the assumption is that he died between 1850 and 1860. In the 1840 Census, only his daughter and wife are shown living with the family although neither of the two sons married until after 1840. It is not clear why the two sons aren't listed. They are shown in the 1830 Census although they are listed as two males under 5 years of age when they should have been listed as 5-10 years old. A female that we assume is Phada Dupree is on the 1820, 1830, and 1840 as the wife of Harmon Rowell; she is not listed on the 1850 Census, which means she died between 1840-1850.

In several land records in Northampton County NC, Harmon Mack Rowell is indexed as Harmon McRowell. It is very confusing. His marriage to Faday Dupree was listed in a 1781-2 AMME church book of Greensville County VA written by William H Comann, page 163, as father Unknown Rowell. Harmon Rowell was enrolled in the War of 1812 in 1 Reg't (Byrne's) Virginia Militia. He was inducted as a Private and when discharged was still a Private.[43]

John William Rowell

Parents: Harmon Rowan and Faidy Dupree

John William Rowell [March 1821/1828 Northampton County NC - 1870/1880 Northampton County NC] married Lucy Ann Magee [1827 Northampton County NC - 1870/1880 Northampton County NC], the daughter of Henry Magee and Lucy Gilliam, on 9 November 1846 in Northampton County NC. The marriage bond gives her last name as "Vasser" and the bondsman as John H. Harding. The children of John and Lucy are as follows.

Richard Rowell [1846 Northampton County NC - ].

Mary Elizabeth Rowell [30 November 1847 in Northampton NC - 19 September 1914 Pleasant Hill, Northampton County NC] married about 1873 in Greensville VA. The death certificate said Mary was born on September 1846 and was 66 years, 9 months, and 20 days old; hence, her date of birth was calculated as 30 November 1847 according to genealogy date calculators.

Martha Sarah Rowell [June 1849 Northampton County NC - 1910] married about ? in Northampton County NC.

James W. Rowell [12 April 1851 Northampton County NC - 6 November 1920 Northampton County NC] married about 1874.

John Early Rowell [6 January 1854 Northampton County NC - 14 July 1925 Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County NC] married Susan Ann Barnes on 17 January 1877 in Northampton County NC at the home of Willis B. Barnes.

Samuel T. Rowell [March 1855 Northampton County NC- 20 March 1921 Northampton County NC] married on 20 December 1898 in Seaboard, Northampton County NC.

George Ridley Rowell [1856/1861 Northampton NC - after 1880 Pleasant Grove, Northampton County NC] married on 21 December 1880. In 1880, George R. Rowell, age 22, was living with Jessie T. and Rebecca Garris.

Albert Benjamin Rowell [1859/1862 Northampton County NC] married on 23 October 1879.

Clarisy Rowell [1866 Northampton County NC - before 1880 Northampton County NC] is not listed on the 1880 census unless she married at a young age.

The census records for John Rowell are as follows.

1850 Census Northampton County
Family Number 1183

John Rowell - 28 M - Farmer - NC
Lucy A. - 24 F - NC
Richard - 4 M - NC
Mary E. - 2 F - NC
Martha - 1 F - NC
Joesph H. Vasser - 9 M - NC
Richard Woodruff - 16 M mulatto - Laborer - NC

1860 Census Northampton County
District 3, PO Gaston, Family 210

Jno Rowell - 35 M - Farmer - NC
Lucy A. - 28 F - NC
Joseph - 21 M - NC
Richd - 15 M - NC
Mary - 16 F - NC
Sarah - 14 F - NC
James - 13 M - NC
Jno. E. - 11 M - NC
Sandy - 9 M - NC
Limp - 7 M - NC
Bunah - 5 F - NC

1870 Census Northampton County
Oconeechee, PO Garysburg

John Rowell - 52 M - Farmer - NC

Lucy - 46 F - Keeping house - NC

Mary - 22 F - at home - NC

James - 18 M - Farm laborer - NC

John - 17 M - Farm laborer - NC

Jarro - 13 M - Farm laborer - NC

George - 9 M - NC

Albert - 8 M - NC

Clarisy - 4 F - NC

Solly Magee - 45 F black - Farm laborer - NC

Sarah Magee - 3 F black - NC

William Magee - 5 M black - NC

Rutha Magee - 3 F black - NC

John Rowell enlisted as a Private and volunteer on 29 July 1861 in Company N, 12th Regiment of NC Infantry, by Capt. Jno. M. Moody, Junr, at Pleasant Hill NC for 12 months. He was present on the muster roll from 29 July 1861 till 31 August 1861 and then was transferred to Company C of the 32nd Regiment of NC Infantry commanded by Capt. Jos. W. Coker. On one document, his age was listed as 50 at enlistment. John was present on bimonthly muster rolls from 1 September 1861 throught August 1862. The May-June 1862 Muster Roll had the remark "over thirty-five." The July-August 1862 Muster Roll remarked that he was "discharged and final statement given Aug. 30 by conscript law." A certificate of disability for discharge was filed reporting that he was born in Northampton County, had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair with a height of 5 feet 11 inches. His age was given as 43. The certificate stated that he was "incapable of performing his duties as a soldier because of nob weakness of back produced by double abscess." A second certificate stated that he had "great weakness of his back produced by Lumbar Abscess." Pay voucher #54 at his discharge paid him $22 with "discharge by reason of in accordance with the conscript act" and with his description as light complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair.

Jacob Benjamin Rowell

Parents: Harmon Rowan and Faidy Dupree

Jacob Benjamin Rowell [March 1823 Greensville County VA - 1858 Northampton County NC] married Catherine Ella Morris [25 April 1828 NC - 1858 Northampton County NC], the daughter of James Wyatt Morris and Mary S. Moore, on 29 December 1847 in Greensville County VA. The Bible of Jacob Benjamin Rowell lists his children's birth dates and death dates of other family members.

John William Rowell [27 September 1848 Northampton County NC - April 1921 Greensville County VA] married Virginia C. in 1873 in Greensville, Southampton County VA.

Thomas Joseph Rowell [5 September 1850 Northampton County NC - 10 June 1931 Greensville County VA] married Susan E. on 27 November 1873 in Greensville VA.

The census records for Jacob Rowell are as follows:

1850 Census Northampton County
Family Number 1341

Jacob Rowell - 26 M - Overseer - NC
Catharine - 22 F - NC
John - 2 M - NC

By 1860, the family of Jacob Rowell has broken apart. We find a Jacob Rowell, age 35 and born in NC, living with a collection of people of approximately the same age and working as a shoemaker in Methuen, Essex County MA. Thomas Rowell is listed with his Catherine's parents at the Hicksford Post Office, Greenville VA at the age of 9 with Wyatt Morris aged 66 and Mary Morris aged 60. John William Rowell and Catherine Morris Rowell have not been found in 1860.

In 1870, John W. Rowell and Thomas J. Rowell are living with a Timothy Barham as follows:

1870 Census Greenvill County VA
Zion, PO Poplar Mount

Timothy Barham - 58 M - Farmer - VA

Catherine - 42 F - Keeping House - VA

John W. Rowell - 22 M - Farm laborer - VA

Thomas J. Rowell - 20 M - Farm Laborer - NC

Sarah V. Jordan - 12 F - at home - VA

James M. Jordan - 10 M - at home - VA

Mary B. Jordan - 8 F - VA

Edward Barham - 4 M - VA

Anthon Andleter - 38 M - Farm laborer - VA

Based on this census record and the 1860 record for Timothy Barham, it would appear that his wife died and that he remarried to Catherine Rowell, although we have not found a marriage record. Catherine's age matches perfectly with her age in the 1850 census and her two sons are living with her.

Rebecca Ann Rowell

Parents: Harmon Rowan and Faidy Dupree

Rebecca Ann Rowell [March 1828 Northampton County NC - 5 January 1901 Pleasant Hill, Northampton County NC] married George Francis Jordan [1824 Northampton County NC - Arpil 1848 Pleasant Hill, Northampton County NC], son of George and Fanny Jordan, on 28 April 1846. Rebecca Ann Rowell Jordan and daughter Mary Georgia Jordan are living with Harmon Rowell in 1850 in Northampton County NC. The one child of Rebecca Ann Rowell and George Francis Jordan is:

Mary Georgia Jordan [13 December 1847 Northampton County NC - 8 March 1927 Pleasant Hill, Northampton County NC] married Richard B.W. Conwell on 8 May 1866 in Northampton County NC.

The census records for Rebecca Jordan are as follows:

1860 Census Northampton County
Seaboard

Rebecca Jordan - 30 F - Weaver - NC
Mary G. - 12 F - NC

1870 Census Northampton County
Seaboard

Rebecca Jordan - 40 F - Keeping house - NC
Richard Conwell - 24 M - Farm laborer - NC
Mary Conwell - 22 F - no occupation - NC
Dora Conwell - 3 F - NC
John Conwell - 1 M - NC

We note that Rebecca's daughter, Mary, has married Richard Conwell by the 1870 census and that Rebecca is living with them and their children.

Marriage to James Dupree

After the death of James Dupree�s first wife, he married Delilah Rowell McDowell, widow of Anthony McDowell between June 1810 (the census date) and January of 1812 (nine months before the birth of their first child, Jacob). They had two children as follows:

Jacob Dupree [3 November 1812 - 15 October 1905]

Mary Dupree [1815/1818 - ]

We have previously reviewed in Chapter Two the two land transactions of James Dupree in Northampton County NC. In the first deed of 1816 George McDowell of Wake County conveys to James Dupree of Northampton County the 100-acre tract of land descended to George from the death of his mother, Mary McDowell. By this date of 1816, James Dupree was effectively a brother-in-law of George, having married George's sister-in-law. At this point in time, whatever dower rights that Delilah Rowell McDowell may have had in her former deceased husband's claim to a share of the Mary Griggs McDowell 100-acre property have now been subsumed by the sell of George's share to her second husband, James Dupree. James now owns the George McDowell share of the division of the Griggs property while Delilah's son and James' stepson, William Addison McDowell, owns the share of his father, Anthony McDowell.

Soon thereafter in January of 1817, James sells the land to William McDowell, noted as residing in Wain [sic: presumably Wayne] County NC. We excerpt the deed as follows:

… Forteenth day January one thousand eight hundred seventeen … Dupree … and William MackDowell … Wain(e) County … Harmon Rowell (his unkle) … land sold by George MackDowel of Wake County to the said James Dupree …
Wit: George Jordan, John Brown
… Harmon Rowell … use … land until … William … arrive … age … twenty-one years.

This deed is important to our story for several reasons. First, we interpret the fact that Harmon Rowell is the uncle of William McDowell to mean that he is a brother to Delilah. Given that no marriage bond exists for the marriage of Anthony McDowell to Delilah and that no other record displays her maiden name, this connection is the sole basis for our identification of "Rowell" as the maiden name of Delilah. Others have disputed the meaning of "uncle" in this deed in their reconstruction of the Rowell family tree, but we believe that their analysis doesn't survive the preponderance of all the circumstantial evidence surrounding our proposition as to her maiden name and is based on birth, marriage, and death dates that are contradictory, illogical, and don't match the known records. We discussed Harmon and the Rowell family in a previous section.

A second point to be made about this deed, although not at all specified by the deed, is that the deed transfers the George McDowell share in the distribution of the Mary Griggs 100-acres to William Addison McDowell. Therefore, as of 1817, William is technically in possession of two shares in the distribution of the land: that of his father Anthony as an heir of his father and that of his uncle, George McDowell, by the deed of conveyance from his stepfather.

In this same time period of late 1816 and early 1817, James and Delilah Dupree move to Georgia. Whether occasioned by the death of his father Jacob and the probation of his will in 1815 or other factors, it is clear that the move was made in this time frame. Proof of the move can be found in some loose papers for the Ohoopie Baptist Church of Washington County GA which have survived to the present day. One of the documents is as follows:

"We the Church of Christ of the Baptist society at Smith's Church, North Carolina, Northampton County holding with Believers, Baptism by Immersion, Saints final preservation in grace - do certify our sister Delily Dupree in full fellowship -- being about to move away, is dismissed from us when joined another church of the faith and order. Sign'd in Conference of the Church by … Jonathan Gay, Clerk". Date of entry is October 20, 1816.

Several important facts are made in this loose paper. First, we find that Delilah, referred to as �Delily,� is a member of the Baptist faith and has been baptized because she is considered a member �in full fellowship.� Second, the letter of transfer was written because she is �being about to move away� from Smith�s Church in Northampton County NC. And finally, the timeframe for the move to Georgia is after 20 October 1816 when the letter was dated.

There are no other entries for James Dupree in the records of Northampton County after 1817, so we would assume that James Dupree sold the land to his stepson William Addison McDowell and shortly thereafter moved to Georgia. We know for sure that James Dupree is in the 1820 census of Jefferson County GA with the following information:

1820 Census Jefferson County GA
James Dupree

1 male 0-9: [Jacob]
1 male 26-44: [James]
4 females 0-9: [Mary, Unknown]
1 female 10-16: [Martha]
1 female 26-44: [Delilah]

By 1830, James and Delilah are living in Washington County GA with the following information:

1830 census Washington County GA
James Dupree

1 male 15-19: [Jacob]
1 male 50-59: [James]
1 females 10-14: [Mary]
1 female 15-19: [Martha]
1 female 40-49: [Delilah]

In 1835, a letter from the Mars Hill Baptist Church in Clark County GA dismissed Delilah Dupree on 17 January 1835.[44] The record simply says the following:

Delila Dupree � dismissed by letter 1-17-1835 (Book I Minutes)

It is not known exactly where the original records of the church are now kept, but they are believed to be in the State Archives of Georgia in Atlanta. Mars Hill Baptist Church was located in the northeast portion of Georgia in present day Oconee County. At one time, it was part of Clarke County where James� son Curtis David Dupree supposedly moved around 1828. In fact Curtis or "Curtice" Dupree is listed in the �Not Stated� district for the 1830 census as shown elsewhere.

James Dupree died in 1836 in Washington County GA. The administration of his estate was noted in the court records of Washington County on 2 May 1836 and the administrator is his son Jacob Dupree.[45] No Will has been found for James Dupree.

Delilah Dupree has not been found on the 1840 Census in Georgia, although she must obviously be living with a family member somewhere since her husband James is dead by 1840. Delilah was found on the 1850 Census of Jackson County, Florida. She is living alone and lists her age as 65 and born in Virginia. She is listed immediately after the family of Arthur Peacock. This is significant because Arthur Peacock married Mary Dupree, the daughter of James and Delilah Dupree, sometime before 1835 when their first child was born. Another significant connection is that Arthur Peacock and Mary both state that they were born in North Carolina. Mary gives her age as 35 implying a birth of around 1815, presumably in Northampton County before Delilah and James Dupree moved to Georgia. Interestingly, Arthur and Mary Peacock name a daughter Delilah. Also, Arthur Peacock was a brother to Delilah Peacock who married William Addison McDowell, the son of Delilah and Anthony McDowell, around 1828 and then moved by 1830 to Georgia where William�s mother Delilah Dupree was living. Although convoluted and complicated, the familial relationships serve to bind together the life of Delilah Rowell.

1850 Census Jackson County FL
Delilah Dupree

Delilah Dupree - 65 F - Virginia

The 1860 Census does not list a Delilah Dupree and no other records have been found for her. We presume that she is dead by 1860.

Jacob Dupree

Parents: James Dupree and Delilah Rowell

Jacob Dupree [3 November 1812 Northampton County NC - 15 October 1905 Levy County FL] married first to Lydia Rigsby on 1 February 1838 in Wilkinson County GA. Their marriage record reports Jacob's parents as James and Delilah Dupree. Jacob is the administrator of his father James� estate in 1836 in Washington County GA. Wilkinson County is next to Washington County. Jacob and Lydia had one child.

James Anthony Dupree [c1839 - Unknown].

After the death of Lydia Rigsby, Jacob married Amanda Metts [1820 - 1855/1860 Covington AL] on 18 September 1845 in Wilkinson County GA. Jacob and Amanda had four children.

Cynthia Elizabeth Dupree [1846/1847 GA - Unknown].

Arnasie (Almira) S. Dupree [16 January 1845 Coffee County AL - Unknown]

Drucilla J. Dupree [c1852 AL - Unknown].

Amanda Margaret Dupree [7 March 1854 Coffee County AL - 3 March 1946 Madison County FL].

After the death of Amanda Metts Dupree, Jacob married Sarah Ann Williams on 3 July 1860 in Coffee County AL. They had four children.

Nancy Dupree [c1861 AL - Unknown].

Alice Dupree [c1863 AL - Unknown].

Jacob Dupree, Jr. [c1866 AL - Unknown].

Brantley Dupree [c1868 AL - Unknown].

Mary Dupree

Parents: James Dupree and Delilah Rowell

Mary Dupree [1815/1818 NC - Unknown] married Arthur Peacock [Abt 1811 Wayne County NC - 1854/1860 Jackson County FL] before 1835. Arthur Peacock was the brother of Delilah Peacock who married William Addison McDowell, son of Anthony McDowell. Arthur Peacock and Mary Dupree had at least eight children as follows:

Anny Peacock [c1835 - Unknown].

James Peacock [c1836 - Unknown].

Delilah Peacock [c1840 - Unknown].

Mary F. Peacock [c1842 - Unknown] married John Williams.

Martha Ann Peacock [c1844 - Unknown].

Jacob Peacock [c1847 - Unknown].

Sallie Peacock [February 1849 - Unknown] married Robert M. Cox about 1870.

Margaret Peacock [c1854 - Unknown].

Arthur and Mary are enumerated in the 1850 Census as follows:

1850 Census Jackson County FL

Arthur Peacock - 39 M - Farmer - NC
Mary - 25 F - NC
Anny - 15 F - GA
James - 14 M - GA
Delilah - 10 F - GA
Mary F - 8 F - FL
Martha Ann - 6 F - FL
Jacob - 3 M - FL

Mary Dupree Peacock, is living in Jefferson County FL in 1860 without a spouse and the presumption is that Arthur has died.

1860 Cenusus Jefferson County FL
PO Monticello

Mary Peacock - 40 F - NC

Delila - 19 F - Factory hand - GA

Mary F. - 17 F - Factory hand - FL

Martha A. - 15 F - Factory hand - FL

Joel - 12 M - Factory hand - FL

Margaret - 6 F - FL

William Snips - 28 M - Farm laborer - SC

Nancy Snips - 23 F - GA

1870 Census Madison County FL
PO Madison

Mary F. Peacock -55 F - Kg house - NC

Martha - 23 F - FL

Margaret - 15 F - FL

John Williams - 28 M - Wkg on farm - SC

Mary F. Williams - 25 F - FL

Owen J. Williams - 4 M - FL

Harriet D. Williams - 2 F - FL

Charles Williams - 17 M - Wk on farm - FL

Mack Carraway - 21 M - FL

Mary Williams - 15 F - FL

1880 Census Wayne County NC
Brogden

R. M. Cox - 34 M - Machine Agt - NC NC NC

Sallie - 37 F - wife - keeping house - NC NC NC

Mary L. - 7 F - daughter - NC NC NC

Alice E. - 3m - Mar daughter - NC NC NC

Mary Peacock - 63 F - mother-in-law - NC NC NC

By 1880, Mary has returned to Wayne County NC and is living with her daughter Sarah (Sallie) who has married Robert M. Cox and is listed as mother-in-law. Finally, in 1900, she is listed as Mary D. Peacock, mother-in-law in Wayne County NC still living with her daughter Sallie and husband now called Robert M. Cox. She is noted as widowed, age 81, born in November 1818 in North Carolina.

1900 Census Wayne County NC
Brogden Dudley Precinct

Robert M. Cox - 54 M - head - Nov 1845 - m30 - NC NC NC

Salie - 51 F - wife - Feb 1849 - m30 3/3 - NC NC NC

Albert E. - 20 M - daughter - Feb 1880 - NC NC NC

Ernest F. - 15 M - son - Aug 1884 - NC NC NC

Marey D. Peacock - 81 F - mother-in-law, widow - Nov 1818 - NC NC NC

William Addison McDowell

William Addison McDowell, son of Anthony McDowell and Delilah Rowell, was born in 1804. The 1850 and 1860 census records for William indicate that he was born in Virginia, although we believe that his parents lived with James McDowell in Northampton County NC at Wheeler�s Mill Swamp. On the other hand, Anthony McDowell was listed in 1804 as an insolvent "not found" in Southampton County and a member of the Virginia militia. Of course, Anthony McDowell died in 1804 leading to some turmoil for the family. Furthermore, the border between North Carolina and Virginia was in dispute during this period.

William McDowell appears in the 1810 Census Records with his mother Delilah McDowell in Northampton County. Shortly thereafter, Delilah marries James Dupree. In 1816 George McDowell, uncle of William, sells the 100-acre tract bequeathed to Mary Griggs McDowell to James Dupree. William is a minor heir, along with his aunts Rebecca and Nancy, to the tract. On 14 January 1817, James Dupree sells the land to his stepson, William McDowell, from funds provided by Harmon Rowell, uncle of William McDowell and brother to Delilah Rowell McDowell Dupree. Harmon Rowell is permitted to work the land until William comes of age.

In the 1817 deed of Dupree to McDowell, William is listed as living in Wayne County, North Carolina. At that time, he would be a minor and about 13 years old. His parents, James and Delilah Dupree, are in the process of moving to Georgia in the same time frame. The connection and reason for him to be in Wayne County is unknown.

William McDowell next appears in the 1827 land deed of Northampton County in which the heirs of John Griggs, William McDowell, Rebecca Brown, and Nancy Parks, sell the 100-acres bequeathed to Mary Griggs to Richard Pope. George McDowell, the fourth heir, is not included in the sale.

In the period 1827 to 1828 William McDowell marries Delilah Peacock from Wayne County NC. The marriage indicates that William likely resided in Wayne County as stated in the 1817 land deed. Delilah Peacock was born about 1805 and was the daughter of Stephen Peacock and Nancy Ann Barnes. Delilah Peacock died about 1840 in either Macon or Bibbs County, Georgia. Ten Children are shown below as the progeny of William and Delilah.

Mary Eliza McDowell [23 March 1826 - 27 January 1916]

Martha D. McDowell [May 1825 - 19 February 1905]

Miles Lafayette McDowell [1829 - Aft 1880]

William Addison McDowell, Jr. [20 May 1832 - 21 April 1888]

Barnes McDowell [1833 - Bf 1869]

Thomas McDowell [1835 - Bf 1869]

[Warren] McDowell [1835 - Unknown]

Emily L. McDowell [c1836/1838 - Unknown]

Nancy McDowell [c1837 - Unknown]

Elizabeth McDowell [1839 - Unknown]

Following the death of his first wife, Delilah, William McDowell married a second time to Frances Emily Cummings [26 January 1816 - 7 April 1910 HILL/FG], the daughter of Elder Gray Cummings and Penelope Alford Lofley. She was first married to John J. Mathews on 3 April 1834 in Crawford County GA and he died in 1843. William and Frances are shown below as having two children.

John A. McDowell [1844 - Unknown]

Lucinda McDowell [October 1844 - 8 December 1922]

William Addison McDowell appeared in the following census records. In the 1850 Census, we have transcribed the names of the previous children of Frances as Mathews although it looks like Mathers or Mathis. Her FG website list three children: William S. Mathews [26 January 1834 - 3 Jaunary 1911], Sarah P. Matthews [January 1837 - 25 July 1915], and Frances Emmaline Mathews [22 February 1844 - 20 February 1902].

1839 Census Houston County GA
William McDowall

2 males 0-4: [Miles, William]

1 male 20-29: [William]

2 females 0-4: [Mary, Martha]

1 female 20-29: [Delilah]

1840 Census Macon County GA
William McDowell

1 male 0-4: [Thomas]
4 males 5-9: [Miles, William, Barnes, Warren]
1 male 30-39: [William]
3 females 0-4: [Nancy, Sarah, Elizabeth]
2 females 5-9: [Mary, Emily]
1 female 30-39: [Delilah]

1850 Census Macon County GA
District 741

William McDowel - 46 M - Farmer - VA
Miles - 21 M - Farmer - GA
Barnes - 17 M - Farmer - GA
Warren - 15 M - GA
William Mathews - 15 M - GA
Thomas McDowel - 11 M - GA
Benj Mathews - 8 M - GA
John McDowel - 6 M - GA
Frances - 31 F - GA
Mary E. - 23 F - GA
Emily L. - 14 F - GA
Nancy - 13 F - GA
Sarah [Sic: Matthews, not McDowell] - 13 F - GA
Elizabeth - 11 F - GA
Francis Mathews - 7 F - GA
Lucinda McDowel - 6 M - GA
Nathan Moulton - 21 M - Farmer - GA

1860 Census Taylor County GA
Militia District 741

William McDowell - 57 M - Farmer - VA
Frances - 44 F - Domestic - GA
Eliza - 34 F - Domestic - GA
John A. - 17 M - Farmer - GA

William Addison McDowell, Jr., a son of the elder William, was a member of the Masonic Magnolia Lodge in Blakely, Georgia. In a write up on the history of the Magnolia Lodge. William, Jr. says that his father was William Addison McDowell, Sr., and that his grandfather was Anthony McDowell, born in Virginia. This document is where William gave his middle name as "Addison" and added the title, "Jr." Hence, the middle name of his father is Addison. However, in his will of 1869, William, Sr., refers to his son as William "Madison" McDowell instead of Addison. Therefore, it is unclear as to which is the correct middle name. Civil War records for William, Jr. indicate that his middle initial is "A."

William McDowell made his last will and testament in Houston County, GA on 25 May 1869. The will names children Mary Eliza McDowell, Lucinda Cherry, Martha McGlamery, John McDowell, William Addison McDowell, Emily Jernigan, and Miles Lafayette McDowell. We must assume that all other children, however many there may have been, were deceased at the time of the writing of the will. All of the children moved into Clay and Early Counties in Southwest Georgia by the 1870s. The will of William Addison McDowell was probated in Houston County in 1869.

Mary Eliza McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Mary Eliza McDowell [23 March 1826 GA - 27 January 1916 BLAKE/FG] was a spinster having never married. She is buried in a plot with Robert M. Cherry, first husband of her sister, Lucinda. In 1860, she is living with her father William Addison McDowell and step-mother Frances. In 1880, Eliza lived with her sister Emily Jernigan and her family. In 1900 and 1910, Eliza lived with her sister, Lucinda Cherry.

Martha D. McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Martha D. McDowell [May 1825 GA - 19 February 1905 ELK/FG] married Simeon W. McGlamory [14 March 1818 Monroe County GA - 5 May 1903 EKL/FG], the son of John and Gracie McGlamory, and they had nine children as follows:

Amanda McGlamory [1846 GA - Unknown].

Catharine B. McGlamory [8 July 1849 GA - 14 May 1928 ELK/FG] married Robert W. G. Shirah on 26 September 1869 in Bibbs County GA. After the death of Robert, she married Morgan Hancock [1863 - 1918].

Joseph Cary McGlamory [8 January 1852 GA - 7 November 1874 BLAKE/FG].

Eudora A. McGlamory [1854 GA - 10 March 1895 BLAKE] married James W. B. Anderson [25 October 1857 - 14 January 1935 BLAKE/FG] on 22 November 1879 in Blakely, Early County GA.

Adolphus C. McGlamory [1856 GA - Unknown]. In 1880, Adolphus is living in Cedar Springs, Early County, Georgia. He is listed as a son-in-law and has a daughter Harriett born in September 1880 (the child is 9/12 years old). He is living with Drury Roberts, so his wife�s maiden name was Roberts. However, it appears that the wife is deceased, perhaps from the childbirth of Harriett. Narcissus Roberts is the daughter of Drury M. Roberts and Mary. She died before 1880 in Georgia. Adolphus C. McGlamory and Narcissus Roberts were married on 28 November 1878 in Blakely, Early County GA. They had one child as follows: Harriett McGlamory [1879/1880, GA].

Mary A. McGlamory [28 October 1859 GA - 27 September 1889 BLAKE/FG].

Miles A. W. McGlamory [c1859 - Unknown]

Martha A. McGlamory [1861 GA - Unknown] married John Green on 10 November 1878 in Blakely, Early County, Georgia.

The census records for Martha D. McDowell are as follows:

1850 Census Macon County GA
District 814

Simeon Mchamery - 25 M - Farmer - GA
Martha - 22 F - GA
Amanda - 3 F - GA
Carolins - 2 F - GA

1860 Census Crawford County GA
Castleberrys District

S. W. Mcglamory - 35 M - Overseer - GA
Amanda - 14 F - GA
Catharine V. - 12 F - GA
Joseph C. - 8 M - GA
Eudora - 6 F - GA
Adolphus C. - 4 M - GA
Mary A. - 2 F - GA
Miles -1 M -GA

1870 Census Houston County GA

Simeon W. Mcglamory - 47 M - Farmer - GA

Martha - 42 F - Keeping House - NC

Joseph C. - 18 M - Farm Laborer - GA

Eudora A. - 16 F - At Home - GA

Adolphus C. - 14 M - Farm Laborer - GA

Miles A. W. - 12 M - Attending - GA

Martha A. - 9 F - GA

1880 Census Early County GA
River

Sim W. McGlamory - 62 M - Farming - NC NC NC

Martha - 55 F - wife - House Keeping - NC NC NC

In 1900, Martha and Simeon are living with their daughter, Caroline, and her second husband, Morgan Hancock, as follows:

1900 Census Smith County TX
Justice Precinct 2

Morgan Hancock - 38 M - head - May 1862 m16 - GA GA GA

Cathrine - 53 F - wife - July 1846 m16 9/6 - GA GA GA

Eva M. - 16 F - daughter - Feb 1881 - GA GA GA

Sousan E. - 14 F - daughter Jan 1886 - GA GA GA

Morgan B. - 12 M - son - March 1888 - TX GA GA

Simnon McGlamory - 82 M - father-in-law - March 1818 m55 - GA MD GA

Martha McGlamory - 75 F - Mother-in-law - May 1825 m55 9/4 - GA NC NC

Sol Brown - 50 M - servant black - Sept 1849 wd - TX AL AL

Miles Lafayette McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Miles Lafayette McDowell [1829 GA - Aft 1880] married Hannah MNU. Based on the following census records, it appears that Miles and Hannah had no children.

1860 Census Carroll County LA
Ward No. 4

Miles L. McDowell - 31 M - Overseer - GA
Hannah R. - 25 F - Wife - SC
Lucinda - 15 F - sister - GA

1870 Census Clay County GA
Militia District 431, PO Ft Gaines

Miles McDowell - 41 M - Farmer - GA
Hannah - 35 F - Keeping House - SC
Ella McGlammary - 11 F - At Home - GA
Orphea Barnes - 18 F - At Home - AL

1880 Census Clay County GA
Fort Gaines

M. L. McDowell - 52 M - Farmer - GA GA GA

Anna R. - 42 F - wife - Keeping house - GA GA GA

Orphie Barnes - 31 F - GA GA GA

Hattie McDowell - 9 F - Brothers Daughter - at school - GA GA GA

In 1870, Ella [or Eula] McGlammary, age 11, is living with Miles. According to Findagrave and her tombstone markings, she was an adopted daughter of ML and AR McDowell born 12 March 1858 and died 2 February 1873.

Orphea Barnes is living with Miles McDowell and Hannah in both the 1870 and 1880 census records, but no relation has been established.

In the 1880 Census, a female Hattie McDowell age 9 is listed as his brother's daughter. This would have to be the daughter of John A. McDowell. Neither Miles nor Hannah (Anna) have been found in the 1900 Census and presumably died before then. No death records have been found.

William Addison McDowell, Jr.

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

William Addison McDowell, Jr. [20 May 1832 - 21 April 1888 BLAKE] married Amelia Jane Howard [29 August 1843 - 9 March 1892 BLAKE/FG], the daughter of Peter Howard, on 7 April 1863 in Blakely. They had the following children:

Sarah D. McDowell [7 December 1866 - 17 December 1941 BLAKE/FG] married Abner F. Holt on 10 August 1882 in Early County GA. In 1900, Sarah A. Holt is listed as widowed and is a boarder in what appears to be an unrelated family. At FG, her married name is reported as Savage.

William Lafayette McDowell [23 August 1872 GA - 28 January 1923]

Thomas Barnes McDowell [13 July 1875 - 23 July 1941]

Dudley Howard McDowell [16 December 1884 - 20 June 1965]

A William McDowell, age 20, is living with Perry Peacock in the 1850 Census as shown below. Perry Peacock is the son of Seth Peacock from Wayne County NC and grandson of Simon Peacock, grandfather of Delilah Peacock — William's mother. Perry married Emily Elizabeth Barnes [Delilah Peacock's mother was Nancy Barnes].

1850 Census Macon County GA
District 740

Percy Peacock - 42 M - NC
Simon - 10 M - GA
Caleb - 8 M - GA
Robert - 6 M - GA
Seth - 4 M - GA
Elizabeth - 42 F - NC
Mariah - 18 F - GA
Drucilla - 16 F - GA
Georgia - 12 F - GA
Amanda - 3/4 F - GA
Wm McDowel - 20 M - GA

The remaining census records for William McDowell are as follows:

1860 Census Early County GA
District 28, PO Octavia

Wm McDowell - 28 M - Overseer - GA

1870 Census Early County GA
District 28, PO Blakely

Wm. A. McDowell - 39 M - Farmer - GA

D. A. Jome - 26 F - Keeping House - GA

Sarah J. - 3 F - GA

Spencer Brooks - 18 M - Farmer Laborer - GA

Francis Peacock - 20 F - Works in house - FL

1880 Census Early County GA
Blakely

William McDowell - 49 M - Farmer - GA NC NC

Amelia J. - 35 F - Wife - GA GA GA

Sarah D. - 13 F - Daughter - At School - GA GA GA

William P. - 7 M - Son - At School - GA GA GA

Thomas - 4 M - Son - At School - GA GA GA

Peter Peacock - 64 M - Uncle - NC NC NC

Margaret Strickland - 50 F -Servant Black - Cook - FL

From the 1880 Census, we find a Peter Peacock living with William and listed as his uncle. He would therefore be a brother of Delilah Peacock, William's mother. Delilah also had a brother named Barnes, all born in Wayne County NC.

William A. McDowell enlisted as a Private in Company G, 13th Georgia Infantry and had a doctor's discharge via a "Certificate of Disability" and it was signed by the Adjutant General H. P. McCain. Major S.J. Smith, the paymaster, paid him $37.08 on 12 February 1862 for service from 1 November 1861 until 11 February 1862 or three months and eleven days at $11 per month and Wm A. McDowell signed for the money. Subsequently, the Georgia Commission of Pensions reported that no Private William A. McDowell was found on the rolls of Co. G, 13th Regiment, but the records go on to say that he enlisted on 6 August 1861 at Richmond VA and was discharged at "Camp Caustorn�s Bluff near Savannah, Georgia, February 12th, 1862� by M. Douglas, Lieut. Col. One of the documents reads as follows:

DISCHARGE

I certify that the within named William A. McDowell, a Private of Captain J. G. Crawford�s Company G of the Thirteenth regiment of Georgia Volunteers born in ___ in the State of ___, aged ___ years, ___ feet ___ inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair, and by occupation a planter, was enlisted by Lt. W. R. Bullock at Richmond, Virginia to serve this war and is now entitled to a discharge by reason of Surgeon�s Certificate of Disability. The said W. A. McDowell was last paid by Captain W. A. Adams Regiment 13, GA Vols. to include the 31st day of October eighteen hundred and sixty-one and has pay due from that date to the present date. There is due to him ___ dollars traveling allowance from Savannah, the place of discharge to Fort Gaines, Georgia, the place of enrollment, transportation not being furnished in kind. There is due him Thirty Seven and 03/100 dollars ($37.03). He is indebted to the State of Georgia ___ dollars on account of ___. Given in duplicate at Caustorn�s Bluff this eleventh day of February eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Signed J. T. Crawford, Commanding Company.

In the two existing Civil War documents for William A. McDowell that should have reported on where he was born, his age, and other such information, the lines were left blank. For example, a hand-written documents reads as follows:

William A. McDowell, a Private of Captain J. T. Crawford�s Company (G) of the Thirteenth Regiment of Georgia Volunteers was enlisted by Lieutenant W. R. Bullock of the Confederate States Army, at Richmond, VA on the fifth day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty one, to serve for the war; he was born in ___ in the State of ___ years of age ___, feet ____ inches high, dark complexion, dark hair and eyes and by occupation taken enlisted a Planter. During the last six months said soldier has not been fit for duty as much as ten days. The above named soldier took measles in August and has had Typhoid Fever & Pneumonia all the time since. Any exposure in camp seems to be more than he can held up under � judging from the short time he does duty before he is laid up with sickness. Signed J. Terrell Crawford, Commanding Company.

William Lafayette McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Amelia Jane Howard

William Lafayette McDowell [23 August 1872 GA - 28 January 1923 BLAKE/FG] married Annie M. Beauchamp [23 November 1872 - 24 October 1947 BLAKE/FG] on 8 June 1903 in Early County GA. In 1900, William and brother Thomas Barnes McDowell were listed as boarders and William was a widower. They lived in Blakely, Early County GA. William was listed as 27 years old and it doesn't appear that he's had children (he wasn�t married until 1903) which according to the 1910 Census he had not. Living with them are four nieces and one nephew, all belonging to the Cook family.

William and Ann appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Early County GA
Blakely

William L. McDowell - 37 M - M1/10 - GA GA GA

Ann B - 37 F - Wife - M1/10 0/8 GA AL GA

1920 Census Duval County FL
Jacksonville Ward 5

Frank Smith - 69 M - NY NY NY

Laura Smith - 67 F - Wife - PA PA PA

W. L. McDowell - 45 M - GA GA GA

Annie McDowell - 45 F - GA AL GA

Thomas Barnes McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Amelia Jane Howard

Thomas Barnes McDowell [13 July 1875 - 23 July 1941 BLAKE/FG] married Eris Adelle Whatley [24 January 1891 - 29 June 1985 BLAKE/FG] about 1916 since they were married in the 1920 Census below. He was listed as a boarder in the 1900 Census and the 1910 Census. In the 1920 Census, he and Adel are listed with his aunt, Lucinda Cherry.

1920 Census Early County GA
Blakely

Lucinda Cherry - 72 F, Wd - GA NC GA

Tom McDowell - 43 M - Nephew - GA GA GA

Adel McDowell - 28 F - Niece-in-law (Niece) - AL SC SC

1930 Census Early County GA
Militia District 866

T. Barnes McDowell - 54 M

Adelle - 39 F - Wife

1940 Census Early County GA
Blakely

Tom B. McDowell - 64 M - GA

Adell - 49 F - Wife - AL

1950 Census Early County GA
Blakely

Adelle N. McDowell - 59 F, Wd - AL

Dudley Howard McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Amelia Jane Howard

Dudley Howard McDowell [16 December 1884 - 20 June 1965 BLAKE/FG] married Lillian Park after 1940. He lived in Calcutta, India, for much of his adult life, apparently as a consular officer. He appeared in the following census records.

1940 Census Early County GA
Blakely

Dudley McDowell - 55

1950 Census Early County GA

Dudley H. McDowell - 65 M - GA

Lillian P. - 55 F - Wife - MS

Barnes McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Barnes McDowell [1833 GA - Unknown] died before 1869 since he is not listed in the will of his father, William.

Thomas McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Thomas McDowell [1835 - Bf 1869] died before 1869 since he is not listed in the will of his father, William. In 1860, there is a Thomas McDowell, listed as age 21, living in Clay County with James R. Murry and wife Nancy (this may be his sister). He is a tanner by trade. Neither the 1870 Census or the 1880 Census show a Thomas McDowell born in Georgia.

A Thomas McDowell from Clay County enlisted as a 3rd Sergeant on 11 June 1861 in the Confederacy. Thomas E. McDowell was a Third Sergeant in Company D, 9th Regiment of Georgia�s Infantry. He was on the company muster roll for June 11 to August 31, 1861. He had enlisted on 11 June 1861 at Fort Gaines by Mr. Turnipseed for the period of the war. He was sick at a private house in the county. His name appears again in the September to October 1861 company muster roll and is noted as present. A statement of service slip for January and February 1863 was the last on which he was noted as present. He was not found on any additional records as per the Adjutant General.. He was mustered out due to being killed on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg PA. This may or may not be the Thomas McDowell, son of William and Delilah McDowell.

Warren McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Warren McDowell [1835 - Unknown] only appears in the 1850 Census of his parents and is not referenced in the 1869 will of his father, William.

Emily L. McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Emily L. McDowell [1836/1838 - Unknown] married William Henry Jernigan [1831 - Unknown]. The census listed William Henry Jernigan as a carriage maker. Neither William nor Emily were found in the 1880 Census. William Henry Jernigan and Emily L. McDowell had four children according to the census records as follows:

William M. Jernigan [26 October 1851 - 26 December 1872 NPAR]. In 1870, William is apprenticed to a blacksmith. His birth year on the tombstone of 1851 doesn't match well with census records which infer a birth date of 1855.

Amanda V. Jernigan [1857 - Unknown].

Thomas Jernigan [1865 - Unknown].

Claudia Jernigan [1867 - Unknown].

The census records for Emily and William Jernigan are as follows:

1860 Census Clay County GA
District 432, PO Fort Gaines

William H. Jernigan - 29 M - Carriage Maker - GA
Emily - 22 F - GA
Wm. M. - 5 M - GA
Amanda V. - 3 F - GA

1870 Census Clay County GA
PO Fort Gaines

William Jernigan - 39 M - Carriage Maker - GA

Emily - 30 F - Keeping House - GA

William - 14 M - Apprentice to Blacksmith - GA

Amanda - 13 F - At School - GA

Thomas - 5 M - GA

Claudia - 3 F - GA

1880 Census Clay County GA
Fort Gaines

W. H. Jurnigan - 49 M - Livery Stable - GA NC NC

E. L. - 40 F - Wife - House Keeper - GA GA GA

Claudia - 14 F - daughter - at school - GA GA GA

Thomas - 15 M - son - at School - GA GA GA

Emma - 11 F - daughter - at school - GA GA GA

Maggie - 2 F - daughter - GA GA GA

Eliza McDowell - 50 F - Wifes Sister - GA GA GA

Nancy McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Nancy McDowell [1837 - ] died before 1869 as she was not listed in the will of her father. A James R. Murry, age 33, and wife Nancy, age 22, are living in Macon County, Georgia in 1860 and a Thomas McDowell, age 21, is living with them. It's possible that this is Nancy McDowell, married, since a Nancy was Thomas McDowell's sister. Nancy is not listed with the family in 1860.

1860 Census Clay County GA
District 431, PO Fort Gaines

James R. Murry - 33 M - Clerk - SC
Nancy - 22 F - GA
Thomas McDowell - 21 M - Tanner - GA

Elizabeth McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Delilah Peacock

Elizabeth McDowell [1839 - Unknown] died before 1869 since she is not listed in the will of her father, William.

John A. McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Frances

John A. McDowell enlisted in Loudon TN as a Private in Company A, 6^th Georgia Cavalry on 12 March 1863 by Lt. England for 3 years with a bounty due. He appeared on the Muster Roll of 31 December 1862 to 30 April 1863 and the Muster Roll of 30 June to 31 December 1863 (dated 13 February 1864) with notation paid on 30 June 1863 by Major Stairback. The latter Muster Roll reported him as deserted on 1 October 1863 and dropped from the Roll by order of Gen. Martin.

Lucinda McDowell

Parents: William Addison McDowell and Frances

Lucinda McDowell [October 1844 GA - 8 December 1922 BLAKE] married first to Robert M. Cherry [30 March 1843 - 6 February 1872 BLAKE] on 5 March 1866 in Early County, Georgia.

In 1860, Lucinda is living with her brother Miles L. McDowell in the Parish of Carroll in the State of Louisiana. In 1870, Lucinda is living with Catherine Cherry in Tallapoosa County AL while Robert is in Georgia as shown in the following census records:

1870 Census Tallaposa County AL
Red Ridge

Catherine Cherry - 32 F - Keeping house - GA

Nancy Cherry - 12 F - AL

Lucinda Cherry - 27 F - GA

1870 Census Early County GA
District 28, PO Blakely

Robert M. Cherry - 25 M - Farmer - GA

George W. - 21 M - Farmer - GA

Lizzie C. - 24 F - Keeping house - GA

Mary Mills - 23 F - Home work - GA

Thomas Mills - 2 M - GA

After the death of Robert in February of 1872, Lucinda married his brother George W. Cherry [5 September 1847 - 8 May 1900 BLAKE] on 13 October 1872 in Early County. In 1880, they appear in the census as follows:

1880 Census Early County GA
Blakely

George Cherry - 29 M - Farmer - GA GA GA

Louisa - 30 F - wife - GA GA GA

Thomas Mills - 11 M - Nephew - GA GA GA

[more names of Blacks]

Although Lucinda is named Louisa in this census record, we believe that it is her since she married George in 1872. Her age should also be about 36. Note that Thomas Mills is in both the 1870 and 1880 census records with George Cherry. By the 1900 Census, George has died and Lucinda is living with her older sister, Eliza McDowell.

1900 Census Early County GA
Blakely

Loucinda Cherry - 55 F - Head - Oct 1844 Wd 0/0 - GA NC GA

Eliza McDowell - 74 F - Sister - Mar 1826 Single - GA NC GA

1910 Census Early County GA
Colomokee

Lou Cherry - 58 F - Head - Wd - GA GA NC

Eliza McDowell - 84 F - Sister Single - NC GA NC

1920 Census Early County GA
Blakely

Lucinda Cherry - 72 F - Head Wd - GA NC GA

Tom McDowell - 43 M - nephew - GA GA GA

Adel McDowell - 28 F - niece-in-law - AL SC SC

The nephew Tom McDowell listed in the 1920 census is Thomas Barnes McDowell, son of Lucinda's brother, William Addison McDowell, Jr.

Chapter 5

JOHN McDOWELL AND TILATHY HILL

Parents: George McDowell and Mary Fulgham

The process of relating the McDowell family of Randolph and neighboring counties to the McDowells of Wake County and thus to the McDowells of Northampton County is a long and complicated one as we have seen in our study of the Wake-Northampton connection. The story begins with a Wake County marriage bond dated 6 August 1819 between John McDowell and Tilathy Hill. The following are believed to be their children.

Temperance McDowell [September 1820 - Aft 1900]

Martha McDowell [c1823 - Bf 1870]

John McDowell [c1825 - Aft 1882]

Sallie McDowell [1830 - Bf 1900]

Nancy Ann McDowell [c1831 - Bf November 1860]

Tilathy McDowell [13 September 1833 - 17 March 1883]

Levi McDowell [10 November 1835 - 10 September 1897]

Tabitha Duella McDowell [22 March 1838 - 8 July 1910]

Riley McDowell [1838 - Aft 1865]

The marriage bond of John and Tilathy serves as the single most important document in developing the life story of John McDowell of Randolph County in that it is the only known connection with his early life. We know that this is the correct John McDowell from the 1850 Randolph census. Here we find Tilathy McDowell listed as a head of household. The name Tilathy is so unusual that we are convinced of the association even without the supporting evidence including Y-DNA which will be presented. Let us assume therefore that John McDowell lived in Wake County in the time period before he marries Tilathy in 1819. Where does he live precisely and who are his parents?

To answer the first question, we return to the marriage bond. Noel Night is the bondsman and he signs for John McDowell. It can be easily determined from Wake County public records that Noel Night was a prominent land owner of the county. More importantly, Noel Night lived in Saint Matthew's District, precisely in the same region where George McDowell lived. Furthermore, it is most often the case that the bondsman in a marriage bond is either related to the groom, a neighbor, or an employer. In addition George McDowell witnessed two deeds of Amy Night. This correlation between John and George is so strong that one must conclude that John McDowell is related to George. No other records involving John McDowell exist to substantiate this claim nor to determine the identity of his parents other than the Y-DNA results discussed elsewhere.

To further verify that John and Tilathy came from Wake County let us examine the Hill family records. We know from oral tradition that Tilathy was the daughter of Sion Hill and Starage Lee and that she had a brother named Riley. A family Bible belonging to Riley Hill's descendents states that Riley was born in Wake County on June 10, 1810.[46] We know from public records that Sion and Starage were married in Smithfield in Johnston County, which adjoins Wake County, on October 21, 1800. Tilathy lists her age in the 1850 Randolph County Census as 49 years old which indicates that she is probably the first child. Furthermore, Sion Hill is listed on the Wake County tax rolls as follows:[33]

TABLE VI
Wake County Tax Records of Sion Hill

1802 - (Sihon)
1803-1812 – Not Found
1813 – St. Marks
1814 – St. Marks
1815 – St. Marks
1816 – St. Marks
1817 – Not Found
1818 – St. Marks ($.80)
1819 – Not Found
1820 – White Oak ($.85)

We know from both Davidson and Randolph County records that Sion moved into the area sometime in the 1820's. For example, Sion Hill appears on a list of land to be sold for taxes in 1821 in Randolph County.

"land to be sold 1821 or sold for taxes -" Sion Hill - 250 acres on Deep River for $0.78.

Sion is also listed on a miscellaneous tax record of Randolph County in 1821.[47]

Proof that John McDowell followed the Hill family to Randolph County can be found on a marriage bond of William Jackson to Phebe Pool dated 4 January 1823 where John served as the bondsman. It's the first record of his appearance in Randolph County. In 1826, he signed a road petition.[48]

To the worshipful Court of Randolph County now setting May Term 1826
We your undersigned petitioners humbly sheweth that it would contribute very much to the public conveneance of a large portion of your citizans, to establish a public road in the north west section of your county leaving the stage road where William Robbins now lives and crossing the Caraway at or near Wm. Dougans and thence the nearest and best way to Jesse Harpers Store.
As this would be the nearest and best way for a large number of your citizans to travel with their produce to market and also for traveling to and from court besides a number of other advantages which inevitably result from said road. We your humble petitioners pray that your worships would grant an order directing the sheriff to summon a jury to view the ground and lay off the road and report according to law.
R Lamb - Soloman Y. Linthicum - W Dougan
Wyatt Craven - Johnathan Robbins - John Jerrel
Soloman Robbins - Emesley Rollings - John MCDowell
John Robbins - Michael Robbins - John Keven
Silas Swaim - William Jackson - John Rolens
James Robbins - James Hodgen - T Lamb
Save Robbins - Hiram Robbins - Alf H Marsh
George Robens - William Allred - John Robens
John Miller - William Robbins - Azel Rush
Absalom Robbins - Saml Sawyere - John Briles
Thomas L. Linthicum - William Gerel - William Hagan
John Clark - Isaac Jones - Samuel Sawyer
James Davisson - Ezriah Bassett - William Clark

Jo Clark

In the Randolph County tax lists there is a miscellaneous tax folder containing a broken series dated 1799-1828.[49] John McDowell is shown on this list as paying a poll tax. It appears to be a tax list for Allred's Ward. John's last name is spelled Mcdwell. John McDowell's name appears on subsequent tax lists beginning in 1828 and continuing until 1842. These listings are given in the following Table.

TABLE VII
Randolph County Tax Records of John McDowell

Undated – John Mcdwell Allred's Ward

1828 – John McDowell Capt. Bulla

1834 – John McDowell Capt. Allreds-Caraway

1835 – John McDowel John Henley's-Back Creek

1836 – John McDowell Capt. Burgess-Back Creek

1837 – John McDowell Capt. Burgess

1838 – John McDowell Capt. Burgess-Back Creek

1839 – John McDowell Capt. Burgess

1840 – John McDuel Capt. Allreds-Taylors Creek

1841 – John McDoel Capt. Allreds-Caraway

1842 – John McDowell Capt. Allreds

The fact that John pays a tax in 1842 means that he is 45 or less. Coupled with the fact that he lists his age as 40-50 in the 1840 census, we conclude that John was born between 1797 and 1800.

John McDowell does not appear on the 1830 census. This is interesting in that many of the people with whom he is associated also do not appear on that census. The authors do not discount the possibility that a section of the County simply was missed in the census taking or that a part of the census was lost as sometimes happened.

Although it appears that nine children were born to John McDowell and Tilathy Hill, it can be proven for only seven of the nine. This is due to the fact that John McDowell appears only on the 1840 Census for Randolph County and the fact that one alledged daughter married prior to 1840. Two other alledged daughters fit the ages as listed in the 1840 Census but are married by 1850 and are not listed as children of John and Tilathy. However, because Sallie McDowell lists her age as 50 in the 1880 Census and shows two nephews Kenny and Lincoln (Bell) living with her in the Concord Township, this is proof that Martha McDowell was a sister and thus a daughter of John McDowell and Tilathy Hill.

In the 1840 Census of Randolph County, John McDowell's name appears sixth on page 111.

1840 Census Randolph County NC
John McDowell

1 male 0-4: [Riley]

1 male 5-9: [Levi]

1 male 10-14: [John]

1 male 40-49: [John]

1 female 0-4: [Tabitha]

1 female 5-9: [Tilathy]

2 females 10-14: [Sally, Nancy]

1 female 15-19: [Martha]

1 female 30-39: [Tilathy]

John McDowell is reported as being 40-49 years old. His daughter Tempy has already married Branson Jarrell and they are listed ninth on page 111. The ages do not match up completely with the information given concerning the dates of birth. However, Sallie McDowell, as did many in this time period, was not consistent in listing her date of birth. Only the 1860 Census gives an indication of the date of birth of Nancy McDowell as 1831.

Beginning with the 1850 census, Tilathy McDowell is listed as the head of the family.

1850 Census Randolph County NC
Southern Division

Tilathy McDowel - 59 F - NC

Sally - 30 F - NC

John - 25 M - Farmer - NC

Tilathy - 18 F - NC

Levi - 15 M - NC

Tabitha - 13 F - NC

Riley - 18 M - NC

Jeremiah - 5 M - NC

1860 Census Randolph County NC
The West Division

Telitha McDowel - 50 F - h - NC

Sallie - 32 F - o - NC

Riley - 22 M - L - NC

Jerimiah - 15 M - NC

What happened to John McDowell before 1850 is known, but the reason why may forever remain a mystery. On page 350 of the Minute Docket County Court records of Randolph County for August 1838 - May 1843 is the following:

Ordered by the Court that the County Trustee pay to J. P. Julian to the use of Wm H. H. Craven four dollars fifty cents out of any monies not otherwise appropriated, it being for holding an inquest over the body of John McDewel as per acct filed.

Such an inquest was held and filed on the 27th day of September 1842. The following comes from the coroner's reports of Randolph County:[50]

State of North Carolina
Randolph County
Be it Remember that on the 25th day of Sept. 1842 I Joseph P. Julian one of the coroner of said County Attended by a jury of good and lawful men (viz) Joshua Craven, foreman, Azel Rush, William Wood, Ninevy Berkerdite, Julias Gregson, Penuel Wood, Ansel Pearce, John Briles, Andrew Sheets, Sml Coltrain, Michael Rush, John Miller by me summoned for that purpose according to law after being duly sworn and impanneled at John McDowels in the County aforesaid did hold and inquest over the said body of John McDowel, and after inquiring into the facts and circumstances of the death of the deceased from a view of the corpse and all the testimony to be procured the jury find as follows: that the said John McDowel came to his death by hanging himself withe a withe round the neck.
(Signed by members of the jury)

Names of witnesses:
Isah Field
John Jarel Jr.
Enoch Burns
Wm. Dougan
Sarah Mcdowel
Wm. Scarlott

We note that a "withe" is a rope made by winding cloth together.

The grave of John McDowell has been located in the Mount Shepherd Methodist Church Cemetery. The "scratched" slate slab reads as follows:

1842
J M^cDUEL
W B 1818
DECEST
ST 21
1842

Although "W B" usually stands for was born, in this case the authors believe it to be an abbreviation for Wedding Bond 1818 or an abbreviation for "was baptized."

The date of death for Tilathy is not known; although in the 1880 Randolph County Census, she is living with her daughter Tabitha McDowell Yates and her son-in-law, Noah L. Yates. She is listed as the mother-in-law of Noah L. Yates. A gravestone for Tilathy has not been found.

Temperance McDowell

Temperance "Tempy" McDowell [September 1820 - Aft 1900 LEB/FG] married Branson Jarrell [24 October 1813 - 28 April 1901 LEB/FG] on 26 August 1835 in Randolph County with witness William Jarrell. The dates of her birth vary from September 1817 in the 1900 Census to 1822 in the 1870 Census. Recalling that her parents were married in August 1819, we suspect that she was born in 1820 and have assigned that date as her birth year. Next to Branson's grave at the Mount Lebanon Church Cemetery, there appears to be the grave of an adult, probably his wife Tempy. Although there is no grave marker, Mrs. Tabitha Duella McDowell Constable has stated that Tempy and the children were all buried in the same cemetery. The following are the children of Tempy McDowell and Branson Jarrell.

Rachel Jarrell [1839 - February 1880 /Mortality Schedule] died single and of consumption with age listed as 38.

Henry Jarrell [1844 - Unknown].

Eli Harrison Jarrell [December 1847 - Unknown] married Susan Harriet "Hattie" Swain [25 September 1851 - 25 September 1923 LEB/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Sandy Swain and Mary Vickery, on 25 May 1866 in Randolph County NC. He was the first minister of the Pleasant Union United Church of Christ formed in 1890 and formerly called Union Church. The church cemetery serves as the graveyard for many McDowells presented in this book.

Thomas F. Jarrell [1851 - 5 December 1931 /NCDI] married Nancy Jane Routh [20 March 1862 - 21 February 1920 LEB/FG/NCDC], the daughter of John Routh and Nancy Hayes on 20 August 1874 in Randloph County NC.

Sarah H. Jarrell [8 May 1850 - 24 September 1924 /NCDC] married Rev. John Manley Pugh [17 February 1844 - 9 October 1922 /NCDC] on 10 July 1898 in Randolph County NC.

Martha Jarrell [1852 - Unknown].

Tabitha Louella (Douella) Jarrell [14 February 1863 - 29 January 1908 LEB/FG] married John Riley McDowell on 23 January 1888 in Randolph County NC.

Tempy and Branson appeared in the following census records.

1840 Census Randolph County NC
Northern Division

1 male 0-4:

1 male 20-29: [Branson]

1 female 0-4: [Rachel]

1 female 15-19: [Tempy]

1850 Census Randolph County NC
Northern Division

Ranson Gerrill - 36 M - Farmer - NC

Tempe - 30 F - NC

Rachel - 11 F - NC

Henry - 6 M - NC

Harrison - 3 M - NC

Sarah - 1/12 F - NC

1860 Census Randolph County NC
Western Division, PO Asheboro

Branson Jerrell - 47 M - F.L. - NC

Tempe - 40 F - h - NC

Rachael - 19 F - h - NC

Henry - 14 M - NC

Eli - 13 M - NC

Sarah - 11 F - NC

Thomas - 8 M - NC

Martha - 5 F - NC

1870 Census Randolph County NC
New Market, PO New Salem

Branson Jarrel - 52 M - Farmer - NC

Temperance - 48 F - Keeping house - NC

Rachel - 28 F - works in Cotton Factory - NC

Sarah A. - 20 F - No occupation - NC

Thomas - 18 M - works on farm - NC

Tibitha - 7 F - at home - NC

Nancy J. - 11 F - at home - NC

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Randlemans Mill

Branson Jarrell - 65 M - Laborer - NC NC NC

Temperance - 60 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

Sarah A. - 27 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Tobitha - 17 F - Daughter - Works in Cottom Mill - NC NC NC

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Randleman

Branson Jarrell - 87 M - Head - Farm Labor - Oct 1812 m/67 - NC NC NC

Tempie M. - 82 F - Wife - Sept 1817 m/67 12/4 - NC NC NC

Thomas F. - 52 M - Son - Farm Labor - May 1848 - m/22 - NC NC NC

Nancy J. - 36 F - D in Law - Mar 1862 m/22 0/0 - NC NC NC

Dora Mccullum - 8 F - Foster Child - Jan 1892 - NC NC NC

A Nancy J. Jarrell [14 May 1859 - 27 August 1936 /NCDC], the daughter of William A. Jarrell and Francis Coram as found in the 1860 Census of Rockingham County and her death certificate, is argued by some to be the young girl in the 1870 Census.

The 1840 Census indicates that a son was born between 1835 and 1840. If the son survived, his name is not known.

One land record is of importance for this family. There is a deed made by Branson Jarrell and his wife Tempy, Sarah Jarrell, John McDowe11 and wife Tabitha of Randleman to Hugh Laughlin, J. C. Lineberry, E. P. Hays and J. N. Caudle. Branson Jarrell, W. D. Fogleman, and J. C. Bain are made trustees of Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church at Randleman. For the sum of $2.00 a tract of land is sold bounding the land of Mt. Lebanon Church and the Jarrell land. The tract of land is approximately one-fifth an acre. James N. Caudle, Justice of the Peace, certifies that Branson Jarrell and his wife Tempy Jarrell, John McDowell and his wife Tabitha McDowell personally appeared to acknowledge the deed.

Branson Jarrell's name appears on the road records with John McDowell in 1848 and 1850.

Martha McDowell

Martha McDowell [Abt 1823 - Bf 1870] married Henry F. Bell [1817 - 14 October 1864 HOLLY/FG] on November 6, 1847 in Randolph County NC with witness Willis Lee [Martha's grandmother Starage Hill had the maiden name Lee]. The following are the children of Henry Bell and Martha McDowell.

William Bell [1849 - Unknown].

John Bell [1852 - Unknown].

Kenneth Raynor Bell [15 February 1855 - 22 September 1926 /NCDC] PUC/FG/NCDC] married first to Margaret Etheridge Ridge [2 March 1861 - 30 April 1904 PUC/FG], the daughter of Willis Ridge and Catharine Yates, on 25 September 1880 in Randolph County NC. Kenneth's tombstone reports his death date as 14 October 1926 in disagreement with his death certificate. Kenneth's second marriage was to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jane Newsome Jackson [7 September 1868 - 22 December 1950 HIGH/FG/NCDC/NCDI], the daughter of Eldridge Newsome and Edith Caroline Cranford, on 12 August 1906 in Randolph County NC. She was previously married to Aaron Jackson.

Nancy J. Bell [1858 - Unknown] married John W. Routh on 10 June 1875 in Randolph County NC. In the 1880 Census of Randolph County NC, she is listed with her husband at age 21. Living with them is her brother William Bell at age 28 as a boarder and day laborer. They are reported on the same page as their aunt and uncle, Branson Jarrell and Temperance McDowell.

Henry Lincoln Bell [15 March 1860 - 24 July 1940 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Hannah Ridge [16 April 1871 - 8 May 1918 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Willis Ridge and Catharine Yates, on 19 February 1891 in Randolph County NC. Her tombstone reports her month of death as April in disagreement with her death certificate which reports May.

Martha and Henry appeared in the following census records.

1850 Census Randolph County NC
Northern Division

Henry Beall - 23 M - Laborer - NC

Martha - 21 F - NC

William - 1 M - NC

1860 Census Randolph County NC
Western Division

Henry F. Bell - 43 M - F.L. - NC

Martha - 37 F - h - NC

William - 11 M - NC

John - 8 M - NC

Kenneth R. - 5 M - NC

Nancy - 2 F - NC

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle Township, PO Hovver Hill

Jason Harriss - 53 M - Lawyer - NC

Lucilla - 50 F - Keeping house - NC

Orlanda R. - 23 M - Farmer - NC

Carrie B. - 18 F - Keeping house - NC

Sarah A. - 19 F - No occupation - NC

Nancy M. - 17 F - No occupation - NC

Mollie L. - 12 F - At school - NC

Kenneth Bell - 13 M - Farm Laborer - NC

John Roberson - 18 M B - Farm laborer - NC

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township, PO Jackson Creek

John H. Johnson - 28 M - Retail Merchant - NC

Virginia - 18 F - Keeping house - NC

William Bell - 19 M - Farm laborer - NC

Martha McDowell appears to have died before 1870 as the children are scattered with other persons in the 1870 Census. No gravestone exists for her.

Henry F. Bell enlisted as a Private in Co. F, 27^th NC Infantry by Col. Mallett on 3 December 1863 in Raleigh for three years or the duration of the war. He was present on Muster Rolls from December 1863 through February 1864. On 12 March 1864, he signed with his mark a Receipt Roll for clothing. On 26 April 1864, he signed as "Henry Bell" a Receipt Roll for clothing. He was admitted on 3 July 1864 to the Receiving and Wayside Hospital or General Hospital #9 with disposition Winder on 4 July 1864. He signed as "Henry F. Bell" a Receipt Roll for clothing at General Hospital Camp Winder, Richmond VA, on 7 July 1864. He appeared on a List of Passports furnished to furloughed and transferred men in General Hospital Camp Winder at Richmond, VA for the week ending 13 August 1864 with date 11 August 1864 and destination Thomasville NC. A Register of the Medical Director's Office, Richmond VA, Hospital Winder, lists Henry Bell with date 11 August 1864 and remark, Thomasville NC. On 16 September 1864, he appears on a Receipt Roll for clothing. He is listed on a Report of Sick and Wounded General Hospital Camp Winder for October 1864 with disease, Colitas acute, and date of death, 14 October 1864. A Muster Rol for September-October 1864 reports: "Died Oct 14, 1864."

John McDowell

John McDowell was born about 1825 and died after 1882; the precise dates are not known. Due to the uncertainty of the exact arrival of the McDowells in Randolph County, it is not certain whether or not John was born in Randolph County or perhaps in Wake County. However, an early marriage record with his father John McDowell as the witness in 1823 in Randolph County would indicate John McDowell was born in Randolph County. He was married twice, first to Susannah Yates [c1836 - 1860], the daughter of Solomon Yates and Elizabeth Caviness, on 24 November 1854 in Randolph County with witness Jonathan Robbins, John's brother-in-law. According to the 1860 census records of Randolph County, Susannah Yates was born in approximately 1836. Since the census was reported in June 1860 and John remarries in November 1860, it would appear that Susannah Yates McDowell died sometime between June and October 31, 1860. Indeed, Susannah is listed as a deceased daughter of Soloman Yates in his estates papers.

According to the 1860 Census of Randolph County reported below, the following were the children of John McDowell and Susannah Yates.

Frank McDowell [1856 - Unknown] has not been found in the 1870 Census and is presumed dead by that year. He is listed as an heir in the Estate of Soloman Yates in 1861.

Elizabeth McDowell [1857 - Unknown] has not been found in the 1870 Census and is presemed dead by that year. However, in the 1870 Census, there is a child named Elizabeth living with Noah Yates, Susannah's brother, and his wife Tabitha McDowell. It does not indicate that Elizabeth's last name is McDowell, and it may have been assumed by the census taker to be Yates. The girl is listed as age 16, the approximate age for Elizabeth McDowell, and as a cook for the family. She is listed in the Estate of Solomon Yates in 1861 as an heir of his deceased daughter Susannah.

After Susannah's death, John McDowell married to Nancy M. Matilda Hughes [c1837 - February 1880 PUC], the daughter of Abraham and Fannie Hughes, on 4 November 1860 in Randolph County NC with bondsman John A. Yeats [Sic: Yates], Susannah's brother. The marriage was conducted by W. F. Brookshire, Justice of the Peace. Tabitha Duella McDowell Constable indicated that John's wife Nancy died in childbirth in 1879 with a daughter Sarah McDowell who married a Secrease. Indeed, a daughter Sarah exists. However, the mortality schedule for 1880 indeed shows that a Nancy McDowell, age 42, died of Chronic Diarrhea in February 1880 in Tabernacle Township of Randolph County NC. It is not clear if the diarrhea was a direct result of the childbirth in October 1879. To further complicate her death date, her tombstone reports that she died on 3 July 1879 at age 34.

The following are the children of John and Nancy.

Tempa Francis McDowell [30 May 1864 - 3 January 1951]

Alson Elwood McDowell [15 January 1864 - 12 August 1929].

John Riley McDowell [14 October 1865 - 17 August 1923]

Alfred Levi McDowell [c1872 - 5 18 December 1928 or June 1932].

Henry Ransom McDowell [1870 -7 April 1917].

Mary McDowell [24 October 1875 - 23 September 1944].

Sarah McDowell [October 1879 - ] married a Secrease.

John appeared in the following census records.

1860 Census Randolph County NC
The West Division

John McDowell - 35 M - F - NC

Susan - 24 F - h - NC

Frank - 4 M - NC

Eliza - 3 F - NC

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township, PO Jackson Creek

John McDowell - 49 M - Farmer - NC

Nancy - 33 F - Keeping house - NC

Tempi F - 7 F - at home - NC

John R. - 4 M - at home - NC

Alson - 3 M - at home - NC

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle Township

John McDowell - 56 M - Farmer - NC NC NC

Tempy - 17 F - Daughter - Keeping house - NC NC NC

John - 14 M - Son - at home - NC NC NC

Elwood - 12 M - Son - at home - NC NC NC

Ransom - 10 M - Son - at home - NC NC NC

Levi - 8 M - Son - at home - NC NC NC

Mary - 5 F - Daughter - at home - NC NC NC

According to Tabitha Duella McDowell Constable granddaughter of John McDowell, John died when her father John Riley McDowell was very young. She stated that John McDowell "bled to death."

Very little other information is known about John McDowell. He is listed in 1860 as an "insolvent" on the tax return of J. W. Steed in Captain Rush's District [56] and in an 1860 court record.

The following is a list of Insolvent taxable Polls &C returned by J.W.Steed Sheriff of Randolph for the year 1860, To wit
Glenns District: John McDowell State 80 cts County 55 cts
RandolphP&QS: Friday 8 August 1862

Some believe that he joined the Confederacy on March 4, 1962, Regiment 22, Company I, in Randolph County as a Private, but no record has been found to validate this claim.

There are two deeds that are important. Both are dated February 8, 1882. The first deed is between A. R. Hughs, Orpha Hughs, Farley L. Hughs and wife Martha, and John McDowell of Randolph County. For $20.00, John McDowell sold to Mariann Hughs 30 acres of land on the east side of Uwarrie. The witness was S. H. Hill and John McDowell made his mark.

The second deed dated February 8, 1882 was between Farley L. Hughs and wife Martha, John McDowell and Mariann Hughs. For $20.00 paid by A. R. Hughes, 38 acres of land was sold on the east side of Uharrie [sic] adjoining Mariann Hughes. It does not appear to be the same land as in the first deed. All parties made their marks.

According to Tabitha Constable, John was buried at Pleasant Union United Church of Christ. Although there is no engraved stone, there is a marker next to his wife Nancy M. Matilda Hughes McDowell which is similar in shape to hers. It would appear that this might well be his final resting place.

Elizabeth McDowell

Parents: John McDowell and Susannah Yates

In the 1870 census of Randolph County, there is a child named Elizabeth living with Noah Yates, Susannah's brother, and his wife Tabitha McDowell Yates. It does not indicate that Elizabeth's last name is McDowell, and it may have been assumed by the census taker to be Yates. The girl is listed as age 16, the correct age for Elizabeth McDowell, and as a cook for the family. There are no further records on this child.

Tempa Frances McDowell

Tempa Frances McDowell [30 May 1864 - 3 January 1951 SHEP/FG/NCDC] married Solomon W. "Pink" Linthicum [14 September 1874 - 11 September 1943 SHEP/FG/NCDC] on 30 September 1882. The family tombstone and the 1900 Census report her birth month as May whereas her death certificate reports December. We believe the correct month to be May. They had the following children.

Cora Linthicum [30 June 1884 - 28 November 1967 MAPLE/FG/NCDC] married first to James F. Smoake on 23 November 1903 in Randolph County NC. She married a second time to Charles Cagney.

Lessie Linthicum [5 May 1894 - 4 February 1933 SILVER/FG] married Henry McDowell.

Oliver B. Linthicum [9 May 1896 - 28 March 1940 ROCK/FG] married Pearl Kluttz [15 June 1904 - 22 June 1970 ROCK/FG].

Lonnie Clarence Linthicum [1 January 1900 - 2 March 1945 /NCDC] married Rena Helms [24 August 1904 - 8 January 1939 SILVER/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Marshall Helms and Ida Moss, on 26 August 1921 in Randolph County NC.

Tena Linthicum [c1903 - Unknown]

Osie Linthicum [c1905 - Unknown]

Dora Viola Linthicum [9 April 1907 - 17 October 1989 NEBO/FG] married John Vance Jaynes [17 August 1900 - 13 May 1967 NEBO/FG].

Tempa and Solomon appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Solomon Linthicum - 38 M - Head - Farm Laborer - Sept 1861 m/18 - NC NC NC

Tempa - 36 F - Wife - May 1864 m/18 8/3 - NC NC NC

Cora - 15 F - Daughter - Jun 1884 - NC NC NC

Lessie - 6 F - Daughter - May 1894 - NC NC NC

Oliver - 4 M - Son - May 1896 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Stanly County NC
Albemarle

Pink Linthicum - 50 M - Head - m1/27 - NC NC NC

Tempie - 45 F - Wife - m1/27 12/7 - NC NC NC

Lessie - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Oliver - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Clarence - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

Tenie - 8 F - NC NC NC

Osie - 6 F - NC NC NC

Dora - 3 F - NC NC NC

1920 Census Davidson County NC
Thomasville

Solomon Linthicum - 56 M - Head - NC NC NC

Tempie - 56 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Oliver B. - 22 M - Son - NC NC NC

Clarence L. - 19 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lena - 17 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Oshye - 15 M - Daughter - NC NC NC

Dora - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Stanly County NC
North Albermarle

Pink Linthicum - 65 M - Head - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Tempie - 65 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Tenie - 26 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Osie - 24 M - Daughter - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Berniece - 4 F - GrandDaughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Stanly County NC
West and North Albemarle

Pink Linthicum - 75 M - Father - NC

Tempa - 75 F - Wife - NC

Tiennie - 37 F - Daughter - NC

Mildred V. - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Alson Elwood McDowell

Alson Elwood McDowell [15 January 1864 - 12 August 1929(NCDC)/1935(FG) SHEP/FG/NCDC] married Delann Francie "Fannie" Hughes [16 June 1870 - 20 April 1944 SHEP/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Farley Hughes and Mattie Laurence, on 22 July 1887. Her name has also been listed in a family Bible of Nancy Elma McDowell as Cassane Delana Frances Hughes which matches several census records. Elwood and Fannie had the following children.

Roser Louiser E. McDowell [12 February 1888 - 9 June 1889]

John Henley McDowell [13 December 1889 - October 1918]

Ida Arminta McDowell [3 May 1892 - 4 January 1954]

Gurney Roscoe McDowell [30 October 1894 27 May 1965]

Adah Myrtle McDowell [25 April 1895 - Bf 1900]

Andrew J. Henderson McDowell [3 July 1899 - Bf 1910]

Efey Janet McDowell [23 September 1901 - Bf 1910]

Jasper Pearson McDowell [12 May 1904 - Bf 1910]

Nancy Elma McDowell [25 April 1905 - 22 April 1989]

Robert Stacy McDowell [7 August 1908 - 4 June 1964]

Elwood and Frances appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Alson E. McDowel - 33 M - Head - Day Laborer - 1867 m/13 - NC NC NC

Frances - 29 F - Wife - June 1870 m/13 6/4 - NC NC NC

John H. - 9 M - Son - Dec 1890 - NC NC NC

Ida R. - 7 F - Daughter - May 1893 - NC NC NC

Gurney R. - 4 M - Son - Oct 1895 - NC NC NC

Andrew J. - 10/12 M - July 1899 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

Alson E. McDowell - 45 M - Head - M1/22 - NC NC NC

Frances - 39 F - Wife - M1/22 5 5 - NC NC NC

John H. - 20 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ida A. - 17 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Gurney R. - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Nancy E. - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Robert S. - 1 8/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

A. Elwood McDowell - 56 M - Head - NC NC NC

D. Francis - 50 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Gurnie R. - 21 M - Son - NC NC NC

N. Elina - 13 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Robert S. - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Robert S. McDowell - 21 M - Head - NC NC NC

Fannie - 60 F - Mother, Wd - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

C. D. Francis McDowell [McDone at Ancestry.com] - 69 F - Head, Wd - NC

Robert S. - 30 M - Son - NC

Walter B. Hughes - 22 M - Nephew - NC

John Henley (Herley or Henry) McDowell

Parents: Alson Elwood McDowell and Louie Fannie Hughes

John Henley (Herley or Henry) McDowell [13 December 1889 - October 1918] married Nellie Jones. They had the following daughter.

Mary Bell McDowell [6 November 1905 - 14 January 1935].

Ida Arminta McDowell

Parents: Alson Elwood McDowell and Louie Fannie Hughes

Ida Arminta McDowell [3 May 1892 - 4 January 1954 SHEP/FG] married Robert Franklin Trotter [10 August 1872 - 4 May 1927 SHEP/FG] on 28 June 1914. They had the following children.

Leona Virginia Trotter [14 January 1915 - 4 December 1991 PUC/FG] married Floyd Albert Morris [16 June 1911 - 12 April 1985 PUC/FG] on 17 September 1930 in Randolph County.

Vera Lucille Trotter [24 June 1916 - 18 January 1966 TTRIN/FG] married Troy Edgar Hoover [23 February 1908 - 7 May 1992 TTRIN/FG]

Treva Frances Trotter [15 April 1918 - 3 September 1978 SHEP/FG].

Florence Elizabeth Trotter [27 December 1919 - 23 June 2008 SHEP/FG].

Elsie Evelyn Trotter [8 July 1921 - 6 November 2014 SHEP/FG] married Willard William Hill [14 August 1917 - 1954 SHEP/FG].

Mary Etta Trotter [28 August 1923 - 22 September 2009 SHEP/FG] married Elmore Thomas Crotts [18 March 1917 - 24 September 1981 SHEP/FG].

Troy (Alson) Franklin Trotter [8 August 1926 - 22 September 1980 MSPR/FG] married Emma King [17 February 1930 - 29 September 1993 MSPR/FG].

Gurney Roscoe McDowell

Parents: Alson Elwood McDowell and Louie Fannie Hughes

Gurney Roscoe McDowell [30 October 1895 - 27 May 1965 PUC/FG] married first to his first cousin Tabitha Duella McDowell [14 October 1897 - 18 November 1995 OLA/FG] on 15 September 1924. They separated and he married Myrtle M. Garren [29 November 1908 - 16 February 1934 PUC/FG], the daughter of George Garran and Janie Barnes, on 3 March 1928. Two children were born.

Henry McDowell [11 February 1930 - Unknown].

Alson Andy McDowell [4 June 1932 - 24 May 2019 PUC/FG] married Viola May Ingram [29 January 1931 - 26 October 2000 SOUTH/FG].

Gurney next married Annie Kindley [7 December 1907 - 26 March 1962 PUC/FG], the daughter of James Madison Kindley and Julia Miller, on 25 Septembr 1940 in Randolph County NC.

Nancy Elma McDowell

Parents: Alson Elwood McDowell and Louie Fannie Hughes

Nancy Elma McDowell [24 April 1905 - 22 April 1989 OAK/FG/NCBI] married Numa Cicero Swaney [26 May 1900 - 1 December 1979 OAK/FG] on 25 April 1923. He was the brother of Claude Edward Swaney who married Bessie Jane McDowell. According to Nancy Elma McDowell Swaney, eleven children were born. Although all names are not known, the following are some of their children.

Dewey Cicero Swaney [18 February 1924 - 1 October 1995 RMP/FG] married Velva Marie Pritchard [1924 - 21 February 1959] on 14 April 1945 in Randolph County NC.

Unknown [23 July 1925 - ].

Mildred Frances Swaney [6 September 1927 - 15 May 1994 RMP/FG] married Joe Arlie Maness [28 August 1922 - 14 April 1984 RMP/FG]

Dorothy Louise Swaney [13 October 1933 - 16 April 2017 RMP/FG] married Ollie Edward Smith [8 February 1927 - 20 January 2007 RMP/FG].

Gilbert John David Swaney [23 August 1935 - ].

Mary Lou Swaney [14 March 1938 - 5 October 2020 RMP/FG] married Dempsey Lyndon Perry [29 July 1931 - 14 October 2010 RMP/FG].

Larry Gene Swaney [24 July 1941 - ].

Name Unknown [16 November 1943 - ].

Nancy Carol Swaney [20 July 1945 - 25 March 1993 OAK/FG].

Brenda Fay Swaney [21 August 1946 - ].

Billy Ray Swaney [8 August 1950 - 12 August 1950 OAK/FG].

Robert Stacy McDowell

Parents: Alson Elwood McDowell and Louie Fannie Hughes

Robert Stacy McDowell [7 August 1908 Randolph County - 4 June 1964 SHEP/FG] married Julia Elizabeth Thompson [26 October 1927 - 14 August 1995 FLORAL/FG] on 17 February 1945. He was a member of the Springfield Road Baptist Church and died of a heart attack. They had the following children.

Joyce Ann McDowell [8 May 1946 - Unknown] married Harold Cox and had two children: Harold Travis Cox [19 March 1967 - Unknown] and Micah Robert Cox [26 Augusut 1969 - Unknown].

Bobbie Jean McDowell [17 February 1948 - Unknown] married James Asbill and had two children: James Timothy Asbill [197*** - Unknown] and Jennifer Lucille Asbill [1976 - Unknown].

Ruby Kay McDowell [18 November 1953 - Unknown] married James Edwin Powell and had two children: Michelle Elizabeth Powell [5 October 1973 - Unknown] and Tammy Renee Powell [21 June 1977 - Unknown].

After the death of Robert Stacy McDowell, Elizabeth J. Thompson McDowell married Robert Lambert.

John Riley McDowell

John Riley McDowell [14 October 1864 - 16 August 1923 LEB/FG] married Tabitha Louella (Duella) Jarrell [14 February 1863 - 29 January 1908 LEB/FG], the daughter of Branson Jarrell and Temperance McDowell Jarrell, on 23 January 1888 in Randolph County NC. John and Tabitha were first cousins. It is important to distinguish this John Riley McDowell from a contemporary by the same name who is the son of Levi McDowell and Polly Yates. The John Riley McDowells were first cousins. John and Tabitha had the following children:

Henry Arthur McDowell [19 October 1888 - 5 April 1969 SPAUL/FG] married first to Lessie Ann Linthicum [5 May 1894 - 4 February 1933 SILVER/FG], the daughter of Solomon Watkins Linthicum and Tempie Frances McDowell, on 10 February 1916. They had one daughter: Celia Ann McDowell. He married second to Anna Mae Wagoner [2 May 1891 - 1 June 1976 WCU/FG]

Nancy Ann McDowell [11 January 1890 - 18 December 1977]

Joseph Percy "Thomas" McDowell [11 September 1892 - 24 January 1965]

Tabitha Duella McDowell [14 October 1894 - 18 November 1985 OLA/FG] married her first cousin Gurney Roscoe McDowell on 15 September 1924. After she separated from Gurney, she married Hunter Dewey Constable on 27 December 1927. Witnesses were E. L. Briggs and Pearl McDowell. There were no children to either marriage.

Sarah Jane McDowell [30 September 1900 (January 1897 on 1900 Census) - 8 October 1979 CHC/FG] married Charlie W. Trexler [25 October 1901 - 7 February 1967 CHC/FG] on 28 October 1924 in Randolph County NC.

John Monroe McDowell [11 June 1900 - 30 January 1901 LEB/FG]

Mary Cyntha/Sinthia McDowell [29 March 1907 - 6 September 1968 CHC/FG] never married.

Pearl McDowell [1914 - 1980 OLA/FG] married Bailey Cleveland Wilson [27 April 1908 - 14 June 1977 OLA/FG], the son of James Cleveland Wilson and Ida Wooten Bailey.

Infant Son shares a tombstone at Mt. Lebanon Methodist Cemetery with his sister but no dates are given.

Infant Daughter shares a tombstone at Mt. Lebanon Methodist Cemetery with her brother but no dates are given.

John and Tabitha appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Randleman

John R. McDowell - 34 M - Head - Oct 1865 m/12 - NC NC NC

Tabitha - 38 F - Wife - Feb 1862 m/12 6/5 - NC NC NC

Henry - 11 M - Son - Oct 1888 - NC NC NC

Annie - 10 F - Daughter - Jan 1890 - NC NC NC

Percy - 7 M - Son - Sep 1892 - NC NC NC

Duella - 5 F - Daughter - Oct 1894 - NC NC NC

Sallie - 3 F - Daughter - Jan 1897 -NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Randleman

John R. McDowell - 45 M - Head, Wd - NC NC NC

Henry A. - 21 M - "S9on - NC NC NC

Annie - 20 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Thomas P. - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

Tempy D. - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Sarah J. - 13 F - Daugther - NC NC NC

Mary C. - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Randleman

John R. McDowell - 54 M - Head - NC NC NC

Nannie - 39 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Duella - 25 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Mary S. - 18 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Pearl - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Several deeds are available concerning John and Tabitha McDowell. The reader is asked to refer to Tempy McDowell. The land indicated as sold to Mt. Lebanon Church includes the names of John McDowell and wife Tabitha. This would verify that John and Tabitha were living in the Randleman area as the 1900 Census indicates.

On 27 January 1909, John and Tabitha McDowell execute a deed with Clark Synder for 25 acres of land next to the Hughs land in Randleman. A second deed made 20 May 1908 between 0. R. Fox and John McDowell concerns a two acre lot of Clark Hill "near where Clark Hill now lives." The part that indicates that the wife (Tabitha) has been examined separately and is in agreement to sell the land for $75.00 is marked through. Tabitha was dead by the date on the deed.

An interesting point to bring out here is that in the 1880 Census of Randolph County, John C. (Calvin) Hill and his wife Delinda (Small) are living in the Jackson Creek area and are neighbors to Levi McDowell and many other McDowell families. John C. Hill has listed living with him Clark Hill, age 23, a cousin, and John McDowell, age 15, a cousin, both laborers on the farm. (Note that John C. Hill was the son of Riley Hill and nephew of Tilathy Hill McDowell). Tabitha Duella McDowell indicated that after the death of her mother Nancy Matilda Hughes McDowell, that the younger children were hired out for ten cents a day to work. With that in mind and the age of the "laborer on the farm," it is almost certain that the John McDowell in the 1880 census with John C. Hill was John Riley McDowell.

After the death of Tabitha Louella Jarrell McDowell in 1908, John Riley McDowell married Nannie Evans on 5 June 1915 in Randolph County NC. The 1823 death record of John Riley McDowell lists his wife as Nan McDowell and John's occupation as a farmer. After his death, Nannie Evans McDowell married J. F. Everhart on 30 June 1925 in Randolph County.

An Administrator Bond dated 23 August 1923 was issued to L. R. Hughes, Administrator of the Estate of John McDowell.

Nancy Ann McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Tabitha Louella Jarrell

Nancy Ann McDowell [11 January 1890 - 18 December 1977 WOOD/FG] married Jessie James Ball [28 May 1892 - 20 May 1972 WOOD/FG], the son of William Raleigh Ball and Frances Fagg. They had the following children.

Powell Jeffrey Ball [11 August 1919 - 23 September 1942 WOOD/FG].

Gracie Helen Ball [2 September 1921 - 8 March 2016 SHAR/FG] married Theodore Orville Peoples [17 January 1919 - 21 December 2003 SHAR/FG].

Francis Mildred Ball [5 May 1924 - 4 September 2016 WOOD/FG] married Luther Robert Wilson [7 October 1922 - 18 December 1981 WOOD/FG].

Mary Elizabeth Ball [28 February 1926 - 2 May 2022 WOOD/FG] married George William Brandt [28 October 1921 - 13 November 2005 WOOD/FG].

Lucille Ball [9 November 1927 - 21 February 1929 WOOD/FG]

Howard Ball, Jr. [28 October 1929 - Unknown].

(Thomas) Joseph Percy McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Tabitha Louella Jarrell

(Thomas) Joseph Percy McDowell [11 September 1892 - 24 January 1965 SHEP/FG] married Rosa Linthicum [27 April 1898 - 28 July 1955 SHEP/FG], the daughter of Wyatt Linthicum and Ellen Cornelia Jarrell, on 12 October 1914. Joseph married a second time to Emma T. Wagoner. There were no children by this second marriage. Joseph and Rosa had the following children:

James Teddy McDowell [16 September 1915 - 25 April 1986]

Lillie Mae McDowell [20 August 1917 - 25 April 1975]

Paul Edward McDowell [16 April 1919 - 4 March 1995]

John Wyatt McDowell [6 March 1921 - 19 March 1998]

Mrytle Hazel McDowell [6 May 1924 - Unknown]

Irene McDowell [7 September 1933 - Unknown]

It is unclear why Joseph was also called Thomas, but members of the family indicate that he had four names.

James Teddy McDowell

James Teddy McDowell [16 September 1915 - 25 April 1986 FLORAL/FG/NCBI] married first to Dorothy Myrtle Mann [9 March 1922 - 8 March 1962 FFIELD/FG] on 3 July 1940 in Danville VA, second to Lois Mae McMahan [12 July 1914 - 1 December 1972 LEBA/FG] who was first married to Emmitt Harold Grant, and third to Gladys Harvell [6 December 1916 - 11 January 1988 FLORAL/FG] who was first married to John Coyt Queen. He had the following children with Dorothy.

Ted Wyatt McDowell [January 1940 - Unknown] married Diane Kettleshake who was born in Omaha, Nebraska.

John Edward McDowell [26 April 1942 - August 1942].

James Lee McDowell [8 October 1945 - 5 June 1994 SAN/FG] married Carol MNU, born in Nevada.

Judy Carol McDowell [14 March 1948] married James Adams of Orlando FL.

Donald Eugene McDowell [26 November 1951 - 29 December 2007 RMP/FG] married Maureen Parrish.

Lillie Mae McDowell

Lillie Mae McDowell [20 August 1917 - 25 April 1975 CAT/FG] married twice; first, to Lester Eugene Landrum [29 December 1910 - 21 January 1972 REID/FG] and second to Jesse Brooks. She had the following children.

Joyce Ann Landrum [26 December 1939 - 30 April 2012 RMP/FG] married first to Weaver Mitchell Mastin [28 January 1934 - 12 September 1986 GIL/FG] and second to Milard Crayton Alewine [3 May 1933 - 17 February 2010 RMP/FG].

Glenda Sue Landrum [11 July 1941 - Unknown] married James Owens.

Wanda Faye Landrum [1 January 1945 - Unknown] married a Mastin.

Richard Eugene Landrum [July 1949 - Unknown].

Paul Edward McDowell

Paul Edward McDowell [16 April 1919 - 4 March 1995 HHMP/FG] and married Leslie Hazel Greene [6 February 1823 - 3 January 2000 WHIT/FG] of Montgomery County, the daughter of Rhemus Greene and Margaret Louise Tucker. They had the following children.

Jerry Lane McDowell [5 May 1940 - 10 December 2002 HHMP/FG] married Mary Ann Hasselo [2 November 1942 - 29 May 2002].

Tony Garland McDowell [21 March 1948 - 2 November 1997 HHMP/FG] married Theresa Delight Matthews [20 February 1950 - 20 May 2014 HHMP/FG].

John Wyatt McDowell

John Wyatt McDowell [6 March 1921 - 19 March 1998 FLORAL/FG] married Samantha Annie Craven Glasscoe [30 July 1927 - 8 November 2009 FLORAL/FG] on 29 December 1945. She was the grandaughter of Cicero Craven and daughter of Frank and Craven Glasco. They had the following children.

John White McDowell [2 October 1946 - 5 October 1946].

Donna Marie McDowell [22 August 1953 - Unknown] married James Cunningham. Three children were born: Darlene, Tony, and Tina Cunningham.

Tommy Ray McDowell [14 May 1956 - 2 September 2021] married Judy Cox.

Kathy Gaye McDowell [23 June 1959] married Ralph Faircloth. One child, Ralph Faircloth, was born.

Edward McDowell

Mrytle Hazel McDowell

Mrytle Hazel McDowell [6 May 6 1924] married Joseph Edgar Vuncannon, the son of Edgar Allen Vuncannon and Florence Alma Hicks. They had the following children.

Brenda Joyce Vuncannon [12 March 1945] married Joel Wesley Lamar [6 February 1944].

Rebecca Irene Vuncannon [14 March 1949].

Irene McDowell

Irene McDowell [7 September 1933 - Unknown] married Frederick Daniel Grimstead, Jr., son of Frederick Daniel Grimstead, Sr. and Evelyn Sowers Lawson. They had the following children.

Frederick Daniel Grimstead, III [21 March 1955 - Unknown] married Diana Owens of Florida.

Sandra Irene Grimstead [August 1957 - Unknown] married Robert Browning of Florida.

Alfred Levi McDowell

Alfred Levi McDowell [14 March 1866 - 18 December 1928 (tombstone) SHEPB /FG/ c1874 - 5 June 1932 /NCDC] should not be confused with Alfred Levi McDowell who was the son of John Riley McDowell. The birth and death dates for Alfred are quite confused in that his tombstone dates do not match his death certificate. The 1880 Census has him born in 1871/1872. His death certificate date of death matches with him being alive in the 1930 Census. Alfred was married three times. His first marriage was to Armittie "Mintie" Hill [17 October 1868 - 21 March 1910 SHEPB/FG], the daughter of Jacob Hill and Lidda A. Swaney, on 20 May 1894. There were four children by this marriage.

William Edgar McDowell [24 July 1897 - 13 June 1966]

Benjamin Secrease McDowell [30 January 1899 - 3 July 1968]

Henry Alfred McDowell [5 February 1906 - 27 April 1979]

Lewis Taft McDowell [31 October 1908 - 9 May 1977]

After the death of Armittie Hill in 1910, Alfred Levi McDowell married Jane Everson on 21 March 1911. There were no children by this marriage. Following her death, Alfred Levi McDowell married Minnie Floyd [26 August 1893 - 15 February 1962 CLARK/FG], the widow of Ransom Hill, on 17 May 1921. After the death of Alfred Levi McDowell, Minnie married Walter Hughes. There were seven children by this marriage.

Anna S. McDowell [c1921 - ]

Alfred Enes McDowell [7 June 1922 - 29 January 1989 /NCDI] married Cleo Mae Hughes, the daughter of Jake Hughes, on 15 January 1943 in Randolph County NC. No children were born. His WWII Registration Card reports his middle name as Eanes with DOB 7 June 1922.

Ransom Dones McDowell [27 November 1923 - 6 March 1997]

George Walter McDowell [23 January 1926 - 28 January 1926 CLARK/FG]

Ernest Franklin McDowell [5 March 1928 - 13 March 1948 CLARK/FG/NCDC] died in a train accident.

Ja Van McDowell [11 February 1930 - 15 May 2014]

William McDowell [19 August 1932 - 19 August 1932 /NCDC] died as premature birth.

No census record has been found for Alfred in 1900, 1910 or 1920. Furthermore, in 1910, his sons are scattered over three other households with Benjamin and Lewis being adopted sons.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

General K. Kindley - 45 M

Charity - 38 F

Louisa E. - 15 F

Celia D. - 11 F

John W. - 6 M

Lilier Q. - 5 F

Henry McDowell - 3 M

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

George M. Goins - 57 M - Head - m2/20 - NC NC NC

Martha C. - 35 F - Wife - m1/20 0/0 - NC NC NC

Benjamin McDowell - 12 M - Adopted Son - NC NC NC

Louis - 1 8/12 M - Adopted Son - NC NC NC

Emily Hunt - 60 F - Mother-in-Law, Wd - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Bert Swaney - 26 M - Head - m1/0 - NC NC NC

Lula F. - 22 F - Wife - m1/0 0/0 NC NC NC

William E. McDowell - 12 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

Levi and Minnie appeared in the 1930 and 1940 census records.

1930 Census Davidson County NC
Healing Spring

Levi McDowell - 56 M - Head - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Minnie - 36 F - Wife - M at 25 - NC NC NC

Paul H. - 13 M - Son - NC NC NC

Anna S. - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Alfred E. - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ramson D. - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Earnest T. - 2 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Davidson County NC
Emmons

Minnie - 46 F - Head, Wd - NC

Alfred - 17 M - Son - NC

Ardonis - 16 M - Son - NC

Earnest - 12 M - Son - NC

Javan - 10 M - Son - NC

William Edgar McDowell

William Edgar McDowell [24 July 1897 - 13 June 1966 HHMP/FG] married Bertie Elizabeth Kinley [1902 - Unknown] on 5 July 1919. They had the following children.

Annie Belle McDowell [21 August 1920 - ] married Leroy Garrett.

Adna Mae McDowell [21 August 1920 - 18 May 1924] is buried at Liberty Church in Davidson County.

Allie Elizabeth McDowell [1 August 1924 - ] married Boyd Alford.

Armittie Frances McDowell [25 October 1926 - ] married Charles Batten.

Dorothy Mae McDowell [11 February 1934 - ] married Junior Wright.

Benjamin Secrease McDowell

Benjamin Secrease/Sechrest McDowell [30 January 1899 - 3 July 1968 FLORAL/FG/NCDC] married Lula Mabel Shuskey [28 February 1900 - 1984], daughter of Thomas Franklin Shuskey and Mary Loggins, on 14 July 1923. They had the following children.

Ruby Coline McDowell [16 December 1924 - 23 December 1924].

Fay Marvin (Maxine) McDowell [27 August 1926] married a Cook.

Franklin Eugene McDowell [10 March 1929] was known as "Bud" and was a Reverend.

Raymond Levi McDowell [30 March 1930 - 1 September 1986] married Virginia Flowers on 10 September 1949. They had a son: Terry L. McDowell.

Ross Arnold McDowell [7 July 1932] was a pastor at the Pentacostal Holiness Church in Siler City NC.

Henry Alfred McDowell

Henry Alfred McDowell [5 February 1906 - 27 April 1979 LICK/FG] married Bessie M. Loflin [15 August 1916 - 19 January 2004 LICK/FG], the daughter of John Lindon Loflin and Della Hulin. They had the following child.

Mary Louise McDowell [9 May 1936] married Clyde York Surratt who died 24 January 1977.

Lewis Taft McDowell

Lewis Taft McDowell [31 October 1908 - 9 May 1977 HHMP/FG] married Ollie Maude Bryant [26 October 1915 - 27 November 1981], the daughter of J. Dallas and LuTisha Health Bryant, on 7 May 1932. They had the following child.

Wade J. McDowell [22 January 1933 - Unknown] married twice. However, no children were born to either marriage.

Ransom Dones McDowell

Parents: Alfred Levi McDowell and Minnie Floyd

Ransom Dones McDowell [27 November 1923 - 6 March 1997 CLARK/FG/NCBI/SocSecDI] married Mintie Jane Kepley [23 December 1916 - 9 January 1994 CLARK/FG], the daughter of Robert Lee Kepley and Emma Jane Gordon. They had the following children.

Dones Ransom McDowell, Jr. [7 March 1941 - 6 July 1991 CLARK/FG] married Lola Dean Calloway and had three children: Tammy Darlene McDowell [18 January 1959], Kathy Lynn McDowell [31 March 1960], and Tony Curtis McDowell [10 March 1962].

Francis Ann McDowell [14 November 1943 - Unknown].

James Lee McDowell [14 April 1946 - Unknown] married Mary Magdalene Kinley and had one daughter: Janet Lee McDowell [13 March 1962].

Alma Jane McDowell [30 January 1948 - Unknown].

Donney Gray McDowell [2 March 1950 - Unknown].

Tillman Ray McDowell [15 August 1954 - Unknown].

Dale McDowell [24 September 1955 - Unknown].

Debra Lue McDowell [22 March 1957 - Unknown].

Jeannette Kay McDowell [15 May 1960 - Unknown].

Javan McDowell

Parents: Alfred Levi McDowell and Mintie Floyd Hill

Javan McDowell [11 February 1930 - 15 May 2014 MOUNT/FG] married Alma Louise Vanhoy [20 December 1932 - ], the daughter of William Clarence Vanhoy and Mable Carrie Grubb. They had the following children.

Phyllis Ann McDowell [27 February 1960 - Unknown].

Rita Faye McDowell [6 October 1961 - Unknown].

Amy Denise McDowell [22 August 1963 - Unknown].

Henry Ransom McDowell

Henry Ransom McDowell [1869/1870 - 7 April 1917 SCIENCE/FG/NCDC] is buried at Science Hill Church in an unmarked grave (rock/stone). He married Parthenia Scarlett, daughter of Jane Scarlett [born 1830)], on 27 January 1891. She died prior to 1900 at about 21 years old. Four children were born to this marriage.

Prissie T. McDowell [January 1896 - ] never married but had a son who died at age 22 in World War II.

Hattie Snow McDowell died at about age 3

Nettie McDowell twin to Robert Maness McDowell who died at birth.

Robert Maness McDowell twin to Nettie McDowell who died at birth.

Henry Ransom McDowell's second marriage was to Hattie Small [22 January 1866 - 4 November 1931 /NCDC] on 25 November 1900 in Randolph County NC. She had mental problems and was sent to the hospital in Morganton. The children were raised by various relatives.

Sanford Donas McDowell [6 September 1904 - 1 December 1979]

James Clinton McDowell [30 November 1912 - 29 March 1998]

Henry and Hattie appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

Henry R. McDowell - 29 M - Head, Wd - Farmer - Sept 1870 - NC NC NC

Prissie T. - 4 F - Daughter - Jan 1896 - NC NC NC

Jane Scarlet - 69 M - M-in-Law, Wd - 1/1 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Henry R. McDowell - 38 M - Head - m2/8 - NC NC NC

Hattie - 24 F - Wife - m1/8 3/1 - NC NC NC

Prissie T. - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Sanford A. - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Burke County NC
Morganton, State Hospital for the Insane

Hattie McDowell - 40 F - widow - NC

1930 Census Burke County NC
Morganton, State Hospital for the Insane

Hattie McDowell - 51 F - widow - NC

Sanford Donas McDowell

Parents: Henry Ransom McDowell and Hattie Small

Sanford Donas McDowell [6 September 1904 - 1 December 1979 LEE/FG/NCBI] at age 21 married Willa "Willor" Jane Parks [14 June 1906 - 18 October 1996 LEE/FG/NCDI/SocSecDI] at age 18 on 9 August 1923 in Chatham County NC. She was the daughter of George Washington Parks and Missouri Elizabeth White. His WWII Registration Card provides his full name, date of birth, and wife's name as Willor Jane McDowell. They had the following children.

Robert Lee McDowell [14 February 1925 - 17 March 2006]

Hazel Ernestine McDowell [15 November 1928 - ]

James Edward McDowell [31 August 1937 - 27 March 2015]

John Douglas McDowell [10 April 1942 - ]

Donas and Willor appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Lee County NC
West Sanford

Donas McDowell - 25 M - Head - M at 18 - NC NCNC

Willor - 23 F - Wife - M at 17 - NC NC NC

Robert L. - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ernestine - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Lee County NC
West Sanford

Donas McDowell - 35 M - Head - NC

Willor - 33 F - Wife - NC

Robert - 15 M - Son - NC

Earnestene - 11 F - Daughter - NC

James - 2 M - Son - NC

Robert Lee McDowell

Robert Lee McDowell [14 February 1925 - 17 March 2006 WHILL/FG] married Faye Nell Clifton [31 May 1928 - 27 January 2017 WHILL/FG] on 7 September 1946 and moved to Trion GA. They had the following children.

Robert Howard McDowell [5 November 1947 - 3 September 1964]

Mary Kay McDowell [15 May 1952 - 21 August 2019 WHILL/FG] was a twin to Wanda Fay McDowell and married Jimmy Don Angles [29 November 1949 - 29 October 2021 WHILL/FG] on 4 December 1970 and had the son Clinton Fate Angles [20 July 1975 - 24 January 1977].

Wanda Fay McDowell [15 May 1952 - 19 November 2022 WHILL/FG] was a twin to Mary Kay McDowell and married Joe Hall on 4 December 1972. No children were born. She divorced Joe and married Bobby Wayne Goodnight on 4 January 1974. At her death, she was married to Andy Cash.

Hazel Ernestine McDowell

Hazel Ernestine McDowell [15 Nov 1928, Lee County] married William Neal Thomas Jr. on 21 October 1946. He was the son of William Neal Thomas Sr. and Lula May Truelove. They had the following children.

Vivian Joyce Thomas [21 April 1948 - Unknown] married Waylon Wood on 7 October 1966. They were divorced after having two children: James Waylon Wood [18 January 1969 - Unknown] and Joyce Michell Wood [17 July 1971 - Unknown].

James Neal Thomas [20 March 1950 - Unknown]

John Charles Thomas [20 March 1950 - Unknown] married Barbara Jean Turney on 21 August 1973 and they had one son: John Charles Thomas, Jr. [27 February 1974 - Unknown].

Toni Elizabeth Thomas [23 October 1954 - Unknown] married Harold Ray Brown on 21 September 1974. They divorced on 15 March 1977 and Toni married David Cdhnohoski on 2 April 1977.

James Neal Thomas

Parents: Hazel Ernestine McDowell and William Neal Thomas

James Neal Thomas [20 March 1950 - Unknown] married Katherine Miller on 17 October 1974. They were divorced after having one child.

James Neal Thomas, Jr. [14 January 1975 - Unknown].

Katherine Miller Thomas remarried to Tony Edward Upchurch and three children were born.

Tony Edward Upchurch, Jr.

Russell Thomas Upchurch.

Mary Carla Upchurch.

James Edward McDowell

James Edward McDowell [31 August 1937 - 27 March 2015 BUF/FG] married Doris Marie Parrish on 21 December 1957 and Phyllis Brewer.

Raymond Lee McDowell married Mary Lou Donaldson on 12 December 1977.

James Zachary McDowell

Cynthia Marie McDowell married Kevin McNeil.

Cathey Sue McDowell married Victor Tobias.

Meagan McDowell married Chance Carpenter.

John Douglas McDowell

John Douglas McDowell [10 April 1942 - Unknown] married Elizabeth Ann Wood on 22 September 1961. He divorced her on 16 June 1978. Three children were born of this marriage and are listed below. John married again to Sarah Jenelle Spivey on 18 June 1978.

Patricia Ann McDowell [24 March 1964 - Unknown].

Sharlon Elizabeth McDowell [6 December 1966 - Unknown].

John Douglas McDowell, Jr. [13 October 1968 - Unknown].

James Clinton McDowell

Parents: Henry Ransom McDowell and Hattie Small

James Clinton McDowell [30 November 1912 - 29 March 1998 OR/FG] married Iona Marie Harvelle [1 April 1922 - 21 April 2009 OR/FG] on 28 August 1941. Six children were born.

Carl Clinton McDowell [16 October 1942 - 10 June 1962 SCIENCE/FG]

Elsie Marie McDowell [10 November 1943 - ] married Jerry Deaton but they divorced. One daughter was born: Sherry Dennene Deaton [20 May 1965 - ].

Wilma Jean McDowell [26 March 1945 - ] married James Davis.

Billy Ray McDowell [21 May 1946] married Doris LaVerne Perry on 22 December 1962. One Child was born: Dennis Ray McDowell [5 September 1963 - ].

Eva Linda McDowell [1 October 1953 - ].

Randy Rance McDowell [15 June 1958 - ].

Mary Ann McDowell

Mary Ann McDowell [25 October 1875 - 23 September 1944 CHC/FG/NCDC] married Milton Atwood Hunt [25 May 1876 - 13 May 1941 CHC/FG/NCDC], the son of John Hunt and Martha Synthia Linthicum, on 10 November 1895. They had the following children who survived infancy.

Everett Bryant Hunt [28 August 1896 - 29 March 1965 MEM/FG/NCDC] married first to Pearl Stogner [15 September 1898 - 21 October 1926 ROCK/FG] and second to Lula Hampton [26 September 1899 - 11 December 1990 MEM/FG].

Blanche Bertha Hunt [21 March 1900 - 16 February 1983 SUMC/FG/NCDI]

Pauline Maxie Hunt [7 August 1912 - 13 July 1976 CMP/FG] married John Franklin Verble [9 May 1898 - 22 May 1949 CMP/FG]

Mary and Milton appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Montgomery County NC
Hill

Milton Hunt - 24 M - Head - May 1876 m/5 - NC NC NC

Mary - 23 F - Wife - Oct 1876 m/5 3/2 - NC NC NC

Everet - 3 M - Son - Aug 1896 - NC NC NC

Bertha - 2/12 F - Daughter - Mar 1900 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Chesterfield County SC
Steer Pen

Melton A. Hunt - 33 M - Head - M1/14 - NC NC NC

Mary A. - 33 F - Wife - m1/14 6/2 - NC NC NC

Everett - 13 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bertha B. - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Rowan County NC
Salisbury

Milton Hunt - 45 M - Head - NC NC NC

Mary - 44 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Blanche - 19 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Pauline - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Sallie McDowell - 19 F - Boarder - NC NC NC

F. Josephine Hunt - 1 F - Grandaughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Rowan County NC
Salisbury

Milton A. Hunt - 53 M - Head - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Mary A. - 53 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Evert B. - 36 M - Son, Wd - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Bertha B. - 30 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Pauline - 17 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Farrell - 11 F - Grandaughter - NC NC NC

Virginia - 5 F - Grandaughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Rowan County NC
Salisbury

Milton A. Hunt - 63 M - Head - NC

Mary M. - 64 F - Wife - NC

Everett B. - 43 M - Son - NC

Blanche B. - 40 F - Daughter - NC

Farrell J. - 21 F - Grandaughter - NC

Virginia M. - 15 F - Grandaughter - NC

Sallie McDowell

Sallie McDowell was probably born around 1830 in Randolph County and died just prior to 1900. Her age changes throughout the census records, but 1830 appears the most reasonable choice. The grave marker at Pleasant Union United Church of Christ implies the confusion as it states "Sallie McDowell about 70 years of age." Her name has not been found in the 1900 Census.

Sallie McDowell does appear in all the census records beginning in 1850 and continuing through 1880. There are two interesting pieces of information in the census records about Sallie. In the 1870 Census, Sallie is listed as living with a Mary McDowell who is approximately 70 years old. No other information about this Mary McDowell has been found. She could conceivably be a sister or sister-in-law to Sallie's father John McDowell.

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township, PO Jackson Creek

Mary McDowel - 70 F - Keeping house - NC

Sallie - 40 F - no occupation NC

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township

Sallie McDowel - 50 - Keeping House - NC NC NC

Kenny - 24 M - Nephew - Laborer - NC NC NC

Lincoln - 20 M - Nephew - Laborer - NC NC NC

A second interesting note appears in the 1880 Census of Randolph County. Both Kenny Bell and Lincoln Bell are listed as nephews living with Sallie McDowell. Since Kenny and Lincoln were children of Henry Bell and Martha McDowell, and since Sallie and Martha were sisters, then the relationship of nephew is correct. This verifies that Martha McDowell Bell was a daughter of John McDowell and Tilathy Hill and that Martha probably was deceased by 1880. The Sarah McDowell who was a witness at the inquest of John McDowell was probably Sallie since Sallie is a nickname for Sarah.

In 1865, there is a case involving the State vs. Sally McDowell.[52] Sally is found guilty of assault and battery and is ordered to pay the defendent a fine of $10.00 and cost of suit. We note that this could be Sarah, the daughter of James McDowell and Susannah Glasgow. The case is also recorded in the court records.

State vs Sally M^sDowell } Indictment AB Not Guilty
The following Jury sworn charged and empannelled to wit
[List of Names]
who for their verdict say that they find the Defendant Guilty. It is ordered by the Court that the Defendant pay a fine of $10. and costs of suit.
RandolphP&QS: Wednesday 8 February 1865

On motion it is ordered by the Court that following Bills of State cost be paid by the County Trustee into the County Court Clerk's Office, to wit:
State vs McDowell & McDowell - $3.42
RandolphP&QS: Tuesday 8 May 1866

Finally, according to Bible records of one of the Yates families, Jeremiah McDowell's mother was listed as Sally McDowell. When looking at the 1850 Census and 1860 Census for the family of Tilathy Hill McDowell, Sally McDowell is listed, presumably as a daughter, and a young child Jeremiah McDowell is listed at an age of five and then fifteen. This fits the age of Jeremiah McDowell whose father's last name was thought to be a Robbins or a Rollins. Sally having not married, Jeremiah assumed the McDowell name.

Jeremiah M. McDowell

Parents: Sallie McDowell

Jeremiah M. McDowell [3 June 1845 - 26 June 1909 PUC/FG] married Mary Ann Stewart [25 April 1844 - 20 April 1926 PUC/FG], the daughter of Alexander Stewart (Stuart) and Martha Ann Miller Hill, on 27 August 1865 according to Jeremiah's obituary. Jeremiah and Mary Ann had the following children:

Martha Elmira McDowell [8 December 1866 - 3 April 1948]

Sarah J. McDowell [1868 - Unknown]

Eula Elma McDowell [14 December 1868 - 19 August 1962 HOOV/FG] married Fernando Napoleon Johnson [15 October 1866 - 13 April 1947 HOOV/FG], the son of William Johnson and Alice Elmore, on 15 August 1886 by Justice of the Peace John W. Ridge in Randolph County.

Alexander Verden McDowell [15 January 1870 - 16 February 1948]

Henry Benjamin McDowell [1874 - October 1934]

Mirah Isabella McDowell [26 June 1876 - 16 January 1969 OAKWD/FG] married John Randolph Allred [11 August 1871 - 13 May 1921 OAKWD/FG], the son of Levi William Allred and Martha Frazier, on 23 December 1896 with J. W. Parker presiding.

Eli Lenvil McDowell [20 February 1880 - 3 July 1936]

Minnie McDowell [12 March 1886 - 4 April 1966]

Queen Victoria McDowell [29 April 1889 - 11 August 1915 HOOV/FG] married Benjamin Franklin Ridge [9 September 1880 - 5 April 1937 HOOV/FG] on 1 August 1909 with Justice of the Peace D. G. McMasters presiding and had one daughter: Clara Victoria Ridge [11 August 1915 - Unknown] After her death, Benjamin married Lillie Anne Tysinger [16 April 1890 - 3 March 1946 HOOV/FG], the daughter of Henry Samuel Tysinger and Martha Elmira McDowell.

Jeremiah McDowell is listed in the 1850 Census with Tilathy McDowell (widow of John McDowell) and other children at age five. Obviously, since John McDowell died in 1842, John is not Jeremiah's father. According to records in the Yate's family, Jeremiah McDowell's mother was Sally McDowell, presumably the daughter of John and Tilathy McDowell. Other oral records list the father's last name as Rollins or Robbins. In either case, Jeremiah assumes the McDowell name.

Jeremiah appeared in the following census records.

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township, PO Jackson Creek

Jeremiah McDowel - 22 M - Farmer - NC

Mary A. - 21 F - Keeping house - NC

Martha E. - 3 F - at home - NC

Sarah J. - 2 F - at home - NC

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township

Jerimiah McDowel - 34 - Grain Farmer - NC NC NC

Mary - 33 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

Marthia - 13 F - Daughter - At Home - NC NC NC

Ulah - 11 F - Daughter - At Home - NC NC NC

Alx V. - 10 M - Son - Laborer - NC NC NC

Binjamin - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mirah - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Eli - 3/12 M Feb - Son - NC NC NC

Sallie Lawrance - 42 F - Servant - Laborer - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Jerry M. - 63 M - Head - Farmer - m1/45 - NC NC NC

Mary A. - 62 F - Wife - m1/45 10/8 - NC NC NC

With respect to Jeremiah's wife Martha, A Randolph County deed dated 21 June 1911 from M. A. McDowell to E. L. McDowell describes land willed to her by her father Alex Stuart confirming the identity of her parents.[RandolphDB:42]

Martha Elmira McDowell

Parents: Jeremiah M. McDowell and Martha Ann Stuart

Martha Elmira McDowell [8 December 1866 - 3 April 1948 HOOV/FG/NCDC] married Henry Samuel Tysinger [5 July 1861 - 19 January 1927 HOOV/FG] on 21 January 1883 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Bertha Elma Tysinger [11 December 1883 - 25 May 1974 PUC/FG] married John Wesley Yates [28 August 1878 - 1 February 1968 PUC/FG], the son of Noah Yates and Tabitha Duella McDowell.

Flora May Tysinger [5 February 1886 - 17 August 1907 HOOV/FG] married Wilson Penuel Ridge [April 1875 - 22 October 1936 FLORAL/FG] on 25 December 1902 in Randolph County NC.

Lillie Ann Tysinger [16 April 1890 - 3 March 1946 HOOV/FG] married Benjamin Franklin Ridge [9 September 1880 - 5 April 1937 HOOV/FG] on 1 August 1909 in Randolph County NC.

Margaret Viola Tysinger [29 September 1890 - 8 January 1973 HOOV/FG] married Rufus I. Williams [9 March 1886 - 21 December 1952 HOOV/FG] .

Nellie Tysinger [27 April 1892 - 28 January 1971 PUC/FG] married Roby Willis Trotter [20 July 1880 - 15 September 1956 PUC/FG].

Dollie Tysinger [23 November 1894 - 24 May 1981 PUC/FG] married William Stanley Ridge [18 July 1893 - 19 February 1968 PUC/FG] on 31 March 1913.

Perlie Jeremiah Tysinger [13 November 1897 - 29 January 1919 HOOV/FG] never married.

Lewis Eli Tysinger [8 August 1899 - 22 February 1900 HOOC].

Henry Howard Tysinger [19 February 1901 - 11 November 1920 HOOV/FG] never married.

Gloroetta "Roetta" Tysinger [19 November 1903 - 19 January 1987 HOOV/FG] married Benjamin Carson "Bennie" Ridge [8 July 1904 - 9 June 1976 HOOV/FG].

Ethel Iva Tysinger [13 August 1907 - 16 January 1993 TTRIN/FG] married Clyde Ross Parrish [27 September 1906 - 20 November 1960 TTRIN/FG].

Alexander Verden McDowell

Parents: Jeremiah M. McDowell and Martha Ann Stuart

Alexander Verden McDowell [15 January 1870 - 16 February 1948 PUC/FG] married Alice Delphine Bell [18 November 1886 - 23 January 1965 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Kenneth R. Bell and Margret Ridge, on 7 December 1901 with Justice of the Peace Marcus L. Wood presiding. Fifteen children were born.

Elbert Marvin McDowell [20 August 1902 - 27 April 1973]

Henry Clay McDowell [24 March 1904 -27 March 1937 PUC/FG].

0ra J. McDowell [19 October 1905 - 21 August 1906 PUC/FG].

Arthur Exton McDowell [14 January 1907 - 21 November 1971]

Reggie Jeremiah McDowell [22 August 1909 - 17 February 1978 ]

Charles Fletcher McDowell [15 November 1911 - 21 May 1969]

Ada May McDowell [26 June 1914 - 29 April 1962] married Hubert Allen Rich on 20 November 1954.

Louie Rowettie McDowell [27 May 1917 - 1983] never married.

Lewis Hilliard McDowell [1 March 1919 - 24 February 1986 PUC/FG] never married.

Herman Kenny McDowell [26 August 1920 - 27 July 1972]

Howard Alexander McDowell [8 March 1922 - 8 March 1970]

Elsie Delphina McDowell [26 January 1927 - 17 February 2005 RMP/FG] married Flaveous Kyle Robbins [1 March 1926 - 15 November 1991 RMP/FG], the son of Kit Carson Robbins and Lillian Cloe Canoy.

Paul Thomas McDowell [10 February 1926 - 6 May 1992]

Luke E. McDowell [23 November 1928 - 16 July 1986 PUC/FG] never married.

Mamie Elizabeth McDowell [4 April 1933 - 17 August 2013]

Alexander appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Alexander V. Mcdowell - 40 M - m1/8 - NC NC NC

Alice D. - 23 F - Wife - m1/8 5/4 - NC NC NC

Everet M. - 7 M - son - NC NC NC

Henry C. - 6 M - son - NC NC NC

Anthin E. - 3 M - son - NC NC NC

Regie J. - 7/12 M - son - NC NC NC

Vesa N. Bell - 18 F - Servant - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Alex V. McDowell - 49 M - Head - Farmer - NC NC NC

Alice - 33 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Elbert M. - 17 M - Son - NC NC NC

Hency C. - 15 M - Son - NC NC NC

Arthur E. - 12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Reggie - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

Charlie F. - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ada M. - 5 6/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Louie R. - 2 10/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Lewis H. - 10/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Alex V. McDowell - 60 M - NC NC NC

Alice - 43 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Charlie - 19 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ada - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Louie - 11 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Lewis - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Herman - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Howard - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Elsie - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Paul - 3 1/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Luke - 1 4/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Alex V. McDowell - 70 M - NC

Alice - 53 F - Wife - NC

Ada - 25 F - Daughter - NC

Louie - 22 F - Daughter - NC

Louis - 21 M - Son - NC

Herman - 19 M - Son - NC

Howard - 18 M - Son - NC

Elsie - 16 F - Daughter - NC

Paul - 14 M - Son - NC

Luke - 11 M - Son - NC

Mamie - 7 F - Daughter - NC

Elbert Marvin McDowell

Parents: Alexander Verden McDowell and Alice Delphine Bell

Elbert Marvin McDowell [20 August 1902 - 27 April 1973 PUC/FG] married Martha "Mattie" Adlaid Small [22 January 1907 - 6 April 1996 PUC/FG] on 16 July 1927. They had the following children.

James Lee A. McDowell [5 June 1929 - 29 June 1991 PUC/FG] was a resident of Thomasville most of his life and was employed at Thomasville Cabinet for 21 years. He attended Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Randolph County. On 16 June 1951, he married Mary Kinley who survived at his death. Two daughters were born: Sandra McDowell who married an Embry and Janet McDowell who married a Hoover. At his death, his mother still survived at Route 2, Denton. His funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Union United Methodist Church in Randolph County by the Revs. Luther Harris, James Cooper, and Edmund Lambeth.

Coy Henry McDowell [21 September 1931 - 6 May 1982 PUC/FG] married Mary Cornelia Hinson.

Vernon Ray McDowell [11 October 1933] married Annie Mae Pugh first and had two children: Judy Ann McDowell [18 July 1953 - Unknown] and Pamela Kay McDowell [10 July 1955 - Unknown]. Second, he married Martha Louis Howell and had one child: Terry Ray McDowell [29 May 1962 - Unknown].

Everett Richard McDowell [10 May 1936 - 29 December 1987 PUC/FG].

Roy Gene McDowell [2 June 1940].

Lonnie Hilliard McDowell [12 April 1943 - 30 October 1964] married Linda Colleen Hunt on 22 July 1962.

Ralph Junior McDowell [13 April 1946 - Unknown].

Martha Elizabeth McDowell [24 May 1948 - Unknown] married a Cox.

Dalton Charles McDowell [30 December 1949 - Unknown].

Arthur Exton McDowell

Parents: Alexander Verden McDowell - Alice Delphine Bell

Arthur Exton McDowell [14 January 1907 - 21 November 1971 PUC/FG/NCDCSup] married Ocia Edna Small [6 January 1910 - 17 December 2000 PUC/FG], the daughter of Ream Harrison Small and Eunice Corrina Pierce, on 13 September 1930 in Randolph County. They had the following children.

Fred Austin McDowell [6 January 1931 - Unknown] married Francis Arlene Morris and had four children: Jimmy Austin McDowell [3 NOvember 1953 - Unknown], Joyce Lynn McDowell [29 July 1956 - Unknown], Perry Lane McDowell [25 March 1958 - Unknown], and Terry Wayne McDowell [25 March 1958 - Unknown].

Ora Kathleen McDowell [20 April 1932 - 18 April 2024 OAK/FG] married Ernest Leroy Clark [1930 - 7 March 2008 OAK/FG].

Virgie Marie McDowell [27 May 1933 - Unknown].

Thelma Louisa McDowell [13 March 1935 - 10 May 2024 CLARK/FG] married Lloyd Donald Lambeth [23 June 1935 - 18 September 2015 CLARK/FG].

Betty Jean McDowell [8 July 1938 - 30 January 1939 PUC/FG].

Eunice Magdalene McDowell [11 April 1940 - 13 January 1971 NHOPE/FG] married Earl Edward Hill [8 March 1935 - 18 November 1969 NHOPE/FG], the son of Edward Clarence Hill and Grace Surratt.

Ruby Elizabeth McDowell [18 October 1941 - 5 September 2020 PUC/FG] married a Bristow.

Edna Ruth McDowell [9 April 1943 - Unknown].

Glenn Exton McDowell [17 July 1944 - 29 October 2005 PUC/FG] married Mable Smith [28 March 1954 - 26 July 2001 PUC/FG].

Minnie Lee/Leigh McDowell [25 May 1947 - 11 March 2019 PUC/FG] married a Cranford.

Calvin Randall McDowell [10 November 1949 - 8 October 1982 PUC/FG] married Joann Hulin.

Toby McDowell

Reggie Jeremiah McDowell

Parents: Alexander Verden McDowell and Alice Delphine Bell

Reggie Jeremiah McDowell [22 August 1909 - 17 February 1978 PUC/FG] married twice; first to Ida Absilla Parrish [29 December 1914 - 28 January 1934 PUC/FG], the daughter of Onslow McCarthy Parrish and Velora Lizzie Wood, on 8 April 1932. They had only one Child. Reggie remarried second to Ila Green Loflin [4 November 1924 - 13 February 2006 PUC/FG], the daughter of William Lindsay Loflin and Flora Cumi Cameron, on 26 August 1948 and had two more children. Ila Loflin was a sister to the second wife of Artley Ray McDowell .

Mable Louise McDowell [19 July 1933 - 28 March 1983 HULD/FG] married Leonard Wayne Thomas [1927 - 6 January 2008 HULD/FG] on 29 November 1957.

David Ray McDowell [15 December 1949 - Unknown].

Mary Alice McDowell [20 March 1951 - Unknown] married Tommy Garner.

Charles Fletcher McDowell

Parents: Alexander Verden McDowell and Alice Delphine Bell

Charles Fetcher McDowell [15 November 1911 - 21 May 1969 HOOV/FG] married Lillie Esther Shaw [23 April 1912 - 15 March 2008 HOOV/FG], the daughter of Jesse Edgar Shaw and Corinna Alice Vuncannon, on 15 July 1933 in Randolph County. They had the following children.

Betty Lou McDowell [16 September 1934 - Unknown] married Neil Sheffield, Jr. on 4 April 1952.

Callie Marie McDowell [26 December 1936 - 5 March 2020 EMM/FG] married Edwin Astor Chriscoe on 25 December 1954.

Cleo Rebecca McDowell [29 January 1939 - Unknown] married Gary Allen Frick on 11 June 1961.

Herman Kenny McDowell

Parents: Alexander Verden McDowell and Alice Delphine Bell

Herman Kenny McDowell [26 August 1920 - 27 July 1972 FARM/FG] married Ellen Opal Holleman [8 July 1922 - 10 December 1979 FARM/FG], the daughter of Almon Austin Holleman and Mary Ellen Wood, on 11 February 1950. They had the following children.

Herman Kenny McDowell, Jr.

Douglas Alman McDowell [7 March 1953 - Unknown].

Howard Alexander McDowell

Parents: Alexander Verden McDowell and Alice Delphine Bell

Howard Alexander McDowell [8 March 1922 - 8 March 1970 PUC/FG] married Winsie Gray Daniels [24 August 1923 - 12 March 1999 PUC/FG]. They had the following children.

Dainne McDowell [7 June 1946 - Unknown].

John Henry McDowell [6 February 1949 - 2 March 1950 PUC/FG].

Linda Lou McDowell [8 January 1951 - Unknown].

Nancy Jo McDowell [26 February 1954 - Unknown].

Mark Anthony McDowell [7 May 1956 - Unknown].

Paul Thomas McDowell

Parents: Alexander Verden McDowell and Alice Delphine Bell

Paul Thomas McDowell [10 February 1926 - 6 May 1992 HOOV/FG] married Rachel Jewell Hoover [5 October 1927 - 30 October 2017 HOOV/FG] on 16 March 1946. They had the following child.

Harvey Wayne McDowell [17 September 1948 - Unknown].

Mamie Elizabeth McDowell

Parents: Alexander Verden McDowell and Alice Delphine Bell

Mamie Elizabeth McDowell [4 April 1933 - 17 August 2013 BACK/FG] married Marvin Ray Rich [6 September 1921 - 8 April 1990 BACK/FG] on 21 August 1954. They had the following children.

Alice Lowella Rich [30 July 1955 - Unknown] married a Frazier.

Walter Ray Rich [28 November 1956 - Unknown].

Calvin Lee Rich [28 December 1957 - Unknown].

Martin Dean Rich [7 March 1959 - Unknown].

Timothy Mavin Rich [24 January 1961 - Unknown].

Henry Benjamin McDowell

Parents: Jeremiah M. McDowell and Martha Ann Stuart

Henry Benjamin McDowell [20 October 1882/(1874 on census) - 25 September 1934 GWD/FG] moved to Iowa. He was married twice; first to Virgie ? and second to Beuna Ruth Davison [22 July 1888 - 17 January 1969 GWD/FG]. The following information about the family was supplied by his grandson Denis Henry McDowell.

Roy Stewart McDowell [26 May 1910 - 24 September 1937]

Roy Stewart McDowell

Parents: Henry Benjamin McDowell and Buena Davison

Roy Stewart McDowell [26 May 1910 - 24 September 1937 GWD/FG] married Gertrude J. Hays [25 August 1904 - 29 December 1989 GWD/FG] on 27 February 1935.

Denis Henry McDowell [10 January 1936 - Unknown] married Judith Tormey and had two children: Karen Elizabeth McDowell [29 July 1968 - Unknown] and Meredith Tracy McDowell [6 November 1969 - Unknown].

Eli Lenvil McDowell

Parents: Jeremiah M. McDowell and Martha Ann Stuart

Eli Lenvil McDowell [20 February 1880 - 3 July 1936 PUC/FG] married to Martha Trithenia Pierce [5 January 1887 - 3 March 1974 PUC/FG], the daughter of Thomas Gilmore Pierce and Ellen Green Nance, on 2 October 1904 with Marcus L. Wood, Justice of the Peace, presiding. They had the following children.

Ira Lewis McDowell [1 June 1905 - 14 February 1999]

Bernice McDowell [5 May 1907 - 3 February 1971]

Exie Ann McDowell [5 September 1909 - 20 April 1992]

Dallas Lafeyette McDowell [13 March 1912 - 3 April 1974]

George Milby McDowell [10 November 1914 - 22 March 2006]

John Alvin McDowell [8 June 1917 - 15 March 2013]

Pearl Lonnie McDowell [21 January 1920 - 1 February 1980]

Vida Catherine McDowell [19 June 1923 - 22 July 2014 PUC/FG] married Roy Lee Swaney [24 February 1927 - 31 July 2009 PUC/FG], the son of Reuben Curtis Swaney and Minnie Correna Summey, on 8 September 1945.

Casper Eli McDowell [4 February 1926 - 24 June 2016]

Martha Imogene McDowell [12 October 1928 - 10 June 2014]

Lois Greene McDowell [18 August 1932 - 21 September 2003]

Eli appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Eli L. McDowell - 30 M - Head - Farmer - m1/5 - NC NC NC

Martha - 23 F - Wife - m1/5 3/3 - NC NC NC

Ira L. - 4 M - Son - NC NC NC

Berniece - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Exie A. - 7/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Eli L. McDowell - 39 M - Head - Farmer - NC NC NC

Martha T. - 34 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Ira L. - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bernice - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Exie A. - 10 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Dallas L. - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

George M. - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

John A. - 2 6/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mary A. - 72 F - Mother, Wd - NC NC NC

Ira Lewis McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

Ira Lewis McDowell [1 June 1905 - 14 February 1999 RMP/FG] married Ruth Marybell Holleman [15 August 1909 - 20 January 1990 RMP/FG], the daughter of Almon Austin Holleman and Mary Ellen Wood, on 22 July 1939 in Randolph County. Mrs. McDowell was a native of Wake County and a member of Asheboro United Church of Christ. She was secretary and treasurer of Realty Assistance, Inc. She was a charter member of the Randolph Chapter of the ABWA where a scholarship has been given in her honor the past two years by the club. She has received the woman of the year award from the chapter and is also a member of the Inter Circle of the National Association. According to the obituary, at her death a son W. Richard McDowell of Harrisburg, PA survived. Also surviving her were her brothers Jack J. Holleman of Holly Springs, Sherwood A. Holleman of Holly Springs, J. Lee Holleman of Holly Springs, Ben B. Holleman of Asheboro, and three grandchildren. (Authors note: Since Ruth Holleman was a Wake County, it is assumed that Holly Springs is referring to the small city in southern Wake County. Her funeral was conducted by Dr. John Dauernheim and Rev. George McDowell and the burial was at the Randolph Memorial Park.

William Richard McDowell [21 November 1944 - 31 December 2020 IND/FG]

Bernice McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

Bernice McDowell [5 March 1907 - 3 February 1971 PUC/FG] married Troy J. Trotter [28 April 1902 - 14 July 1977 PUC/FG] on 21 February 1925 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Evelyn Verlee Trotter [10 December 1925 - 19 March 2020 WCHAP/Fg] married James Alson Bunting, III [9 July 1920 - 6 December 1994 WCHAP/FG] on 20 May 1944 in Randolph County.

John Austin Trotter [14 May 1927 - 17 February 2010 BETH/FG] married Mary Ann Hunt [21 April 1933 - 28 March 2008 BETH/FG].

James Lewis Trotter [24 July 1929 - 2 October 2008 OAK/FG] married Rona Evelyn King [1 January 1933 - 14 February 2019 OAK/FG].

Charles Eli Trotter [12 May 1931 - Unknown].

Tillman Wayne Trotter [5 November 1933].

Alice Lee Trotter [18 December 1935 - 8 July 2007 ALL/FG] married Max Thomas Cabe [3 October 1929 - 28 October 1994 ALL/FG], the son of William Anderson Cabe and Henrietta Sosby.

Joseph Small Trotter [15 January 1941 - ].

Exie Ann McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

Exie Ann McDowell [5 September 1909 - 20 April 1992 RMP/FG] married Clarence Elbert Snider [29 May 1909 - 31 March 1998 RMP/FG] on 28 November 1936 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Linda Ann Snider [9 June 1940 - 22 August 1973 RMP/FG] married Robert Wayne Mckenzie [1 November 1936 - 13 April 2002 RMP/FG]

Clarence Mahion Snider [4 September 1942 - Unknown].

Dallas Lafeyette McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

Dallas Lafeyette "Slim" McDowell [13 March 1912 - 3 April 1974 PUC/FG] married twice; first to Alice Corrina Hoover [12 August 1911 - 23 September 1934 PUC/FG], the daughter of Guy Hoover and a Vuncanon, on 31 December 1932. Dallas married a second time to Edna Clarice Farlow [24 July 1918 - 16 June 1998 PUC/FG], the daughter of Lawrence Elwood Farlow and Mary Blanche Hill, on 19 February 1937. He had the following children:

Clinton David McDowell [10 August 1934 - 30 November 2000 RMP/FG] married Mattie Sue Simmons [23 April 1936 - 21 May 2013 RMP/FG].

Edna Ruth McDowell [1 December 1938 - 1 December 1938 PUC/FG].

Tellis "Ted" Clayton McDowell [8 May 1940 - Unknown] married Katherine Jane Dowd [11 March 1942 - 23 November 1999], the daughter of Fred Dowd and Edith Frazier, on 16 July 1961.

Reba Inez McDowell [27 January 1943 - 3 December 1998 PRID/Fg] married Floyd Jackson Welborn [30 May 1939 - 20 August 2001 PRID/FG] on 22 October 1961.

Phillip Lauren McDowell [9 February 1948 - 14 January 2021 RMP/FG].

Milton Gregory McDowell [1 January 1951 - Unknown].

George Milby McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

George Milby McDowell [10 November 1914 - 22 March 2006 RMP/FG] married Dorothy May Winslow [21 February 1916 - 9 March 1992 RMP/FG] on 3 August 1935. They had the following children.

Joyce Carolyn McDowell [6 September 1936 - 23 February 1983 RMP/FG] married William Willard Cox [2 March 1932 - 16 October 2004 RMP/FG], the son of William Alton Cox and Louise Corene Cleveland, on 30 June 1956 in Randolph County NC.

Jerry Thomas McDowell [4 October 1941 - ] married Joy MNU in Muncie IN.

G. Kenneth McDowell married Kathy MNU.

Nolan McDowell married Joyce MNU.

Steve McDowell married Judy MNU.

John Alvin McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

John Alvin McDowell [8 June 1917 - 15 March 2013 PUC/FG] married Nola Allene Loflin [17 January 1919 - 25 January 2021 PUC/FG], the daughter of David Leonard Loflin and Ethel Smith, on 10 November 1945.

John Larry McDowell [16 November 1946 - Unknown].

David Lenvil McDowell [28 November 1948 - Unknown].

Pearl Lonnie McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

Pearl Lonnie McDowell [21 January 1920 - 1 February 1980 PUC/FG] married Hazel Eugenia Hammond [9 June 1918 - 24 March 1999 PUC/FG], the daughter of Mavin Henry Hammond and Lundia Ellen Welch, on 26 July 1941. They had the following children.

Gerrelene Welch McDowell [21 January 1947 - Unknown] married Eddie Lee Walker on 15 June 1969.

Maxton Curtis McDowell [29 May 1950 - Unknown] married Linda Sue Myers [2 March 1953], the daughter of Charlie Raymond Myers and Mabel Lee Loflin, on 19 August 1973. They had a son: Patrick Alan McDowell [10 February 1979 - Unknown].

Casper Eli McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

Casper Eli McDowell [4 February 1926 - 24 June 2016 RMP/FG] married Clara Magdalen Hatley [23 September 1926 - 3 July 2007 RMP/FG] on 2 October 1943. They had the following children.

Keith Casper McDowell [16 September 1944 - Unknown] married Tillie MNU.

Lynn Michael McDowell [3 March 1951 - Unknown] married Susan MNU.

Martha Imogene McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

Martha Imogene McDowell [12 October 1928 - 10 June 2014 PUC/FG] married Edwin Lee Ridge [31 October 1923 - 11 November 2002 PUC/FG] on 1 November 1947. They had the following children

Clifford Dennis Ridge [20 October 1948 - Unknown].

Dianne Lee Ridge [12 July 1951 - Unknown].

Joanne Lee Ridge [12 July 1951 - Unknown].

Susan Jan Ridge [20 March 1955 - Unknown].

Lois Greene McDowell

Parents: Eli Lenvil McDowell and Martha Trithenia Pierce

Lois Greene McDowell [18 July 1932 - 21 September 2003 RMP/FG] married James Lewis Staley [17 November 1928 - 20 November 1994 RMP/FG], the son of Thomas Raymond Staley and Mary Ann Cox, on 20 February 1954. They had the following child.

Debra S. Staley married a Mulkey.

Minnie McDowell

Parents: Jeremiah M. McDowell and Martha Ann Stuart

Minnie McDowell [12 March 1886 - 4 April 1966 PUC/FG] married Milton Lackey [1869 - 22 June 1935 PUC/FG], the son of Wilson Lackey and Mary Small, on 15 October 1905. Minnie and Milton were married by Justice of the Peace D. G. McMasters. Milton's first wife Margaret Gallimore was born in July 1870 and died in 1902. After Milton died, Minnie married second to Henry Alphous/Alpheus Small [13 November 1878 - 22 January 1970 PIER/FG], the son of Wilson Small and Caroline Epps. She had the following children.

George H. Lackey [3 August 1906 - 8 June 1913 PUC/FG]

Roy Hayden Lackey [24 February 1912 - 29 February 1952 OAK/FG] married Edna Louise Helms [5 June 1916 - 25 December 1951 OAK/FG].

Edith Lucille Lackey [25 July 1914 - 16 September 2008 REID/FG] married Caldwell Carl Smith [26 September 1911 - 11 July 1997 REID/FG].

Denzel Milton Lackey [12 April 1920 - Unknown].

Nancy Ann McDowell

Nancy McDowell [c1831 - Bf November 1860] married Jonathan Raynor Robbins [12 May 1817 - 10 October 1910 NUC/FG], the son of William Robbins and Mary "Polly" Izzard, on 20 January 1847 in Randolph County NC with witness Daniel Burnett. We have used the 1860 Census provided below to determine the children of Nancy and Jonathan.

Emeline "Emily" Robbins [11 February 1847/1850(NCDC) - 22 November 1930 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Elgiavan "Elzie" M. Yates [11 October 1852 - 15 December 1930 PUC/FG/NCDC], the son of William Bailey Yates and Arpia Hill. His tombstone reports his birth year as 1854 in disagreement with his death certificate which reports 1852.

Matilda Bythe Letitha/Letitia/Tilda Robbins [6 June 1854 - 6 November 1930 OLD/FG/NCDC] married Elkanah "Kannie/Caney" Wall [17 June 1837 - 17 June 1924 OLD/FG] on 18 October 1881 in Randolph County NC.

0rlando/Arlendo Lawrence Robbins [6/9 February 1857 - 6 May 1923 SOUTH/FG/NCDC] married Julia Ann Yates [7 June 1862 - 18 June 1922 SOUTH/FG/NCDC], the daughter of William Bailey Yates and Arpia Hill.

Nancy apparently died after the 1860 Census was taken since Jonathan married Ruth Lawrence [16 May 1840 - June 1908 NUC/FG] on 1 November 1860 in Randolph County NC with bondsman Frederick L. Yates, husband of Nancy's sister Tilathy. At least eight children were born to Jonathan and Ruth Robbins.

We display the 1860 and 1870 census records for completeness in our presentation. A record for 1850 has not been found. Note that Jonathan's mother, Polly Izzard Robbins, is living with him in 1860.

1860 Census Randolph County NC
Western Division, PO Asheboro

Jonathan Robbins - 35 M - F.L. - NC

Nancy - 29 F - h - NC

Emily - 13 F - NC

Letitha - 6 F - NC

Orlendo - 3 M - NC

Polly - 60 F - h - NC

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro, PO Asheboro

Jonathan Robbins - 47 M - Farmer - NC

Ruth - 30 F - Keeping house - NC

Emily - 20 F - Domestic Servt - NC

Orlando L. - 11 M - at home - NC

Matilda - 13 F - at home - NC

Thomas - 7 M - at home - NC

Mary A. - 6 F - at home - NC

Samira E. - 3 F - at home - NC

Joel - 1 M - at home - NC

Jonathan appeared in a number of court cases in the Randolph County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. We learn that Jonathan was insolvent in 1862. Transcriptions taken from the minutes of the court are as follows:

Bollivar B. Bulla vs Jonathan Robbins } Ca Sa
Nixon Henley, the security for the Deft produces said defendant in open Court, and surrenders him is discharge of himself. Surrender withdrawn. Defendant counsel moved for Casa to amend his schedule, Casa granted, Fraud suggested. Specifications filed.
RandolphP&QS: Tuesday 8 August 1860

Bolivar B. Bulla vs Jonathan Robbins } Ca Sa
A.C. Bulla and Micajah Henley as the securities for the defendant appear in open Court and surrender Jonathan Robbins in discharge of themselves, Whereupon said Jonathan Robbins is ordered into the custody of the Sheriff, A.C. Bulla withdraws the surrender as to himself.
RandolphP&QS: Monday 4 February 1861

State vs Jonathan Robbins } Peace Warrant
Upon the oath and examination of John C. Hill it is adjudged by the Court that the defendant be bound in a bond of $100. to keep the peace toward said Hill. The defendant with Dempsey M Miller as his security acknowledge themselves indebted to the State of North Carolina in the sum of $100. to be levied of their goods and chattels lands and tenements to be void on condition that Jonathan Robbins keeps the peace toward said Hill, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
RandolphP&QS: Friday 9 August 1861

State vs Jonathan Robbins } Peace Warrant
The defendant appeared and is discharged without day.
RandolphP&QS: Thursday 7 November 1861

The following bills of States cost are allowed by the Court to wit,
State vs Jonathan Robbins $6.58 State vs J.C. Hill $1.68
RandolphP&QS: Thursday 6 February 1862

On motion, it is ordered by the Court that the following list of Insolvents and those in the army of the Confederate States in the year 1862 be allowed the Sheriff to wit:
Insolvent poll to wit: Jonathan Robbins $2.
RandolphP&QS: Thursday 6 August 1863

Civil War records indicate that Jonathan Robbins was a Private in Capt. J. W. Turner's Company, 6^th Senior Reserves based on a Muster Roll from 25 June 1864 till [undated]. He enlisted 24 June 1864 in Asheboro by Capt. D. C. Pearson for the war at age 9, height 5 feet 10 inches with dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes and occupation blacksmith.

Tilathy McDowell

Tilathy McDowell [13 September 1833 - 17 March 1883 PUC] married Frederick L. Yates [1836 - 24 October 1863], the son of Frederick Yates and Elizabeth Dockry, on 30 September 1856 in Randolph County with bondsmen Andrew L. Yates. The ceremony was performed by W. F. Brookshire, a Justice of the Peace. There are two markers for Tilathy's grave at the Pleasant Union Church. One is the original slab that could be faintly read in the 1970s and the other is a later marker that is now broken but readable. On the marker her name is spelled Telitha. The children of Frederick Yates and Tilathy McDowell are the following:

Elizabeth Yates [1857 - ].

John Mc Yates [1859 - Bf 1870].

Peter Riley Yates [13 December 1860 - 18 March 1932 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Rebecca J. Ridge [9 October 1866 - 13 March 1950 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of William Ridge and Kathleen Yates, on 23 March 1884 in Randolph County NC.

Tilathy and Frederick appeared together in the 1860 Census.

1860 Census Randolph County NC
Western Division

Fred L. Yates - 25 M - F. - NC

Telitha - 25 F - h. - NC

Eliza - 3 F

John Ne - 1 M

In 1855, a Frederick Yates is summoned in a jury pool, but it is likely the father.

Jury pool next P&QS term: #36 Frederick Yates
RandolphP&QS: Monday 5 February 1855

In 1862, Frederick is listed as insolvent.

The following is a list of Insolvent taxable Polls &C returned by J.W. Steed Sheriff of Randolph for the year 1860, To wit
Glenns District: Fred Yates State 80 cts County 55 cts
RandolphP&QS: Friday 8 August 1862

Frederick volunteered for service in the Civil War on 12 March 1862 as a private in Company F, Regiment 46. At the time he was 26 years old, 5 feet 7½ inches tall and listed his occupation as a farmer. In September and October of 1862, Frederick is listed in confinement. He had deserted at Leesburg on 6 September 1862. He deserted again at Winchester on 8 October 1862 and was released from confinement on 29 January 1863 by general orders. On 31 August 1863, Frederick L. Yates was severly wounded in the bowels and hip at the battle of Bristow Station. He was in the hospital on 14 October 1863. General Hospital Number 1 in Richmond, Virginia listed the injury as a "minnie ball" (gunshot) in the groin. He died from the injury on 24 October 1863.

Following the Civil War the Randolph County Court processed the Estate of Frederick Yates.

On motion letters of administration on the estate of Frederick Yates dec^d are granted to A. C. Yates, he entering into bond in the sum of $200. with Willis Ridge and John W Ward as his sureties and qualified according to law.
Randolp P&QS: Monday 5 February 1866

The Administrator Bond of A. C. Yates exists.

The 1870 Census for Randolph County shows Tilitha (Tilathy) Yates as the head of household since her husband Frederick Yates died of wounds in the Civil War in 1863. John N. Yates is not shown with the family. The assumption is that he died in the 1860's.

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township, PO Jackson Creek

Tilitha Yates - 38 F - Keeping house - NC

Elizabeth - 14 F - at home - NC

Peter - 9 M - at home - NC

An 1880 census record for Tilathy has not been found.

Levi McDowell

Levi McDowell [10 November 1835 - 10 September 1897 PUC/FG] married Mary Ann "Polly" Yates [15 February 1838 - 26 April 1918 PUC/NCDC], the daughter of Solomon Yates and Elizabeth Caviness, but no marriage bond exists. Mary is referred to in court records of the Estate of her father Solomon Yates as Polly. Based on the age of their first child, Noah, Levi McDowell and Polly Yates were married about 1855.

Some of their grandchildren interviewed in the late 1970s said that Levi and Polly had fourteen children. According to the 1900 Census of Randolph County, she did indeed report fourteen children. Unfortunately, the names of all fourteen are not known. Those not known were probably infants who never married and who died young. The following represents the known children of Levi and Polly. Some of the individuals are assumed to be children by the fact that they are buried in Levi's plot at Pleasant Union United Church of Christ.

Noah Soloman McDowell [26 May 1856 - 26 July 1923]

Frederick L. McDowell [14 September 1857 - 14 November 1931]

William B. McDowell [8 June 1857 - 14 October 1911]

John Riley McDowell [8 December 1861 - 19 December 1936]

Lucinda Jane McDowell [27 April 1864 - 9 June 1902]

Cicero McDowell [13 July 1864 - 2 December 1917]

Martha Martisha (Tish) McDowell [26 May 1870 - 20December 1902]

Adliza McDowell [1871 - 25 October 1880] was phthisic in the 1880 Census which means a consumptive or wasting disease of the lungs.

Lenrae (?) McDowell [Aft 1870 - March 1878].

Mary McDowell [April 1873 - July 1878].

Mary Ann McDowell [14 September 1874 - 6 November 1878].

Alma McDowell [c1880 - 12 March 1900]

"Dau" McDowell only the remains of a marker with the letters "dau" are found in Levi's plot.

Infant McDowell no information is known except that there were fourteen children. This grave is unmarked.

Levi and Polly appeared in the following census records.

1860 Census Randolph County NC
The Western Division, PO Asheboro

Levi McDowell - 25 M - L. - NC

Mary - 21 F - H - NC

Noah - 4 M - NC

Fred - 3 M - NC

William - 2 M - NC

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township, PO Jackson Creek

Levi McDowel - 35 M - Farmer - NC

Mary A. - 26 F - Keeping house - NC

Noah - 13 M - at home - NC

Frederick - 12 M - at home - NC

Willaim B. - 11 M - at home - NC

John R. - 9 M - at home - NC

Lucinda - 7 F - at home - NC

Cicero - 4 M - at home - NC

Martha - 2 F - at home - NC

Elizabeth Yates - 70 F - no occupation - NC

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township

Levi McDowal - 48 M - Grain Farmer - NC NC NC

Polly - 40 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

William - 20 M - Son - Laborer - NC NC NC

Riley - 18 M - Son - Laborer - NC NC NC

Jane - 15 F - Daughter - At Home - NC NC NC

Cicero - 13 M - Son - Laborer - NC NC NC

Tishir - 4 F - daughter - At Home - NC NC NC

Adliha - 9 F - Daughter -Phihisic [Sic Phthisic] - NC NC NC

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township

Polly McDowell - 68 F - Head, Widow - Un 1832 - 14/7 - NC NC NC

Levi and Polly lived most of their years in Jackson Creek but it is not known who owned the property where they first lived. On 31 July 1855, Soloman and Betsy Yates received $790 from the estate of Andrew Hoover. Calvin Hill, Riley Hill, Sion Hill, Solomon Yates and others bought items from the estate in 1852.

The earliest and only record showing that Levi McDowell owned land was in 1871. From the land records of Randolph County, on 25 October 1871, Noah Yeats [Sic: Yates] sells twenty-five acres of land to "Leevini McDowell" at the price of $20. The land was located at a white oak near the big road near the steep part of the top of the Camp Branch Hill and lying on the waters of Camp Branch. The witness to the land transaction was J. C. Hill.

Levi McDowell served in the Civil War for a short period of time. He was a private in Company H of the 10 Regiment North Carolina Troops. He was enlisted on 23 February 1863 in Randolph County by Colonel Steele in a period of war. He was present or accounted for through April 1863 when he was listed as absent and reported in confinement in Goldsboro.

The immediate area in which Levi McDowell lived was called Little Texas during the Civil War. Today it is still referred to by that name. Randolph County was not in favor of seccession from the United States and many of the eligible young men were not in favor of fighting for the Confederacy. Thus Randolph County was considered pro-Union rather than Confederate. The Jackson Creek area became a hiding place for deserters from the Confederacy, especially some Texans who were stationed in Virginia. Many people in the area helped the deserters and in some cases used force to keep out the Marshalls. Thus, the area became known as Little Texas.

Although Levi McDowell did serve for a short time, the fact that he was in confinement plus a host of other stories indicate that he was anti-confederacy. According to Julia Nety Griffin Cox, a granddaughter of Levi and Polly, Polly helped to hide out her husband Levi. She was determined that they (the Confederates) were not going to get him again. Polly had a lot of little children that needed the presence of her husband Levi.

The most common tale concerns the times that the soldiers would come by looking for Levi and could not find him. They tried to make Polly tell where he was hiding by putting her thumbs under the fence rails and then sitting on them. But Polly refused to tell.

Others stories tell of the soldiers coming to the house and wanting food to eat and drink. She would tell them no, that she kept weapons in the house and that if they came into the house she would kill them.

Another granddaughter Fleta Lucinda Hoover Trotter remembers stories about Levi McDowell. The older adults used to say that Levi did not want to go to war. She recalls hearing the same story about the thumbs in the fence rail.

Granddaughter Eula McDowell Morris recalls another incident about Levi. The soldiers came by and found Levi on one of their trips. They put him on a train to carry him away. However, during the course of the trip the train had to slow down. When it did, Levi was ready. He had his shoes off and a window open and when he got the chance, he jumped out of the window and got away through a briarpatch. They never did catch him or find him again. Polly was suspected of knowing where he was hiding; so, she was guarded every night for awhile. Of course the baths were located outside the regular house and when she went for her bath, they followed her with their guns. The soldiers would use the stable at Polly's house to put up their horses at night. They would cut down hams from the smoke house and if she had supper cooked for the children, they would sit down and eat every bite. Polly would recook again for the children.

Once on a real cold night, Polly slipped out and carried Levi a hot supper. The soldiers were suspicious of her but she managed to get away. She knew where Levi was hiding but she had rather die than tell them where he was. On this particular occasion, Levi was hiding under a tree that had fallen down in the woods. Polly spent the night there with Levi under the trees and leaves. When they awoke the next morning, it had snowed and they along with the trees were completely covered for sure.

Granddaughter Chloe Mae McDowell Reid also remembers the fence rail story. She confirms the fact that Levi did hide out from the Confederates and that maybe he shouldn't have done it. After all, "I guess he should have taken his pie and cake like everybody else, but them times people wouldn't go." The big men on the horses came riding to the home and Levi's son Noah was the oldest, yet only close to ten at the time. Noah had to cook for the younger children in the family but he was scared to death because both his mother and daddy were gone away from home at times. Of course Noah did not know where because Polly would not tell.

No one living today actually remembers seeing Levi. Polly was said to have talked about him a great deal and that of course he was a good man. Levi does not appear in the records often. His name has been found in the estate papers of Adam Hoover. A document indicating the sale of the rent corn and wheat exists. Levi McDowell is listed as having purchased 8 bushels of wheat at $.75 per bushel for a total of $2.25. Riley McDowell is also listed on this sheet. It is dated 27 December 1883.

There are many stories about Polly McDowell. A short note in The Randolph Bulletin, 12 August 1909 states "Aunt Polly McDowell has been visiting her son and other relatives over on Back Creek neighbor." This was listed under Hoover's Grove Church information.

Grandma Polly lived in a log house just beyond the well where Uncle William lived. Harding Atlas McDowell drew a conceptional picture of the log house based on its description from various accounts. "It was below the church from where we lived because we lived towards Tabernacle and went to church there. Although it was a log house, it was fixed up real neat. You had to walk a little plank to go from the main house to the kitchen. The kitchen was slightly separated from the main house. Polly could cook the best Irish potatoes. She had a stove to cook on, but very often she would love to cook on the big open fireplace. She had a little old iron pot that she would hang back near the fireplace where she would scrape the potatoes and season them with butter and cream. They were just about the best you could eat."

The log house had windows and the logs had been whitewashed where they were put together. There was one large room and a little room off-set for the bedrooms. From the bedrooms, one could look out the window and see the road called Texas. The house had a small porch.

Polly insisted on keeping a clean house. The floors were scoured with sand. You would walk over them with the sand on the floors and it helped to scrub the dirt loose. A plank with corn shucks stuck to it was used as a scrubber. It made the floors clean, pretty and white.

All around the log cabin were strawberry vines and blackberry vines. Polly took care of them and cultivated them just as a farmer would do with his crops. Levi and Polly grew cotton and corn for meal and maybe an acre or two more of wheat. After Levi died, Polly wasn't able to farm by herself, so their son William McDowell did most of the farm work.

Levi and Polly were said to have owned about 60 acres of land along the Texas road. By "owning" the land, it may have been merely that they kept up the land for one of the larger landowners such as the Morgans or Ceb Reagan. The log cabin faced the Texas Road and the Yates lived across the road up the hill from Polly. The Yates families lived all along the Texas Road with the McDowell families.

Polly had a favorite old rocking chair that she had intended to leave to her granddaughter Lena McDowell Trotter. The chair got passed down to her daughter-in-law Julia Elbertson McDowell and no one knows for sure what became of the old rocking chair.

Everyone loved to go to visit Polly. She could make delicious blackberry pie. Of course there was the time when by accident Polly "sweetened" the pie with salt rather than sugar. Perhaps it wasn't so delicious then. Polly was sick a great deal in her later years and the grandchildren had to pick their own blackberries if they wanted one of those famous pies made.

Relatives used to spend a week at a time with Polly. One remarked that they had helped Polly pick so many garden peas that they were turned against peas forever. Polly was good at frying an old ham and stuffing it into a good hot biscuit.

Polly was a sensitive woman even in her last years. She came to her son Cicero McDowell's funeral and asked his wife Rhodema Hoover McDowell how many children she was blessed with and how many would she have to raise on her own. When the invitation was given for people other than the immediate family to view the body, Polly was at the door to be the first one in.

Although the McDowell family may not have been the richest in personal possessions, they were rich in love and creativity. Granddaughter Fleta Trotter remembers spending a lot of time with Polly. A particularly interesting time was at Easter. Polly would dye the Easter eggs for the children. She used a special plant that grew in the ground. She would pull it up, boil it, and get a nice red dye for the prettiest red eggs around. Polly would use brown onions to get a nice brown dye for the Easter eggs.

Julia Nety Griffin Cox remembers spending a good amount of time with Polly. When Julia's mother Martha Martisha McDowell died in 1902, Julia was left with only her father Jonas Griffin to raise her. Polly was an idol for Julia even though she was an aging woman in the early 1900's. Julia remembers the picture of Polly being taken shortly before she died. They had to take her out to the field and stand her up for the picture.

Julia remembers that Polly lived in the log cabin by herself and that she would go stay with Noah and Tabitha Yates. At night, Julia would go up to the log cabin and spend the night with Polly as she didn't like to sleep alone at night. Polly would rise early in the morning and cook a good breakfast with her eggs and meat and flour. After breakfast, the grandchildren would go back home for the day's work until after suppertime when they would go back up to Polly's for sleeping.

Polly was known for keeping the log cabin clean. Julia remembers that the cabin had five rooms and that the walls were papered with newspaper. Nothing was ever cluttered up in Polly's house. She kept her doors locked with a log chain. She had the ever popular corded beds. She was a sweet woman with a good personality about her - to Julia she was Mother. Julia doesn't remember her mother Tish McDowell Griffin, but she loved Polly and Polly her.

Polly had a large gorder on her neck and she kept it covered with a large, red, man's handkerchief during the week. She was wearing it in the picture taken in the field. On Sundays when Polly went to church, she would replace the red handkerchief with a black one and her black bonnet.

Although no records have been found, it was said that Polly received a pension from the Government. Presumably, this was due to the fact that her husband Levi had been a Confederate soldier for a short period of time. It was just enough money to buy the needed sugar and coffee with a small amount for the seeds for the garden.

In the later years before her death, Polly lived with her son Frederick L. McDowell. Frederick was called "Bud" by everyone. Some of "Bud's" children remember faking headaches to be able to leave the fields and go to the house to see Polly. Polly would cut a small slice of ham off the bottom of one of the hams that "hadn't been cut" and feed the children. That made those headaches all disappear and the children would go back to the fields. Bud and his wife Julia were never told quite what was happening, but they probably knew. This would go on for a long time until it was time to cut that "ham that had never been cut." Julia would ask Polly if she knew anything about the ham being cut and Polly would say, "I don't know anything about it right now. If it's done, then I guess it was done for a good cause."

Polly kept the grandchildren frequently and fixed their food. She fried up fritters and they were delicious. She would take dough, beat it up, and roll it out on a little board. Then it was cooked on a pan much like a pancake. When it was browned on both sides, it was smeared in butter. The grandchildren loved her so much and they referred to her as Grandma Polly.

Finally, Polly became sick. Bud and Julia called all the children in one day and Polly said, "I'm going home some of these days." But the grandchildren didn't quite know what she meant. They pleaded with her to stay, that she couldn't "go home." After all, who would do all that cooking while Bud and Julia worked in the fields. Julia tried to relieve the anxieties of the children by saying that they shouldn't really worry about it - everybody had to leave someday. When asked where they were going, Julia replied, "Well, if you're good like Grandma Polly, then you'll go home to Jesus and you'll be happy a long time."

Grandma Polly talked and knew everyone right up to her death. The last words she ever spoke have been remembered. She kind of closed her eyes and folded her hands and said, "Bud, Julia, and you children all be good. Meet Grandma in Heaven." And she closed her eyes with the prettiest smile on her face.

Noah Solomon McDowell

Noah Soloman McDowell [26 May 1856 - 3 October 1923 (26 July 1923 at FG) OAKWD/FG/NCDC] at age 23 married Elizabeth Jane Lawrence [1 May 1851 - 18 June 1925 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] at age 25 on 20 November 1878 in Randolph County at the Mahaley House. F. Nance was the Justice of the Peace and the witnesses to the marriage were A. C. Nance, Henry Tysinger, and A. C. Ridge. There is presently no marker on his grave. Elizabeth, known as Bessy Jane or "B.J.", was the daughter of Tommy Lawrence and Mahala Bell. The following are the children of Noah and Bessy Jane McDowell.

Mary LeeAnna McDowell [19 November 1879 - 4 September 1973]

William Atlas McDowell [12 May 1882 - 1 April 1941]

Thomas Ivey McDowell [19 October 1885 - 23 November 1936]

James W. McDowell [19 October 1885 - Bf 1900] would appear to have been a twin to Thomas Ivey McDowell. Information about him comes from a Bible belonging to his brother, William Atlas McDowell. No other information is known about him.

Eli Franklin McDowell [8 October 1887 - 6 June 1975]

Ervin Edgar McDowell [8 June 1890 - 11 July 1972]

Chloe Mae McDowell [20 May 1894 - 21 July 1980]

Noah appeared in the following census records.

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township

Noah McDowel - 24 M - Grain Farmer - NC NC NC

Jane - 26 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

Mary - 6/12 F Nov - Daughter - NC NC NC

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Noah S. McDow___ [Mcdan at Ancestry.com] - 44 M - Head - May 1866 m/22 - NC NC NC

Betsey Jane - 45 F - Wife - May 1865 - m/22 6/6 - NC NC NC

Mary L. - 21 F - Daughter - Nov 1878 NC NC NC

Wm Atlas - 18 M - Son - May 1882 - NC NC NC

Thomas Ivy - 15 M - Son - Oct 1884 - NC NC NC

Eli F. - 10 M - Son - Oct 1889 - NC NC NC

Irvin - 7 M - Son - Jun 1892 - NC NC NC

Chloe May - 6 F - Daughter - May 1894 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Noah McDowell - 56 M - Head - m1/30 - NC NC NC

Jane - 58 F - Wife - m1/30 6/6 - NC NC NC

Irvin - 19 M - Son - NC NC NC

Cloe M. - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Irvin McDowell - 27 M - Head - NC NC NC

Rosa - 25 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Grayson - 4 2/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Noah - 65 M - Father - NC NC NC

Jane - 66 F - Mother - NC NC NC

Eula McDowell Morris remembers Noah Soloman McDowell. Eula and her sister Viola used to go to Uncle Noah's after their daddy Cicero McDowell died. Some of Noah's children were there in the house with them and one of them had a small baby. Noah used to sing to the baby early in the morning. On one particular occasion Noah was sitting in the rocking chair early in the morning singing to the baby. He sounded so much like their daddy Cicero and Eula being half-asleep and half-awake thought, "Lord, my daddy's come back." Eula jumped out of bed and ran into the room and there was Uncle Noah singing away. Eula cried like any child would, not understanding the situation, but Noah didn't sing anymore for a long time while Cicero's young children were around. Noah was known to get up singing every morning, usually some favorite hymn of his.

Chloe Mae McDowell talks about her daddy Noah and going to church. Chloe remembers going to church with her grandmother Polly Yates McDowell, but she couldn't understand her daddy Noah. Noah would put the stock up for eight to ten days and leave them there. There was a preacher Parker at Union Church and the family would go down to hear him. We had to walk about three miles to church and Noah would always hold my hand. Noah was a loveable man towards children. In walking to church we would have to cross a little stream of water. There was a little foot rail and Noah was holding my hand when I slipped and went down into the water. He pulled me back up and said, "You ain't gonna fall. I'm gonna hold you and protect you." I would ask him why he put the stock up and why we had to walk so far and he'd say, "Well they got to rest too." He had worked them hard all day long and we had to go to church at night. I was only about five years old then.

It seems as if the Morgans owned the land that we lived on. We used to go to Morgan's store. My mother Bessy Jane didn't like sardines. She couldn't stand them. Every time we went to Morgan's store, she would take her eggs and trade for some groceries. Bessie Jane used a little plug of tobacco, but you would never know she had it in her mouth. Daddy would say, "Come on, we got to go someplace." Noah would take me over to the corner and open a can of sardines and we would eat them. I remember the big old red handkerchief that Noah had. He'd pull out that handkerchief and wipe my mouth real clean. Then he would tell me to go over there and give my mother Bessy Jane a real big kiss. And Lordy, my mother never did like those sardines.

Noah was a farmer and raised tobacco, corn, meat, and chickens. The family raised all of their meat and canned all of their vegatables for the coming winters. If they needed any extra money, Noah would go down to the saw mill and work a couple of days. Noah moved to High Point twice. The first time was around 1900.

Noah was a loving man and one of the best daddys. He loved my own children. He didn't work in his later years. He tended people's gardens and they would always give him some of the harvest in the fall. He was sick most of the last two years of his life as he died of cancer. He lived with Ervin on Hamilton Street and his son William Atlas McDowell would take him back and forth to the hospital.

The 9 July 1909 issue of The Randolph Bulletin had the following statement: "Mssrs Noah and Ivey McDowell visited Milton Ridge Sunday … Miss Chloe McDowell visited Miss Rosa Garner Sunday."

Noah McDowell owned a small Gospel of St. Matthew — now in the hands of his grandson Joseph Wesley McDowell's family. According to the Bible, Noah had taken in Dorsey Elizabeth Kinney to live with the family. She was born 6 January 1899. The Bible gives Noah's address as 111 Clay Street, High Point, North Carolina. The Bible also has the following information about Noah and Bessy Jane's deaths. "June the 18 (1925) B. J. McDowell died 20 minutes after 2 o'clock. Oct. the 3, 1923 20 minutes till 5 o'clock Noah McDowell went out to meet his Jesus and mother in the skyes." According to the Bible Noah was 68 years, 4 months, and 7 days old. His wife Bessy Jane was 73 years, 1 month, and 15 days old.

In an old trunk of information passed down into the family, there is a handwritten page that appears to be an eulogy written in honor of Noah McDowell. The following is a copy of that document with the spelling corrected.

Noah McDowell was born on May 26, 1856 and died Oct. 3, 1923. His age was 68 years, 4 months, and 7 days. He was the father of 6 children, four boys and two girls. He was a good and faithful husband and a good and loving father, one that all children should crave (desire). He professed Christ at Hoovers Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church when he was between twenty and twenty-five. He lived a glorious life that will live in the hearts of the people for many years. He shouted and praised the Lord all through his sickness. He said he was ready and looking for the Lord to take him home where he would not suffer any more. But he shouted and praised the Lord forever. The last weeks were the best days of his life. He would shout and clap his hands.

Mary LeeAnna McDowell

Parents: Noah Solomon McDowell and Elizabeth Jane Lawrence

Mary LeeAnna McDowell [19 November 1879 - 4 September 1973 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] married first to George W. Millsap [28 June 1877 - 18 May 1914 SHILO/FG/NCDC], the son of Jessie Millsap and Sarah Gibson. Five children were born to her first marriage.

Wade Dewey Milsap [11 August 1901 - 5 August 1920]

Bessie Lee Milsap [19 June 1903 - 15 August 1937]

Vernie Mae Milsap [28 May 1910 - 24 December 1996]

Albert Milsap died at about age one year old.

Paul George Milsap [16 April 1914 - 4 December 1916 /NCDC]

She married second to William Alson/Allison Lanier [25 March 1878 - 21 May 1941 OAKWD/FG/NCDC], the son of Thomas Clark Lanier and Charlotte Harrison. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth and wife as Mary. Three children were born to this marriage.

Kathleen Lanier [18 December 1918 - 28 June 1973]

Mary Juanita Lanier [11 August 1922 - 12 February 1988]

Margaret Alleen Lanier [29 October 1924 - 11 March 2014]

Mary appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Davidson County NC
Lexington South Ward

George L. Milsap - 30 M - Head - m1/10 - NC NC NC

Mary L. - 30 F - Wife - m1/10 3/2 - NC NC NC

Dewey W. - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bessie L. - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Nannie Henet - 30 F - Boarder - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point Ward 4

W. A. Lanier - 40 M - Head - NC NC NC

Mary - 40 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Bessie Millsap - 16 F - Stepdaughter - NC NC NC

Nellie Lanier - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Reitzel Lanier - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

Vernie Millsap - 9 F - Stepdaughter - NC NC NC

Nona Lanier - 8 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Gracie Lanier - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Kathlene Lanier - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

W. A. Lanier - 52 M - Head - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Mary - 41 F - Wife - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Catheleen - 11 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Juantia - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Margaret - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Vernie Millsap - 21 F - St Daughter - NC NC NC

Reitzel Lanier - 22 M - Son, Divorced - NC NC NC

Virginia Nicholson - 20 F - Boarder - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

W. Alson Lanier - 63 M - Head - NC

Mary L. - Wife - 61 F - NC

Margaret - Daughter - 15 F - NC

Bernie Millsaps - 29 F - Stepdaughter - NC

Pauline Marris - 12 F - Granddaughter - NC

Mary Marris - 10 F - Granddaughter - NC

Bessie Lee Milsap

Parents: Mary LeeAnna McDowell and George Lee Milsap

Bessie Lee Milsap [19 June 1903 - 15 August 1937 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] married Noah Fletcher Morris [7 April 1900 - 13 September 1938 OAKWD/FG/NCDC], the son of Thomas Clay Morris and Julia Elizabeth Morgan, on 19 February 1921 in Guilford County NC. They had the following children.

Richard 0dell Morris [24 December 1922 - 11 December 1952 OAKWD/FG] who married Clara Roberson and they had two children: Wayne Morris who married Louise Phillipp and Paul Lee Morris who married Jane Hinkle.

Wayne Morris who married Louise Phillipp.

Paul Lee Morris who married Jane Hinkle.

Paulene Marie Morriss [11 October 1927 - 2009 OLA/FG], a twin to Paul Lee, who married June Ray Duggins [19 January 1926 - 19 October 1976 OLA/FG], the son of Charlie William Duggins and Minne Ethel Duggins, and had a child, Steve Duggins.

Mary Hortense Morris [5 August 1929 - 18 June 2020 GMEA/FG] who married Herman Kenneth Hyde [29 December 1927 - 31 May 2012 GMEA/FG], the son of Earl Grayson Hyde and Carlotta B. Elkins.

Vernie Mae Milsap

Parents: Mary LeeAnna McDowell and George Lee Milsap

Vernie Mae Milsap [28 May 1910 - 24 December 1996 OAKWD/FG/NCDI] never married but had the following daughter.

Judy Gail Milsap

Parents: Vernie Mae Milsap

Judy Gail Milsap [7 September 1945 - 10 December 2008 OAKWD/FG] married Ronald Edward Teague [19 November 1942 - 23 April 2012 OAKWD/FG] on 29 November 1959. They had the following children.

Ronald Edward Teague, Jr. [17 June 1960 - Unknown].

Cathy LaJuan Teague [18 April 1961 - Unknown] married James Curtis Sloane [14 January 1958 - Unknown] on 10 February 1978.

Anthony Keith Teague [1 December 1963 - Unknown].

Franklin Joseph Teague [6 February 1965 - Unknown].

Michael Damein Teague [30 December 1975 - Unknown].

Kathleen Lanier

Parents: Mary LeeAnna McDowell and William Alson Lanier

Kathleen Lanier [18 December 1918 - 28 June 1973 FLORAL/FG/NCDC] married Kenneth Kermit Kennedy [10 June 1917 - 17 August 1953 FLORAL/FG]. They had the following children.

Carolyn Kennedy [4 November 1935 - 17 September 2010 IMM/FG] married Daniel Garcia [5 December 1932 - 20 February 2019 IMM/FG]. They had Teresa May Garcia [15 November 1954 - Unknown] and Tony Wayne Garcia [22 August 1960 - 17 October 2023].

Jimmy Kennedy [13 October 19__ - Unknown] married Betty Joyce Johnson and they had two children: David Kennedy and Lisa Joyce Kennedy.

Darrell Kennedy [24 July 1937 - Unknown] married Ruth Clayton [25 November 1928 - Unknown] and had one son: Michael Kennedy [9 July 1957 - Unknown].

Deloris J. Kennedy [29 December 1941 - Unknown]

Kenneth Ray Kennedy [23 December 1944 - Unknown]

Deloris J. Kennedy

Parents: Kathleen Lanier and Kenneth Kennedy

Deloris J. Kennedy [29 December 1941 - Unknown] married A. T. Wilkerson [14 March 1937 - Unknown]. They had the following children.

Tommy Wilkerson deceased.

Denise O'Neal Wilkerson [8 March 1960 - Unknown] married Randy Jolly [18 January 1957 - Unknown]. They had a daughter: Amanda Jolly [3 May 1976 - Unknown].

Annette Wilkerson [13 October 1963 - Unknown].

Randy Wilkerson [25 December 1964 - Unknown].

Danny Wilkerson [20 October 1972 - Unknown].

Kenneth Ray Kennedy

Parents: Kathleen Lanier and Kenneth Kennedy

Kenneth Ray Kennedy [23 December 1944 - Unknown] married Deloris York [16 March 1939 - Unknown]. They had the following children.

Crystal Kennedy [2 August 1964 - Unknown].

Matthew Kennedy [13 May 1965 - Unknown].

Mark Kennedy was a twin to Matthew.

April Kennedy [31 March 1975 - Unknown].

Mary Juanita Lanier

Parents: Mary Leeanna McDowell and William Alson Lanier

Mary Juanita Lanier [11 August 1922 - 12 February 1988 OAKED/FG] married Douglas Clayton Pike [21 March 1920 - 16 June 1990 OAKWD/FG] on 14 January 1938. Mary had been a resident of High Point all of her life and was a former employee of Adams-Millis Corp. and Amos Hosiery Mill. She was a member of the First Wesleyan Church and the Mary Caron Sunday School Class. At her death, she was survived by three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral was held by the Rev. James L. Denny. They had a daughter.

Linda Faye Pike [9 April 1939 - 9 February 1964]

Linda Faye Pike

Parents: Mary Juanita Lanier and Douglas Clayton Pike

Linda Faye Pike [9 April 1939 - 9 February 1964] married Raymond Howard Honeycutt [2 February 1938 - 2 September 2003 OAKWD/FG]. They had the following children.

Douglas Ray Honeycutt [21 September 1956 - Unknown]

Keith Randall Honeycutt [20 October 1957 - 16 February 1958 OAKWD/FG]

Mitchell Deau Honeycutt [10 February 1959 - Unknown]

Jeffrey Brian Honeycutt [24 February 1961 - Unknown]

Douglas Ray Honeycutt

Parents: Linda Faye Pike and Raymond Howard Honeycutt

Douglas Ray Honeycutt [21 September 1956 - Unknown] had the following children.

Stacy Rae Honeycutt [29 July 1973 - 31 July 1973].

Christopher Ray Honeycutt [27 July 1975 - Unknown].

Candace Michelle Honeycutt [12 April 1979 - Unknown].

Margaret Alleen Lanier

Parents: Mary Leeanna McDowell and William Alson Lanier

Margaret Alleen Lanier [29 October 1924 - 11 March 2014 GUIL/FG] married Thomas N. Stevens, Jr. [12 September 1922 - 18 March 1998 GUIL/FG]. They had the following children.

Cynthia Joy Stevens [12 November 1941 - Unknown] married Bobby Lee Carter, Sr. [3 March 1938 - Unknown] and had one son: Bobby Lee Carter Jr. [25 July 1957 - Unknown].

Vickie Joann Stevens [November - Unknown] married Kenneth Worth Canoi [25 March 1943 - ] and had Kenneth Worth Canoi, Jr. [9 July 1964 - Unknown], Thomas Franklin Canoi [25 May 1967 - Unknown] and Margaret Joann Canoi [2 August 1972 - Unknown].

Thomas Wayne Stevens [23 July 1954 - Unknown] married Deborah Hutchinson [24 April 1957 - Unknown] and had one son: Nathaniel Wayne Stevens [5 January 1975 - Unknown].

William Atlas McDowell

Parents: Noah Solomon McDowell and Elizabeth Jane Lawrence

William Atlas McDowell [12 May 1882 /1883 on SSACI/NCDI - 1 April 1941 OAKWD/FG/NCDC/SocSecACI]. He first married Mary Proctor [10 May 1880 - 29 November 1914 /NCDC], daughter of Albert P. Proctor [1862 - 9 September 1931 MPLEA/FG] and Jane Hedgecock [1851 - UNK MPLEA/FG], on 20 November 1902 in Guilford County NC by the Reverend Hilliard. The witnesses were Mrs. Hilliard and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. The children of this marriage are as follows:

Clyde McDowell [9 September 1905 - 1 May 1906]

Clara McDowell [24 February 1907 - 1 May 1945]

Taft McDowell [12 November 1908 - 20 February 1909]

Olive McDowell [16 May 1910 - 8 February 1913 /NCDC]

Ola Lissey McDowell [10 June 1913 - 10 June 1913 Premature Delivery OAKWD/FG/NCDC]

After Mary Proctor McDowell's death, William Atlas McDowell married Ella J. Rigsbee [18 February 1894 - 29 November 1918 OAKWD/FG/NCDC], the daughter of John J. Rigsbee and Sally Lee Newton, on 30 June 1915 in Guilford County NC. Her maiden name is reported as "Rixbury" on her death certificate but that is incorrect as can be seen in the marriage license and the 1910 Census. Ella died during the flu epidemic. To her marriage with Willliam Atlas McDowell, there were two children born.

William Arnold McDowell [24 March 1916 - 26 May 1998]

Mary Louise McDowell [16 October 1918 - 7 January 2002 /NCDI] married Troy Coe Winslow [26 June 1916 - 14 May 2002 /NCDI/SocSecDI], the son of T. W. and Lillie Winslow, on 4 October 1936 in Guilford County NC. They had a daughter: Shelby Jean Winslow [11 November 1936 - 22 September 1938 /NCDC].

William Atlas McDowell's third marriage at age 37 was to Dovie Roxanna Morgan Wells [23 March 1894 - 16 March 1968 OAKWD/FG], the daughter of Adam Ivy Morgan and Eva Lucinda Stoner, age 24 and a widow on 15 October 1919 in Guilford County NC by A. L. Hunter with G. E. McDowell as a witness. There were three children from this marriage.

Harding Atlas McDowell [18 July 1920 - 24 July 2020]

Joseph Wesley McDowell [3 July 1925 - 4 January 1999]

Margie Jean McDowell [26 March 1937 - Aft 2024] married Terry Ronald McDowell. Their children are presented under his name.

Dovie Roxanne Morgan Wells had been previously married to Charlie Clifton Wells [13 August 1895 [Bible date and FG] / 16 August 1892 [by calculation and NCDC] - 6 December 1918 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] who died in 1918 leaving two children to join the McDowell clan.

Ethel Gertrude Wells [19 May 1915 - 31 January 1986]

Francis Luetta Wells [17 July 1916 - 17 December 1971]

Charlie Wells was the son of William Thomas Wells [12 July 1860 - 19 December 1928] and Martha J. Pearce and was born in Chatham County NC.[Wells Data from Ethel Hayworth] His death certificate reports his wife as Mary Wells which is an error by the informant A. D. Wells, his brother. Two pictures of him exist although the first picture is questionable and appears to be an older man. It could be his father. He appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
New Market

William Wells - 39 M - Head - Blacksmith - Dec 1860 m/16 - NC NC NC

Martha S. - 34 F - Wife - Sept 1865 m/16 4/2 - NC NC NC

Andy D. - 11 M - Son - Day Laborer - May 1889 - NC NC NC

Charles C. - 7 M - Son - Aug 1892 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

William T. Wells - 49 M - Head, widow - NC NC NC

Charlie - 17 M - Son - Furniture Factory - NC NC NC

Clayton M. - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

A New Testament Bible of Charlie Wells exists and contains the following information.

Charlie Clifton Well born in the year of 189_[last digit smeared] and died in the year 1918, age 26 years 3 months and 21 days he died on the 6 day of december 1918
Miss Dovie Morgan was borned March the 28 in the year of hour lord in 1896
and was marred to
Charlie G. Wells in of hour
lord 1913 month November day 26
Charlie G. Wells borned in the
year of hour lord 1895 month
August 13
Ethel Girtrue Wells was borned
May the 19, 1915
Charlie Wells was borned in
the year 1895
Miss Dovie Morgan
Francis luetta was
July 17, 1916

We note that the birth date of Charlie C. Wells is reported as two different dates in the Bible records.

Atlas appeared in the following census records but has not been found in the 1930 Census.

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point Ward 4

Atlas McDowell - 28 M - Head - m1/7 - NC NC NC

Mary - 29 F - Wife - m1/7 3/1 - NC NC NC

Clara - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Gurney - 18 M - Cousin - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point Ward 4

William A. McDowell - 37 M - Head - NC NC NC

Dovie - 23 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Clara - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Arnold - 3 9/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mary 1 9/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Ethel Wells - 4 7/12 F - Stepdaughter - NC NC NC

Frances Wells - 3 5/12 F - Stepdaughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point Ward 4

Wiliam A. McDowell - 54 M - Head - NC

Dovie R. - 42 F - Wife - NC

Frances Wells - 22 F - Daughter - NC

Harding McDowell - 18 M - Son - NC

Wesley McDowell - 14 M - Son - NC

Margie - 3 F - Daughter - NC

Mary Moore - 24 F - Lodger - SC

Mary Harris - 24 F - Lodger - NC

The WWI Registration Card for William Atlas McDowell exists and reports his birth date as 12 May 1882 and his wife as Ellen. Likewise, the Social Security Card for William Atlas McDowell exists. A Daily Diary for Atlas exists but doesn't contain any genealogy.

William Atlas and Dovie have been found in the following High Point City Directories.

1927 "McDowell W Atlas (Dovie), emp Tomlinson Chair Co. h 805 Park"
1956 "McDowell Dovie (wid Atlas) r601 Ward"
1958 "McDowell Dovie M. (wid W Atlas) r601 Ward"
1959 "McDowell Dorie M (wid W Atlas) r601 Ward"
1960 "McDowell Dovie M (wid W Atlas) r601 Ward"

The Family Bible of William Atlas McDowell exists and reports a number of records.

MARRIAGES
Mr. Atlas McDowell to Dovie Wells in the year 1919 October the 14 day were married united as man and wife
NAMES / BIRTHS
Martha McD - May 12^th
Donie McD - March 23^rd
Chara McD - [no date]
Ethel Wells - May 19^th
Arnold McD - March 24
Francis Wells - July 17
Mary McD - Oct 16
Harding McD - July 18
Wesley McDowell - July 3
Margie McDowell - March 26
DEATHS
Clyde McD
Taft McD
Ella McD
Infant
W. A. McDowell
April 1, 1941 230
Age 58 Yrs
10 mo.l 19 days
Clara M. Morgan
Dovie M. McDowell
March 16, 1968
Age 72 yrs 11 mos
24 days

Another set of Bible records from William Atlas McDowell exist on two torn pages which read as follows:

BIRTHS
Noah McDowell was
Bornd May the 26, 1856
B. J. McDowell was
Bornd May the 1 1851
Mary L. McDowell
was Bornd November the
11, 1879
William A. McDowell
was Bornd May the
12 1882
James W. McDowell
was bornd October
19, 1885
MARRIAGES
Mary L. McDowell was
Born the 19 of November 1879

Several children of William Atlas McDowell have shared some stories and thoughts about their father and mother. The following is from Ethel Gertrude Wells Hayworth.

William Atlas McDowell married my mother, Dovie Roxanna Morgan Wells when I was four years old and my sister Frances was three. This was papa's third marriage and moma's second. Their former mates were deceased. Papa's first wife had given him a daughter Clara. He had two children at home by his second wife. They were Arnold and Mary. James (Kelly) was living with his mother's sister. Later three more children were born into our family, Harding, Joseph, and Margie. So, papa McDowell became the only father I ever knew. Both of us had black hair and blue eyes and people often remarked about how much I looked like my dad. We would look at each other and laugh.

Two of the most wonderful things about papa were his dry humor and his love of music. If he picked up a musical instrument, it wasn't long before he would be playing a tune. We would gather around him entranced, as he played his Harps-O-Cord. This was a multi-stringed instrument that set upright on his lap when he played. A French-harp fit into a slot at the top. He would play the French-harp and pick the strings at the same time. Sometimes, mama accompanied him at the organ. I think that was the most beautiful music I have ever heard.

The thing that I missed most as I grew older was the family devotions. One of us would read the Bible. Then, we would sing and pray. Papa loved to sing and one of his favorite hymns was "Since Jesus Came Into My Heart." He would tap his foot and clap his hands in praise. Every time I hear that song, it seems that I can still hear him. It makes me both happy and sad. I loved him as if he were my only father.

His son Harding Atlas McDowell remembers other facets of William Atlas McDowell's life:

Years have passed since papa left this world for his rewards. I suppose each one of his sons or daughters will remember him in a different perspective. Some will recall times standing on the corner or in the front of Kress Dimestore on a Saturday afternoon waiting their turn for a treat while he talks to seemingly everybody on Main Street. Others will remember Sunday meetings at Colfax or some other church gathering with Pop or Mom playing horns in the band. I remember Pop giving me his horn to trade for my first large guitar.

Pop was not a saint. He had faults and made some mistakes like other humans, but certainly he tried to do his best at most of the things that has or will face most of us during our time. He had a temper but was able to control or keep it in check when it really counted.

Pop loved conversation, music, children, humor, his church, and being married. He would laugh with Amos and Andy, Hum and Abner, or get serious as he listened on the radio to Lowell Thomas.

I remember his pocket watch, suppertime at 6 o'clock, bedtime at 9 o'clock, his high back cane rocker, sitting on the trunk because there just wasn't enough chairs, his model T Ford, collie dogs, straw hats, garters to hold up his sleeves, pongee shirts with hard button collars, the smell of cologne, spice buds to freshen his mouth, a switching for swimming on Sunday, and the time he tried to teach mom to drive the model T.

Pop never gained a lot of earthy wealth, but he did have many friends. He was a honest man, ready to help, ready to divide, but a firm believer that a man was the head of his home.
VA trip to the coast in the summer with the family was a must if money and the old car was available. He worked in furniture with Tomlinson of High Point for thirty-six years where he was known as "Bill" McDowell.

His last son Joseph Wesley McDowell remembers both parents well:

I was only fourteen when papa died. I remember him most for his hard work and his dedication to his job at Tomlinson's of High Point and for his regular attendance to his church he loved and help to found now known as the First Wesleyan Church (formerly the First Pilgrim Holiness Church of High Point). I remember Sunday after Sunday sitting with our family in the pew as he prayed, sang, and sometimes played the horn. He enjoyed and loved his church.

I remember going to the plant where he worked on South Hamilton Street and carrying his lunch to him occasionally. He worked very hard and very long hours to support his large family. I remember in the late 1930's when he was very sick that he continued to work until he had to stop.

There were many good times I had with my Pop, like going to town with him on Saturday and standing with him on Main Street at Mann's and Richardson's Store while he talked with his friends. He always gave me some money for a treat. And then there were those marvelous vacations that we had at Virginia Beach and at Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina. He was an excellent swimmer.

At Christmas time, he always saw that all the kids and grandchildren had some "spending money" for Santa Claus. I don't know how he did these things, but he did. Oh yes, there were some things I used to do for him, like polishing his black Sunday shoes and helping him keep the car clean. The times I sat with him on the front porch on East Russell Street as he rocked in his high back rocker, reading the paper, resting, and talking are memorable times for me.

I truly know he loved his family, and as he would put his hand on my shoulder, I know he loved and cared for me very much.

Thoughts about mama can't be put on a single piece of paper. Her love, devotion to her family and friends, I am sure could fill a book.

Mama came to live with me and my family for many years on Ward Street. She did so many things for Faye and Jimmy who she loved so dearly. And Jimmy knew this and the influence she left on Pat and Phillip, and the great pals she and Jerina were, is hard to describe. It has been fourteen years now since mama died and ten years since Jerina died, but their memories and love will go on in this house as long as it is our home. Then wherever we go, their thoughts will go with us.

Mama loved living and lived it as full as she could. She was always reading and studying her Bible and calling and visiting sick friends. She went to church as often as she could.

She loved her Golden Agers Clubs and her church related clubs and attended them regularly. She went on all the trips she could and enjoyed life as God gave it to her. All you had to do was mention "go" and she was ready.

Mama could cook some of the best meals ever as we all here in our home loved to help her eat them. Whenever there was sickness, she was there to help. Whenever I just wanted to talk to someone, she was there to listen. Most of the time, Mama was helping to look after Margie Jean, my kid sister, who was raised here also until she married after finishing high school.

There has been a lot of living in this old home now over thirty years. I remember her hard work and devotion from the time I was a kid all the way through life until she went to her reward in 1968.

Two humorous stories are remembered well. Mama loved to raise chickens. Even when we lived on East Russell Street, she always seemed to have some chickens laying eggs. When we moved here on Ward Street, we fixed her up a nice chicken lot. One day when Pat and Phil were kids, I went out to help her clip some chicken wings so they wouldn't fly over the fence. Pat, Phil and I were enjoying catching the chickens when all of the sudden there was a snake (probably a chicken) that seemed ten feet long (probably three). Well I am horrified of snakes and so were the kids. We ran fast as we could but mom very nonchalantly, went to get a hoe, being in no hurry whatsoever. She walked very casually back to the chicken lot and wacked the snake's head off hardly ever blinking an eye.

Now papa had a sense of humor. I remember when most all the family was down at the lake and all of us were enjoying the water, because papa was an excellent swimmer. We were all playing and having a great time, when mama noticed that papa had been gone for a long time. She became very upset and started yelling. We were all looking and searching and after what seemed like a long time, papa's head bounced up several feet away. Mama had already gone for help when we called her back and papa really seemed to enjoy this little prank. I always marveled at his swimming ability.

As stated by Joseph, Dovie McDowell loved working with the Golden Agers Clubs. The following article appeared in the High Point Enterprise a short time following her death.

Death of Mrs. Atlas McDowell saddens doubly in the loss of that good woman recently and concern for how the Golden Agers are going to get their beach trip this summer without her engineering it. Mrs. McDowell, a faithful soul, managed somehow to scrape up from friends sufficient money to take that group vacationing with considerate landlords at the beach. It was her hobby and she worked at it devotedly, for her heart was very much with those senior citizens whose lives she brightened by her sacrificial endeavors in their behalf. We trust somebody will step into the void her death leaves in that project, but it's difficult to believe anyone can do it as well as she did.

The authors have a document entitled Blowing Out the Fire that appears to have been written by Harding Atlas McDowell about Dovie.

So it was pasted to mama the words to say.
Mama told me because of my talents (?) she would pass on the secret words, and I would pass this on to the one I chose in my family & sorry I waited so long.
You have been chosen for blowing out fire.
Things are said in threes

1. 1 the Sun hot the moon cold
2 the Sun hot the moon cold
3 the Sun hot the moon cold

2. 1 the moon hot the sun cold
2 the moon hot the sun cold
3 the moon hot the sun cold

3. 1 be healed
2 be healed
3 be healed

(Say a prayer of thanks)
Don't take this Lightly
about mama
a story that is true as best I can remember
mama had the gift of blowing out fire & talking out threst in babies mouth. When I was a small lad on park st. on a Sunday morning I was rocking in a small rocking chair in front of the cook stove. Mama was cooking chicken and dumpllings on the stove. My chair tipped over & hit the pot and the hot chicken soup spilled on my back. I yelled mama pull my shirt of & placed a wet towel on my back. She went into I guess here contetious to blow the fire out. I got well so I guess something worked. It healed.
Later in yrs mama told me that she was chosen by her mother because she was talented she would be told the words used in blowing out fire & baby thresh. one [missing page(s)]

Clara Jane McDowell

Parents: William Atlas McDowell and Mary Procter

Clara Jane McDowell [24 February 1907 - 1 May 1945 OAKWD/FG] married Albert Spurgeon Morgan, Sr [2 August 1901 - 11 November 1956 OAKWD/FG/NCDC], the son of Adam Ivy Morgan and Eva Lucinda Stoner. They had the following children.

Clara Virginia Morgan [6 November 1925 - 11 January 1947 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] married George Watson McDaniel [23 February 1921 - 19 January 1995 FLORAL/FG/NCDI/SocSecACI], the son of Dock Watson McDaniel and Martha Lula Evans, on 19 August 1944 in Guilford County NC and had a daughter: Martha Jane McDaniel. After her death, he married Mary Teer on 22 December 1948 in Guilford County NC.

Albert Spurgeon Morgan, Jr. [8 October 1927 - 12 April 1984 /NCDI] married Margaret Modina Floyd [26 July 1927 - 3 December 2013] and had Albert Spurgeon Morgan III [22 February 1947 - 21 February 2013], Evelyn Marie Morgan [21 November 1948 - Unknown], and David Chuck Morgan [30 June 1958 - 1 September 2012]

William Roger Morgan [4 December 1930 - 23 April 2016 ZION/FG] married Bonnie Cecil [7 October 1936 - Unknown] and had Mark Roger Morgan [23 March 1961 - Unknown] and Mike Jay Morgan [18 December 1966 - Unknown].

Betty Frances Morgan [7 August 1933 - 1 December 19891 December 1989 FLORAL/FG/NCDI] married Benny Paul Burgess [5 April 1932 - 18 May 1993 FLORAL /FG/NCDI/SocSecACI], the son of Claude J. Burgess and Maude Belk Dedmon, on 23 March 1951 in Guilford County NC. and had Gary Paul Burgess [2 September 1952 - 19 January 2021 FLORAL/FG], Shelia Morgan Powell [27 October 1953 - Unknown], and Kenneth Morgan Burgess [7 July 1968 - Unknown].

Peggy Jane Morgan [12 July 1936 - 10 February 2000 ODALE/FG/SocSecACI] married Teddy Columbus Laughter [15 April 1936 - 13 February 1983 ODALE/FG], the son of Lloyd Manning Laughter and Martha Peahuff, on 11 December 1955 in Henderson County NC and had Tammy Laughter [18 August 1958 - Unknown] and Teddy C. Laughter, Jr. [27 May 1961 - Unknown].

Mariless Morgan [29 May 1939 - Unknown] married Johnny Springer [9 October 1939 - Unknown] and had Debbie Springer [30 October 1958 - Unknown] who married Thomas Huffman and had a daughter Amanda Dawn Huffman [12 December 1976 - Unknown], and Terri Springer [16 January 1961 - Unknown].

Atlas Darrell Morgan [7 January 1943 - Unknown] married Pat MNU and had a son: William Darrell Morgan.

George Adam Morgan [1 May 1945 - Unknown] married Jackie Koontz but separated with four children born to their marriage.

Clara and Albert appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Albert Morgan - 32 M - Head - M at 25 - NC NC NC

Clara - 30 F - Wife - M at 23 - NC NC NC

Virginia - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Albert, Jr - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

B. D. McDuffy - 37 F B - Servant, Wd - PA OK CA

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Albert S. Morgan - 40 M - Head - NC

Clara J. - 33 F - Wife - NC

Virginia - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Albert - 12 M - Son - NC

William R. - 9 M - Son - NC

Betty F. - 6 F - Daughter - NC

Peggy J. - 3 F - Daughter - NC

Marrles A. - 11/12 F - Daughter - NC

William Arnold McDowell

Parents: William Atlas McDowell and Ella Rigsbee

William Arnold McDowell [24 March 1916 - 26 May 1998 GUIL/FG/NCDI] married Lucille Holbrook [7 March 7 1916 - 18 January 2005 GUIL/FG], the daughter of John Holbrook and Lena Pitts, on 26 May 1934. They had the following children.

James Arnold McDowell [15 August 1935 - 19 February 2018 GUIL/FG] never married.

Nancy Lucille McDowell [11 May 1937 - Unknown]

Nancy Lucille McDowell

Parents: William Arnold McDowell and Lucille Holbrook

Nancy Lucille McDowell [11 May 1937 - Unknown] married Steve Allen Ratcliffe.

Steve Allen Ratcliffe [28 September 1958 - Unknown]

Richard Allen Ratcliffe [31 October 1959 - Unknown]

Kenneth Randall Ratcliffe [December 1981 - Unknown]

David Arnold Ratcliffe [12 December 1962 - Unknown]

Harding Atlas McDowell

Parents: William Atlas McDowell and Dovie Roxanne Morgan

Harding Atlas McDowell [18 July 1920 - 24 July 2020 OAKWD/FG] married Evangeline Hawks [5 December 1922 - 16 August 1987 OAKWD/FG/NCDI/SocSecDI], the daughter of Daniel Porter Hawks and Roney Della Stanley, on 23 December 1941. They had the following children.

Harding Keith McDowell [5 February 1944 - Aft 2024] married Janet Stallings [29 November 1949 - Aft 2024], daughter of Leslie Johnson Stallings and Swannee Myrtle Harris, on 14 June 1975. They had Andrew Keith McDowell [7 August 1978 - Unknown] and John Harding McDowell [11 June 1980 - Unknown].

Larry Jerome McDowell [23 June 1946 - Aft 2024] married Dolores Ann Sloan [17 October 1946 - Aft 2024]. They had David Craig McDowell [19 September 1975 - Unknown] and Susan Lynne McDowell [18 January 1977 - 14 February 1995 /NCDI] who died at age 18 on Valentine's Day, a result of the horrendous and swift disease know as meningococemia or bacterial meningitis which attacked her blood system. She was diagosed at 8 a.m. and died at 3:05 p.m. the same day. She is greatly missed by her family.

Carolyn Marie McDowell [26 January 1956 - Aft 2024] married Max Hillman Nance Jr. [23 March 1954 - Aft 2024] and adopted a daughter: Alicia Marie Nance [30 April 1987 - Unknown].

A newspaper report of an auto wreck involving Evangeline and her two sons exists.

After the death of Evangeline Hawks McDowell in 1987, Harding Atlas McDowell married Mary "Polly" Westmoreland Lentz. She was the widow of Joe Lentz and was born in 1923. Harding and Polly were married on 18 February 1989 at the home of Laura Lentz Kirk, daughter of Polly, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Joseph Wesley McDowell

Parents: William Atlas McDowell and Dovie Roxanne Morgan

Joseph Wesley McDowell [3 July 1925 - 4 January 1999 PGUMC/FG/NCDI] married Faye Barker Hedrick [30 April 1926 - 19 August 2023 PGUMC/FG], the daughter of James Franklin Hedrick and Minnie Etta Barker, on 11 June 1949. They had the following children.

Patricia Gail McDowell [25 May 1950 - Unknown] married Rick C. Dawson [4 June 1950 - Unknown] and had Katherine Ryan Dawson [4 November 1974 - Unknown] and Richard Clifton Dawson Jr. [22 September 1978 - Unknown].

Phillip Craig McDowell [13 July 1951 - Unknown].

James Atlas McDowell [20 May 1954 - Unknown].

Jerina Faye McDowell [27 February 1956 - 26 March 1972 PGUMC/FG] died from complications of Leukemia.

Ethel Gertrude Wells

Parents: Dovie Roxanne Morgan and Charlie Clifton Wells

Ethel Gertrude Wells [19 May 1915 - 31 January 1986 SPRING/FG] married Myron Claude Hayworth [14 May 1915 - 2 November 2006 SPRING/FG]. To this marriage were born two children.

Nancy Cornelia Hayworth married Larry Allen Penry and they had Larry Allen Penry II [26 July 1959 - Unknown], Darah Wells Penry [18 October 1960 - Unknown], Mark Ensley Penry [19 June 1965 - Unknown], and Sarah Elizabeth Penry [December 1967 - Unknown].

Myron Claude Hayworth Jr. [12 July 1941 - Unknown] married Reta Mildred Wiley [21 August 1942 - Unknown]. One child was born: Myron Claude Hayworth III. [19 January 1968 - Unknown].

Francis Luetta Wells

Parents: Dovie Roxanne Morgan and Charlie Clifton Wells

Frances Luetta Wells [17 July 1916 - 17 December 1971 FLORAL/FG/NCDC] married Bernice Reitzel Nance [12 October 1924 - 15 June 2010 FLORAL/FG/SocSecDI], the son of Norman Glen Nance and Mary Hattie Jackson, on 19 April 1946 in Guilford County NC. After her death, Reitzel Nance married Peggy Isom Jackson [22 October 1927 - 6 March 2021 FLORAL/FG]. There was one child by Frances Luetta Wells.

Rebecca Marie Nance [1 April 1947 - Unknown] married Jerry Richard Reid [12 July 1944 - Unknown]. To this marriage was born one child: Christy Michelle Reid [25 January 1973 - Unknown].

Thomas Ivey McDowell

Parents: Noah Solomon McDowell and Elizabeth Jane Lawrence

Thomas Ivey McDowell [19 October 1885 - 23 November 1936 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] married Maude Odell Johnson [27 August 1887 - 18 June 1970 OAKWD/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Richard and Jeanette "Nettie" Johnson, on 16 October 1902 in Guilford County NC. The Marriage License gives their ages as 21 and 20 but they were actually 17 and 15 at the time. They had the following children:

John Wade McDowell [15 June 1905 - 5 June 1968]

William Howard McDowell [21 April 1908 - 4 February 1986]

Arthur Colon McDowell [11 November 1910 - 3 July 1987]

Ivy Lois McDowell [8 March 1913 - 17 September 1994]

Elsie May McDowell [27 September 1918 - 10 June 1919 OAKWD/FG] died with a fever, possibly due to the flu epidemic.

Curtis Ray McDowell [16 December 1915 - 18 June 1988 OAKWD/FG] never married, was employed as transportation engineer at Clyde Pearson Co. for 44 years, and attended High Point Central High School. A former boxer, he served as a trainer in the Junior Division of the Golden Gloves in High Point. He was active in the Salvation Army where he was a swimming instructor and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the First Wesleyan Church and the Berean Bible Class. The funeral was directed by Rev. Carroll M. Upton.

Helen Lucile McDowell [16 July 1920 - 10 October 1993 /NCDI(cremated)] married Arthur Arnold Sambergh [4 August 1900 - 14 March 1985 /NCDI/SocSecDI]. They had no children. Arthur had lived in the Trinity area several years and in Archdale five years. He was a retired salesman employed by Snap-On Tools, a member of New Covenant Lutheran Church, Adult Bible Class, church treasurer and a former member of the Church Council. His funeral was at New Covenant Lutheran Church by Terrell G. Long.

Virginia Pauline McDowell [14 July 1923 - 4 February 2010]

Millie Florence McDowell [13 September 1926 - Unknown]

Ivey and Maude appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Ivey McDowell - 33 M - Head - m1/8 - NC NC NC

Maud - 32 F - Wife - m1/8 2/2 - NC NC NC

Wade - 4 M - Son - NC NC NC

Harold - 23/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Dorcy - 12 M - Adopted - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Ivey McDowell - 38 M - Head - NC NC NC

Maud - 37 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Wade - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Howard - 11 - Son - NC NC NC

Collen - 10 - Son - NC NC NC

Lois - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ray - 4 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

T. I. McDowell - 47 M - Head - M at 17 - NC NC NC

Maude - 38 F - Wife - M at 15 - NC NC NC

Lois - 16 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ray - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Helen Lucile - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Pauline - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Millie Florence - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Maude O. McDowell - 53 F - Head, Wd - NC

Howard - 31 M - Son - Married - NC

Lois - 27 M - Son - NC

Ray - 24 M - Son - NC

Helen - 23 F - Daughter - NC

Pauline - 16 F - Daughter - NC

Florence - 13 F - Daughter - NC

Mary E. Anderson - 36 F - Lodger - NC

Florence remembers that her father died when she was ten years old. He had a great sense of humor plus the fact that being the youngest child, she was the "spoiled" one. Her father Thomas Ivey loved Florence's long curls. Most everyone had hard times, but her brothers helped to make them easier.

Thomas worked at Tomlinson Furniture Company in High Point for 25-30 years. He retired due to a leg injury which happened at the plant. A lacquer barrel rolled over his leg. He died in his sleep in 1936 at the age of fifty-one.

John Wade McDowell

Parents: Thomas Ivey McDowell and Maude Odell Johnson

John Wade McDowell [15 June 1905 - 4 June 1968 [5 on tombstone] FLORAL/FG/NCBI/NCDC] at age 28 married Alma Lee Jones [17 June 1908 - 1 January 1994 FLORAL/FG/NCDI] on 30 November 1933 in Danville VA. They had the following children.

Bobby Ray McDowell [18 August 1937 - Unknown] married June Allgood [3 June 1941 - Unknown] and had Bobby Ray McDowell Jr [25 November 1967 - Unknown] and John Justin McDowell [5 June 1973 - Unknown].

Brenda McDowell [11 December 1942 - Unknown] married Tony Allen Gilchrist [14 July 1943 - Unknown] on 22 December 1962 and had Timothy Allen Gilchrist [3 September 1967 - Unknown] and Michael Scott Gilchrist [19 June 1971 - Unknown].

Carol Ann McDowell [27 August 1951 - Unknown] married Carl Jesse Goodmon [12 Septembr 1949 - Unknown] and had a daughter: Debbie Ann Goodmon [26 September 1971 - Unknown].

John appeared in the following census record.

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

John W. McDowell - 33 M - Head - NC

Alma L. - 30 F - Wife - NC

Boby R. - 2 M - StepDaughter [Sic: Son] - NC

William Howard McDowell

Parents: Thomas Ivey McDowell and Maude Odell Johnson

William Howard McDowell [21 April 1908 - 4 February 1986 FLORAL/FG/NCDI] married Carmen Emma Murray [25 October 1911 - 23 March 1998 FLORAL/NCBI], the daughter of Reverend Lewis Baxter Murray and Emma Carter. Carmen died as a widow in Brunswick County but a resident of High Point NC. They had one daughter.

Betty Ann McDowell [7 November 1931 - Unknown] married Raymond Simpson. They had no children.

Arthur Colon McDowell

Parents: Thomas Ivey McDowell and Maude Odell Johnson

Arthur Colon McDowell [11 November 1910 - 3 July 1987 TRIN/FG/NCDI] married first to Lena Mae Dix [30 November 1912 - 20 November 1945 Marlboro Friends Rand/NCDC], the daughter of R. L. Dix and Hattie Hill. He married second to Ola Vuncannon McGee [19 February 1915 - May 1995 TRIN/FG], a widow and daughter of Arthur 0. Vuncannon and Annie L. Scott, on 26 December 1959 in Guilford County NC. Arthur and Lena had four children.

Patricia Ruth McDowell [15 June 1930 - Unknown] married Charles S. McKenzie on 10 January 1962 and had a daughter: Charlene McKenzie [26 June 1965 - Unknown].

Billy Robert McDowell [10 March 1932 - Unknown] married Glenda Nance [21 August 1936 - Unknown] on 26 April 1952 and had Roger Michael McDowell [15 June 1956 - Unknown] and Conita Dean McDowell [2 June 1964 - ].

Johnny Arthur McDowell [22 January 1934 - Unknown] married Margaret Ransom [31 July 1935 - Unknown] on 4 September 1953 and had Debra Ann McDowell [19 April 1955 - Unknown] married Larry Duncan [6 March 1954] on 25 July 1974. They had a child: Joanie Lee Duncan [22 December 1977 - Unknown]; Howard Lee McDowell [19 April 1956 - Unknown]; Tammie Jean McDowell [12 March 1958 - Unknown]; and Kellie Renee McDowell [11 October 1962 - Unknown].

Gordon Richard McDowell [17 October 1938 - 22 January 1950 /NCDC].

Colon and Lena appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Colon McDowell - 19 M - Head - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Lena Mae - 17 F - Wife - M at 16 - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

R. L. Dix - 75 M - Head, Wd - NC

Colon McDowell - 29 M - S-in-Law - NC

Lena - 27 F - Wife - NC

Patsy - 9 F - Daughter - NC

Billie - 8 M - Son - NC

Jonnie - 6 M - Son - NC

Richard - 1 M - Son - NC

Ivy Lois McDowell

Parents: Thomas Ivey McDowell and Maude Odell Johnson

Ivey Lois McDowell [8 March 1913 -17 September 1994 /SocSecDI] married Ann Stechewicz [22 August 1922 - Unknown], the daughter of George Steckewicz and Mary Wookanech. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth and mother's name. They had the following children.

Thomas Ivey McDowell [23 August 1949 - Unknown] married Linda Henderson on 17 February 1973.

Barbara Ann McDowell [26 November 1952 - Unknown].

Virginia Pauline McDowell

Parents: Thomas Ivey McDowell and Maude Odell Johnson

Virginia Pauline McDowell [14 July 1923 - 4 February 2010 OAKWD/FG] married first to Elmer Watts Caskey [26 December 1920 - Unknown]. Two children were born to this marriage. After his death, she married William B. Lambeth [6 June 1926 - 6 March 2010 OAKWD/FG], the son of William Binnie Lambeth and Montie Mae Freeman, on 17 April 1970 in Davidson County.

Helen Jeanette Caskey [19 Octobre 1946 - Unknown] married Paul Donald Dix [28 September 1945 - Unknown] on 28 August 1964 and they had Paul Anthony Dix [January 1966 - Unknown], Marcus Richard Dix [6 December 1968 - Unknown], and Sarah Jeanette Dix [26 April 1977 - Unknown].

Mary Ellen Caskey [20 November 1947 - Unknown] married George Steven Crain [20 September 1947 - Unknown] on 20 November 1967. Although now divorced, three children were born; namely, Steven Michael Crain [30 December 1968 - Unknown], Richard Wayne Crain [3 January 1970 - Unknown], and Curtis George Crain [30 July 1971 - Unknown].

Millie Florence McDowell

Parents: Thomas Ivey McDowell and Maude Odell Johnson

Millie Florence McDowell [13 September 1926 - ] married Marlyn Ralph Jones [17 September 1922 - 16 December 2009], the son of Sidney Ralph Jones and Nannie Fairbanks. They had a daughter.

Norma Odell Jones [3 April 1947 - Unknown] married John Wayne Clodfelter [10 March 1947 - Unknown] on 7 June 1969. They had Aaron Thomas Clodfelter [10 September 1972 - Unknown] and Kate Ashley Clodfelter [19 May 1975 - Unknown].

Eli Franklin McDowell

Parents: Noah Solomon McDowell and Elizabeth Jane Lawrence

Eli Franklin McDowell [8 October 1887 - 6 June 1975 GBAP/FG/NCDC] at age 21 married Lorena/Rena Smith [9 January 1888 - 10 November 1964 GBAP/FG/NCDC], the daughter of a Smith and Sarah Mahala, at age 20 on 20 April 1908 in Davidson County NC. Some records refer to her name as Rinna Maheley. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth and a wife with 3 children. They had the following children.

Cammie Mae McDowell [19 December 1909 - 9 January 1992]

Broadus Clay McDowell [16 May 1911 - 30 November 1981]

Daisy Esther McDowell [4 October 1913 - 23 January 1992]

Noah Julian McDowell [4 May 1918 - 24 September 2015]

Charles Franklin McDowell 28 January 1923 - 26 August 1998]

Sarah Evelyn McDowell [11 February 1926 - 19April 2011]

Eli and Lorena appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Eli McDowell - 22 M - Head - m1/1 - NC NC NC

Rena - 22 F - Wife - m1/1 1/1 - NC NC NC

May - 3/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Eli F. McDowell - 32 M - Head - NC NC NC

Rena L. - 31 F - Wife - NC NC NC

May K. - 10 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Brodus C. - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ester P. - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Julian N. - 1 3/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Eli McDowell - 43 M - Head - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Rena - 43 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Brodus - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

Esther - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Julian - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

Charles - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Evelyn - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Eli F. McDowell - 52 M - Head - NC

Lorena - 52 F - Wife - NC

Charles F. - 17 M - Son - NC

Sarah E. - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Eli Franklin McDowell was born in Randolph County, educated in the Randolph County Schools, a resident of High Point for sixty-five years coming from Lexington, and employed by Globe Furniture Company as a shipping clerk for twenty-two years. He was a member of Glenola Baptist Church, the Adult Men's Bible Class, and was a deacon in the church for a number of years.

Sarah Evelyn McDowell Davis remembers her dad Eli in many ways. He was the best and handsomest daddy in the world, because she idolized him while growing up. She would wait for him to get off for lunch from work. When he would turn the corner from Main Street onto Ward Street, she would run down the street just to hold his hand and walk home with him.

Sarah would go with him to town on Saturdays and he would run into first one brother and then another. While Eli was talking with them, Sarah would shop in the store windows. When he finished talking, Sarah would take him to the store where she had seen something she wanted and Eli would buy it for her.

He used to take Sarah to Uncle Ervin's on Sunday afternoons and Uncle Ervin would let Sarah ride his horses. That was a big thrill as Sarah dreamed of being Dale Evans as a little girl. Eli liked to do things to please the children while growing up.

Believe it or not, it was a real "pleasure" to get sick at "Dad's" house because Daddy just couldn't seem to do enough. He had so much love and sympathy for them all.

There wasn't a lot of money growing up, but there was so much love from "Mama and Daddy" that they didn't know it if they were poor. Eli was a Deacon and custodian at Glenola Baptist Church for many years and the church played a big part in his life. He was a good Christian man who used to take sacks of food to people who were less fortunate.

Eli spent about twenty-two years as a foreman for Globe Furniture Company. After leaving Globe, he retired to Sophia, North Carolina and farmed for several years after Sarah and Charles had both married and moved out of the family nest. He finally moved back to High Point where he lived for around twenty years until his death.

Cammie Mae McDowell Meredith also remembers going to town with her brothers Broadus and Eli. The children always got tired of standing around town, but they always went with Eli. Esther was a real mama's girl and usually stayed home. Mae married young and moved away from home.

Uncle Ervin was always a lot of fun. He loved to tell Irish jokes. Mae remembers going to Uncle Ervins every Sunday to visit Grandma and Grandpa McDowell. Uncle Atlas and Uncle Ervin would tell ghost stories and scare them so they didn't want to go home. They visited Aunt Maude who was a very sweet woman. Mae used to go to Aunt Mary Lanier's and spend the night with her daughter Vernie.

Cammie Mae McDowell

Cammie Mae McDowell [19 December 1909 - 9 January 1992 HPBC/FG] married Eulas Sylvester Meredith [31 December 1906 - February 1983 HPBC/FG], son of Henry Albert Meredith and Sarah Cornelia Samuel, on 6 March 1926. They had the following children.

Carl Monroe Meredith [29 April 1927 - 1 January 1929 HPBC/FG]

Charles Sylvester Meredith [21 July 1930 - 14 August 1982 LCAR/FG] married Myrtle Lee Bost and had Karen Evon Meredith, who married Alan Lueck, and Stevie Meredith.

James Darrell Meredith [4 July 1935 - ] married Carole Ann Carrigan and had Randall Scott Meredith, who married Sandy Welch, and Ann Hutchen Meredith.

Broadus Clay McDowell

Broadus Clay McDowe11 [16 May 1911 - 30 November 1981 GLAW/FG/NCBI/SocSecDI] married Mozelle Mollie Gaddis [26 May 1916 - 18 March 1996 GLAW/FG/NCBI/SocSecACI/SocSecDI], the daughter of Benjamin Lee Gaddis and Rachel Ellen Sumner, on 6 October 1935 in Danville VA. They had the following children.

Jack Clay McDowell [4 July 1936 - Unknown] married Carole Ann Noland [30 July 1938 - Unknown] on 18 June 1966 and had a daughter: Jennifer Wills McDowell [18 October 1973 - Unknown]. He married second to Harriet Ann Garrard, the daughter of Harry and Mildred Garrard, in Marion County IN.

Melinda Kay McDowell [23 May 1940 - 1993 GLAW/FG] married Archie Melton McLemore [9 June 1940 - Unknown] on 5 August 1960 and had Melissa Sumner McLemore [17 May 1965 - Unknown] and Archie Furman McLemore II [29 June 1970 - Unknown].

Judy Mozelle McDowell [11 April 1943 - Unknown] married William Davis Corley Jr. [6 March 1943 - Unknown] on 23 July 1966.

Rosanne Lee McDowell [17 November 1950 - Unknown].

James Robert McDowell [7 February 1956 - Unknown].

Broadus and Mozelle appeared in the following census record.

1940 Census Richland County SC
Columbia

B. C. McDowell - 29 M - Head - NC

Mozelle - 24 F - Wife - NC

Jack - 3 M - Son - NC

Evelyn Whitt - 18 F - Lodger - NC

Daisy Esther McDowell

Daisy Esther McDowell [4 October 1913 - 23 January 1992 FLORAL/FG/NCBI/SocSecDI] married William Clyde Ledwell [15 April 1913 - 1 January 1970 FLORAL/FG/NCDC], the son of William Thomas Ledwell and Nora Parker, on 4 April 1936. They had the following children.

Jerry William Ledwell [29 March 1937 - Unknown] married Jeanette Jones and had a son: Michael James Ledwell [17 June 1969 - Unknown].

Norma Jean Ledwell [22 May 1941 - Unknown] married Sammie Calvin Mishoe and had Debbie Jean Mishoe [17 October 1966 - Unknown] and Sammy Kavin Mishoe [18 February 1969 - Unknown].

Brenda Louise Ledwell [4 April 1943 - Unknown] divorced Willard Ray Freeman and had Angie Dawn Freeman [12 July 1971 - Unknown] and Susan Lynn Freeman [13 November 1975 - Unknown].

Michael Wayne Ledwell [5 December 1945 - Unknown] had no children.

Noah Julian McDowell

Noah Julian McDowell [4 May 1918/(21 May 1918 obiturary) - 24 September 2015 GUIL/FG] married Lorrenia Mae Morrison, the daughter of Theron J. Morrison and Annie Dezern, on 7 October 1939 in Danville VA. They divorced on 26 September 1968 in Guilford County NC. He married second to Beulah M. Russ [4 October 1919 - GUIL/FG]. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth as 21 July 1918 and wife as Lorrenia Mae. He had the following children.

Nathan Julian McDowell [1944 - Unknown] had David McDowell and Jackie McDowell (son).

Angela Dale McDowell [1947 - Unknown] married Larry LaDouceurs and had Shawn LaDouceurs and Andrea LaDouceurs.

Timothy Gibbons McDowell [1950 - Unknown] married Vickie MNU and they have no children.

Tarama Renee McDowell [1958 - Unknown] married Steve Martick and had a daughter: Courtney Martick.

Tebin Morrison McDowell [1960 -Unknown ] was a twin to Tia Denville McDowell.

Tia Denville McDowell [1960 - Unknown] was a twin to Tebin Morrison McDowell.

Lisa Michelle McDowell [1963 - Unknown]

Julian and Lorrenia appeared in the 1940 Census.

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Julian McDowell - 21 M - Head - NC

Lorena - 19 F - Wife - NC

Charles Franklin McDowell

Charles Franklin McDowell [28 January 1923 - 26 August 1998 PROV/FG] married first to Lois Maril Davis [15 November 1923 - 28 January 1985 PROV/FG], the daughter of Frank Monroe Davie and Nancy Ella Davis, on 6 September 1941 and second to Elsie Waynick Hall [18 April 1926 - 26 April 2016 SCIENCE/FG], the daughter of Edwin Parker Hall and Minnie Catherine Lehman. Charles had the following children.

Charles Franklin McDowell Jr [5 August 1942 - Unknown] married Edna L. Walker [30 January 1944 - Unknown] on 10 February 1962 and had Charles Franklin McDowell III [21 March 1963 - Unknown], Andrea Leigh McDowell [1 March 1964 - Unknown], and Gerri Suzanne McDowell [8 August 1968 - Unknown].

Joyce Marie McDowell [14 January 1945 - Unknown].

Peggy Jean McDowell [1 January 1946 -Unknown ] married Randall A. Pugh [4 August 1946 - ] on 12 June 1965 and had Peggy Marie Pugh [18 January 1968 - Unknown], Charles Randall Pugh [25 June 1969 - Unknown], and Julie Annette Pugh [23 May 1976 - Unknown].

Sarah Evelyn McDowell

Sarah Evelyn McDowell [11 February 1926 - 19 April 2011 GUIL/FG] married Oscar Theron Davis [23 February 1922 - 25 March 1982 GUIL/FG], the son of Hoyt Davis and Ellie Mae Lambe, on 11 July 1941. They had the following children.

Tony Theron Davis [26 February 1944 - Unknown] married Sally Jane Smith [26 May 1942 - Unknown] on 22 February 1964 and had Stephanie Annette Davis [13 November 1966 - Unknown] and Brian Lee Davis [29 August 1976 - Unknown].

Sandra Gayle Davis [30 May 1953 - Unknown] married Clyde Steven Glisson [23 May 1951 - Unknown] on 20 June 1970 and divorced on 26 June 1978.

Tanya Doreen Davis [25 October 1958 - Unknown] married Ed Culler.

Ervin Edgar McDowell

Parents: Noah Solomon McDowell and Elizabeth Jane Lawrence

Ervin Edgar McDowell [8 June 1890 - 11 July 1972 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] married first to Rosie Newsom [6 December 1895 - 1 February 1923 /NCDC], the daughter of W. W. Newsom and Mary Lewis. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth and with a wife and 1 child. They had the following children.

Minnie McDowell [25 March 1914 - died in infancy]

Samuel Grayson McDowell [8 January 1915 - 18 February 1998]

Lorrie McDowell [Stillborn on 27 January 1923 /NCDC]

After the death of Rosie in 1923, Ervin married Beulah Etta McBride [26 July 1899 - 3 June 1959 OAKWD/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Charlie B. McBride and Lula Barnes McBride. They had the following children.

Patricia McDowell died in infancy.

Bettie Jo McDowell [29 April 1929 - 25 March 1997]

Jack Edward McDowell [10 November 1932 - 10 November 1932 /NCBI/NCDC] was stillborn.

Shirley Jane McDowell [13 December 1935 - 24 November 2006 FLORAL/FG] married James Samuel Brewer [19 December 1936 - Unknown], the son of Clyde Samuel Brewer and Effie Hicks, on 7 August 1964 in Randolph County. They had Jamie Leigh Brewer [17 September 1966 - Unknown] and Kristen Jay Brewer [21 February 1975 - Unknown].

Ervin and Rosa appeared with his father in the 1920 Census. Subsequently, Ervin and Beulah appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Erwin - 38 M - Head - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Beulah - 29 F - Wife - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Grayson - 15 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bettie Joe - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Arlene McBride - 18 F - Sister-in-Law - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Archdale

Ervin E. McDowell - 49 M - Head - NC

Beulah - 38 F - Wife - NC

S. Grayson - 25 M - Son - NC

Betty J. - 10 F - Daughter - NC

Shirley J. - 4 F - Daughter - NC

Ervin Edgar McDowell was known by many as "Mister Mac." He is remembered as having a mischievous grin on his face and a twinkle in his eye. Summer would find him and a few old buddies swapping stories in front of his small country store, interrupted only by someone needing him to pump gas. Wintertime would move the friends inside to the warmth of a wood stove, and there they continued to tell how they tricked, bettered, or got the best of someone along the way. Ervin wouldn't be outdone by anyone. He was always eager to tease and joke and never at a loss for words.

But this wasn't always so. As a young man, Ervin was rather shy about most things, most things that is except for eating. He could put the food away then just as he could most of his life. One of the favorite stories about Ervin is about how his appetite overcame this shyness and really got him in a fix.

Stopping at a boarding house to have lunch one day, Ervin soon discovered that the biscuits on the table, though small, were very good. He soon realized too, that he hadn't helped himself to enough of them. In those days, "all you can eat" was standard at a family-style meal. So Ervin didn't hesitate to ask the person next to him to "pass the biscuits, please." In fact he repeated this request so many times that the person whose lunch was being interrupted by a steady stream of biscuit-passing, took the matter into his own hands. He dumped the remaining biscuits beside Ervin's plate and invited him to help himself. Ervin's appetite quickly dissipated just as quickly as the flush of embarrassment crept over his face.

Samuel Grayson McDowell

Parents: Ervin Edgar McDowell and Rosie Newsom

Samuel Grayson McDowell [8 January 1915 - 18 February 1998 FLORAL/FG/NCBI/NCDI] married first to Georgia Roberts [May 1919 -Unknown ], the daughter of Coy and Essie Roberts. After her death, he married Catherine Cooley [16 April 1914 - Unknown] the daughter of Edgar James Cooley and Bessie Ellen Morris. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of birth. Two children were born to this marriage.

Edgar George McDowell [6 February 1943 - Unknown] married Lisa MNU and had a daughter: Robin Denise McDowell [4 February 1975 - Unknown].

Sammie Lee McDowell [25 September 1945 - Unknown] married first to Mary Stafford in 1969 and second to Linda Smith in 1977. Two children were born to the first marriage: Rodney McDowell [19 January 1970 - Unknown] and Jeffrey Scott McDowell [20 January 1974 - Unknown].

Bettie Jo McDowell

Parents: Ervin Edgar McDowell and Beulah Etta McBride

Betty Jo McDowell [29 April 1929 - 25 March 1997 /NCDI] at age 18 married Ervin Ray McCormick [25 August 1921 - 8 November 1983 FLORAL/FG], the son of Cephas Gilbert McCormick and Mary Belle, at age 25 on 28 June 1947 in Guilford County NC. They had the following children.

Beverly L. McCormick [9 April 1949 - Unknown] married Norman 0. Nelson [1 June 1948 - Unknown] on 6 June 1970 and had a son: Seth Nelson [14 April 1978 - Unknown].

Terri R. McCormick [10 May 1955 - Unknown] married Tommy Boles [17 August 1953 - Unknown] on 15 May 1976.

Chloe Mae McDowell

Parents: Noah Solomon McDowell and Elizabeth Jane Lawrence

Chloe Mae McDowell [20 May 1894 - 21 July 1980 OAKWD/FG] married James Buchanan Reid [11 June 1891 - 18 March 1962 OAKWD/FG/NCDC], the son of James B. Reid and Mattie Duncan. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth and married with 2 children. Chloe and James had the following children.

Mattie Jane Reid [17 February 1914 - 2 November 1992]

James Odel Reid [12 July 1916 - 3 November 1918 OAKWD/FG]

Violet Elizabeth Reid [22 April 1919 - 25 April 2001 /NCBI/SocSecACI/SocSecDI] married Louis Edwin Wokal [25 May 1919 - 23 January 1997 /NCDI], the son of Louis John Wokal and Mary Podalak, on 19 October 1946 in Guilford County NC.

Theodore Reid [1 February 1921 - 23 October 1971 OAKWD/FG/NCDC/NCBI] married Doris Lucille Hayworth [15 September 1919 - 12 August 2012 OAKWD/FG], the daughter of J. Z. and Cora Hayworth, on 31 August 1937 in Guilford County NC and had two children: Gary T. Reid and Pamela Reid [23 July 1947 - 21 December 1994 OAKWD/FG].

Leroy Reid [1 February 1921 - 9 July 1923 OAKWD/FG] was a twin brother to Theodore Reid.

Della Mae Reid [20 March 1923 - 12 December 1964 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] married first to a Delappe and second at age 35 to Richard Arlen Teer [21 Jaunary 1929 - 1 June 1979 GUIL/FG/NCDI], the son of H. L. and Frances Ethel Teer, on 31 October 1958 in Guilford County NC. Richard's WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth and mother's name. Della had Brenda Delappe, who married a Bolin, and Steve Delappe.

Bernice Richard Reid [22 January 1925 - 14 October 1995]

Chloe and James appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

James B. Reid - 27 M - Head - NC NC NC

Cloey - 24 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Mattie J. - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Violet E. - 8/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

James B. Reed - 38 M - Head - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Cloey M. - 35 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Mattie J. - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Viloet E. - 10 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Theodore - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Della M. - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Bernice R. - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

James Reid - 48 M - Head - NC

Cleo - 45 F - Wife - NC

Violet - 21 F - Daughter - NC

Della May - 19 F - Daughter - NC

Bernice - 15 M - Son - NC

Theodoro - 19 M - Son - NC

Dorris - 20 F - Daughter-in-Law - NC

Gary - 2 M - Son - NC

Much of the initial information and starting point for this entire genealogical collection is due to Chloe. She gave the authors a metal plate picture from which the family of Noah Soloman McDowell was reproduced. She knew about Grandma Polly McDowell and Grandpa Levi McDowell which was the connecting link to the early McDowell's in Randolph County. Early conversations with "Aunt Chloe" gave way to many visits with other relatives and opened many paths toward tracing our ancestry. The authors are much indebted to her for her assistance.

In 1977 Chloe Reid was honored on her 83rd birthday with a luncheon held at Oak Hollow Lake in High Point. She was presented with a corsage of red carnations by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Doris Reid. Forty-six guests attended the event which included the honoree's three children: Richard Reid, Mrs. W. L. White, both of High Point, and Mrs. Louis Wokal of Flushing, N. Y. ; nine grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and three step-great grandchildren. This included six sets of four generations and one set of three generations.

Several sections of this genealogy have included comments from Chloe Reid. The following are remaining comments from discussions with Chloe that did not necessariy fit nicely in another section but are worth preserving.

Essie Griffin Stroud married Moody Stroud. Essie was always sickly. Her sister Julie Griffin Cox had also recently been in the hospital at the time of the interview with Chloe. Chloe's Aunt Tish McDowell Griffin had been sick most of her life with tuberculosis. Alma McDowell Hoover stood at Grandpa Levi McDowell's bed with a big old long peacock feather in his last days to keep the flies off him. There were no screens on the windows in 1897. After Levi died, most of the boys stayed close to Polly McDowell. Chloe had heard of Jeremiah McDowell and his son Alexander McDowell as a cousin of theirs. Chloe's grandfather Tommy Lawrence (father of Bessie Jane Lawrence McDowell) was from England according to family lore.[Sic: not true.] He had only one arm and didn't have to serve in the Civil War.

She used to go to Union Church which is really a "McDowell" church. Many times she would see Grandma Polly McDowell shout all over the church even though she was a small woman. Her brother Ervin Edgar McDowell had his first two babies Minnie and Lorie McDowell buried in Pleasant Union. Later because the family had moved to High Point, the babies were moved to Ervin's plot in Oakwood Cemetery.

Benny Nance had given Chloe a little Bible, but Chloe gave it back to him and said to give it to whoever it belonged at Mt. Tabor Church, the regular church. Chloe always went to church. Her brothers saw to that. They would hitch up the horses and buggy and they'd all go, rain, shine, sleet, or snow. Chloe used to play the organ at church. Her cousin Ernest Yates was the regular organist. Chloe says that she couldn't sing good herself, but most of the McDowells were good singers. Ernest and Jeffrey Yates' father ran a corn mill. The Yates lived right down the road from Mt. Tabor Church. One of the Yates (Mavin) married Ceb Ragan's daughter and had one daughter who was deaf and dumb. The daughter stayed in school a lot of the time. When Chloe was young she knew the whole alphabet in sign language and could spell all the words with her hands.

Mattie Jane Reid

Parents: Chloe Mae McDowell and James Buchanan Reid

Mattie Jane Reid [17 February 1914 - 2 November 1992 /NCDI/SocSecDI] married Wiley Lee White [24 April 1908 - 6 August 2003 FLORAL/FG/NCDI) on 13 February 1932 in Danville VA. They had the following children.

Kenneth Robert White [31 October 1934 - Unknown] married Bobbie Rae Allred [28 January - Unknown] on 8 September 1956 and had Sherrie Dawn White [14 June 1957 - Unknown] and Scott K. White [4 January 1970 - Unknown].

Barbara Rae White [18 January 1937 - Unknown] married twice. Her second husband was Joel Lamar Thomas.She had Robin Lynn McCormick [4 March 1955 - Unknown], James Frederick McCormick [26 September 1956 - Unknown], Kimberly Ann McCormick [24 May 1958 - Unknown], Terrie Rae McCormick [21 February 1961 - Unknown], and Karen Lamar Thomas [3 December 1974 - Unknown].

Nancy Elizabeth White [7 May 1940 - Unknown] married a Peacock on 7 September 1957 and had Tammie Lynn Peacock [6 August 1958 - Unknown] and Phylis Ann Peacock [3 November 1961 - Unknown].

James Calvin White [10 September 1942 - Unknown] married Lyndia Williard [9 August 1944 - Unknown] on 24 August 1963 and had Holly Dee Williard White [16 November 1964 - Unknown] and Andrea Leigh White [1 June 1967 - Unknown].

Sandra Ann White [4 November 1945 - Unknown] married Don Honeycutt [18 January 1938 - Unknown] on 13 September 1969 and had a daughter: Lisa Annetta McCarrell [6 August 1964 - Unknown].

Bernice Richard Reid

Parents: Chloe Mae McDowell and James Buchanan Reid

Bernice Richard "Slick" Reid [22 January 1925 - 14 October 1995 OAKWD/FG/NCDI/SocSecDI/SocSecACI] married Billie Maxine Scarbrough [10 June 1928 - ], the daughter of Curtis Leroy Scarbrough and Willie Lou Hoosier, and had two daughters.

Deborah Ann Reid [20 December 1949 - Unknown]

Sheila Lynn Reid [19 June 1954 - Unknown] married Randy Gene Philemon [22 November 1954 - Unknown] on 20 June 1975 and had a son: Jason Gene Philemon [24 February 1977 - Unknown].

Deborah Ann Reid

Parents: Bernice Richard Reid and Billie Maxine Scarbrough

Deborah Ann Reid [20 December 1949 - Unknown] married David Christopher Beeker [28 January 1950 - Unknown] on 22 June 1968 and had Suzanne Michelle Beeker [7 September 1969 - Unknown] and Jennifer Lynne Beeker [18 July 1972 - Unknown].

Frederick L. McDowell

Frederick L. "Bud" McDowell [14 September 1857 - 14 November 1931 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Frances F. Wood [1861 - 1900 to 1903] on 16 September 1879 with J. W. Ridge, a Justice of the Peace, presiding at the Ridges' home. Witnesses to the marriage were Jeremiah McDowell, Angelina C. Ridge and C. Ridge. Ten children were born to this marriage with the following seven having been identified.

Laura L. McDowell [January 1880 - Unknown] married John Fox on 23 November 1905. We suspect that she died soon after marriage and that John Fox married her sister, Liza Eudora "Dora" McDowell.

Lemuel Cisro McDowell [22 September 1880 - 25 April 1917]

Corina J. McDowell [September 1881 - Bf April 1905]

Liza Eudora "Dora" McDowell [June 1887 - 20 June 1913 /NCDC] married J. W. Fox on 24 August 1906. She died of Typhoid Fever.

Titia B. McDowell [June 1889 - Bf 1910]. See her sister Corina J. McDowell.

Myrtle Zular McDowell [11 July 1890 - 29 September 1924]

Mary Magdalene McDowell [14 September 1894 - 23 March 1974]

Frederick L. McDowell married a second time to Julia Elbertson [1875 (NCDC) / 1874 (tombstone) - 4 (NCDC) / 14 (tombstone) November 1938 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Henry Harris Elberson and Martha Jane Noah, on 25 August 1903 at the home of W. J. Brookshire with Justice of the Peace M. L. Wood presiding. Witnesses to the marriage were E. F. Clark, C. W. Lackey, and C. J. Brookshire. At the time of the second marriage Frederick was 47 years old and Julia was 29. According to her gravestone she was born in 1874 and died on 14 November 1938. Julia is buried at Pleasant Union United Church of Christ alongside Frederick. The following six children were born to Frederick and Julia McDowell.

Jamie McDowell [c1906 - c1914] died in infancy at approximately eight years of age.

Ollie Eli McDowell [4 October 1905 - 20 March 1878 BETH/FG/NCDI/SocSecDI] married Flossie Anna Lamb [29 March 1918 - 22 April 2003 BETH/FG/NCDI] on 21 March 1942. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of birth and Bessie Suaney as his contact. They had no children according to family sources.

Bessie Jane McDowell [4 September 1907 - 10 December 1993]

Etta May McDowell [8 December 1911 - 8 February 1997]

Fannie May McDowell [4 May 1913 - 25 August 1922 /NCDC]

Albert James McDowell [12 July 1913 - 25 December 1975]

Frederick appeared in the following census records.

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township

Fedrick - 22 M - Grain Farmer - NC NC NC

Fannie - 17 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

Laura - 6/12 F Feb - Daughter - NC NC NC

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Fredrick McDowel - 41 M - Head - Sept 1858 m/20 - NC NC NC

Francis L. - 40 F - Wife - Aug 1869 m/20 10/7 - NC NC NC

Laurie L. - 20 F - Daughter - Jan 1880 - NC NC NC

Carriner J. - 17 F - Daughter - Sept 1881 - NC NC NC

Lemuel C. - 16 M - Son - Sept 1883 - NC NC NC

Liza E. - 12 F - Daughter - June 1887 - NC NC NC

Ticia B. - 10 F - Daughter - June 1889 - NC NC NC

Sular M. - 9 F - Daughter - July 1890 - NC NC NC

Mary M - 1 F - Daughter - Sept 1895 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Fredrick L. McDowell - 56 M - Head - m2/8 - NC NC NC

Julia - 39 F - Wife - m1/9 4/3 - NC NC NC

Mary - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Ollie L. - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

James - 4 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bessie - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Bud McDowell - 65 M - Head - NC NC NC

Julia - 45 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Ollie - 15 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bessie - 11 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Etta - 8 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Fannie - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Albert - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Fredric L. McDowell - 70 M

July - 56 F

Olley - 25 M

Etter - 18 F

Albert - 16 M

Ethel Gertrude Wells Hayworth visited with Frederick McDowell many times. He was affectionately called "Bud." Bud lived down near Shephard's Mountain at the foot of the hills in a big white house. It did not have a "real" upstairs, it just had a ladder up to a loft. But up in that loft, many pallets could be put down for a lot of children to sleep on. On many weekends Ethel would go down to see Uncle Bud and spend the night with him. They would pick blackberries, fry chicken, and have all the good things that country women like Julia McDowell could put on the table.

Uncle Bud was a sweet old soul. He wasn't too tall and he was just a little chubby, but he had a heart as big as all outdoors. He also had enough love for all the children related to him.

Aunt Julia was always busy doing something. If she wasn't cooking, she was cleaning. If she wasn't cleaning, she was making quilts or sewing up patches on some of the boy's clothes.

Their first grandchild was so chubby and fat and healthy looking, but it didn't live very long, and that just about broke Aunt Julia and Uncle Bud's hearts. There were many wonderful times visiting Uncle Bud and Aunt Julia at Shephard's Mountain.

Bud's daughters Bessie Swaney and Etta Millikan have several stories about their father. Bud was a wonderful man and a good father. Julia used to make big biscuits. Most of their living was taken from the fields. Bud did work in a sawmill some but not a great deal. Julia was just a home woman and tended after most of the children.

In her later years, Julia had rheumatism in her knee joints and couldn't get around well. She sent Etta and Bessie to the store. She had already figured out what it would cost for what she wanted. One day Etta slipped out some eggs and hid them and when it came time to go to the store Bud hooked up the old mule Dan. We would go by old Mark Wood's place for coffee and sugar. They slipped out some extra eggs and went back in with the extra money for them and got a bunch of chocolate candy. So they took the sack of candy and hid it outside the house behind a rock. The second or third time they snuck back there for some, the ants had gotten to it. They figured that was their punishment for taking the eggs.

Once the old mule bucked them while coming back from the store and Etta got out and threw a rock at it. The mule took off fast and left Etta standing there.

According to Bessie a lot of the children by Francis Wood died young and most were buried at Union Church. There is a lot of unmarked space around Frederick's grave. Bud and Julia would go to church nearly every Sunday. It was the old plank church. Grandma Polly McDowell died in the house where Bud and Julia lived (a house with a large chimney).

At times water from the creek would come right up to the house and get into the barn. There was an incident where Bud had told Bessie and Ollie to get some more wood for the fireplace. Bud had the flu and couldn't cut it so Ollie and Bessie took the big cross saw and laid into the wood on a rock. Not only did they cut the wood but they went clean through into the rock.

Harding Atlas McDowell remembers visiting Great Uncle Bud and playing with the other children. Usually the children always ate last when they had the family reunions and they were afraid that the food would run out. Harding and Ollie used to go out into the fields with the mule and get him mad. The mule would kick the side of the barn and Great Uncle Bud would holler at them for doing that. Later, Ollie was kicked in the head by that mule and suffered some from it the rest of his life.

Lemuel Cisro McDowell

Lemuel Cisro McDowell [22 September 1880 - 25 April 1917 PUC/NCDC] married Annie Meredith Swaney [3 February 1886 - 21 December 1920], the daughter of Robert C and Lucretia Seabolt Swaney, on 5 April 1901 in Randolph County NC. His tombstone reads "L. C. Mc, Father" and was lying on the ground in late 1970. They had the following children.

Rosa E. McDowell [4 March 1903 - July 2, 1941] married Ben McDowell on 11 January 1920 in Randolph County NC.

Harvey Ray McDowell [28 March 1905 - 11 May 1988]

Lillie Mae McDowell [25 September 1907 - 3 August 1992]

Arthor McDowell [1910 - 17 October 1918 PUC/NCDC].

James F. McDowell [15 June 1912 - 22 July 1972 Davidson/NCDC] married Glover Mattie Harrison [28 June 1906 - 1 Febaury 1971 /NCDC], the daughter of Jerry Harrison and Lura Lanier. His WWII Registration Card reports his birth year as 1914 and his brother Harvey Ray McDowell as his contact.

Hubert Cicero McDowell [11 May 1916 - 16 March 1959 /NCDC] married Mary Emmaline/Emiline Luck [22 February 1918 - 16 March 1959 /NCDC], the daughter of Fred Luck and Martha McNeal, on 4 December 1943 in Camden NC and both died in an auto accident.

Lemuel and Annie appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Lemuel C. McDowell - 28 M - Head - m1/9 - NC NC NC

Annie M. - 23 F - Wife - m1/9 4/4 - NC NC NC

Rosa E. - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Harvey R. - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lilly M. - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Arthur R. - 2/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Annie M. McDowell - 33 F - Head, Wd - NC NC NC

Rosia E. - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Harvey R. - 14 M - Son - NC NC CN

Lillie M. - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James F - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Hubert - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

Harvey Ray McDowell

Parents: Lemuel Cisro McDowell and Annie Meredith Swaney

Harvey Ray McDowell [28 March 1905 - 10 May 1988 /NCDI] married Mary Jane Buie [14 October 1907 - 25 March 1970 /NCDC], the daughter of William L. Buie and Lizell Owens, on 17 March 1928 in Davidson County NC. Harvey Ray McDowell was a member of High Rock Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Dixie Furniture in Lexington. At his death, there were 18 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. His funeral was held at the High Rock Baptist Church by the Rev. Billy Lewis, the Rev. B. V. Broadway, and the Rev. J. E. Goodman. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and name of wife. They had the following children.

Infant [stillborn 6 May 1928].

Hazel Sue Lucretia "Cresty" McDowell [10 July 1929 - 17 November 2013 /NCDI] married Walter Jerome Hepler [14 August 1927 - 24 November 2007].

0uida(s) Jean McDowell [13 February 1931 - 3 May 1996 /NCBI/NCDI] married Mr. Beam, married Billy Ray Coble [19 March 1934 - 12 May 1993].

Harvey Ray McDowell, Jr. [19 February 1932 - 19 July 2010 Burke /FG] married Merita Jean Cook on 18 September 1951 in Burke County NC.

Mary Linsay McDowell [2 October 1935 - Unknown] married Mr. Russell.

Infant [stillborn 7 April 1939 PUUCC].

Roy Eugene McDowell [10 April 1941 - Unknown].

James Robert McDowell [9 October 1942 - 1974].

Virgie Lee McDowell [26 September 1946] married a Mr. Whisant.

Lucy Mae McDowell [11 July 1953 - Unknown].

Harvey and Mary appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Davidson County NC
Heling Spring

Harvey R. McDowell - 25 M - Head - NC NC NC

Mary J. - 23 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Hazel L. - 8/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Davidson County NC
Healing Spring

Harvey McDowell - 35 M - Head - NC

Mary - 32 F - Wife - NC

Hazel - 10 F - Daughter - NC

Oudia - 9 F - Daughter - NC

H. Ray - 8 M - Son - NC

Mary Linsey - 4 F - Daughter - NC

Lillie Mae McDowell

Parents: Lemuel Cisro McDowell and Annie Meredith Swaney

Lillian "Lillie" Mae McDowell [25 September 1907 - 3 August 1992 PUC/NCDI] married Elzie Odel Hulin [4 December 1902 - February 1978 PUC] on 20 October 1923 in Randolph County NC. Lillie and Elzie appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Elsie Hulin - 27 M - Head - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Lilly - 22 F - Wife - M at 16 - NC NC NC

Inez - 3 3/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Annie M. - 1 9/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Elzie Hulin - 37 M - Father - NC

Lillie - 32 F - Wife - NC

Inez - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Anna Mae - 12 F - Daughter - NC

Dalton - 7 M - Son - NC

Corina J. McDowell

Corina "Corrinner" J. McDowell [September 1881 - Bf April 1905] married Charles Wilson Lackey [24 August 1882 - 1 August 1963 /NCDC], the son of Wilson Lackey and Mary Small, on 30 September 1900 in Randolph County NC. In the 1910 Census below, Charles is a widower.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Arthur W. Lackey - 25 M - Head - m1/3 - NC NC NC

Roxie - 23 F - Wife - m1/3 1/1 - NC NC NC

Blanche - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Charlie - 29 M - Nephew, Wd - NC NC NC

Robert Farlow - 43 M - Hand, Wd - NC NC NC

Based on the 1920 Census and his birth date, it would appear that the following male is a son of Corina and Charles.

Curtis C. Lackey [3 October 1901 - 22 March 1993 /FG] married Cleta Hoover [30 April 1910 - 1 October 1997 FG/NCDI] on 24 December 1929 in Davidson County NC.

After the apparent death of Corina, we believe that Charles married Corina's sister Titia B. McDowell [June 1889 - Bf 1910] on 24 April 1905 in Randolph County NC. Titia and Charles appear to have had one daughter.

Clara Mae Lackey [31 May 1907 - 24 August 1989 /FG/NCDI] married William Hoke Ritchie [5 June 1906 - 7 August 1987 /FG/NCDI], the son of H. V. and Blanche Ritchie, on 25 September 1926.

In the 1910 Census of Cicero McDowell, "Clarie" is listed as cousin proving that her mother is a McDowell and almost certainly Titia B. McDowell. Cicero was a brother to Corina's and Titia's father thereby making Clara indeed a cousin.

After the death of Titia B. McDowell, Charles married Elizabeth Lizzie Coltrane [22 June 1886 - 14 November 1968 PUC/NCDC], the daughter of Richard Coltrane and Katherine Hoover, on 22 October 1910 in Randolph County NC. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name, his birth date as 24 August 1878 and his wife as Lizzie. Charles and Lizzie appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Charlie W. Lackey - 41 M - Head - NC NC NC

Lizzie - 34 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Curtis - 17 M - Son - NC NC NC

Clara - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Genie - 8 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Ora - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC CN

Mabel - 2 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Davidson County NC
Thomasville

Charlie Lackey - 48 M - Head - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Lizzie - 43 F - Wife - M at 24 - NC NC NC

Genia - 18 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Cara - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Mabel - 11 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Baxter - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ray - 6 M - NC NC NC

1940 Census Davidson County NC
Thomasville

Charlie W. Lackey - 68 M - Head - NC

Lizzie C. - 53 F - Wife - NC

George W. Hughes - 32 M - Son-in-Law - NC

Janie Hughes - 28 F - Daughter - NC

Jeanette G. Hughes - 5 F - Granddaughter - NC

Myrtle Zular McDowell

Mrytle Zular McDowell [11 July 1890 - 29 September 1924 PUC/FG/NCDC] married first to George Washington Bascom Kindley [29 December 1852 - February 1912 TAB/FG], the son of George Washington Kindley and Nancy Briles, on 6 August 1911 in Randolph County NC. Prior to that marriage, she apparently had a bastard daughter by the name of Media/Meda. With George, she had one son.

Media R. McDwell [10 April 1908 - 6 April 1969 NUC/FG]

Wiley Curtis Kindley [6 October 1912 - 11 April 1969 COMM/FG] married Effie Jane Myers [17 September 1905 - 13 July 1990 COMM/FG], the daughter of James "Jimmy" Marshall Myers and Sara Jane Lambeth.

She married second to James "Jim" Franklin Jarrett [6 December 1864 - 14 June 1940 WFIELD/FG/NCDC], the son of Addison Jarrett and Rebecca Swaney, on 11 July 1914 in Randolph County NC. We note that James was previously married with children as shown in the 1910 Census below. Based on their marriage date, the following children were born to Myrtle and James.

Frances L. Jarrett [30 April 1915 - 23 March 1993 WFIELD/FG] married James Anderson Tolbert [12 January 1912 - 17 March 1983 WFIELD/FG].

Ida Mae Jarrett [5 November 1916 - 24 March 1965 HOPE/FG] married Robert Glenn Floyd [25 May 1907 - 31 July 1975 HOPE/FG].

James Franklin Jarrett [14 September 1918 - 6 January 2006 ZION/FG/SocSecACI] at age 35 married his stepmother, Bertie Jane Freeman Jarrett, age 42, on 28 November 1953 in Randolph County NC.

Guy Thomas Jarrett [29 April 1920 - 14 December 2013 Randolph/FG] married Dorothy L. Walker on 30 August 1944 in Davidson County NC.

Infant Jarrett [13 January 1923 - 13 January 1923 UNION/FG]

James F. Jarret appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

James F. Jarrett - 42 M - Head - m2/5 - NC NC NC

Mollie E. - 35 F - m1/5 3/3 - NC NC NC

Anna E. - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Allie E. - 2 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

John V. - 1 M - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

James F. Jarrett - 57 M - Head - NC NC NC

Myrtle - 34 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Meda R. - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Willey K. - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Francis R. - 4 8/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Ida M. - 3 1/12 F Daughter - NC NC NC

James F. - 1 3/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Alis E. - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

John V. - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

After the death of Myrtle, James married Bertie Jane Freeman [13 October 1911 - 9 September 1976 WFIELD/FG], the daughter of George Cornelius Freeman and Minerva Jane Wilson. We note that the WWII Registration Card for James Franklin Jarrett Jr. reports Bertie Freeman Jarret as his mother.[Sic: Stepmother] He later married her in 1953.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

James F. Jarrett - 58 M - Head - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Bertie - 19 F - Wife - M at 16 - NC NC NC

Alice - 22 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Francis - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Ida - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

Guy - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Rebeca - 1 8/12 F - NC NC NC

Curtis - 1 8/12 M - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

J. F. Jarrett - 75 M - Head - NC

Bertie - 27 F - Wife - NC

Ida - 23 F - Daughter - NC

Gray - 19 M - Son - NC

Becky - 11 F - Daughter - NC

Carol - 7 F - Daughter - NC

Ruby Lee - 4 F - Daughter - NC

Ann Marie - 1 F - Daughter - NC

Curtis Lee - 11 M - Grandson - NC

Mary Magdalene McDowell

Mary Magdalene McDowell [14 September 1894 - 23 March 1974 PIER/FG/NCDC] married Benjamin Harrison Summey [30 May 1889 - 16 December 1967 PIER/FG/NCDC], the son of William Summey and Jane Elbertson, on 17 December 1910 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Lewis William Summey [5 October 1911 - 7 June 1966 PIER/FG] married Evelyn Briles [23 April 1915 - 9 January 2012 PIER/FG], the daughter of Harris Briles and Minnie Money

Roy Summey [4 August 1916 - 4 August 1916 PIER/FG]

Curtis L. Summey [31 July 1921 - 6 September 1989 WFIELD/FG] married Eva Loflin [27 October 1922], the daughter of Everett Loflin and Mamie Summey.

Robert Lee Summey [25 September 1924 - 13 June 1989 PIER/FG/NCDI] was a foster son in the 1930 Census and listed as a Jarrett in the 1940 Census. His NCBI reports his father as Jim F. Jarrett and born in Guilford County NC. He married Virginia Lucille Crotts [26 December 1926 - 13 October 1999 PIER/FG/SocSecACI], the daughter of Benjamin F. Crotts and Virginia L. Miller.

Mary and Benjamin appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Bade H. Summy - 30 M - Head - NC NC NC

Mary - 25 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Lewis - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Ben H. Summey - 41 M - Head - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Mary M. - 36 F - Wife - M at 16 - NC NC NC

Curtis - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Robert - 5 M - Foster Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Benjamin Summey - 51 M - Head - NC

Mary - 47 F - Wife - NC

Curtis - 19 M - Son - NC

Robert Jarrett - 16 M - Nephew - NC

Bessie Jane McDowell

Parents: Frederick L. McDowell and Julia Elbertson

Bessie Jane McDowell [4 September 1907 - 10 December 1993 RMP/FG/NCDI] married Claude Edward Swaney [1 October 1904 - 22 August 1989 RMP/FG/NCDI], the son of Robert Clarkson Swaney and Lucretia Ann Seabolt, on 14 August 1923. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of birth. They had the following children.

Fannie Marie Swaney [19 September 1924 - 10 November 1924]

Garlen Edward Swaney [20 September 1926 - 24 February 1930]

Magline Mae Swaney [24 October 1929 - 3 January 1929]

Trella Claudene Swaney [13 March 1930 - 10 December 2013 RMP/FG/SocSecDI] married first to a Hughes and had three children a second time to Ivey Lee Beane [22 August 1939 - Unknown] on 14 November 1958 and had four children.

Dempsey Edward Swaney [25 September 1932 - 17 September 2013 RMP/FG/NCBI/SocSecDI] married Peggy Jean Hughes [21 April 1936 - 29 February 1992 RMP/FG], the daughter of Raymond Oliver Hughes and Jessie Floyd Starbuck, on 16 September 1950.

Claude Edward Swaney, Jr. [1 January 1936 - 27 November 2010 OAK/FG/SocSecDI] married Nancy Marrion [16 June 1938 - Unknown] on 9 April 1955.

Henry Lee "Chub" Swaney [12 March 1938 - 21 March 1975 RMP/FG/NCDC] married a second time to Manda "Mandy" Jane Cox [16 March 1948 - Unknown] on 3 February 1974. Three children were born to the first marriage.

Inez Swaney [4 August 1941 - Unknown] married Nelson Burcham [28 February 1939 - Unknown] on 20 May 1961.

Bessie and Claude appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Claude Swaney - 24 M - Head - NC NC NC

Bessie - 22 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Trella - 1/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

Claude E. Swaney - 34 M - Head - NC

Bessie - 33 F - Wife - NC

Trella - 10 F - Daughter - NC

Dempsey - 7 M - Son - NC

Junior - 4 M - Son - NC

Henry - 2 M - Son - NC

Cretia - 78 F - Mother - NC

Ollie McDowell - 34 M - Brother-in-Law - NC

Albert McDowell - 26 M - Brother-in-Law - NC

Etta Mae/May McDowell

Parents: Frederick L. McDowell and Julia Elbertson

Etta Mae/May McDowell [8 December 1911 - 8 February 1997 RMP/FG/NCDI] married Fletcher Orlando Millikan [1 April 1913 - 2 February 1983 RMP/FG], the son of Allen Winston Millikan and Emma Lula Dunning Millikan, on 8 December 1934 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Betty Millikan [28 September 1935 - Unknown] married Raymond Doyle Hunt.

Mary Millikan [6 October 1937 - Unknown] married Troy Smith Chilton, Jr.

Connie Alfred Millikan [27 April 1943 (twin) - Unknown] married Shirley Louise Wilkerson and second to Bertha.

Donnie Erman Millikan [27 April 1943 (twin) - 31 May 2016 RMP/FG] married Hortease Shaw.

Albert James McDowell

Parents: Frederick L. McDowell and Julia Elbertson

Albert James McDowell [12 July l913 - 25 December 1975 BETH/FG/NCDC] at age 27 married Nina Josephine Dixon [18 March 1921 - 4 November 2002 BETH/FG/NCDI], the daughter of Ernest and Martha Dixon, at age 19 on 2 November 1940 in Chatham County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of birth and contact as his sister, Mrs. Claude E. Swaney. They had the following children.

Violet McDowell [2 Augugust 1941 - Unknown] married Robert Edward Tarlton and second to a Hayes and had Rebecca Ann Hughes [22 November 1958 - Unknown], Nina Marrie Ball [8 August 1960 - Unknown], Joey Van Ball, and Joey Shane Ball.

Lou Allen McDowell [25 December 1945 - Unknown] married Myrtle Goldsberry [22 June 1932 - Unknown] and had no children.

Kay McDowell [1 September 1948 - Unknown] married Ronnie Dean Richardson [29 November 1950 - Unknown] on 19 April 1974 and had a daughter: Becky Jo Richardson [4 September 1976 - Unknown].

Albert Dalton McDowell [26 September 1951 - Unknown] married Linda Barker and had Patric Shawn McDowell [4 December 1976 - Unknown] and Jeffrey Todd McDowell [4 February 1977 - Unknown].

William B. McDowell

William B. McDowell [8 June 1857 - 14 October 1911 PUC/FG] married Sallie Hammond [4 March 1864 - 2 October 1930 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Wiley B. Hammond and Martha E. Muse, on 4 February 1892 at the home of J. W. Ridge, Justice of the Peace. The witnesses included G. W. Gibson, Jonathan Robbins, and S. J. Ridge.. His tombstone is marked as W. M. McDowell. His marriage record indicates W. N. McDowell. Probably the most accurate record is the earlier 1870 Randolph County Census in which he is listed as William B. McDowell. He could very well be named after Polly Yates' brother William Bailey Yates. The following children were born to this marriage.

Artley Ray McDowell [21 March 1893 - 1 December 1972]

Lena Mae McDowell [27 May 1896 - 6 November 1959]

Auby Way McDowell [29 March 1901 - 26 February 1964]

William and Sallie appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Wm. N. McDaniell [Sic: McDowell] - 39 M - Head - Farmer - June 1860 m/8 - NC NC NC

Sallie - 36 F - Wife - Mar 1864 m/8 2/2 - NC NC NC

Artly R. - 7 M - Son - Mar 1893 - NC NC NC

Lena May - 4 F - Daughter - May 1896 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

William M. McDowell - 52 M - Head - Farmer - m1/18 - NC NC NC

Sallie - 46 F - Wife - m1/18 3/3 - NC NC NC

Artley R. - 17 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lena M. - 13 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Auby W. - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Sallie - 54 F - Head, wd - NC NC NC

Auby L. - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lena Trotter - 23 F - Daughter, Wd - NC NC NC

William A. Trotter - 2 M - Grandson - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Sallie McDowell - 66 F - Head, Wd - M at 28 - NC NC NC

Lena M. Trotter - 33 F - Daughter - Wd M at 20 - NC NC NC

William A. Trotter - 12 M - Grandson - NC NC NC

It is said that William died of appendicidus. It is also said that he was a mighty fine man and had a good name in the community of Little Texas. When his father Levi McDowell died in 1897, William helped Polly with the farming. As a young man he went to Redberry School. William and Sallie attended Union Church.

William McDowell purchased one chair for $0.55 and one overcoat for $1.22 from the estate of Andrew Hoover in 1891.

Artley Ray McDowell

Parents: William B. McDowell and Sallie Hammond

Artley Ray McDowell [21 March 1893 - 1 December 1972 PUC/FG/NCDC] first married Allena Ruth Johnson [14 September 1892 - 15 November 1943 PUC/FG], the daughter of John Walter Johnson and Rhoda Jane Millikan, on 21 January 1917. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, married, and that he support his blind mother. There were two children by this marriage.

Edgar Ray McDowell [23 December 1918 - 22 November 1993]

Dorthy Mae McDowell [9 September 1920 - 18 March 1997]

After the death of his first wife, Artley married Lydia R. Loftin [16 November 1903 - 22 April 1980 PUC/FG/NCDI], the daughter of Will Loflin and Cumia Cameron. She was first married to a Purdue.

Artley and Allena appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Artley R. McDowell - 26 M - Head - Farmer - NC NC NC

Allena - 27 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Edgar R. - 1 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Artley R. McDowell - 37 M - Head - M at 24 - NC NC NC

Aline J. - 37 F - Wife - M at 24 - NC NC NC

Ray - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

Dorthy - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Censsu Randolph County NC
Concord

Artley R. McDowell - 47 M - Father - NC

Allena - 47 F - Wife - NC

Ray - 21 M - Son - NC

Dorothy - 19 F - Daughter - NC

Edgar Ray McDowell

Parents: Artley Ray McDowell and Allena Ruth Johnson

Edgar Ray McDowell [23 December 1918 - 22 November 1993 PUC/FG] married Dorothy Keith Garner [1 April 1924 - Unknown], the daughter of Albert Wesley Garner and Blanche Emalin Trotter, on 19 July 1953. They had the following son.

Wesley Ray McDowell [8 October 1954 - Unknown] married Deborah Clayton [7 June 1955 - Unknown] on 13 June 1978 and they had one child: Katherine Lynn McDowell [9 May 1978 - Unknown].

Dorthy Mae McDowell

Parents: Artley Ray McDowell and Allena Ruth Johnson

Dorthy Mae McDowell [9 September 1920 - 18 March 1997 PUT/FG/NCDI] married Alfred Terry Seawell [16 July 1911 - 8 July 1985 PUT/FG], the son of Asa Carlton Seawell and Laura Delilah Matthews, on 22 September 1940 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Donald Terry Seawell [27 May 1942 - Unknown] married Carolyn MNU on 23 September 1962.

Wendell Ray Seawell [2 October 1943 - Unknown] married Rose Ann Caudill on 21 August l465.

Laura Ruth Seawell [9 May 1945 - Unknown] married Clinton Howard Seawell on 29 March 1964.

Carlton Wayne Seawell [20 February 1947 - Unknown] married Helen Davis and had a daughter: Tina Gwin Seawell [31 March 1972 - Unknown].

Larry Alfred Seawell [12 August 1948 - Unknown] married Frances Maness Underwood on 12 July 1968.

Lena Mae McDowell

Parents: William B. McDowell and Sallie Hammond

Lena Mae McDowell [27 May 1896 - 6 November 1959 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Samuel Ashley Trotter [23 December 1884 - 21 October 1917 PUC/FG/NCDC], the son of Andrew J. Trotter and Martha J. Ridge, on 20 September 1916 in Randolph County NC. They had one son.

William Ashley Trotter [11 September 1917 - 12 June 1985 RMP/FG/NCDI] married Zeola Gallimore on 29 October 1938 in Randolph County NC.

Auby Way McDowell

Parents: William B. McDowell and Sallie Hammond

Auby Way McDowell [29 March 1901 - 26 February 1964 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Pearl Lennis Byerly [22 August 1905 - 23 April 1992 PUC/FG], the daughter of Ephram J. Byerly and Nancy Adaline Callicutt, on 10 February 1926. They had the following children.

Mattie May McDowell [25 October 1926 - Unknown]

Wiley B. McDowell [13 December 1928 - 12 March 1991]

Clifton Eugene McDowell [1 October 1931 - 21 November 2014]

Auby and Lennis appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Auby W. McDowell - 29 M - Head - M at 25 - NC NC NC

Lennis - 24 F - Wife - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Mattie M. - 3 5/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Wiley B. - 1 11/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Auby W. McDowell - 39 M Head/Father - NC

Lennie - 34 F - Wife - NC

Mattie Mae - 13 F - Daughter - NC

Wiley B. - 11 M - Son - NC

Clifton - 8 M - Son - NC

Mattie May McDowell

Parents: Auby Way McDowell and Pearl Lennis Byerly

Mattie May McDowell [25 October 1926 - Unknown] married William Baxter Swaney [20 April 1919 - 19 April 1993 PUC/FG/NCDI/SocSecACI], the son of Reuben Curtis "Girt" Swaney and Minnie Correna Summey, on 24 December 1952 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Phyllis Ann Swaney - married David Barnes and they had one child: Jacob Barnes

Janice Swaney

Wiley B. McDowell

Parents: Auby Way McDowell and Pearl Lennis Byerly

Wiley B. McDowell [13 December 1928 - 12 March 1991 PUC/FG] married Faye Hazel Gordon. They had the following children.

Wiley Steven McDowell [22 September 1950 - Unknown] married Linda MNU. They had one child: Simon McDowell

Dwight Way McDowell [10 June 1952 - 8 September 1969 PUC/FG/NCDC] died in an auto accident.

Johnny Randall McDowell [10 June 1955 - Unknown].

Clifton Eugene McDowell

Parents: Auby Way McDowell and Pearl Lennis Byerly

Clifton Eugene "Gene" McDowell [1 October 1931 - 21 November 2014 RMP/FG] married Patsy Ann Trotter and had a daughter.

Wanda Kay McDowell [19 January 1953 - Unknown] married Donald Parker. They had one child: Garrett Parker.

John Riley McDowell

John Riley McDowell [8 December 1861 - 19 December 1936 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Claudia Louvenia Hoover [7 June 1869 - 13 March 1957 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Alfred Hoover and Wincy Ann Dawson, on 28 July 1887 at the home of F. Pearce, Justice of the Peace. Witnesses to the marriage were M. L. Wood, Harris Briles, and B. M. Parrish. Claudia is buried beside J. R. McDowell in the Pleasant Union Cemetery. They had the following children.

Alfred Levi McDowell [12 April 1888 - 23 June 1945]

Talbert Ervin McDowell [9 April 1890 - 5 October 1985]

Gurney Edgar McDowell [9 August 1891 - 24 March 1965]

John Montaduke McDowell [9 August 1893 - 26 June 1974]

Jesse Jonas McDowell [1 March 1895 - 27 October 1966]

Ermie L. McDowell [12 December 1896 - 14 December 1991]

Benjamin Anderson McDowell [30 September 1898 - 21 May 1991]

Robert Winslow McDowell [1 September 1900 - 2 November 1975]

Bessie Nannie McDowell [8 September 1902 - 23 October 1991]

Rutherford Hayes McDowell [8 June 1905 - 6 March 1973]

Mittie McDowell [2 November 1907 - 12 December 1997]

Tura McDowell [27 January 1910 - 13 May 2010]

Val McDowell [9 October 1911 - 20 May 1968]

Riley, as he was called, should not to be confused with the fifth son of John McDowell who is also named John Riley McDowell. He and Claudia appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Riley McDowell - 38 M - Head - Dec 1861 m/12 - NC NC NC

C. Louvenia - 29 F - Wife - June 1870 m/12 7/7 - NC NC NC

Levi A. - 12 M - Son - April 1888 - NC NC NC

Talbert - 10 M - Son - April 1890 - NC NC NC

Gema E. - 8 M - Son - Aug 1891 - NC NC NC

John M. - 6 M - Son - Aug 1893 - NC NC NC

Jessie J. - 5 M - Son - Mar 1895 - NC NC NC

Ermie L. - 3 F - Daughter - Dec 1896 - NC NC NC

Bennie A. - 1 M - Son - Sep 1898 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

John R. McDowell - 49 M - Head - m1/23 - NC NC NC

Louvenia - 42 F - Wife - m1/23 12/12 - NC NC NC

John M. - 16 M - Son - NC NC NC

Jesse - 15 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ermie - 13 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Benny A - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Robert W. - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Rutherford H. - 4 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mittie - 2 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Tura - 3/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

John R. McDowell - 57 M - Head - NC NC NC

Claudia L. - 50 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Robert W. - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

Rutherford H. - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mittie - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Tura G. - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Val - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

J. Riley McDowell - 68 M - Head - M at 22 - NC NC NC

C. L. - 59 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Val - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Val McDowell - 27 M - Father/Head - NC

Lizzie - 25 F - Wife - NC

Emma Beatric - 6 F - Daughter - NC

Walton Odell - 4 M - Son - NC

Robert Lee - 3 M - Daughter - NC

Margie Lizzie - 1 F - Daughter - NC

Lovenie - 70 F - Mother, Wd - NC

Riley McDowell lived towards Denton from Jackson Creek. Chloe May McDowell visited Riley many times as a young child with her daddy Noah. Riley and Noah were both strong Republicans. Eula McDowell Morris recalls that Claudia Louvenia and Rhodema Hoover were sisters and both were petite women. Riley bought some of the estate of Adam Hoover when he died in 1883. In particular he bought 5¼ bushels of wheat at $0.85 per bushel for a total of $4.46¼. Riley died in downtown High Point, North Carolina when he had a heart attack.

An article was written in the newspaper honoring Claudia Louvenia McDowell on her 86th birthday. A large number of relatives gathered at her home near Denton to honor her. Louvenia had been a life-long resident of Randolph County and a member of Pleasant Union United Church of Christ. She was active in her community and church and had been an eager and willing friend when any member of her community had needed help. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, and rug making.

An article was written about Louvenia Hoover McDowell by William Joyner in the 12 March 1957 edition of a church quarterly. Joyner said the following:

A church should justly be proud of the more elderly persons in its membership, who have given so generously and unselfishly of themselves for the work and the progress of the church down through the years. Such a person is Mrs. Louvenia McDowell of the Pleasant Union Church near Farmer, N. C. This church is proud of her for many reasons. Mrs. McDowell is the only surviving charter member of this church, being one of the original eleven members who organized it in 1890. She has since then been faithful to the church and still is, even though she is unable to attend regularly. It would be difficult to measure the amount of good, Christian influence that her life has created in this church, in her neighborhood, and in her home.

Now eighty-eight years of age, Mrs. McDowell is an unusually pleasant person, who becomes a real source of inspiration to all those who meet her. She is the mother of thirteen children, one of whom is deceased.

The Pleasant Union Church, which is still growing, gladly pays tribute here to one who has done her share in making its growth possible. We salute her.

Alfred Levi McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Alfred Levi McDowell [12 April 1888 - 23 June 1945 OAKWD/FG/NCDC] married Mamie Silman [18 August 1892 - 26 January 1959 OAKWD/FG/NCDI], the daughter of Geo. Silman and Betti MNU, on 10 September 1911 in Guilford County NC. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth and married with two children. They had the following children.

Dorothy Evelyn McDowell [7 April 1912 - Unknown]

George Alfred McDowell [26 August 1913 - 19 February 1976 FLORAL/NCBI/NCDI] married Margie Lena Grissom [26 June 1914 - 13 June 2003 /NCDI/SocSecACI], the daughter of Eppie Grissom and Effie G. Pulley. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of birth, full name and his wife as Margie Grissom.

Everette Riley McDowell [16 January 1919 - 16 April 2009]

Julius Harrison McDowell married Hazel Edwards [17 December 1917 - 28 December 2002 FVIEW/FG], the daughter of Emanuel Edwards and Betty Burrough, on 22 January 1938 in Stuart, Patrick County VA. They had Shirley Jean McDowell [25 June 1938 - Unknown] who married Glenn Lee Shackelford [15 July 1942 - Unknown] on 15 January 1964.

Ruby Eloise McDowell [3 August 1922 - 18 August 1998 FRIE/FG] married Carl Edward Reid [11 April 1924 - 15 November 2007 FRIE/FG], the son of John Wesley Reid and Daisy Rosella Reid, in 1956.

Betty Louvenia McDowell [29 May 1924 - 23 September 2002 /NCBI/NCDI] married on Charles Edward Davis [25 December 1922 - Unknown] on 4 April 1942 and had Donald Charles Davis, deceased, and Susan Gay Davis [15 April 1951 - Unknown] who married Mike Arey.

Winey Magalene McDowell [26 Marcy 1926 - Unknown] married Paul Thomas Cook [5 May 1924 - 23 February 1986 FVIEW/FG], the son of Alfred C.Cook and Velnie Christian, and they had Gary Paul Cook [29 October 1959 - Unknown] who married Sherrie Lynn Critz [29 December 1960 - Unknown] on 4 January 1981.

Henry Garland McDowell [8 February 1928 - 13 March 2011]

Lera Marie McDowell [18 February 1928/1930 - 3 April 2020]

Martha Ann McDowell [7 March 1932 - 29 June 2022 FLORAL/FG] married the Rev. Harold Shives, the son of Charles Boyd Shives and Annie H. MNU, on 20 February 1954 in Randolph County NC and had a son: Allen Dean Shives [4 April 1968 - Unknown].

Terry Ronald McDowell [2 October 1934 - Aft 2024]

Mamie Irene McDowell [20 December 1935 - Unknown] married Richard "Dickie" D. Parks and had Rickey Parks and Annette Parks who married Richard Rogers.

Alfred and Mamie appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Louis C. Underwood - 24 M - Head - m1/1 - NC NC NC

Ethel May - 16 F - Wife - m1/1 - NC NC NC

Willie L. - 22 M - Brother - NC NC NC

Alfred L. McDowell - 22 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Alfred McDowell - 31 M - Head - NC NC NC

Mamie - 27 F - Wife - VA VA VA

Dorothy - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

George - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Everett - 1 M - Son - NC NC NC

John - 26 M - Brother - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Alfred Levi McDowell - 42 M - Head - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Maurie [Sic: Mamie] - 36 F - M at 19 - VA VA VA

George - 16 M - Son - NC NC VA

Riley - 11 M - Son - NC NC VA

Julius - 9 M - Son - NC NC VA

Elouise - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC VA

Betty - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC VA

Magalene - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC VA

Garland - 2 M - Son - NC NC VA

Lera Marie - 3/12 F - Daughter - NC NC VA

Dorothy Ashwell - 18 F - Daughter - NC NC VA

Franklin Ashwell - 23 M - Son-in-Law - VA VA VA

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

Alferd McDowell - 52 M - Head - NC

Mammie - 47 F - Wife - VA

Riley - 21 M - Son - NC

Elaire - 17 F - Daughter - NC

Bettie - 15 F - Daughter - NC

Magolene - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Garland - 12 M - Son - NC

Lera - 10 F - Daughter - NC

Martha - 8 F - Daughter - NC

Terry - 5 M - Son - NC

Irene - 4 F - Daughter - NC

Cary Edwards - 45 M- Lodger - NC

Dorothy Evelyn McDowell

Dorothy Evelyn McDowell [7 April 1912 - Unknown] married Franklin Clair Ashwell [27 August 1906 - 22 February 2003 FLORAL/FG/SocSecDI], the son of John Walter Ashwell and Ora Crispen. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of birth and married.

Dorothy and Franklin appeared in the following census record.

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Franklin C. Ashwell - 33 M - Head - VA

Dorothy E. - 28 F - Wife - NC

Everette Riley McDowell

Everette Riley McDowell [16 January 1919 - 16 April 2009 FVIEW/FG] married Ruth Crouse [22 September 1922 - 26 November 2005 FVIEW/FG] on 1 February 1941. They had the following children.

Danny Ray McDowell [22 November 1945 - Unknown] married Norma Kay Elder on 7 December 1963 and had Danny Ray McDowell Jr [16 October 1967 - 16 October 1967], Kristi Lynnette McDowell [4 October 1968 - Unknown], and Kevin Todd McDowell [24 August 1972 - Unknown].

Glenda Kay McDowell [30 September 1945 - Unknown] married Henry Dale Canada and had Sharon Kay Canada [7 October 1966 - Unknown] and Jeffrey Dale Canada [13 April 1976 - Unknown].

Kenneth Riley McDowell [22 November 1955 - Unknown] married Jacquelyn Beeson [9 May 1956 - Unknown] on 17 May 1980.

Henry Garland McDowell

Henry Garland McDowell [8 February 1928 - 13 March 2011 MOLIVE/FG] married Dorothy Lee Owens [26 February 1928 - Unknown], the daughter of Robert Owens and Josie MNU, on 24 December 1949 in Randolph County NC. Henry was an ordained minister and pastor of Mt. Olive Wesleyan Church for 51 years. They had the following children.

Patricia Louise McDowell [16 October 1950 - 17 June 2022 MOLIVE/FG] married Joel Jason Farlow [7 March 1948 - Unknown]. They had one son: Todd Jason Farlow [29 Aug 1974 - Unknown].

Jerry Garland McDowell [4 September 1953 - 1 March 2009 MOLIVE/FG] married Donna Lowder on 4 August 1979.

Micah Levi McDowell [16 October 1961 - Unknown] married Jerri MNU.

Keith Maurice McDowell [8 May 1964 - Unknown].

Lera Marie McDowell

Lera Marie McDowell [18 February 1928 (1930 at FG) - 3 April 2020 MOLIVE/FG/NCBI] married Elmer W. Owens [15 August 1926 - 24 July 2005 MOLIVE/FG] on 21 December 1946. They had the following children.

Vickie Owens [16 September 1947 - Unknown] married Isaac Farlow [10 January 1942 - Unknown].

Annie Marie Owens [3 March 1957 - 14 February 2020 MOLIVE/FG].

Stephen Douglas Owens [20 February 1965 - Unknown].

Terry Ronald McDowell

Terry Ronald McDowell [2 October 1934 - Aft 2024] married Margie Jean McDowell [26 March 1937 - Aft 2024]. They had the following children.

Teresa McDowell [6 October 1956 - Unknown]

Darlene McDowell [7 December 1959 - Unknown]

Terry Ronald McDowell [28 November 1962 - Unknown]

Wanda McDowell [29 April 1966 - Unknown]

Teresa McDowell

Parents: Terry Ronald McDowell and Margie Jean McDowell

Teresa McDowell [6 October 1956 - Unknown] married Floyd I. Dawkins [4 November 1956 - Unknown] and had the following children.

Jennifer Michelle Dawkins [10 April 1975 - Unknown].

Michael Ryan Dawkins [13 September 1977 - Unknown].

Darlene McDowell

Parents: Terry Ronald McDowell and Margie Jean McDowell

Darlene McDowell [7 December 1959 - Unknown] married Mitchell James Davis on 26 March 1978 and had the following child.

Mark Anthony Davis [5 October 1979 - Unknown].

Talbert Ervin McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Talbert Ervin McDowell [9 April 1890 - 5 October 1985 FARM/FG/NCBI/NCDI/SocSecDI] married Nannie Bell Coltrane [2 April 1890 - 13 December 1955 FARM/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Spencer Allen Coltrane and Catherine Hoover, on 7 June 1908. Talbert was a member of Farmer United Methodist Church and was a retired receiving clerk at Asheboro Hosiery Mill. He died at the Brian Nursing Center and was survived by 19 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth and married with four children. Talbert and Nannie had the following children.

Charlie Howard McDowell [31 May 1909 - 27 August 1967]

Blanche Mae McDowell [21 March 1912 - 21 March 1983]

Nettie Ione McDowell [20 April 1914 - 27 June 1923 FARM/FG]

John Allen McDowell [2 September 1916 - 31 January 2000]

Robert Glenn McDowell [13 March 1919 - 15 October 2009]

Mary Edith McDowell [27 October 1921 (17 on Tombstone) - 13 February 1926 FARM/FG/NCDC]

Thomas James McDowell [12 August 1924 - October 1986]

Hal Talbert McDowell [30 June 1927 - 5 February 2015]

Earnest Lloyd McDowell [13 January 1930 - 23 June 1987]

David Junior McDowell [28 August 1932 - 16 November 1939 FARM/FG]

Talbert and Nannie appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Talbert McDowell - 20 M - Head - m1/1 - NC NC NC

Nannie - 20 F - Wife - m1/1 1/1 - NC NC NC

Howard - 10/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Talbert E McDowell - 29 M - Head - NC NC NC

Nannie - 29 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Charlie H. - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Blanche M. - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Nettie I. - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

John A. - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

Robert G. - 10/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grover

Thomas McDowel - 40 M - Head - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Nannie - 40 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Charlie - 20 M - son - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Evelas - 17 F - Daughter-in-Law - M at 17 - NC NC NC

Blanche - 18 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Aster - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Glenn - 12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Thomas - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Hal - 3 10/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lloyd - 3/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

T. E. McDowell 50 M - Head - NC

Nannie - 50 F - Wife - NC

Glenn - 21 M - Son - NC

Thomas - 15 M - Son - NC

Hal - 13 M - Son - NC

Earnest - 11 - Son - NC

Charlie Howard McDowell

Parents: Talbert Ervin McDowell and Nannie Bell Coltrane

Charlie Howard McDowell [31 May 1909 - 27 August 1967 NEIGH/FG/NCDC] married Evlas Lottie Cox [1 February 1913 - 19 August 2000 NEIGH/FG], the daughter of Jesse Calvin Cox and Sarah Jane Jordan, on 27 February 1930. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name and date of birth. They appeared in the following census record.

1940 Census Davidson County NC
Thomasville

Grover C. Guin - 56 M - Head - NC

Jennie I. - 52 F - Wife - NC

Paul C. - 21 M - Son - NC

Betty Lee - 9 F - Granddaughter - NC

Olin W. Beck - 25 M - Son-in-Law - NC

Edith N. Beck - 28 F - Daughter - NC

Woodrow W. Clinard - 24 M - Son-in-Law - NC

Mary V. Clinard - 19 F - Daughter - NC

Howard McDowell - 30 M - Lodger - NC

Erlan McDowell - 27 F - Lodger Wife - NC

Joe Lemings - 36 M - Lodger, Divorced - NC

Samuel G. Cheek - 35 M - Lodger - NC

Blanche Mae McDowell

Parents: Talbert Ervin McDowell and Nannie Bell Coltrane

Blanche Mae McDowell [21 March 1912 - 21 March 1983 BUM/FG/NCBI] married James Lee Kivett [15 June 1914 - 15 March 1993 BUM/FG], the son of Larkin Kivett and Laura Routh, on 17 February 1933 in Randolph County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of birth. They had the following children.

Paul Allen Kivett [25 November 1933 - 3 May 1959 BUM/FG] married Barbara Mellisa Coggins [31 January 1938 - 22 September 1977 BUM/FG].

James Thomas Kivett [6 March 1935 - 8 October 2001 BHEM/FG] married Doris Magalene Belle Cox [9 June 1936 - Unknown].

Blanche Marie Kivett [22 June 1937 - 8 September 2014 RMP/FG] married first to James Matthew Evans [4 September 1933 - 5 October 1971 RMP/FG], the son of Cyrus Augustus Evans and Lora Vesta Snow, and second to William Larry Wall [3 January 1942 - Unknown].

Sarah Louise Kivett [8 August 1940 - Unknown] married Jacob Autry Camp [6 November 1938 - Unknown].

Robert Daniel Kivett [30 March 1942 - Unknown] married Betty Jean Benton [21 November 1940 - Unknown].

Joseph Wayne Kivett [22 March 1946 - Unknown] married Ruth Allred [28 September 1935 - Unknown] and had a son: Jerry Wayne Kivett [17 January 1970 - Unknown].

David Michael "Mike" Kivett [10 December 1950 - 13 March 2012 BUM/FG] married and divorced.

Carolyn Ruth Kivett [8 April 1955 - Unknown] married first to Charles Edward Jeffers [26 February 1948 - Unknown] and second to Miller.

John Allen McDowell

Parents: Talbert Ervin McDowell and Nannie Bell Coltrane

John Allen McDowell [2 September 1916 - 31 January 2000 RMP/FG/SocSecACI] married Ola Agnes Cox [6 September 1917 - 23 September 1996 RMP/FG/SocSecACI], the daughter of Franklin T. Cox and Annis E. Miller. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and contact as Travis Elliot. One source had him marry Cora Lee Robbins [nee Perdue] [4 December 1926 - Unknown] on 23 November 1979 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Betty Jean McDowell [26 February 1935 - 8 May 2018 GRAY/FG] married first to Curtis Franklin Coble [20 January 1935 - 14 March 1982 GRAY/FG] on 30 June 1956 in Randolph County and second to a Petty.

Charles McDowell [21 January 1940 - Unknown].

Linda McDowell [7 Nobember 1945 - Unknown] married a Bonkemeyer on 15 October 1960.

Robert Glenn McDowell

Parents: Talbert Ervin McDowell and Nannie Bell Coltrane

Robert Glenn McDowell [13 March 1919 - 15 October 2009 OAK/FG] married Maggie Loretta Goins [25 January 1925 - 5 January 2012 OAK/FG], the daughter of William Harvey Goins and Nellie Cox. They had the following children.

Billy Robert McDowell [15 February 1948 - Unknown].

Bobby Lee McDowell [14 December 1953 - Unknown] married Terrie N. McDowell [13 May 1956 - Unknown].

Thomas James McDowell

Parents: Talbert Ervin McDowell and Nannie Bell Coltrane

Thomas James McDowell [12 August 1924 - 5 October 1986 OAK/FG] married Juanita Alberta Register [18 February 1925 - 29 December 2018 OAK/FG]. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and father as contact. They had the following children.

Patricia Diana McDowell [13 May 1945 - 3 November 2014]

Jerry Thomas McDowell [8 April 1955 - Unknown] married Kathy "Kim" Cecil.

Patricia Diana McDowell

Parents: Thomas James McDowell and Juanita Alberta Register

Patricia Diana McDowell [13 May 1945 - 3 November 2014 NHP/FG] married Milton Farrell Yates [1 December 1943 - 21 July 2012 NHP/FG], the son of Beaufort Farrell Yates and Esther Florine Kearns, on 5 September 1964. They had the following children.

Krista Leigh Yates [18 August 1967 - Unknown] married Barry Manes.

Lisa Cheryl Yates [6 August 1974 - Unknown] married Stephen Vaughn.

Todd Farrell Yates [6 August 1974 - Unknown].

Hal Tolbert McDowell

Parents: Talbert Ervin McDowell and Nannie Bell Coltrane

Hal Tolbert McDowell [30 June 1927 - 5 February 2015 OAK/FG] married Ruby Faye Cox [14 August 1932 - 25 December 2016 OAK/FG], the daughter of Hayworth Cox and Sarah Ethel Hicks, on 6 September 1947. They had the following children.

Sheila Ann McDowell [8 August 1955 - Unknown] married Kenny Robbins [19 May 1954 - Unknown] on 10 June 1973 and had Chad Robbins [6 August 1975 - Unknown] and Brian Robbins [2 August 1977 - Unknown].

Gwendolyn Denise McDowell [25 February 1959 - Unknown] married Mike Nance [30 May 1955 - Unknown] on 12 July 1975.

Earnest Lloyd McDowell

Parents: Talbert Ervin McDowell and Nannie Bell Coltrane

Earnest Lloyd McDowell [13 January 1930 - 22 June 1987 /NCDI] married first Lois Sigmon [24 October 1924 - Unknown] on 15 June 1967 and second to Frances Joan McKay. The children of the first marriage are:

Jackie McDowell [6 November 1951 - Unknown] married Sharie Humphreys on 6 June 1970.

Joan Elizabeth McDowell [31 July 1951 - Unknown].

Janet Sue McDowell [7 January 1955 - Unknown] married first to Ricky Lassiter [29 March 1955 - Unknown] on 7 April 1973. Her second marriage was to a Mr. Williams.

John Cleveland McDowell [15 February 1956 - Unknown] married Susan Miller [4 April 1950 - Unknown] on 16 November 1974.

Gurney Edgar McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Gurney Edgar McDowell [9 August 1891 - 24 March 1965 SPRING/FG/NCDC] married Cora Jane Pierce [7 October 1889 - 15 November 1982 SPRING/FG], the daughter of Thomas Alley Pierce and Dora Leonard, on 8 October 1911. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth and married with two children. Gurney and Cora had the following children.

Hassie Fadine McDowell [14 August 1913 - 2 April 2005]

Winfred J. McDowell [8 February 1915 - 6 May 1971[

Boyd Edgar McDowell [11 September 1918 - 7 November 1993 FFIELD/FG] married first to Juanita Cranford [4 November 1922 - 15 January 1986 FFIELD/FG], the daugther of Arthur Cranford and was nicknamed "Billie," on 14 September 1946. He married second to Nancy Spainhour. Boyd and Juanita had an infant, Boyd Edgar McDowell Jr, who died at birth, 4 August 1950.[FFIELD/FG] Boyd's WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and mother's name.

Infant (son) McDowell [9 July 1922 - deceased SPRING/FG].

Gurney and Cora appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Gurney E. McDowell - 28 M - Head - NC NC NC

Cora - 30 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Fadine - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Winford - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

Boyd - 1 M - son - NC NC NC

Bessie - 17 F - Sister - NC NC NC

Ollie Reid - 23 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Jamestown

Gurnie E. McDowell - 38 M - Hed - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Cora J. - 40 F - Wife - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Fadine - 17 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Winfred J. - 15 M - Son - NC NC NC

Boyd E. - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

Carl Stultz - 23 M - Boarder - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Beatrice Stultz - 23 F - Boarder - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Harrell P. Stultz - 10/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
Jamestown

Gurney E. McDowell - 48 M - Head - NC

Cora - 50 F - Wife - NC

Winifree J. - 25 M - Son - NC

Boyd E. - 21 M - Son - NC

Hazel Pierce - 16 F - Niece - NC

Hassie Fadine McDowell

Parents: Gurney Edgar McDowell and Cora Jane Pierce

Hassie Fadine McDowell [14 August 1913 - 2 April 2005 MARL/FG/NCBI] married Stanley Eugene Farlow [9 August 1911 - 26 February 2002 MARL/FG/NCBI], the son of Joseph Walter Farlow and Edna Milicent Farlow, on 7 January 1933 in Pitts County VA. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and name of wife. They had the following children.

Janice Jane Farlow [20 May 1935 - 23 June 2016 CENT/FG] married Stanton Hockett [19 September 1932 - Unknown] on 18 February 1956.

Milford Cleon Farlow [18 January 1941 - Unknown] married Linda Varner on 29 December 1962.

Shirley Ann Farlow [7 May 1944 - Unknown] married Ray Cecil [15 June 1935 - Unknown] on 23 October 1976.

Wanda Fadine Farlow [3 January 1949 - Unknown] married first to James Shackleford [17 August 1951 - Unknown] on 1 May 1971 and second to Cliff Peele.

Winfred Jones McDowell

Parents: Gurney Edgar McDowell and Cora Jane Pierce

Winfred Jones McDowell [8 February 1915 - 6 May 1971 SPRING/FG/NCBI/NCDC] married Doris Boulton [10 December 1926 - 15 March 1998 SPRING/FG] in June 1955. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and name of mother. They had a son.

Winfred McDowell Jr. [23 February 1957 - Unknown] married Virginia Edwards Moore [3 June 1951 - Unknown] on 22 November 1980.

We note that a Winfred J. McDowell born about 1915 married Mamie Irene Thornton on 18 September 1942 in Marion County FL but we don't know what this means.

John Montaduke McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

John Montaduke McDowell [9 August 1893 - 26 June 1974 FLORAL/FG/NCDC] married Elva Edna Modlin [15 September 1895 - 9 July 1982 FLORAL/FG], the daughter of Thomas Lee Modlin and Martha Coe, on 3 September 1921 in Guilford County. They had the following children.

Helen Marie McDowell [9 June 1922 - Unknown]

Lelia Mae McDowell [23 November 1925 - Unknown]

John appeared in the 1920 Census with his brother, Alfred Levi. He appeared with Elva in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

J. M. McDowell - 36 M - Head - M at 27 - NC NC NC

Elva - 34 F - Wife - M at 25 - NC NC NC

Helen Marie - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Lena Mae - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

John M. McDowell - 45 M - Head - NC

Elma - 43 F - Wife - NC

Helen M. - 17 F - Daughter - NC

Lelia Maie - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Helen Marie McDowell

Parents: John Montaduke McDowell and Elva Edna Modlin

Helen Marie McDowell [9 June 1922 - Unknown /NCBI] married Charles Harold Richardson [6 February 1922 - 19 March 2005 EBEN/FG], the son of D. F. Richardson and Oline MNU, on 23 December 1942 in Guilford County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth and father. They had the following children.

Harold Wayne Richardson [25 December 1945 - Unknown] married Linda Mae Price on 29 September 1967 and had a daughter: Michelle Lynn [25 June 1971 - Unknown].

Thomas DeWitt Richardson [24 February 1948 - 10 August 1963 EBEN/FG/NCDC] never married and died of acute leukemia.

Suzanne Marie Richardson [20 February 1954 - Unknown] married Danny Ray Pegram on 3 May 1975 and had a child: Leslie Rhea [1 December 1977 - Unknown].

Lelia Mae McDowell

Parents: John Montaduke McDowell and Elva Edna Modlin

Lelia Mae McDowell [23 November 1925 - Unknown] married John Harold Beeson, the son of William F. Beeson and Pauline H. MNU, on 18 December 1943 in Guilford County NC. They had the following children.

John Blake Beeson [January 1949 - Unknown].

Roger William Beeson [14 September 1950 - Unknown].

Ann Marie Beeson [16 November 1961 - Unknown].

Jesse Jonas McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Jesse Jonas McDowell [1 March 1895 - 28 October 1966 FLORAL/FG/NCDC] married Annie Flossie Cox [21 February 1897 - 26 March 1967 FLORAL/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Oliver Layfette Cox and Mariah E. Lowdermilk, on 11 August 1919 in Guilford County NC. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name and date of birth. They had the following children.

Ernest Jonas McDowell [11 May 1920 - 9 November 1988 OAKWD/FG/NCDI] married Frances Emily Seawell [2 February 1921 - 17 May 1993 OAKWD/FG/SocSecACI], the daughter of Edward Carver Seawell and Donna Bell Cecil, in May 1941 in Guilford County NC and had a son: Dwight Carl McDowell [30 January 1949 - 5 June 2017 /FG] who married Jeanette Martin [13 August 1948 - 26 December 2022 OAKWD/FG]. Ernest's WWII Registration Card reports his full name and date of birth.

Annie Loraine McDowell [31 August 1924 - 17 February 2015 FLORAL/FG/NCBI] married Edward H. Hutchins [18 March 1921 - 16 August 2009 FLORAL/FG] on 25 December 1943 in Guilford County NC. They divorced on 5 March 2001 in Guilford County NC? They had one daughter: Annette Loraine Hutchins [1 June 1957 - Unknown] who married Richard J. Barger [11 May 1953 - Unknown] on 28 February 1977.

Jesse and Annie appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

M. E. Cox - 54 M - Head - NC NC NC

Theodore Cox - 15 M - Son - NC NC NC

Jesse J. McDowell - 24 M - Son-in-Law - NC NC NC

Annie F. McDowell - 22 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Rufus P. Brackett - 20 M - Son-in-Law - NC NC NC

Ila E. Brackett - 20 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

J. J. McDowell - 35 M - Head - M at 25 - NC NC NC

Annie - 33 F - Wife - M at 23 - NC NC NC

Earnest - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Loraine - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Jesse J. McDowell - 45 M - Head - NC

Annie - 43 F - Wife - NC

Ernest - 20 M - Son - NC

Lorraine - 15 F - Daughter - NC

Erma L. McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Erma "Ermie" L. McDowell [12 December 1896 - 14 December 1991 CAN/FG] married Albert "Bert" Franklin Pierce [5 September 1887 - 8 October 1965 CAN/FG/NCDC], the son of John L. Pierce and Mary Summey, on 24 December 1914 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Unnamed child died 11 December 1915.

Colon Roosevelt Pierce [15 June 1917 - 11 April 1994 RMP/FG] married Louella Mae Loflin [1 November 1920 - 28 January 1999 RMP/FG] on 10 July 1937.

Charlie Taft Pierce [25 September 1918 - 17 August 1988 CAN/FG].

John Raleigh Pierce [20 February 1920 - 2004 PARK/FG] married Zada Lee Byerly [22 June 1928 - PARK/FG] on 17 February 1956.

Mary Edith Pierce [26 October 1922 - 25 June 1971 NSAL/FG/NCDC] married James Barden Millikan [28 August 1913 - 13 November 1980 NSAL/FG], the son of Donald Millikan and Ada Jane Lamb, on 29 March 1965.

Beulah Estell Pierce [16 September 1924 - 10 August 1961 CAN/FG/NCDC] married Leroy Ridge [16 April 1915 - 14 November 1993 CAN/FG], the son of William Lindsay Loflin and Flora Cumi Cameron, on 18 October 1941. She died from an accidental gunshot fired by her son.

Erma and Bert appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Bert F. Pierce - 31 M - Head - NC NC NC

Erma E. - 23 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Colon R. - 2 6/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Charlie T. - 1 3/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Bert F. Pierce - 42 M - Head - M at 26 - NC NC NC

Ermie - 33 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Colon - 12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Charlie - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

J. R. - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

Edith - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Bulah - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Bert F. Pierce - 52 M - Father/Head - NC

Ermie - 43 F - Wife - NC

Charlie - 21 M - Son - NC

J. R. - 20 M - Son - NC

Edith - 17 F - Daughter - NC

Bulah - 15 F - Daughter - NC

Benjamin Anderson McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Benjamin Anderson McDowell [30 September 1898 - 20 May 1991 PUC/FG/NCDI] at age 21 married Rosa Etta McDowell [5 March 1904 - 2 July 1941 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Lemuel Cisro McDowell and Annie Meredith Swaney, at age 17 on 11 January 1920 in Randolph County NC. At the time of his death, Ben lived in Denton, Route 2, on the McDowell-Hulin Road. He was buried at 3 p.m., Wednesday, at Pleasant Union United Church of Christ by the Rev. Larry McEntire, Rev. Ray Swaney, and Rev. Jay Hulin. A resident of Randolph County most of his life, he was a retired farmer and a member of Pleasant Union United Church of Christ. At his death, there were 20 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of birth and father. Ben and Rosa had the following children.

Ethel Mae McDowell [29 October 1920 - 7 May 2007]

Paul Cicero McDowell [6 March 1922 - 23 August 1922 PUC/FG]

Stillborn Boy McDowell [25 December 1922 - 25 December 1922 /NCDC]

C. G. McDowell [17 May 1924 - 12 July 1988]

Lula Annie McDowell [22 October 1926 - 18 January 2005]

Carl Harrison McDowell [29 January 1933 - 17 November 1933 PUC/FG/NCDC]

Williford Ben McDowell [15 September 1937 - 26 May 1992 /NCDI/SocSecACI] married Carolyn MNU [10 June 1948 - Unknown] on 10 June 1966. They had the following children: Jimmy Lee McDowell [20 January 1968 - Unknown], Frances Carolyn McDowell [14 November 1969 - Unknown], and Carl Edward McDowell [8 February 1971 - Unknown]

Doris McDowell [6 May 1940 - Unknown] married Avon Pritchard and they separated. She later married Jesse Steed. Doris and Avon had the following children: Kay Charlotte Pritchard

Albert Avon Pritchard had William Glenn Pritchard, and Odell Pritchard

Esther McDowell [6 May 1940 - 10 March 1990 GRUB/FG/NCDI] married first to Ray Parrish and later an Isenhour. Esther and Ray had the following children: Peggie Parrish who married a Boggs, Johnny Parrish, Judy Parrish who married a Singleton, Tony Parrish, and Linda Parrish who married a Dunn.

Ben and Rosa appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Ben A. McDowell - 31 M - Head - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Rosa E. - 27 F - Wife - M at 17 - NC NC NC

Ethel M. - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

C. G. - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lula A. - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Ben A. McDowell - 41 M - Father - NC

Rosa - 37 F - Wife - NC

C. G. - 15 M - Son - NC

Annie - 13 F - Daughter - NC

Wilford - 2 M - Son - NC

Ethel Mae McDowell

Parents: Benjamin Anderson McDowell and Rosa Etta McDowell

Ethel Mae McDowell [29 October 1920 - 7 May 2007 PUC /FG/SocSecACI] married William Robert Sexton [6 February 1919 - 6 January 1999 PUC/FG], the son of Lem Sexton and Mary Jane Patterson, on 18 December 1938 in Davidson County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name in reverse order, date of birth and wife as Ethel. They had the following children.

Clarence Sexton [7 March 1940 - Unknown] married Linda Moffitt on 28 March 1964.

Linda Jo Sexton [4 March 1942 - 4 November 2009 NHOPE/FG] married T. Ray Shaw on 28 March 1959.

Betsy Dean Sexton [20 August 1947 - Unknown] married Tony Sharpe on 10 March 1966.

Ethel and Robert appeared in the following census record.

1940 Census Davison County NC
Denton

Robert Sexton - 21 M - Head - NC

Ethyl - 19 F - Wife - NC

Clarence - 5 M - Son - NC

C. G. McDowell

Parents: Benjamin Anderson McDowell and Rosa Etta McDowell

C. G. McDowell [17 May 1924 - 12 July 1988 PUC/FG/NCBI/NCDI] married Pauline Harrison [13 December 1920 - 12 March 1966 PUC/FG], the daughter of John Harrison and Bessie Nance, on 12 March 1967. C. G. was born in Randolph County and was a resident of Denton and Thomasville areas most of his life. He worked at Parkdate Mills until his retirement and was of the Church of God faith. At his death, there were four grandchildren. The funeral was held at the Pleasant Union United Church of Christ in Randolph County by the Rev. Edmond Lambeth and the Rev. Richard Hoover and burial was at Pleasant Union Church. His WWII Registration Card reports his initials, his date of birth, and his father.

Faydeen McDowell [23 July 1948 - Unknown] married first to Steve Sharpe and second to a Mr. McNew. She had the following children: Tammy Sharpe. and Paula Sharpe.

Benny Wayne McDowell [31 December 1949 - Unknown] married Brenda Kay on 9 October 1971 and had Lisa Kay McDowell [19 December 1973 - Unknown] and Bryan Wayne McDowell [18 November 1977 - Unknown].

Clinton McDowell [25 February 1951 - Unknown] married Linda MNU and separated.

Lula Annie McDowell

Parents: Benjamin Anderson McDowell and Rosa Etta McDowell

Lula Annie McDowell [22 October 1926 - 18 January 2005 PUC/FG/NCBI/SocSecACI] married Charles Cletus Hulin [8 September 1925 - 10 November 1975 MTAB/FG] on 13 April 1948. They had the following children before getting divorced. Charles was married four times with his fourth wife being Betty Brown Briles/ [7 July 1931 - 10 November 1975 MTAB/FG]

Rosa Lee Hulin [10 March 1946 - Unknown] married Jimmy Hulin [26 May 1946 - Unknown] on 14 March 1969 and had a son: Jimmy Dwayne Hulin [27 November 1970 - Unknown].

Paul Cletus Hulin [12 September 1948 - 21 November 2013 PUC/FG] married Lillie Elizabeth in December 1973. They divorced and he remarried to Karen Ezell.

Robert Winslow McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Robert Winslow McDowell [1 September 1900 - 2 November 1975 BACK/FG/NCDC] married Rachel Allred [25 August 1903 - 19 February 1996 BACK/FG/NCDI], the daughter of Joseph Scott Allred and Linne Ellen Vuncannon, on 2 October 1921 in Randolph County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, Date of Birth, and wife as Rachel A. McDowell. They had one son.

Charles Hubbard McDowell [9 August 1922 - 14 March 2018]

Robert and Rachel appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Robert McDowell - 30 M - Head - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Rachel - 26 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Charles - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

R. W. McDowell - 39 M - Head - NC

Rachal - 36 F - Wife - NC

Charles - 17 M - Son - NC

Charles Hubbard McDowell

Parents: Robert Winslow McDowell and Rachel Allred

Charles Hubbard McDowell [9 August 1922 - 14 March 2018 FLORAL/NCBI] married Hazel Bernice Peace [15 July 1921 - 1 July 2007 FLORAL/FG/NCBI/SocSecACI], the daughter of Anna Louisia Peace, on 9 August 1940. Hazel's Social Security records list her father as Amos L. Falkenbury. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth and Anna Falkenburg as his contact. They had the following children.

Judith Gayle McDowell [3 January 1942 - 19 May 1922 FLORAL/FG] married Samuel Kenneth Nance [5 May 1939 - Unknown] on 8 July 1960 and had the following children: Bryan Kenneth Nance [18 November 1961 - 19 February 1995 FLORAL/FG], Debbie Lynn Nance [22 August 1963 - Unknown], Keith Edward Nance [11 June 1972 - Unknown], and Daryl Lee Nance [August 1973 - Unknown]

Charles Robert McDowell [29 May 1944 - Unknown] married Gloria Jean Lewallen [29 August 1946 - Unknown] on 15 July 1966 and had the following children: Karen Sharlene McDowell [5 December 1971 - Unknown] and Kevin Robert McDowell [21 February 1969 - Unknown]

The following 1930 Census for Hazel Peace explains Anna Falkenburg as Charles' WWII contact.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

A. L. Fulkenberry - 26 M - Head - M at 23 - NC NC NC

Anna - 27 F - Wife - M at 24 - NC NC NC

Margaret Louise - 2 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Bessie - 31 F - Sister - NC NC NC

Marine - 26 F - Sister - NC NC NC

Hazel Peace - 8 F - Granddaughter - NC NC NC

We note that the designation of Hazel as a granddaughter is not correct since her North Carolina Birth Record reports Anna as her mother. Amos Lee Falkenburg/Falkenberry [10 April 1904 - 19 October 1976 FLORAL/FG] married Anna Louise Peace [3 June 1902 - 3 September 1974 FLORAL/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Asbery Peace and Mary Cecil, on 25 January 1928 after the birth of Hazel. The marriage was witnessed by Mrs. R. A. Peace and Mrs. O. L. Ruth. The informant on Anna's death certificate was Mrs. Charles McDowell who was listed as her daughter.

Bessie Nannie McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Bessie Nannie McDowell [8 September 1902 - 23 October 1991 FLORAL/FG/NCDI] married Walter Lee Carter [24 April 1902 - 30 January 1981 FLORAL/FG], the son of Prince Albert Carter and Martha Elmira Ridenhour, on 29 October 1924. A Virginia marriage license indicates that they were married on 5 December 1936 in Danville VA. We do not have an explanation for the two marriage dates, but they clearly live together as man and wife in the 1930 Census. His WWII Registration Card reports his date of brith and full name. They had the following children.

Floyd Cecil Carter [4 July 1921 - 21 May 2000 FLORAL/FG/SocSecACI] married Frances Eula Weakley [26 June 1923 - 19 May 2015 FLORAL/FG], the daughter of Hubert Silas Weakley and Elizabeth Parks, on 26 September 1942 in Orange County VA.

Mary Princess Carter [4 April 1923 - 20 May 2005 /SocSecACI] married Stanley Wysocki, the son of Benjamin Wysocki and Ida MNU, on 3 May 1944 in Guilford County NC.

Ruby Lee Carter [27 December 1928 - 4 April 2011 PGUMC/FG/SocSecDI] married Melvin Clayton Ball [7 August 1924 - 13 October 1988 PGUMC/FG/SocSecDI/SocSecACI], the son of Jacob E. Ball and Lala(h) Kennedy, on 20 September 1946 in Guilford County NC.

Eloise Carter [19 February 1932 - 9 April 2016 FLORAL/FG] married James Lewis Jones [27 September 1927 - 21 August 2011 FLORAL/FG], the son of Noel Buford Jones and Ila M. Presnell, on 16 November 1946.

Bessie and Walter appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Walter L. Carter - 27 M - Head - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Bessie N. - 27 F - Wife - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Floyd C. - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mary P. - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Ruby Lee - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Lee Carter - 37 M - Head - NC

Bessie - 37 F - Wife - NC

Mary F. - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Ruby Lee - 11 F - Daughter - NC

Eloise - 8 F - Daughter - NC

Rutherford Hayes McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Rutherford Hayes McDowell [8 June 1905 - 6 March 1973 RMP/FG/NCDC] married Annie Grace Gallimore [29 September 1912 - 5 April 1989 RMP/FG], the daughter of Jesse Milton Gallimore and Coella Eugenia Surratt, on 20 October 1928. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth and wife as Grace. They had the following children.

Jesse Junior McDowell

Everett Hayes McDowell [7 April 1931 - 6 October 1987 PUC/FG] married Magdelene Jones on 30 September 1950 and had Gary Lee McDowell and Patsy Lou McDowell [4 March 1952 - Unknown] who married a Roberts.

Mazie Eugenia McDowell [20 August 1934 -Unknown ] married Luther Elvin Owens [21 May 1931 - Unknown] on 3 July 1965 and had a daughter: Kathy Jeanette Cagle [30 June 1956 - Unknown].

James Kenneth McDowell [28 July 1941 - Unknown] married Carole Sellers [1 September 1945 - Unknown] on 12 May 1967 and had Bryan Kenneth McDowell [10 April 1972 - Unknown], Tamela Carole McDowell [4 June 1975 - Unknown], and Shanna Leigh McDowell [1 June 1977 - Unknown].

Martha Ann McDowell [11 February 1945 - Unknown] married Daniel Roger Neely on 8 January 1963 and divorced. They had a daughter: Mary Angelene Neely [22 October 1965 - Unknown].

Hayes and Grace appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Hayes McDowell - 24 M - Head - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Annie G. - 18 F - Wife - M at 16 - NC NC NC

Jessie J. - 5/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Hayes R. McDonell [Sic: McDowell] - 34 M - Father - NC

Grace - 27 F - Wife - NC

Jessie Jr. - 10 M - Son - NC

Everett - 9 M - Son - NC

Mazie - 5 F - Daughter - NC

Jesse Junior McDowell

Parents: Rutherford Hayes McDowell and Annie Grace Gallimore

Jesse Junior McDowell [14 November 1929 - 13 July 2000 CAN/FG/SocSecACI] married Mary Lou Kindley [14 August 1929 - 19 March 2004 CAN/FG/SocSecDI], the daughter of Charlie Lee Kindley and Esther Lilly Tucker, on 13 November 1948 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Jessie Lee McDowell [4 February 1950 - Unknown] married Peggy Lindberry on 8 December 1968 and had the following children: Jessie Lee McDowell, Jr. [29 January 1970 - Unknown]; Mary Jean McDowell [16 October 1971 - Unknown]; and Charles Ray McDowell [7 August 1973 - Unknown].

Nancy Lou McDowell [24 December 1951 - Unknown] married David McDowell on 25 October 1970 and had a child: Dallas Lee McDowell [16 July 1975 - Unknown].

David Hayes McDowell [15 November 1952 - Unknown] married Brenda Carlyle on 9 March 1975 and had a daughter: Belinda Denise [14 January 1977 - Unknown].

Lillie Grace McDowell [27 June 1956 - Unknown] married Charlie Eckers on 14 November 1975.

Roger Dale McDowell [16 October 1958 - 15 March 1959 CAN/FG/NCDC]. Note that death year is 1960 in Findagrave records.

Annie Mae McDowell [7 March 1961 - Unknown] married Robert Echerd.

James Darrell McDowell [21 February 1962 - Unknown] married Renee MNU.

Cynthia Ann McDowell [26 July 1964 - Unknown] married Andy Ingle.

Esther Jeanette McDowell [26 August 1965 - Unknown] married Ronald Hedrick.

Mittie McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Mittie McDowell [2 November 1907 - 12 December 1997 FLORAL/FG/SocSecDI] married Charlie Hughes Dobbins [8 June 1904 - 24 April 1998 FLORAL/FG/NCDI], the son of W. W. Dobbins and O. A. MNU, on 19 September 1925 in Guilford County. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth born in Walker County AL with Mittie as his wife. They had the following children.

Charles Weldon Dobbins [17 May 1927 - Unknown /NCBI] married first Frances Leah Croker [26 April 1926 - 22 April 1971 FVIEW/FG], the daughter of Charlie M. Croker and Lina Mell Davis, and second Zula Mae Cook [27 July 1924 - Unknown] on 12 October 1973. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth and father as his contact.

Hazel Marie Dobbins [21 April 1929 - Unknown /NCBI] and married Clem Croker, Jr. [11 April 1926 - Unknown] on 26 Octobr 1946.

Herman Loy Dobbins [27 March 1932 - Unknown] married first Shirley Montgomery and second Shirley Kimrey [7 December 1935 - Unknown] on 14 November 1964.

Larry Gene Dobbins [7 June 1944 - Unknown] married Jo Carol Bouldin [18 April 1945 - Unknown] on 10 August 1963.

Mittie and Charles appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Charlie Dobbins - 25 M - Head - M at 21 - AL AL AL

Mittie - 23 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Charles - 2 M - Son - NC AL NC

Hazel Marie - 1 F - Daughter - NC AL NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Charlie H. Dablins - 36 M - Head - AL

Mittie - 32 F - Wfie - NC

Charles - 12 M - Son - NC

Marie - 10 F - Daughter - NC

Harman - 8 M - Son - NC

Tura McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Tura McDowell [27 January 1910 - 13 May 2010] married William Clarence Lowe, Jr. [17 May 1908 - 24 March 1994 /NCDI] on 16 April 1927. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth and Tura McDowell Lowe as his wife.

Lucille Lowe [9 October 1928 - Unknown] married a Nieman on 2 April 1955. They divorced. One child was born: Claudia Ann Nieman [23 September 1959 - Unknown].

Harold Edward Lowe, Sr. [27 July 1931 - Unknown] married Darine Sikes on 20 December 1960. One child was born: Harold Edward Lowe, Jr. [29 January 1964 - Unknown].

Tura and Clarence appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Clarence Lowe - 21 M - Head - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Tina [Sic: Tura] - 20 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Lucile - 1 6/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Archdale

W. Clarence Lowe - 32 M - Head - NC

Tura M. - 30 F - Wife - NC

M. Lucile - 11 F - Daughter - NC

Harold E. - 8 M - Son - NC

Val McDowell

Parents: John Riley McDowell and Claudia Louvenia Hoover

Val McDowell [9 October 1911 - 20 May 1968 PUC/FG] married Lizzie Geneva Freedle [12 July 1913 - 23 April 1990 PUC/FG] on 20 October 1932. They had the following children.

Emma Beatrice McDowell [9 June 1933 - Unknown] married Bobby Eugene Payne [20 March 1929 - Unknown] on 12 November 1953 and had the following children: Rickey Eugene Payne [15 July 1958 - Unknown] and Bobby Aldine Payne [26 May 1962 - Unknown].

Walton Odell McDowell [17 May 1935 - 24 February 2005 PUC/FG] married Alma Frances Hulin [26 September 1942 - 18 September 2017 PUC/FG] on 30 September 1964 and had a son: Val Odell McDowell [7 February 1969 - ].

Robert Lee McDowell [13 January 1957 - 8 January 2021 PUC/FG] married Joyce Carol Klass [22 September 1948 - Unknown] on 16 October 1976 and had a son: Gary Matthew McDowell [5 November 1957 - Unknown].

Margie Lizzie McDowell [23 January 1939 - Unknown] married Archie Alexander Lail [26 May 1937 - Unknown] on 18 June 1954 and had the following children: Randy Alexander Lail [26 September 1958 - Unknown] and Jerry Don Lail [7 May 1962 - Unknown].

Alice Louise McDowell [28 December 1943 - Unknown] married a Pullman [27 November 1940] and divorced. They had the following children: Kathy Louise Pullman [20 July 1961 - Unknown] and Teresa Gayle Pullman [9 December 1962 - Unknown] who married William Kindley on 6 January 1979. They had a child: Candise Elaine Kindley [22 January 1980 - Unknown].

Lillie Grace McDowell [20 January 1947 - Unknown] married Bobby Olin Buie [26 November 1940 - Unknown] on 23 June 1966 and had a son: Terry Scott Buie [18 November 1970 - Unknown].

Donald Ray McDowell [9 September 1949 - Unknown] married Judy Brodgen [5 October 1940 - Unknown] on 9 April 1971 and had a son: Jeffrey Scott McDowell [9 February 1976 - Unknown].

Brenda Ann McDowell [22 March 1952 - Unknown] married Eddie Varner on 18 October 1970.

Rebecca Jeannette McDowell [12 December 1954 - Unknown] married Coy (Buddy) Thayer, Jr. [3 May 1949 - Unknown] on 15 July 1973.

Lucinda Jane McDowell

Lucinda Jane McDowell [27 April 1864 - 9 June 1902 BACK/FG] was called "Cindy" and married Franklin Harrison Hoover [8 October 1860 - 7 November 1952 BACK/FG/NCDC], the son of Alfred Hoover and Wincy Dawson, on 8 May 1884 at the home of J. W. Ridge, Justice of the Peace. The witnesses were B. F. Allred, John Cassad and M. S. Ridge. Franklin was a brother to Claudia Louvenia Hoover and Rhodema Adeline Hoover. Cindy and Franklin had the following children:

Fannie Pueriler Hoover [3 February 1885 - 18 May 1977]

Kate Elizabeth Hoover [11 September 1888 - 29 June 1978 SPM/FG] married John Henry Hinshaw [July 1861 - 2 May 1937 SPM/FG] on 26 April 1919 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children: Charles Worth Hinshaw and 0llie Ledbetter.

Lewis Edger Hoover [19 October 1891 [December NCDC] - 21 December 1973 [24 NCDC] BACK/FG/NCDC] married Annie Mae Rodgers [20 September 1888 - 18 April 1968 BACK/FG] on 11 February 1918 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children: Cindy Hoover who married a Ball, Sarn Hoover, and 0scar Hoover.

Ola May Hoover [6 September 1894 - 22 October 1933 PGROV/FG] married Irvin Penn Arnold [14 February 1889 - 3 February 1962 PGROV/FG], the son of James Milton Arnold and Elizabeth Hughes, on 21 November 1915 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children: Female deceased, 0pall Arnold [1891 - August 1931], Jewel Arnold, Ruth Arnold, Golda Arnold who married a Green, Ester Arnold who married a Jerrell, and Frank Arnold.

Fleta Lucinda Hoover [3 February 1896 - 7 March 1988]

Dewey Harrison Hoover [19 July 1899 - 26 November 1968 FLORAL/FG/NCDC] married Maude Lillian Lambeth [25 January 1906 - 31 May 2000 Floral] on 23 September 1922 in Davidson County NC. He was divorced at the time of his death and Maude married John Sigman Welborn on 2 May 1953 in Davidson County NC. According to his death certificate: "Victum shot self in head with a 22 caliber pistol."

Infant (male) Hoover

When Lucinda died young, Franklin married Flora L. Miller [1865 - 1931 BACK/FG] on 11 January 1905 in Randolph County NC. When Flora died, he married a third time to Victoria Delphenia Briles [8 September 1866 - 1 September 1945 CAR/FG].

Lucinda and Franklin appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Frank Hoover - 39 M - Head - Farmer - Oct 1860 m/16 - NC NC NC

Lucinda J. - 34 F - Wife - Apr 1864 m/16 7/6 - NC NC NC

Fannie P. - 15 F - Daughter - Feb 1885 - NC NC NC

Katie E. - 15 F - Daughter - Sept 1888 - NC NC NC

Lewis E. - 9 M - Son - Oct 1890 - NC NC NC

Ola M. - 6 F - Daughter - Sept 1893 - NC NC NC

Fleta - 4 F - Daughter - Feb 1896 - NC NC NC

Dewey H. - 11/12 M - Son - July 1899 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Franklin H. Hoover - 49 M - Head - Farmer - m2/5 - NC NC NC

Flora - 45 F - Wife - m1/5 2/0 - NC NC NC

Lewis E. - 18 M - Son - Farm Laborer - NC NC NC

Ola M. - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Fleta - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Dewey - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Frank H. Hoover - 59 M - Head - NC NC NC

Flora - 55 F - Wife - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Franklin H. Hoover - 69 M - Head - M at 25 - NC NC NC

Flora Hoover - 65 F - Wife - M at 39 - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Franklin H. Hoover - 79 M - Head - NC

Rosa - 60 F - Wife - VA

The following information was shared by a daughter Fleta Lucinda Hoover Trotter. Fleta was only about five years old when Lucinda died. The family lived in a little house still standing near Sawyersville Holiness Church near Asheboro, North Carolina.

Lucinda lived on a farm. The family raised their own food. They had corn and molasses. The molasses was made in a big pan and the horse had to go around in circles. The children would ride on the back of the horse while the molasses was being made. Many mornings the family would get up at four o'clock and commence planting and would stay up until eleven o'clock. Their machine for making molasses was not the evaporator type but rather the boiler type. It made the best molasses.

Cindy had long black hair. When visitors came to the house, the children had to sit off by themselves while the adults visited with one another.

When Fleta was a young child, the adults called them all in to talk to their mother. The children didn't realize that she was dying although she was sick from January to June when she died. Fleta remembers going to the funeral of Cindy and her riding in a wagon with two horses pulling it. The children rode in a wagon bed behind their mother. Fleta vaguely remembers shaking hands with her mother Cindy before she died.

In a memorial service for Fleta's sister Kate there was some information given about Lucinda Jane and Franklin.

While I may be reluctant to cross my own 128 foot lot today, but walking two and one-half miles in my early days was no problem. Going west from where we lived we would be going to visit a fine gentleman and his wife. At this time they were alone, the children had left home, either married, or employed elsewhere.

This family would not let you say "I can only stay a minute" - you had to visit a spell, eat apples, pears, grapes, watermelon, and often times you were invited to have a meal with them. If you went to this home three times a day, that was alright too.

This gentleman had lost his first wife, he had remarried and he and his second wife had no children.

The gentleman to whom I refer came to this community during the later part of 1800 - with a young wife whom he had married in 1884. As a young bride and groom, they started farming and their farm was always a success. As they planted their farm in early Spring, they always kept in mind raising food that would carry them through the cold hard winters with extra food for a neighbor, if needed. The bride and groom that I refer to were Franklin Harrison Hoover and Lucinda McDowell Hoover.

Fannie Pueriler Hoover

Parents: Lucinda Jane McDowell and Franklin Harris Hoover

Fannie Pueriler Hoover [3 February 1885 - 18 May 1977 OAK/FG] married Alvin Reid Johnson [15 June 1879 - 29 August 1957 OAK/FG], the son of Joshua D. Johnson, on 12 October 1904 in Randolph County NC. They had the following childlren.

Zella Johnson [4 August 1907 - 16 April 1963]

Floyd Alvin Johnson deceased (never married).

Zella Johnson

Parents: Fannie Pueriler Hoover and Alvin Johnson

Zella Johnson [4 August 1907 - 16 April 1963 OAK/FG] married Robert Thomas Lanning [21 April 1904 - 6 March 1961 BON/FG] and had the following children.

Dorothy Marie Lanning [11 November 1926 - Unknown] married Hugh William Lindsay Jr and had Ronald Lee Lindsay [18 February 1949 - Unknown] and Darryl Kevin Lindsay [25 Septembre 1957 - Unknown].

Frankie Jo Lanning [21 August 1929 - Unknown] married Wallace Barstow. They divorced but had the following children: Nancy Ann Barstow [12 February 1954 - Unknown] and Robert Reid Barstow [3 March 1955 - Unknown].

Roberta Lanning [14 April 1931 - Unknown] married Ralph Jerome Reeves [29 March 1929 - Unknown], the son of Melvin Grady Reeves and Mahala Austin. They have no children.

After the death of Robert, Zella married Ola Grant Sleeth [31 August 1907 - 18 September 1975 FSNC/FG]

Fleta Lucinda Hoover

Parents: Lucinda Jane McDowell and Franklin Harris Hoover

Fleta Lucinda Hoover [3 February 1896 - 7 March 1988 PRES/FG/NCDI] married Albert Henry Trotter [2 April 1894 - 28 April 1974 PRES/FG/NCDC],the son of Frank Trotter and Betty Gibbs, on 3 June 1914 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Kate Pauline Trotter [15 March 1915 - Unknown] married Alexander Fay Henderson on 6 June 1937.

Frank Hoover Trotter [2 May 1919 - 15 August 1995 PRES/FG] married Ethel A. Richardson [6 December 1919 - 26 October 2015 PRES/FG] on 9 September 1939.

Betty Lou Trotter [17 April 1926 - Unknown] married James E. Johnston on 9 November 1946.

Anvilla Anne Trotter [13 January 1940 - Unknown] married Joe Wilson on 22 July 1962.

Cicero M. McDowell

Cicero M. McDowell [13 July 1864 - 2 December 1917 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Rhodema Adeline Hoover [31 August 1865 - 4 October 1943 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Alfred Marsh Hoover and Mary Ann "Wincy" Dawson, on 20 April 1884 at the home of Z. P. Rush, Justice of the Peace, and the witnesses were John F. Rush, Lee R. Spencer and Nora Bulla. Cicero and Rhodema had the following children:

Lily Mirtle McDowell [21 October 1886 - 3 June 1888] is buried in the Levi McDowell plot at PUC.

Samuel Allen McDowell [17 January 1889 - 15 October 1953]

Lonnie Thomas McDowell [8 July 1891 - 28 August 1926]

Mattie Pearl McDowell [3 October 1893 - 31 May 1978]

George Harrison McDowell [12 November 1895 - 13 August 1976]

Rendy Caroline McDowell [12 February 1898 - 29 May 1972]

Eula Edna McDowell [7 June 1900 - 7 April 1984]

Laura Viola McDowell [27 January 1903 - 14 January 1980]

Cicero and Rhodema appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

Cicely McDowell - 35 M - Head - July 1864 m/15 - NC NC NC

Rodema A. - 34 F - Wife - Aug 1865 m/15 6/5 - NC NC NC

Samuel A. - 10 M - Son - Jan 1889 - NC NC NC

Thomas L. - 8 M - Son - July 1891 - NC NC NC

Mattie P. - 6 F - Daughter - Oct 1893 - NC NC NC

George H. - 5 M - Son - Nov 1895 - NC NC NC

Rinely C. - 2 F - Daughter - Feb 1897 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

Cicero McDowell - 45 M - Head - m1/26 - NC NC NC

Rhodema - 44 F - Wife - m1/26 8/7 - NC NC NC

Lonie - 19 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mattie P. - 16 F -Daughter - NC NC NC

George H. - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Caroline - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Eula E. - 10 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Viola - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Clarie Lackey - 2 F - Cousin - NC NC NC

1920 Census Stanly County NC
Albemarle

R. A. McDowell - 55 F - Head, Wd - NC NC NC

Pastal Lowder - 20 M - Son-in-Law - NC NC NC

Viola Lowder - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Geo McDowell - 24 M - Son - NC NC NC

Rosa McDowell - 24 F - Daughter-in-Law - NC NC NC

Lola McDowell - 3 F - Granddaughter - NC NC NC

Welef Russell - 21 M - Boarder - NC NCNC

Jef Dees - 22 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

Rhodema lived with her son George in the 1930 Census and 1940 Census.

Cicero McDowell farmed in Randolph County. He raised peaches, but they were used by the family and not for sale. Cicero lived about five miles from Asheboro. All of his children were born there except for Viola who was born in High Point. Cicero didn't live very long in High Point. He preferred to move back to his homeplace in Randolph County.

Cicero moved with his family to Albemarle around 1909-1910. The people from the cotton mills in Albemarle had come to Randolph County seeking workers. They gave a big spill about "hitting the money tree" if the families would move down to Albemarle and work in the new cotton mills. Because Cicero had a lot of children, he was talked into moving to Albemarle. He ran a thread winder. There were no child labor laws and so Eula McDowell went to work when she was only ten years old. Eula ran the thread onto the cones but couldn't reach the cones when they were full to take them off. She would have to step up on something to take it off.

Cicero moved to Albemarle in a one horse wagons. When they got to the Yadkin River, they couldn't cross easily. You had to go across the river on pulleys. The wagon was hooked up to a pulley and you paddled your way across the river. They finally crossed the family over at one o'clock that day but they couldn't cross all of the wagons until later in the day when the water level went down. Only one wagon at a time could be brought over. It took two days and a night to get from Asheboro to Albemarle. The family had to sleep out in the wagon at night. When they got to Albemarle about ten o'clock the next night, the cotton mill was the prettiest thing you'd ever seen.

Cicero had had pretty peach orchards in Randolph County and some (early) apple trees. The apple trees were down below his home. The other side of the road belonged to his wife Rhodema. Near where Cicero lived, there was a mill where they ground their wheat and corn for cornbread. Cicero probably went to Redberry School.

Cicero and Rhodema used to take the children over to Uncle Sam Hoover's (brother to Rhodema, Claudia, and Franklin Hoover). They made homemade molasses there. They had an old mule who rode round and round while the juice was squeezed out of the cane. Sometimes it would take to midnight to make the molasses and the children had to be awakened to be taken home. They had the boiler style that you had to keep a fire under. A paddle about three feet long was used to keep the molasses stirred until it was good and thick.

Cicero grew his own wheat. He kept three to four cows. Rhodema liked to make big cakes. They would dig a deep pit and put the sweet potatoes, irish potatoes, and turnips down in the pit, cover them with straw and hay, and they would be able to come out in the winter and get the food out as it was needed.

Cicero didn't go to the Union Church but rather went to West Chapel. His children were raised in the Chapel. West Chapel was in Albemarle and Cicero was the choir director and the church superintendent.

During the week as a little girl, Eula used to help saw wood and help saw down trees. They would hold a big corn shucking and the young people would all come around to help and shuck a great big pile of corn. Cicero used to call Eula "Little Sissy."

Eula confirms the information concerning Polly and Levi having many children. According to Eula, five of the children of Polly are buried between Rhodema and Polly. There was an empty grave on the other side of Rhodema left for Eula, but she has another plot in Albemarle.

How Cicero cut off his ring finger at the middle joint without cutting the others is hard to comprehend. The part of the finger that was cut off was buried and Cicero had fits over it until they dug it back up. He put it in alcohol to preserve it and when he was buried, the finger was put into the casket with him.

Cicero, like his brother Noah, was a Republican. When the children were small, Cicero would parade around town with the children in the wagon. They would chant, "Vote for Harding, he's the man, I can't vote for him, but my daddy can."

Charles Lackey had married two of Uncle Bud's daughters, Corina Jane and Titia B. Corina died and he remarried her sister, Titia. By the second wife, there was a daughter Clara Lackey. Cicero raised Clara until she was about six or seven years old. When Charles Lackey married a third time, he came down to Albemarle and took his daughter Clara away from Cicero. Cicero and Rhodema went up to Randolph County to visit her two or three months later and she seemed to have lost weight. They came home and were hurt so bad because she had left fat as a little butter ball and they were afraid she wasn't being treated well.

Having married children of Alfred Hoover, both Riley and Cicero purchased some of the inventory of his estate when he died in 1900. Cicero purchased plows ($0.01), an axe ($0.16), a square ($0.43), a cross-cut saw ($0.45), a hog ($1.30), a hammer ($0.15). plates ($0.10), a bureau ($2.00), 3 cups ($0.01), a crock ($0.01). a table ($0.25), and a tray ($0.20).

Chloe Mae McDowell Reid remembers a story about Cicero. She would ride the train to Asheboro to visit Grandma Polly McDowell, and Uncle Cicero's folks would pick her up and take her on to their home. Chloe loved to go to Uncle Cicero's. He and his daughters just made you feel so welcome. Chloe would even go to Albemarle to visit Cicero and then they would take her up towards Denton to visit Uncle Riley. After a while Chloe would get homesick and want to go home and see her daddy Noah but she had no way to go. Once when she was visiting Uncle Riley at Denton, she got very homesick for her dad Noah. Not knowing how far it was from Uncle Riley's to Grandma Polly's, Chloe took off walking. It must have been ten or twelve miles. Chloe had on an old straw hat, a pretty hat for that time. They tried to get her to stay but she refused and put on that hat and started walking. She hadn't gone far when a big rain storm came along and she got soaking wet. Even though she had a little umbrella, the rain came right on through it and faded all her clothes.

Samuel Allen McDowell

Parents: Cicero McDowell and Rhodema Adeline Hoover

Samuel Allen McDowell [17 January 1889 - 15 October 1953 FMP/FG/NCDC] married Lou Ella Bunting [30 November 1888 - 26 November 1980 FMP/FG], the daughter of Allison Bunting and Betty Coltrane. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and married with a child. They had one son.

Albert Harrison McDowell [6 May 1911 - 26 September 1971]

Samuel and Ella appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

Samuel A. McDowell - 21 M - Head - M1/0 - NC NC NC

Louella - 21 F - Wife - M1/0 0/0 - NC NC NC

1920 Census Stanly County NC
Albemarle

Allen McDowell - 36 M - Head - NC NC NC

Ella - 32 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Albert - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Betty Bunning - 69 F - Cook, Wd - NC NC NC

1930 Census Stanly County NC
North Albemarle

Allie S. McDowell - 41 M - Head - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Ella - 41 F - Wife - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Albert H. - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

Clement Frick - 21 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

1940 Census Stanly County NC
West and North Albemarle

Allen McDowell - 51 M - Father - NC

Ella - 51 F - Wife - NC

Albert Harrison McDowell

Parents: Samuel Allen McDowell and Ella Bunting

Albert Harrison McDowell [6 May 1911 - 26 September 1971 FMP/FG/NCDC] married Edna Viola Easley [1 March 1912 - 17 November 2000 FMP/FG/NCBI], the daughter of Zeb D. Easley and Linda Zula Hathcock, on 19 December 1909 in Randolph County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and married. They had a daughter.

Jane Card McDowell [9 March 1934 - Unknown] married a Holmes and had Conrad M. Holmes [7 August 1956 - Unknown] and Jon M. Holmes [3 June 1957 - Unknown]

Albert and Edna appeared in the 1940 Census.

1940 Census Stanly County NC
West and North Albemarle

Albert McDowell - 29 M - Father - NC

Edna - 28 F - Wife - NC

Jane Card - 2 F - Daughter - NC

Lonnie Thomas McDowell

Parents: Cicero McDowell and Rhodema Adeline Hoover

Lonnie Thomas McDowell [8 July 1891 - 28 August 1926 SALEM/FG/NCDC] married Annie Mae Turner [16 April 1889 - 2 July 1966 SALEM/FG/NCDC], the daughter of William Turner and Sarah Faulkner, on 17 July 1912. They had the following children.

Zella Agnes McDowell [23 June 1913 - 25 May 2002]

Annie Pauline McDowell [23 May 1915 - 16 December 1988 FMP/FG] married William "Willie" Martin Kimmer [9 April 1912 - 24 December 1981 FMP/FG] on 6 October 1934 in Stanly County NC and had a child: Harold Jean Kimmer [18 June 1941 - 5 August 1975 FMP/FG/NCDC] who died of a gunshot would to the head. Willie's WWII Registration Card reposts his full name, date of birth, and name of wife as Annie Pauline.

Rachel Louise McDowell [11 April 1917 - 12 December 1996 FMP/FG/NCBI/NCDI] married Nathan Sylvester Holt [18 March 1917 - 18 August 2009 FMP/FG]. They had the following children: Larry Gerald Holt, Nathan S. Holt, Jr, David Lynn Holt [18 September 1947 - Premature birth and death /NCDC], and Randy Hal Holt

James Thomas McDowell [20 May 1919 - 30 April 1985 /NCBI] married Janie Rankin on 18 March 1949 and had a stepson: Jimmy Rankin. He was divorced at the time of his death. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and name of mother as Mae.

Lonnie and Mae appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Stanly County NC
Albemarle

Lonie T. McDowell - 28 M - Head - NC NC NC

Maie - 30 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Agnes - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Pauline - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Rachel - 2 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James - 9/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Stanly County NC
Albemarle

Mae McDowell - 40 F - Head, Wd M at 23 - NC NC NC

Agnes - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Pauline - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Rachel - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Stanly County NC
Albemarle

Mae McDowell - 51 F - Head, Wd - NC

James - 21 M - Son - NC

Rachel Holt - 23 F - Daughter - NC

N. S. Holt - 23 M - Son-in-Law - NC

Larry Holt - 6 M - Grandson - NC

Zella Agnes McDowell

Parents: Lonnie Thomas McDowell and Annie Mae Turner

Zella Agnes McDowell [23 June 1913 - 25 May 2002 FMP/FG/NCDI] married Lloyd Pearson Pickler [19 June 1912 - 29 September 1999 FMP/FG], the son of Dock Frank Picler and Sarah Ethel Miller, on 6 April 1933. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and married. They had the following sons.

Thomas Pickler

James Pickler

Zella and Lloyd appeared in the 1940 Census.

1940 Census Stanly County NC
West and North Albemarle

Lloyd P. Pickler - 27 M - Head - NC

Zella - 26 F - Wife - NC

Thomas - 2 M - Son - NC

Mattie Pearl McDowell

Parents: Cicero McDowell and Rhodema Adeline Hoover

Mattie Pearl McDowell [3 October 1893 - 31 May 1978 WCHAP/FG/NCDI] married James Alson Bunting, II [17 May 1891 - 5 June 1979 WCHAP/FG], the son of Alson Bunting and Elizabeth Coletrane, on 10 August 1913 in Randolph County NC. They had the following children.

Reva Edna Bunting [17 March 1915 - 10 February 2010 PUC/FG/NCBI] married Everett McCallister Morris [16 July 1908 - 28 October 2001 PUC/FG], the son of Branson McCallister Morris and Cora Yates Morris, on 29 August 1932 in Danville VA.

George Washington Bunting [2 November 1916 - 16 December 2009 RMP/FG/NCBI] married Ruth Ardell Lisk [18 January 1918 - 6 July 2005 RMP/FG], the daughter of Dwight Lisk and Jenny Mash, on 20 January 1945 and had a son: Doyle W. Bunting [14 December 1948 - Unknown]. George's WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and name of father.

Lola Viola Bunting [15 August 1918 - 29 November 2002 GRAY/FG/NCBI] married Herbert Wesley Pugh [15 June 1918 - 24 August 2010 GRAY/FG], the son of George Wesley Pugh and Bessie E. Prevost, on 29 June 1946 in Randolph County NC.

James Alson Bunting, III [9 July 1919/1920 - 6 December 1994 WCHAP/FG/NCBI/SocSecACI/NCDI] married Evelyn Verlee Trotter [10 December 1925 - /NCBI], the daughter of Troy Trotter and Bernice McDowell, on 20 May 1944 in Randolph County NC. He was known as Jay Junior although his birth record reports his name as James Alson Bunting. His birth year is variously reported as 1919 or 1920. The authors believe that 1920 is the correct year. His WWII Registration Card reports his name as Jay Junior Bunting, his date of birth as 9 July 1920, and his mother "Mettie" as his contact.

Ina Mae Bunting [9 April 1922 - 3 March 2011 OAK/FG/NCBI] married Roby Alan Dorsett [11 August 1924 - 28 March 1978 OAK/FG], the son of David Arthur Dorsett and Ellen Elizabeth Smith, on 17 April 1948 in Randolph County NC.

William Ray Bunting [8 November 1923 - 17 February 2014 OAK/FG/NCBI] married Lois Elaine Dorsett [9 February 1927 - 15 July 2003 OAK/FG/SocSecACI], the daughter of David Arthur Dorsett and Ellen Elizabeth Smith, on 31 May 1947 in Randolph County NC.

Herman Allen Bunting [30 August 1927 - 27 May 2005 WCHAP/FG/NCBI/SocSecACI] married Marilyn Miller [11 March 1929 - 22 May 1999 WCHAP/FG/NCBI], the daughter of Emory Columbus Miller and Mary Jane Barnette, on 18 October 1947 in Randolph County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and mother as contact.

Gilbert Preston Bunting [26 October 1934 - 9 March 1935 CHAR/FG/NCDC].

Pearl and James appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

James Buntting - 28 M - Head - NC NC NC

Pearl - 25 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Reva - 4 9/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

George - 3 1/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Laria - 1 4/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

J. Alton Bunting - 38 M - Head - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Pearl - 36 F - Wife - M at 17 - NC NC NC

Reva - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

George - 13 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lola - 11 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Jay - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ina M. - 8 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Roy - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Herman - 2 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

J. Alson Buntting - 48 M - Head - NC

Pearl B. - 46 F - Wife - NC

George W. - 23 M - Son - NC

Lola V. - 21 F - Daughter - NC

Jay B. - 19 M - Son - NC

Ona M. - 18 F - Daughter - NC

Roy W. - 16 M - Son - NC

Hurman A. - 12 M - Son - NC

George Harrison McDowell

Parents: Cicero McDowell and Rhodema Adeline Hoover

George Harrison McDowell [12 November 1895 - 13 August 1976 PROS/FG] married Rosa M. Tucker [27 November 1896 - 22 February 1973 PROS/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Jacob H. Tucker and Martha Lowder, on 17 November 1912. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and married with one child. They had the following children.

Lola Edna McDowell [11 March 1917 - 27 July 2003 FMP/FG/NCBI/SocSecACI] married Robert Lee Whitley [19 May 1926 - 26 January 1984 FMP/FG], the son of Gaddy Lee Whitley and Ethel Myrtle Teeter, on 2 October 1949 and had a daughter: Lola Marlene Whitley [29 July 1950 - Unknown] married Nathan Sanger.

Cicero Paul McDowell [21 September 1918 - 24 June 1919 PROS/FG/NCDC]

Clyde Harrison McDowell [7 Septebmer 1920 - 3 December 2020]

Roland Richard McDowell [17 August 1923 - 18 January 1924 PROS/FG/NCDC]

Hazel Lee McDowell [12 January 1925 - Unknown]

George Harrison McDowell, Jr. [17 April 1927 - 26 September 1941 PROS/FG/NCDC] died of ruptured appendix.

In the 1920 Census, George and Rosa lived with his mother along with their daughter Lola. Subsequenctly, they appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Stanly County NC
North Albemarle

George McDowell - 34 M - Head - M at 16 - NC NC NC

Rosy H. - 34 F - Wife - M at 16 - NC NC NC

Lola - 13 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Clyde - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Hazel - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Junior - 2 M - Son - NC NC NC

Rodenia - 62 F - Mother - NC NC NC

1940 Census Stanly County NC
West and North Albemarle

George McDowell [McDawell at Ancestry] - 44 M - Head - NC

Rosa - 43 F - Wife - NC

Lola - 23 F - Daughter - NC

Hazel - 15 F - Daughter - NC

George - 18 M - Son - NC

Myrtle Tucker - 25 F - Sister-in-Law - NC

Rhodema McDowell - 74 F - Mother - NC

Clyde Harrison McDowell

Parents: George Harrison McDowell and Rosa Tucker

Clyde Harrison McDowell, Sr. [7 September 1920 - 3 December 2020 RMP/FG] married Frances Adaline Gueth [5 August 1916 - 18 July 1986 RAL/FG/NCDI], the daughter of Charles Gueth and Nancy Bell MNU, on 25 December 1940 in Guilford County NC. They had the following children.

Helen Gueth McDowell [30 April 1945 - Unknown] married Robert Daniel Ross and had Robert Christopher Ross [6 April 1973 - Unknown] and Susan Marie Ross [7 August 1977 - Unknown]

Clyde Harrison McDowell Jr [8 October 1950 - Unknown] married Melanie Smith.

David Marshall McDowell [24 March 1953 - Unknown] and married Barbara Marie Shor.

Clyde lived in High Point in 1940.

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

F. G. Dickson - 51 M - Head - NC

Lena Dickson - 47 F - Wife - NC

Clyde McDowell - 19 M Boarder - NC - Albemarle in 1935

Margaret Dickson - 20 F - Daughter - NC

Hazel Lee McDowell

Parents: George Harrison McDowell and Rosa Tucker

Hazel Lee McDowell [12 January 1925 - Unknown /NCBI] at age 23 married James Oliver Callaway [10 May 1922 - 14 December 1972 /SocSecDI/NCDI], the son of James Patrick Callaway and Annie Miller, at age 26 on 6 November 1948. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and father. They had the following children.

Rose Ann Callaway [24 January 1952 - Unknown] and married Robin Doss Brooks [18 July 1951 - Unknown] on 2 June 1974. They had a child: Holly Marie Brooks [12 May 1977 - Unknown].

Rinda "Rendy" Caroline McDowell

Parents: Cicero McDowell and Rhodema Adeline Hoover

Rinda Caroline McDowell [12 February 1898 - 29 May 1972 NUC/FG/NCDC] married Lonnie Evans Hunt [9 September 1890 - 25 September 1966 NUC/FG/NCDC], the son of E. "Azer" L. Hunt and Emma Varner, on 23 April 1916 in Stanly County NC. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name, year of birth, and married. They had the following children.

Wade R. Hunt [13 July 1917 - 27 May 1919 NUC/FG]

Beatrice Pauline Hunt [27 February 1919 - 18 August 1998 OAK/FG/SocSecACI] married James Bennie Wilson [30 November 1907 - 3 December 2000 OAK/FG] on 17 May 1941 in Randolph County NC. James was first married to Annie Bell Smith [3 August 1905 - 4 May 1938 OBC/FG]

Baxter Lloyd Hunt [11 January 1921 - 21 August 1972 NUC/FG] married Ollie Laughlin [15 May 1921 - 27 February 2003 NUC/FG], the daughter of Alfred R. Lauglin and Nannie L. Stevenson.

Clarence Willard Hunt [5 May 1923 - 17 September 1990 RMP/FG/SocSecACI] married Vyrtile Marie Staley [19 April 1918 - 28 July 2007 RMP/FG/SocSecACI], the daughter of Charles Alvin Staley and Velva Mae Cox, on 8 March 1946 in Randolph County NC.

Gladys Mozelle Hunt [10 September 1925 - 13 February 2009 OAK/FG] married Havey Coolidge Davis [8 May 1924 - 1 October 1960 OAK/FG/NCDC], the son of Claude Davis and annie Saunders. He was a Reverend.

Hazel Lee Hunt [10 September 1927 - Unknown NUC/FG/NCBI] married Henry Lee Harvell [7 July 1919 - 22 May 2007 NUC/FG], the son of Jesse Lee Harvell and Lena Kinney, on 2 July 1949 in Randolph County NC.

Marion Hunt [1 November 1931 - Unknown /NCBI]

0la/Opal Mae Hunt [26 October 1935 - /NCBI] married Bobby Spencer and they had two children: Ricky Spencer and Gregory Spencer.

Melvin Lonnie Hunt [1 November 1931 - 28 April 2008 NUC/FG] married Betty MNU.

Caroline and Lonnie appeared in the following census record.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

Lonnie Hunt - 29 M - Head - NC NC NC

Carolina - 21 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Paulline - 10/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Lonie Hall [Sic: Hunt] - 38 M - Head - M at 23 - NC NC NC

Caroline - 30 F - Wife - M at 15 - NC NC NC

Pauline - 11 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Baxter - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Clarence - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Gladys - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Hazel - 2 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Lonie Hunt - 49 M - Head - NC

Caroline - 42 F - Wife - NC

Pauline - 21 F - Daughter - NC

Baxter - 19 M - Son - NC

Clerence - 17 M - Son - NC

Gladys - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Hazel Lee - 12 F - Daughter - NC

Marion - 8 M - Son - NC

Opal Mae - 4 F - Daughter - NC

Eula Edna McDowell

Parents: Cicero McDowell and Rhodema Adeline Hoover

Eula Edna McDowell [7 June 1900 - 7 April 1984 PROS/FG] married Ronnie Carson Morris [10 May 1899 - 12 April 1966 AND/FG/NCDC], the son of William Frank Morris and Loula E. Cook, on 20 December 1919 in Stanly County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and wife as Eula. They had the following children.

Ray Douglas Morris [28 February 1921 - 27 February 2002 /SocSecACI] married Gladys Pauline Allen [10 July 1915 - 13 July 2009], the daughter of John Thomas Allen and Rosa Dora Watson, on 2 August 1941 in Stanly County NC.

Edith Estelle Morris [6 January 1923 - 30 October 1996] married Jasper Lee Pickler [5 October 1919 - 24 April 2008 KEN/FG], the son of Sam Pembelton Pickler and Lessie Miller, on 20 May 1941 in SC.

Harvey Richard Morris [6 May 1925 - 23 March 1997 SAL/FG/SocSecACI] married Joyce Moore [18 February 1932 - Unknown] on 3 April 1973.

Lillie Myrtle Morris [3 January 1927 - 26 April 1981 FMP/FG/SocSecACI/NCDI]] married Alton Howell Smith [5 April 1928 - 18 March 2011 FMP/FG], the son of Jasper Hugh Smith and Glennie Mae Blalock, on 22 May 1948 in Stanly County and had a daughter: Marsha Gale Smith [2 July 1953 Stanly County].

Dorothy Jean Morris [22 February 1929 - Unknown] married Theodore Granville Earnhardt [22 April 1922 - Unknown] on 28 June 1947 in Stanly County.

Lula Rean Morris [22 September 1931 - 13 March 2013] married first to a Broderick and divorced. She married second to a Gallinger.

Peggy Joyce Morris [7 February 1934 - 8 July 2000 STAN/SocSecACI] married Jessie Earnest Hurt [12 May 1930 - 14 December 2010 STAN/FG], the son of Jesse Ernest Hurt and Rosa Blalock, on 22 February 1953 in Stanly County NC and had a son: Mark Edward Hurt [16 November 1962 - Unknown].

Roger Wayne Morris [20 August 1938 - 29 May 2013 STAN/FG] married Trena Barnes [7 May 1942 - Unknown] on 27 January 1961 in Stanly County.

Jimmy Carson Morris [2 June 1942 - Unknown] is not married.

Eula and Ronnie appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Cabarrus County NC
Cooks Cross

Mary Messick - 37 F - Head, Wd - NC NC NC

Janis - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Audry - 13 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

J. Claton - 2/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Kall Clark - 28 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

Minnie Clark - 28 F - Boarder - NC NC NC

Ronie Morris - 19 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

Eula Morris - 19 F - Boarder - NC NC NC

1930 Census Stanly County NC
Albemarle

Ronnie Morris - 29 M - Head - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Eula - 29 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Ray - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Edith - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Harvey - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lily - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Dorothy - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Stanly County NC
Albemarle

Renie Morris - 39 M - Head - NC

Zula - 39 F - Wife - NC

Ray - 19 M - Son - NC

Edith - 17 F - Daughter - NC

Harvey - 15 M - Son - NC

Lillie - 13 F - Daughter - NC

Dorothy - 11 F - Daughter - NC

Lela - 9 F - Daughter - NC

Peggie - 6 F - Daughter - NC

Roger W. - 2 M - Son - NC

Laura/Lura Viola McDowell

Parents: Cicero McDowell and Rhodema Adeline Hoover

Laura/Lura Viola McDowell [27 January 1903 - 14 January 1980 SALEM/FG/NCBI] married Postel Deberry Lowder [3 April 1899 - 22 June 1964 SALEM/FG/NCDC], the son of James D. Lowder and Clara Jane Hatley, on 17 December 1919 in Stanly County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name with signature, date of birth and wife as Viola. They had the following children.

James Cicero Lowder [28 December 1921 - 24 April 1978 PROS/FG] married Jewell Mae Morris [10 April 1920 - 3 December 1992 PROS/FG]. They had a son, Reverend James L. Lowder [5 January 1947 - Unknown], who married Rose Ann Worth. James' WWII Registration Card reports his full name with signature, date of birth and name of father.

Infant Boy Lowder [16 March 1925 - Stillborn SALEM/FG/NCDC]

Houston Wren Lowder [12 May 1927 - 13 April 2007 SocSecDI/SocSecACI] His WWII Registration Card reports his full name and signature, date of birth and father.

In the 1920 Census, Viola and Postel are listed with her mother. Subsequently, they appear as follows:

1930 Census Stanly County NC
North Albemarle

Postel Louder - 30 M - Head - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Viola - 27 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

J. C. - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Houston - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Stanly County NC
Badin

Postel D. Lawder - 41 M - Head - NC

Viola - 37 F - Wife - NC

J. C. - 17 M - Son - NC

Huston - 13 M - Son - NC

Martha Martisha "Tish" McDowell

Martha Martisha "Tish" McDowell [26 May 1870 - 20 December 1902 PUC/FG] at age 23 married Jonas Monroe Griffin [13 August 1872 - 17 February 1950 SPRING/FG/NCDC], the son of Augusta Griffin and Eliza Hardister, at age 21 on 26 November 1893 at the home of Justice of the Peace J. W. Ridge with witnesses J. R. Yates, Nora Griffin, and J. S. Ridge. After the death of Tish, Jonas marrid Laura Reece Bennett [17 April 1868 - 19 January 1959 SPRING/FG/NCDC], the daughter of John Reece and Tennessee Shugart, on 19 August 1903 in Guilford County NC. Tish and Jonas had five children.

Essie Griffin [21 June 1895 - 9 January 1946 FLORAL/FG/NCDC] at age 18 married Moody Bunyun Stroud [29 November 1891 - 13 April 1973 OWOOD/FG/SocSecDI], the son of Andrew Mathias Stroud and Sarah Jane Gaither, at age 19 on 6 November 1910 in Guilford County NC. They had the following children: Zyllah Stroud who married Walter R. Shields,Lawrence Stroud, Reubidel Stroud, Marie Stroud never married, Betty Jean Stroud who married Charles E. Beck, and Adlene Stroud [9 May 1918 - 28 November 1920 /NCDC] died in infancy.

Causey B. Griffin [11 January 1896 - 24 October 1899].

R. J. Griffin [19 March 1898 - 26 August 1902].

Julia Nety Griffin [4 February 1900 - 23 September 1989 SPRING/FG/NCDI] married George Washington Cox [2 September 1899 - 20 December 1966 SPRING/FG/NCDC], the son of James Ed Cox and Flora Robertson, on 7 March 1921 in Guilford County NC. They had the following children: Edward Monroe Cox [5 May 1922 - 7 October 1996 FLORAL/FG] who married Teresa Jean Rector [9 May 1931 - 3 Auguust 1988 FLORAL, Glenn David Cox [14 August 1923 - Unknown] who married Lilly Belle Hooper, Dillard Washington Cox [4 December 1924 - Unknown] who married Mary Helen Drum [17 April 1928 - 2 July 1991 FLORAl/FG], Darrel Lee Cox [26 May 1926 - January 1985 EBEN/FG] who married Hilda Ann Kennedy [2 October 1938 - 1 October 2020 EBEN/FG], Clara Lurlean Cox [24 August 1928 - ] who married Paul Carroll, and Mildred Annanety Cox [6 October 1930 - 17 April 1998 FLORAL/FG] who married Donald Snider.

Lamar L. Griffin [23 January 1902 - 23 December 1902].

Tish and Jonas appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Jones [James at Ancestry] M. Griffin - 28 M Head - Farmer - Aug 1871 m/6 - NC NC NC

Martitia M. - 37 F - Wife - May 1868 m/6 4/3 - NC NC NC

Essie R. - 4 F - Daughter - June 1895 - NC NC NC

Argie J. - 2 Son - Mar 1898 - NC NC NC

Julia J. - 3/12 F - Daughter - Feb 1900 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Jones M. Griffin - 37 M - Head - m2/6 - NC NC NC

Laura - 40 F - Wife - M2/6 6/4 - NC NC NC

Essie - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Julia - 10 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Mellie - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Talton - 7/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lillie Bennett - 17 F - StepDaughter - NC NC NC

Clatus Bennett - 14 M - Stepson - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
Jamestown

John M. Griffin - 47 M - Head NC NC NC

Laura - 51 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Julia J - 19 F - Daughter - NC NC CN

Mallie - 13 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Talton - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

Grier - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lucile - 5 F - Daugher - NC NC NC

Julia Nety Griffin Cox remembers a few things about her mother Tish. Just about the same day that her mother was buried, Julia's sister Lamar was also buried. Her daddy Jonas remarried but Julia lived with Polly McDowell, widow of Levi McDowell. The adults had taken the children to their mother's funeral and while they were down there for the funeral, Lamar died. They had gone in a wagon with a horse and buggy. When they came back from burying their mother, their dad Jonas had to turn around and take their sister Lamar to be buried. The other children were not taken on this trip.

In the first part of the year of 1903, Jonas Griffin took Julia to live with Polly McDowell. He had said that Santa Claus wouldn't come and see us that year, but he stopped and bought us some candy. Jonas was a powerful Santa Claus man.

Julia never really knew her mother Tish. Polly McDowell was the only "mother" that she knew. At one time, there was a picture of Tish, but it has since been destroyed.

Alma McDowell

Alma McDowell [1879/1880 - 18 March 1900 PUC/FG] at age 19 married Andrew J. Hoover [14 July 1872 - 1 May 1948 HOOC/FG], the son of Alson Hoover and Mary Ann Nance, at age 24 on 12 February 1898 at Jackson's Creek, Randolph County NC. The marriage ceremony was conducted by J. W. Parker and the witnesses were W. R. Harris, P. R. Yates, and A. F. Robbins.

There were five children born to this marriage, none of whom survived infancy. Three daughters buried in the Pleasant Union Cemetery died in infancy unnamed. Two sons named Clay and Colon are buried at Pleasant Union with one living to be around two years old. His death occured shortly after Alma died. Grandma Polly McDowell always said that grief killed Alma although no one knows what actually killed her.

After the death of Alma, Andrew married Mary Elizabeth Trotter [27 June 1876 - 27 October 1940 HOOV/FG]. They had many children some of whom died in infancy and are buried at Pleasant Union.

Tabitha Duella McDowell

Tabitha Duella McDowell [22 March 1838 - 8 July 1910 PUC/FG] The date of her birth was found in the family Bible now belonging to Reid Yates. The date of her death was determined by adding 72 years, 3 months, and 17 days as reported on her tombstone. She married first to John A. Yates [1841 - 1864], the son of Solomon Yates and Elizabeth Caviness, on 15 October 1860 in Randolph County NC with bondsman John McDowell. Their marriage was performed by W. F. Brookshire, a Justice of the Peace. They had one son.

Noah Andrew Yates [6 July 1863 - 27 August 1935 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Eliza Ann Lou Hammond [15 April 1865 - 14 November 1950 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of William Hammond and Mary "Polly" Ledwell, on 17 November 1886 in Randolph County NC.

Following the death of John A. Yates, Tabitha McDowell Yates married John A. Yates' brother, Noah L. Yates [31 July 1842 - 23 December 1921 PUC/FG/NCDC]. No record of that marriage has been found. The following are the children of Tabitha and Noah.

Frances Ella "Ellie" Yates [January 1866 (1900 Census)/1867 (tombstone) - 1910 PUC/FG] married Alexander R. Hammond [1861 - 11 March 1950 PUC/FG/NCDC], the son of William Hammond and Mary "Polly" Ledwell, on 20 February 1890 in Randolph County NC.

John Riley Yates [29 January 1869 - 7 January 1945 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Etta Lenora Griffin [26 May 1870 - 23 May 1936 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Augusta Griffin and Emilina Hardster, on 11 February 1894.

Martha Jane Yates [29 March 1871 - 28 August 1946 HOOV/FG/NCDC] married William "Willie (Will)" Andrew Tysinger [2 December 1871 - 25 July 1952 HOOV/FG/NCDC], the son of John M. and Josephine Tysinger, on 10 June 1894 in Randolph County NC.

William Harris/Harrison Yates [7 May 1871 - 23 August 1944 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Eldora "Dora" Goins [17 December 1870 - 28 February 1959 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Jack and Sirona Goins, on 26 October 1896 in Randolph County NC.

Deankie Yates died in infancy.

Alice June Yates [11 June 1874 - 5 December 1933 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Burrell "Burl" Wood Griffin [1 March 1876 - 25 January 1951 PUC/FG/NCDC], the son of Augustus Griffin and Eliza Hardister, on 29 January 1899 in Randolph County NC.

James M. Yates [27 July 1876 - 27 December 1896 PUC/FG].

J. Westley Yates [28 August 1878 - 1 February 1968 PUC/FG/NCDC] married Bertha Elma "Elmie" Tysinger [11 December 1883 - 25 May 1974 PUC/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Henry Samuel and Martha Elmira Tysinger, on 11 May 1901 in Randolph County NC.

Julie Yates [1880 - 1904 PUC/FG] married Preston "Pressley" Stokes Griffin [13 September 1879 - 26 March 1933 SPRING/FG/NCDC], the son of Augustus Griffin and Eliza Hardister, on 16 December 1901 in Randolph County NC.

In the 1860 Census, a "Bertha" McDowell is living with Solomon Yates. We believe this person to be Tabitha McDowell given her age and the fact she marries the two brothers.

1860 Census Randolph County NC
The Western Division, PO Ashboro

Solomon Yates - 40 M - F - NC

Elizabeth - 49 F - h - NC

John - 19 M - L - NC

Noah - 18 M - NC

John - 5 M - NC

Bertha McDowel - 21 F - L - NC

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township, PO Jackson Creek

Noah Yates - 35 M - Farmer - NC

Tabitha - 30 F - Keeping house - NC

Noah - 12 M - at home - NC

Ellen - 3 F - at home - NC

Riley - 2 M - at home - NC

Fannie - 2/12 F - at home - NC

Elizabeth - 16 F - cook - NC

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Concord Township

Noah Yates - 39 M - Grain Farmer - NC NC NC

Tabithia - 42 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

Noah - 16 M - Son - Laborer - NC NC NC

Fannie - 13 F - Daughter - At Home - NC NC NC

John - 12 M - Son - Laborer - NC NC NC

Marthia - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

William - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Dorah - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

Wesley - 1 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lititcia McDowel - 75 F - Mother in Law - At Home - NC NC NC

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Noah L. Yates - 58 M - Head - Farmer - July 1841 m/34 - NC NC NC

Tibitha - 63 F - Wife - Mar 1837 m/34 9/8 - NC NC NC

Wesley H. F. - 21 M - Son - Aug 1878 - NC NC NC

Julia Ann - 18 F - Daughter - Jan 1881 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Noah L. Yates - 67 M - Head - m1/43 - NC NC NC

Tabatha - 70 F - Wife - m2/43 - 9/6 - NC NC NC

Ann M. Griffin - 7 F - Grandaughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Concord

Noah L. Yates - 75 M - Head, widow - NC NC NC

Annie M. Griffin - 17 F - Grandaughter - NC NC NC

Noah L. Yates volunteered for the Confederacy on March 12, 1862, age 19. He was enlisted as a private in Company F 46th Regiment North Carolina Troops. His occupation was listed as a farmer and he was measured at five feet, seven inches in height. In January and February of 1863, Noah was sent to Goldsboro as being sick. He returned from the hospital in Raleigh on 17 April 1863. He was sent again to the hospital in September 1864. In October and November Noah was listed as having "Diarrhra Ch." On 19 November 1864, he was returned to the company from Winder Hospital. This hospital stay was probably due to injuries received during the Fall of 1863.

On 16 March 1865, Noah L. Yates was sent to a prisoner of war camp in City Point as a deserter from the enemy. He was sent to Colonel T. Ingraham in Washington, D. C. on 21 March 1865. This being the end of the War, Noah was not a deserter in the true sense of the word. Finally, on 24 March 1865, Noah was sent from the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac to Hamilton Company, Indiana where he took an oath of allegiance to the United States.

When the federal government allowed pensions for soldiers in the confederate army, Noah applied and received a pension. Noah's regiment was outside of Wilmington, North Carolina. "While regiment was camped temporarily upon Wilmington a shelter fell on him at night while resting: said shelter greatly injured his kidneys an(d) some internal organs, cause pain and inability to do hard work. Said inability has increased with age."

Noah L. Yates was very active in the "Union" Church as was his wife Tabitha. The Pleasant Union United Church of Church was organized in 1890 and Noah L. Yates was a charter member and secretary.

Riley McDowell

Riley McDowell was the last child of John McDowell and Tilathy Hill McDowell. He was born around 1838 and died sometime after 1865. There is no indication that he was married. With the exception of the census record information, the only other records found for Riley are those regarding service in the Confederacy.

Riley McDowell enlisted in the Confederacy twice. He first enlisted as a private in Randolph County on 23 February 1863 for the duration of the war. He was present or accounted for through April 1863 when he was reported in confinement at Goldsboro. It is unclear what happened from April 1863 to October of the same year. However, on 15 October 1863, Riley McDowell enlisted again. His first enlistment had been in Company H lOth Regiment N.C.S.T. (lst Regiment N.C. Artillery). His second enlistment was again as a private in Company H of the 60th Regiment of Randolph County.

Riley was sick and sent to the hospital on 24 February 1864. He was part of Johnson's forces against Sherman's forces in Atlanta, and in particular took part in the Battle of Dalton, Georgia. General J. E. Johnston defended Atlanta with a large portion of troops stationed at Dalton which was about thirty-eight miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This was an important railroad crossing from Cleveland and Chattanooga to Atlanta.

On 13 May 1864, Riley McDowell was missing on the retreat from Dalton and assumed to be a prisoner of war. He was captured south of Dalton at Resaca, Georgia on May 16, 1864. He was originally in prison in Louisville, Kentucky and was transferred to the prison at Alton, Illinois on 23 May 1864, via Nashville, Tennessee. Alton was called the New State Penitentary and was converted to a prisoner of war camp. Riley had a medical card number 4325866 as he was admitted to the U.S.A. Post and Prison Hospital in Alton, Illinois on 5 January 1865. The diagnosis was variola (small pox). It was indicated that he returned to prison duty on 27 January 1865 and was finally discharged on 6 February 1865 on an amnesty oath to the United States.

The only indication that Riley McDowell returned to Randolph County came from Bessy McDowell Swaney. She remembers Levi McDowell's wife Polly talking about Levi's brother Riley. According to Bessy, Riley was captured and taken North. He came back to Grandma Polly McDowell, but she recalls that not long after that something happened. It is not clear whether he died from a wound or not. The best remembrance is that he was shot in the leg and was crippled in some manner.

Whatever happened to Riley McDowell, it has not been verified at this point. His name does not appear anywhere on the 1870 or 1880 Randolph County census records. It would appear that the above story may be true and that he did indeed die from a gunshot wound in the 1860's, or that for some reason, he left Randolph County and his friends and family completely.

Chapter 6

JAMES McDOWELL AND SUSANNAH GLASGOW

Parents: George McDowell and Mary Fulgham

James McDowell was born about 1802, likely in Northampton County. Given his perfect DNA match with the James McDowell of Northampton County descendants and the perfect DNA match with the John McDowell of Randolph County descendants, it is likely that James is a younger brother of John, especially given that they both reside in Randolph County within the same community. Specifically, as presented below, James McDowell is found on several Randolph County tax lists with his presumed brother, John McDowell .

Other than the DNA match with his presumed father George McDowell who moved from Northampton County to Wake County, James has two links to Wake County. First is the fact that he names his first son George. Although nothing more than circumstantial evidence, it does present a potential tie to his presumed father and to Wake County. Second, his son Jesse McDowell lived with Luke Cross according to the 1850 Census of Randolph County. Considerable evidence exists showing members of the Cross family including Luke Cross moved from Wake County to Randolph County. We note that Luke Cross married Lucinda Glasgow in the 1870's after the death of his first wife.

On 10 June 1829, James married Susannah Glasgow in Randolph County with her Uncle Thomas Glasgow as the security. The marriage was held in the presence of Hugh McCain. From census and court records, there appear to be seven children of James McDowell and Susannah Glasgow as follows:

George McDowell [c1830 - Unknown]

Jesse McDowell [26 October 1826 - 1 August 1896]

Sarah McDowell [c1835 - Unknown]

Martha A. McDowell [May 1837 - Aft 1900]

Alexander Lindsay McDowell [c1838 - 1903]

James Christopher McDowell [1 May 1840 - 9 June 1895]

Ruhannah Luvina McDowell [28 May 1844 - 20 November 1918]

Susannah Glasgow was born about 1809 and died around 1896. She was the daughter of Martha Glasgow and the granddaughter of Revolutionary War soldier Lemuel Glasgow and wife Alsey. It is likely that Martha never married since records show that she birthed four bastard children and was listed as a single woman as late as 1825 in her fourth Bastardy Bond. In particular, a Randolph County Bastardy Bond dated 9 May 1810 clearly indicates the birth of a bastard child to Martha and, given the approximate birth date of Susannah of 1809, almost certainly means that Samuel Alexander was her father.

The Condition of the above Obligation is such that whereas the above bounden Saml Alexander stand charged with being the reputed Father of a Bastard Child of which Martha Glasco has been lately delivered …

James McDowell's name appears in the estate records of Miles Glasgow, Susannah Glasgow's uncle. The following two records were found.

Miles Glasgow dr to Luke Cross for ten days work cradling wheat and oats and mowing at $1.00 per day //$1.66 2/3 paid to the widow Sept. 1, 1844.
Miles Glasgow dr to James McDowel to len(?) show (shoe) making- $4.50 february 3rd, 1844.

One day after date we promise to pay Mary Wade twelve dollars for value rec'd, witness our hands and seals this 4th April 1838---James Mcdowel (seal)
1839 Miles Glasgo (his mark) (seal)

March the 20 re fifty cents
the 4th of May rec'd 7 dollars 1839

Of import in the above records is the notation that James McDowell was a shoemaker. This connection ties in nicely with the occupation of George McDowell, Jr., of Wake County.

The following court record from September 1838 exists.[CR.081.30004_0577]

A Bill of Sale James McDowell to Miles Glassgo was duly proven in open Court by J. C. Allred & ordered to be Registered.

James McDowell appears several times on tax records of Randolph County. His name first appears in a miscellaneous tax record of 1799 - 1828 for Randolph County in Captain Hinshaw's District on Deep River.[52] Another appearance is in an 1820 or 1828 tax folder for Steed's District on Polecat Creek. He is listed in a "No Date" folder where his name is given as James McDuel paying one white pole tax in Captain John C. Allred's District. The following table presents the remaining dated tax listings where he pays a single white poll tax.

JAMES McDOWELL TAX LIST IN RANDOLPH COUNTY

DATE - DISTRICT - LOCATION

1834 - Capt. Hinshaw - Pole Cat

1835 - John Henley - Back Creek

1836 - Capt. Burgess - Back Creek

1839 - " - New Salem

1840 - " - New Salem

1841 - " - New Salem

1842 - " - New Salem

1843 - Capt. Lamb - New Salem

1844 - " - New Salem

The 1840 Census of Randolph County reports James as the head of household.

1840 Census Randolph County
James McDowell

2 males 0-4: [Alexander Lindsay, James Christopher]
1 male 5-9: [Jesse]
1 male 10-14: [George]
1 male 30-39: [James]
1 female 0-4: [Martha]
1 female 5-9: [Sarah]
1 female 30-39: [Susannah]

No tombstone or death record has been found for James McDowell, nor does he appear with Susannah on the 1850, 1860, 1870, or 1880 census records of Randolph County or on any other census records. Susannah does report that she is a widow in 1880. James' name does appear in documents related to land transactions following 1850 which we describe below. Although there are many reasons why James might be absent from 1850 to 1880 including divorce, we presume that James has died by 1850.

After the disappearance of James in the 1840s, his wife Susannah appears with their children in the following census records. These records serve to identify their children.

1850 Census Randolph County NC
Northern Division

Susannah McDonel - 42 F - NC

Jesse - 18 M - Laborer - NC

Martha - 14 F - NC

Alexander - 12 M - NC

James - 10 M - NC

Ruhannah - 6 F - NC

1860 Census Randolph County NC
Eastern Division, PO Asheboro

Susannah McDuel - 51 F - Farmer - NC

Sarah - 25 F - Farmer - NC

Martha A. - 23 F - Weaver - NC

Alexander L. - 21 M - Farmer - NC

Ruhamer L. - 16 F - Seamstress - NC

Mary E. - 1 F - NC

Mary E. McDowell is believed to be a bastard daughter of Martha A. McDowell

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Grant, PO Asheboro

Susan McDowel - 61 F - Housekeeping - NC

Sarah - 36 F - Housekeeping - NC

Alexander L. - 31 M - Farm Laborer - NC

Martitia - 4 F - at home - NC

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Ashboro

Susan McDowel - 71 F - Keeping house, widowed - NC NC NC

Sarah - 47 F - daughter - at home - NC NC NC

Alex. L. - 42 M - son - Laborer - NC NC NC

Mortitia - 14 F - daughter - At home - NC NC NC

Martitia McDowell is a bastard daughter of Sarah McDowell.

In 1858, Susannah McDowell was taken to court for running a "disorderly house".

State vs Susannah McDowell } Indictment
Disorderly House, Not Guilty
The following jury charged, sworn & empannelled
1. W^m Buress 5. William Stanton 9. Peter Richardson
2. James Latham 6. Fleur Swift 10. James Lum
3. Thomas Cranford 7. W^m Julian 11. Allen N. Osborne
4. Zebulon Hinshaw 8. Jefferson Lamb 12. George Luther
who for their verdcit say, that they find the defendant
Not Guilty
In this case it is ordered by the Court that James Neighbors
pay the costs of the prosecution.
RandolphP&QS: Thursday 4 November 1858

James Neighbors brought the original charge against Susannah as he is found guilty of "Malicious Mischief" in a separate case during the same term of the court.

State vs James Neighbors } Indictment, Malicious Mischief, Not Guilty
The following jury charged, sworn and empannelled
[List of Names: Note that Dan'l B. Julian and Pennel Wood replace two jurors on the Susannah McDowell jury]
Who for their verdict say, that they find the defendant Guilty in
manner and form as charged in the bill of indictment.
Whereupon, it is considered and adjudged by the Court, that
the defendant pay a fine of $10.00 and all costs.
RandolphP&QS: Thursday 4 November 1858

The court costs for Neighbors were relaxed.

State vs James Neighbors } In this case for malicious mischief, and in the case vs him and others in Peace warrant and also in the case the State vs Susannah McDowell, in which James Neighbors was ordered to pay the costs, On motion, a rule is granted to shew cause why the costs in the above cases shall not be [relaxed], And on agreement the rule is discharged.
RandolphP&QS: Wednesday 4 May 1859

The land transactions of Susannah McDowell begin with a Randolph County Deed dated 25 March 1864 in which she sells 15 acres to Aaron Allred for $450. We do not know how she obtained title to the land. Susannah McDowell states in a Superior Court case that she went to Burke County in 1865 and stayed for a short period of time. We suspect that she made the move because she had sold her 15 acres of land and planned to live with her daughter, Ruhannah. According to the court case, she discovered that the Confederate money that Aaron Allred used to pay for the land was worthless. The court returned the land to her and she moved back to Randolph County as described in the Appendix.

Her next transaction begins with a purchase of land by her mother. In a Randolph County Deed dated 31 March 1849, Martha Glasgow purchased 90 acres of land on the waters of Deep River at Lick Branch. Following her death about the summer of 1872, the land is sold by some of her heirs - namely, James McDowal and wife Susan, John Glasgow, William Glasgow, and Floyd Glassgow - to her daughter Lucinda Glasgow in a Randolph County Deed dated 24 November 1873. What makes this deed interesting is that James McDowell is explicity mentioned as though he is alive in 1873. During this same period following the death of Martha, a suit is filed in the Randolph County Superior Court involving a contract between Martha and Alson Davis in which Alson cultivated the land before her death in exchange for providing rental grain and other provisions. The dispute is complicated and focused on whether the terms of the contract were met and the fact that Alson sold the contract to others. The details of the dispute are not relevant but the plantiffs are; namely, the suit is entitled Lucinda Glasgo, Amanda Glasgo, Joseph J. Phillips & wife Malinda, William Glasgo, Floyd Glasgo, James McDougald & wife Susan, & Leander Glasgo Against Alson J. Davis, James Neighbors, Lemuel Davis & John Glasgo. Again we find the name of James McDowell invoked as though he is still alive in the early 1870s. We do not have an explanation for this occurence other than that Susan(nah) is being named as the wife of James McDowell deceased in order to explain her married name. Language in some of the docuements could be interpreted in that manner. For example, Article I of the complaint filed in this case reads as follow:

That Lucinda Glasgow & Susan who intermarried with James McDowell are children of Martha Glasgow, who is now dead, & the other plaintiffs are grandchildren of said Martha & that they are her only heirs in law.

As a side benefit, this quote clearly shows that Susan(nah) is a daughter of Martha Glasgow.

The exact date of death for Susannah McDowell is not known since no tombstone or death records exist for her but based on a Randolph County Deed from her to her son Alexander, she is alive on 21 June 1893.

To complete our story, we note that a James McDowell shows up in Chatham County in the 1850 Census and subsequent census records as follows. We have been unable to determine who he is and if, possibly, he is our James McDowell.

1860 Census Chatham County NC

Jas McDowel - 50 M

Francis - 51 F - Farmers

1870 Census Chatham County NC
North Side Pittsboro Road, PO Pittsboro

Jas McDowell - 63 M - Farmer - NC

Francis - 62 F - Keeping House - NC

1880 Census Chatham County NC
Hadly Township

James McDowel - 72 - Farmer & Shoemaker - NC NC NC

Frances - 72 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

George McDowell

George McDowell was born about 1830 based on the 1840 Census of the family and the marriage date of James and Susannah of 10 June 1829. His existence as a son of James McDowell other than the census record is limited to a pair of court records. The first document is dated 13 July 1844.[53]

State of North Carolina
Randolph County
To any Lawful officer
Whereas Eli Whitney of New Salem maketh complaint to me James Elliott acting Justice of the peace for said county that on or about the 3rd night of the 3rd day of May last (1844) he lost a bee hive from his stand, which he has cause to believe and does believe was stolen by one Milton Hill and some young boys Reuben Smith, son of Emilios Smith and George McDowell and Jesse McDowell sons of James McDowell.

These are therefore to command you to bring the said Milton Hill immediately before some Justice of the Peace if to be found within your County to answer to the above charge to be dealt with according to Law.
Herein fail not. Given under my hand and seal. July 13, 1844.

Elliot J.P. (seal)

Summons for the State
Jesse McDowel &
Reuben Smith

Action on the case was reported in the court minutes.

State vs Milton Hill & George McDowell }
Reuben Smith, a witness on behalf of the State, called and failed On motion, Judgment rendered nisi against said witness for $80
RandolphP&QS: Friday 7 November 1845, page 148

A Sheriff's writ was issued 18 November 1845 for the failure of Reuben Smith to show up in Court as a witness for the State.

State of North Carolina
To the Sheriff of Randolph County - Greeting

Whereas, at a Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions began and held for the County of Randolph at the Court House in Asheboro on the 1^st Monday of November 1845, a certain suit was then and there pending and to be tried, wherein the State was plaintiff, and Milton Hill & George McDowell defendants, and it appeared to the said Court that Reuben Smith was duly summoned to appear at the said term of the said Court as a witness to give evidence in the said cause in behalf of the State, And on being solemnly called, after proclamation duly made, witness failed to answer and appear before the Court as he was bound to do: - Whereupon the said Court caused judgment ni si to be entered up against him for the said sum of Eighty dollars. You are hereby commanded to make known to the said Reuben Smith that he be and appear before the said Court at our next term to be held for the said County of Randolph at the Court House in Asheboro on the 1^st Monday of February 1846, then and there to show cause, if any there be, why the said judgment shall not be rendered absolute and final against him for the said forfeiture and all costs, and execution awarded for the same according to law. Herein fail not; and have you then and there this writ, and make known how you shall have executed the same.

Witness B. F. Hoover Clerk of our said Court on the 1^st Monday of Nov^r. A.D. 1845
Issued the 18^th day of November A.D. 1845

B. F. Hoover C.C.C.

No other records have been found related to George McDowell.

Jesse McDowell

Jesse McDowell [26 October 1826 - 1 August 1896 BROW/FG] married Sarah Burrow [14 June 1833 - 10 April 1888 BROW/FG], the daughter of Wilkins Burrow and wife Sarah Wright, on 15 December 1851. They had one child.

William Franklin McDowell [16 December 1853 - 21 November 1946]

Bible records for Jesse McDowell were received from Mary Katheryn McDowell Phillips and they indicate that Jessie McDowell was born 26 October 1826 and died 1 August 1896 with Sarah McDowell born 14 June 1833 and died 10 April 1888.

In the 1850 Census of Randolph County, Jesse McDowell is listed both with his mother, Susannah McDowell, and with Luke H. Cross, son of Thomas Cross, Sr.

1850 Census Randolph County NC
Northern Division

Luke H. Cross - 37 M - Laborer - NC

Sarah - 43 F - NC

Jane - 13 M - NC

William - 10 M - NC

Henderson - 8 M - NC

Sarah - 6 F - NC

Sylvania - 4 F - NC

Emily - 1 F - NC

Jesse McDowel - 17 M - Laborer - NC

Jesse and Sarah appeared in the following census records.

1860 Census Randolph County NC
Eastern Division

Jesse McDewel - 29 M - Farmer - NC

Sarah - 26 F - Domestic - NC

William F. - 6 M

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Grant

Jess McDowel - 40 M - Farmer - NC

Sarah - 30 F - Housekeeping - NC

William F. - 16 M - Works on farm - NC

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Ashboro

Jesse McDowell - 54 M - Farmer - NC NC NC

Sarah - 42 F - Wife - Keeping house - NC NC NC

Franklin - 26 M - Son - Laborer - NC NC NC

Sarah Burrow - 76 F - Boarder, widow - At home, old age - NC NC NC

In a Randolph County Deed dated 28 December 1877, a Sarah McDowell purchases 63 acres of land from the Estate of Jonathan Worth for $63.00. Since the land borders on Burrow property, we assume that this Sarah McDowell is the wife of Jesse McDowell. However, it could also be Jesse's sister, Sarah McDowell, since it's a Sarah and not Jesse who is purchasing the land — the question being why would Sarah purchase the land instead of her husband? We have not determined the final disposition of this property.

After the death of Sarah Burrow, Jesse McDowell married a second time to Hannah Borough on 23 December 1888. Jesse's first wife Sarah Burrow had a sister born around 1840 named Hannah Burrow. This Hannah Jane Burrow [26 October 1839 - 1 May 1884 BROW/FG] married William Clark Hammer [1836 - 1909] on 3 February 1859. We note that the death of Sarah's sister, Hannah Burrow Hammer, is listed in the Bible records of Jesse.

The Hannah Burrow that Jesse married is likely Hannah Moore [c1838 - ], the daughter of Nathan and Matilda Moore, who married William Milton Burrow [c1822 - 17 February 1886] as his second wife on 30 October 1859 in Guilford County NC. In their marriage record, the name Burrow is spelled "Borow" and Hannah is spelled "Hdanah." William was a son of Wilkins Burrow and Sarah Wright and a brother to Sarah Burrow. He first married to Nancy Allred on 1 April 1848 in Randolph County but she apparently died prior to his marriage to Hannah. In the 1860 Census, Nancy's mother Rachel Allred is living with William and Hannah. We note that William Burrow's death date is listed in the Bible records of Jesse McDowell.

In the records of apprentice bonds for Randolph County, the Sheriff is ordered to bring Jesse McDowell to Court in the years 1845 and 1848.[54]

Randolph County Court May Term 1845
Ordered by the Court that the Sheriff bring to the next Term of this Court … Jesse McDowel at New Salem … to be Dealt with as the Law Directs.

Hugh McCain CCC

State of North Carolina
Randolph County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May Term 1848
It is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff bring to August Court … Jesse McDowel at New Salem …

These requests for Jesse to appear in Court as part of the apprenticeship process may be an indication of the death of his father James McDowell. It is not clear why the requests were spread over three years.

Jesse McDowell is listed on the road records of 1850 for overseer Andrew Laughlin. His name is scratched through on this list.

North Carolina
Randolph County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, May Term 1850
Ordered by the Court that Andrew J. Laughlin be appointed overseer of the road from McMaster's Spring Branch to the Old road half mile East of Asheboro and that the within named hands work on said road, viz: Francis W. Winningham, James A. Winningham, Thomas Gordan, ~~B. F. Young~~, Melton Giles, ~~Jesse McDowell~~ and ~~A. H. Marsh's~~ Nathan
Witness, B. F. Hoover, Clerk of our said Court, at Office, the first Monday of May 1850. Issued the 20^th day of May 1850.

B. F. Hoover, Clerk

He is listed again with overseer Joseph Conner from the same 1850 May Term but with the notation that he was added at the August Term. Apparently, he initially was assigned to Laughlin at the 1850 May Term and then moved to Conner at the 1850 August Term. In other words, the 1850 May Court documents were amended in August 1850.

North Carolina
Randolph County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, May Term 1850
Ordered by the Court that Joseph Conner be appointed overseer of the road from the Creek at his house to the Trogdon Creek and that the within named hands work on said road, viz: ~~Dan M. Ricks~~, Thomas Cross, ~~Jesse __ingham, J___ Laughlin, John Naliss, H___ Lamb, L___~~, and Elias Allred, George Vinney, ~~___~~, James Nabors added August Term 1850 Jesse McDowell
Witness, B. F. Hoover, Clerk of our said Court, at Office, the first Monday of May 1850. Issued the 24^th day of May 1850.
No. 52

B. F. Hoover Clerk

In 1857, Jesse was a juror in several court cases.

State vs Jesse Gaddis, Nathan York } Indictment
Affray Not Guilty
The following jury charged , Sworn &
[List of Names, #1 Jesse McDowell]
who for their verdict say, that they find the defendants Guilty in manner and form as charged in the bill of indictment. Judgement of the Court, that the defendants pay a fine of $1.00 each.
RandolphP&QS: Friday 8 May 1857

State vs Michael Marsh } Indictment Not Guilty
The following Jury charged and empannelled to wit, [List of Names, #5 Jesse McDowell]
who for their say, that they find the Deft not Guilty.
Randolph P&QS: Friday 8 May 1857

State vs Calvin Gray } Indictment
AB. Not Guilty
The following jury charged and sworn to wit:
[List of Names, #8 Jesse McDowell]
who for their verdict say, that they find the defendants Guilty in manner and form as charged in the bill of indictment. Judgement of the Court, that the defendants pay a fine of $1.00. and in custody until fine and costs are paid. From which judgement the defendant prays an appeal to the next Supr Court, which is granted, he entering into bond with Daniel Coble as security.
RandolphP&QS: Friday 8 May 1857

On motion letters of administration on the estate of George Hendricks dec^d are granted to Jacob Deans he entering into bond in the sum of $1000. with Jesse McDowell and Jacob Chrisco as his sureties and qualified according to law.
RandolphP&QS: Monday 8 August 1865

Charlotte E Hendrick Ex parte } Petition for Years Support
This case coming on to be heard upon the petition it is ordered adjudged and decreed by the Court that the petitioner receive one years provisions out of the estate of her deceased husband and that John H Hill a Justice of the Peace and John Burrow Franklin Cox and Jesse McDowell freeholders be appointed to lay off and assign said allowance out of the estate of the said George Hendricks according to law and report to the next Term of this Court.
RandolphP&QS: Wednesday 9[sic] August 1865

State vs Gilliam Jones } The following jury are sworn charged
and empannelled, to wit:
[List of Names, John S. Lawrence]
who for their verdict say that the defendant is guilty. Judgment of the Court that the defendant pay a fine of $2.00 and costs, and in custody of the Sheriff till the costs are secured. The defendant with Jesse McDowell and Bright Sumner confess Judgment for $25. for payment of costs and fines.
RandolphP&QS: Wednesday 9 May 1866

Jesse McDowell served as a Private in Company F of the Second North Carolina Artillery (36^th State Troops) in the Confederate States Army. He was paroled as a Prisoner of War at Greensboro on 16 May 1865 and took the Oath of Allegiance.

On 4 February 1888, Jesse was issued land grant No. 8395 [No. 3251] for 68 acres in Randolph County. He paid $8.50 for the land. The surveyor's plat reads as follows:

State of North Carolina
Randolph County
This survey for Jesse McDowell
68 acres of land on the waters of Little River Cedar Grove Township adjoining H. Lewallen, J. M. Worth & others by virtue of a warrant No. 1539 - Entered the 19^th Nov. 1886. Beg- at Lewallen's North East corner of Baily Tract running south thirty two chains to Lewallen's corner of said Tract; Then East on his line forty three Chs to his corner in Hancock line; Then Northwest on Worth's line the beginning.
Oct. 5^th 1887.

Wm. Murdock C.S.

Hillery Huddock } C.B.
___ Williams } C.B.

On 9 April 1888, Jesse was issued land grant No. 8546 [No. 3252] for 122 acres in Randolph County. He paid $18.30 for the land. The surveyor's plat reads as follows:

State of No. Car.
Randolph County
Oct 5^th 1887
This surveyed for Jesse McDowell 122 acres on the waters of Little River Cedar Grove Township by virtue of a warrant No. 1552. Entered 4^th of Oct. 1887 Adjoining the lands of Henry Lewallen, Thomas Lewallen & others Beg- at a stake Lewallen's corner, running West 42 Chs on Lewallen's line to his corner (Baily Tract) Thence south 30 Chs to his corner of said Tract, Thence East 40 Chs to a stake in Edwin Lewallen's line; Thence North 18 Chs to Thos.Lewallen's corner; Then East 3½ Chs to a stake in said Lewallen's line; Then North to the beginning

Wm Murdock C.S.

William Franklin McDowell

Parents: Jesse McDowell and Sarah Burrow

William Franklin McDowell [16 December 1853 - 21 November 1946 ASH/FG/NCDC] married Edith Aletha Lewallen [31 October 1853 - 18 May 1930 ASH/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Henry Lewallen and Martha Frazier, on 12 May 1872. They had four children.

John Henry McDowell [12 January 1874 - 13 July 1936]

Benjamin Franklin McDowell [4 August 1878 - 13 December 1957 OAK/FG/NCDC] never married.

Joseph Earnest McDowell [26 July 1883 - 16 December 1960]

Thomas Joe McDowell [29 May 1886 - 29 September 1918 OAK/FG] served in Co. K 120 Infantry, 30th Division, and was killed in battle in France in World War I.

William Franklin McDowell and Edith appeared in the following census records.

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

W. F. McDowell - 26 M - Meth. Prot. Minister - NC NC NC

Edith E. - 26 F - Wife - Keeping house - NC NC NC

John H. - 5 M - Son - At home - NC NC NC

Benjamin - 1 M - Son - At home - NC NC NC

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Frank McDowell - 46 M - Head - Parson - Dec 1853 - M/28 - NC NC NC

Edith - 46 F - Wife - Oct 1853 M/28 4/4 - NC NC NC

John - 26 M - Son - Jan 1874 - NC NC NC

Benjamin - 21 M - Son - Aug 1878 - NC NC NC

Joseph - 16 M - Son - July 1883 - NC NC NC

Thomas - 14 M - Son - May 1886 - NC NC NC

Arch Andrew - 17 M B - Servant Oct 1882 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Frank McDowell - 57 M - Head - m1/38 - NC NC NC

Edith - 57 F Wife - m1/38 4/4 - NC NC NC

Ben - 30 M - Son - NC NC NC

Jo - 26 M - Son - NC NC NC

John - 36 M - Son - m1/1 - NC NC NC

Lillie - 22 F - Daughter - M1/1 - NC NC NC

Note that Lillie is the wife of John.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

W. Frank McDowell - 66 M - Head - NC NC NC

Edith - 66 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Ben - 45 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

W. Frank McDowell - 76 M - Head - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Edith - 76 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Ben F. - 51 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

William F. McDowell - 86 M - Head, widower - NC

Benjamin F. - 60 M - Son - NC

E. T. Ellis - 30 M - Lodger - SC

Edith Ellis - 25 F - Lodger - NC

The Will of W. F. McDowell probated 24 February 1942 exists.

The following tribute was paid to William Franklin McDowell in the Minutes of the Ninth Annual Session of the Western North Carolina Conference on page 194-195 as follows:

William Franklin McDowell was born on a farm near Asheboro in Randolph County, N. C. on December 16, 1853 and departed this life at his home in Asheboro on November 21, 1946. Had he lived a few more weeks he would have been ninety-three years old. During Brother McDowell's early years educational advantages were very meagre and it was only those with great determination that acquired much learning. Those who succeeded in spite of this handicap deserve even more credit. He heard the call to preach the gospel and was admitted into the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church in 1883. At the time of his death he was Number 1 on the conference chronological roll, having been a member of an annual conference longer than any other man. Brother McDowell began his ministry at Belmont in Alamance County. He served churches also in Randolph, Buncombe, Chatham, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, and Union Counties. The most of the charges served by him were rural, however, he held a revival meeting in Burlington and organized there what is now known as the Davis Street Methodist Church, an organization which has had an honorable record and is still a very influential church. In the funeral services for Brother McDowell, conducted in the Central Church in Asheboro on November 24, Dr. R. M. Andrews who was in charge of the service with the assistance of the pastor, Rev. Mark Tuttle, made the statement that when he was a young man he was converted in a revival meeting held by Brother McDowell. Thus it could be said with all truthfulness that while Brother McDowell never served what we would think of as an important station he was instrumental in leading one to Christ who did serve some of the most important churches in his conference. Brother McDowell never helped to build a college, neither was he ever president of one but the Lord used him in the conversion of one who was one of the leading spirits in building High Point College.

In early life Brother McDowell was united in marriage to Miss Edith A. Lewallen, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Lewallen of Randolph County. Mrs. McDowell passed to her reward in 1929. In Old Testament times they did not hear much about being admitted on trial nor of being ordained as an Elder. These men were prophets living in their own home and speaking as the Lord directed them. So it was in large measure with Brother McDowell. While yet a comparatively young man it seemed best to him not to take regular work, so he took the Supernumerary relationship, a classification which could be held indefinitely in the Methodist Protestant Church. He moved to his home in Asheboro and from there went out and preached as he was called on to fill appointments for regular pastors and to conduct funerals when the occasion demanded it. While not out filling appointments he usually attended services at the Central Methodist Church in Asheboro. Many were the earnest and heartfelt prayers which he made when called upon by the pastors. After the coming of Methodist Union his classification was changed from the Supernumerary to the Retired relationship.

Brother McDowell's marriage was blessed by four sons. One son, Sgt. Thomas J. McDowell was killed in France during World War I and the other son John H. McDowell, a business man of Asheboro, died some years ago.

And so here is the record: Admitted 1883, ordained Elder 1888, Supernumerary roll 1900, retired in 1942, and transferred to the Triumphant roll in 1946.

John Henry McDowell

Parents: William Franklin McDowell and Edith Aletha Lewallen

John Henry McDowell [12 January 1874 - 13 July 1936 ASH/FG/NCDC] married Lillie B. Walker [10 September 1888 - 25 July 1963 ASH/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Robert Walker and Mary Sumner, on 27 March 1909 in Randolph County NC. His WWI Registration Card reports his birth date as 12 January 1874 and his wife as Lillie. They had the following children.

John Miller McDowell [22 April 1917 - 10 August 1972] had no children.

Thomas Jefferson McDowell [9 April 1920 - 9 April 1964] had no children.

Mary Katheryn McDowell [9 June 1924 - 25 January 2012 OAK/FG] married Clyde Parker Phillips [18 March 1918 - 23 March 2004 OAK/FG], son of Bennie Tillman Phillips and Martha Johnson, on 23 August 1944. They had the following children: Ellen Tillman Phillips [21 June 1952 - 16 February 2006 OAK/FG], Amy Cornelia Phillips [28 November 1955- Unknown] married Rodney Ange, Clyde McDowell Phillips [12 March 1960 - Unknown] married Allyson MNU, and Mary Parker Phillips [25 August 1965 - Unknown] married Joe Deitz.

In the 1910 Census, John and Lillie are listed with his father, Frank. Afterwards, they appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

John H. McDowell - 46 M - Head - NC NC NC

Lillie B. - 31 F - Wife - NC NC NC

John M. - 3 M - Son NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

John H. McDowell - 56 M - Head - M at 35 - NC NC NC

Lilly B. - 42 F - Wife - M at 20 - NC NC NC

John M. - 12 M- Son - NC NC NC

Thomas J. - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mary K. - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

John M. McDowell - 23 M - Head - NC

Lillie - 51 F - Mother - NC

Thomas - 26 M - Brother - NC

Catherine - 16 F - Sister - NC

Howard E. Watson - 29 M - Lodger - NC

Loma A. Watson - 25 F - Lodger - NC

On 28 September 1936, Lillie obtained an Administrator Bond for the Estate of John H. McDowell.

Joseph Earnest McDowell

Parents: William Franklin McDowell and Edith Aletha Lewallen

Joseph Ernest McDowell [26 July 1883 - 16 December 1960 ASH/FG/NCDC] married Sirona Abigail Morgan [3 May 1885 - 13 March 1968 ASH/FG] on 16 December 1911. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth as 24 July 1883 and his wife as Sirona. They had the following children.

Edith Morgan McDowell [9 February 1913 - 25 December 2006 OAK/FG/SSDI] married Elisha Tilden "Dude" Ellison [4 June 1913 - 8 February 1992 OAK/FG] on 24 November 1937 in Randolph County NC.

Sarah Margaret McDowell [1 September 1917 - 17 October 1975 OAK/FG/NCBI/NCDC/NCDI] married Charles Erastus Boling [19 August 1907 - 11 June 1967 OAK/FG/NCDC], the son of Willis B. Boling and Josie Callicutt.

Mary Frances McDowell [1 January 1921 - 23 June 2021 OAK/FG/NCBI] married Nathan Mefford Coleman [26 July 1920 - 16 May 2015 OAK/FG].

Joseph Franklin McDowell [9 January 1928 - 7 May 2019 /NCBI] married Barbara Jean Roson. They had a son: Chrys Barlett McDowell [23 March 1953 - Unknown].

Joseph and Sirona appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Joseph McDowell - 35 M - Head - NC NC NC

Sirona - 32 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Edith M. - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Sarah M. - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Joe E. McDowell - 45 M - Head - Farmer - M at 23 - NC NC NC

Sirona A. - 44 F - Wife - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Edith M. - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Margarite S. - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Mary F. - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Joe - 2 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Randolph

Joe E. McDowell - 58 M - Head - NC

Sirona - 55 F - Wife - NC

Charles E. Boling - 26 M - Son-in-Law - NC

Margaret Boling - 22 F - Daughter - NC

Frances McDowell - 19 F - Daughter - NC

Josephy McDowell - 12 M - Son - NC

As reported and analyzed by Frank Smith, a son of Olif Harold Smith, Joseph Ernest McDowell fathered an illigitimate child with Pattie Hooker, the daughter of W. C. Hooker and Elizabeth Smith, in 1911. Pattie died on 5 May 1911 of TB. That child was Olif Harold Smith.

According to family oral history and family records, Elizabeth Smith - Pattie's mother, had a sister named Susan Smith. Susan had two children out of wedlock, one of them being Russell Causey Smith. After the death of Pattie, Susan took the child Olif Harold Smith and gave him to her son Russell and his wife, Carrie Dolberry. Russell and Carrie raised Olif Harold Smith and gave him the surname "Smith." Apparently Olif Harold Smith was taunted by classmates in high school and came home upset, at which time he was not told of his adoption/foster parent situation. The authors thank Frank Smith for providing us with this information which has been posted at Ancestry.com by him. We turn now to a review of the data for Olaf Harold Smith and his foster parants.

Russell Causey Smith [5 June 1870 - 5 March 1958 /NCDC] married Carrie Dolberry on 18 March 1903 in Randolph County NC. They appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Guilford County NC
Friendship

R. C. Smith - 49 M - Head - NC NC NC

Carrie - 36 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Olga - 14 F - NC NC NC

Harold O. - 8 M - Son NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Friendship

R. C. Smith - 59 M - Head - NC NC NC

Carrie - 48 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Olga - 24 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Harold - 17 M - Son - NC NC NC

Wincey Dolberry - 75 F - Mother-in-Law, Wd - NC NC NC

Cecil Auman - 23 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

Olif Harold Smith [5 January 1911 - 18 June 1991 NEW/FG/NCBI/NCDI] married Annie Marilla Beeson [transcribed as Ornie Bricker at Ancestry.com] [29 November 1918 - 29 October 1994 NEW/FG/NCBI/NCDI], the daughter of Luther Allen Beeson and Minnie Bricker/Beeson, on 26 December 1935 in Surry County NC. A handwritten note on Harold exists. Harold appeared with his wife Annie in the 1940 Census.

1940 Census Gloucester County NJ
Pitman

Harold Smith - 29 M - Head - NC

Annie - 21 F - Wife - NC

Dorothy Ann - 3 F - Daughter - NC

Cliford Sloan - 11 M

Sarah McDowell

Sarah McDowell was born around 1835 to James McDowell and Susannah Glasgow and lived with her mother in the 1860 Census, the 1870 Census, and the 1880 Census. In 1850 she is listed with Daniel B. Julian.

1850 Census Randolph County NC
Northern Division

Daniel Julian - 26 M - Farmer - NC

Sylvania - 24 F - NC

Elizabeth - 1 F - NC

Catharine - 2/12 F - NC

Sarah McDowel - 16 F - NC

The 1880 Census indicates that both Sarah and Alexander Lindsay were "crippled/maimed." In the 1870 Census and the 1880 Census, there is a young child Martitia/Mortitia McDowell born in 1866. The Will of Alexander Lindsay McDowell refers to "Sarah Mandelia McDowell daughter of my neice Martitia McDowell." Obviously, Mortitia in the 1880 Census is the daughter of Sarah McDowell and Martitia names her daughter Sarah Mandelia McDowell. There is no record that Sarah McDowell ever married nor is there a record that Martitia McDowell ever married.

Martitia McDowell [c1866 - Unknown]

Note that a death certificate was found showing a Tina (Lina) E. Wright [2 February 1855 - 7 March 1923 /FG/NCDC] as the daughter of Sarah McDonal. Tina married William Austin Wright [12 May 1863 - 9 March 1946 /FG]. It's likely that this woman is not a child of Sarah McDowell.

In the 1852 court records for Randolph County, there is a notice of a bastardy bond being paid for a Sarah McDowell. It is possible that the record relates to Sallie McDowell, the daughter of John and Tilathy McDowell, but we have assigned it to this Sally. We have not identified who the child born about 1852 would be.

State vs Sarah McDowell } Bastardy bond filed and $5. the fine paid into office by Enoch Byrnes Esqr
RandolphP&QS: Monday 2 February 1852

Martitia McDowell

Parents: Sarah McDowell

Martitia McDowell [c1866 - ] apparently never married. She had the following bastard daughter.

Sarah Mandelia "Maude" McDowell [c1889 - Unknown] at age 16 married George Henley [c1884 - Unknown] at age 20 on 23 March 1905.

Sarah appeared with George in the 1910 Census.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Grant

George Henley - 26 M - Head - Farming - M1/5 - NC NC NC

Maud - 21 F - Wife - M1/5 2/2 - NC NC NC

William F. - 4 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ida H. - 9/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

In the 1920 Census, William F. Henley (age 13), Ida H. Henley (age 11), and Josephine W. Henley (age 9) are listed in the [Naruth] Orphan Home, Gold Hill, Rowan County. We presume that one or more of their parents have died.

Ida Hazel Henley [22 July 1909 - 1 August 1983 /FG] married Rev. Carlis/Carlos Saunders Grogan [2 June 1913 - 25 March 2006].

Martha A. McDowell

Martha A. McDowell [May 1837 - Unknown MVW/FG] was born to James McDowell and Susannah McDowell in May 1837 according to a listing in the 1900 Census. In the 1860 Census Martha McDowell was living with Susannah McDowell and other family members. A child named Mary E. McDowell, age one, was living with the family. According to the 1880 Census below, Mary E. McDowell was a child of Martha McDowell. Martha is listed in 1860 as a weaver. Martha Ann Miller is enumerated with John C. Hunt in the 1900 Census and listed as mother-in-law. She married a Miller but no record of that marriage has been found. We note that she is buried in the same cemetery as her daughter Mary.

Martha McDowell had at least two children according to the 1880 Census.

Mary Elizabeth McDowell [15 May 1859 - 30 May 1931]

Samuel Redwine McDowell [26 April 1865 - 9 September 1932]

Martha appeared in the following 1880 Census record and with her daughter in the 1900 Census.

1880 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

Martha McDowel/McDonnel - 44 F - Mother - Housekeeper - NC NC NC

Mary E. - 20 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Samuel R. - 15 M - Son - Works on Farm - NC NC NC

The death certificate of Samuel McDowell lists his father as a Samuel McDowell and his mother as Martha Young and that he was born in McDowell County. There is a simple explanation as to why he could have been born in McDowell County; namely, Martha traveled to McDowell County to have her child under the care of her sister, Ruhannah. Ruhannah and her husband George Gibson lived in McDowell County during that time period. No Samuel McDowell has been found in the census records of North Carolina in the late Nineteenth Century who could have been the father.

Mary Elizabeth McDowell

Parents: Martha Ann McDowell

Mary Elizabeth McDowell [15 May 1859 - 30 May 1931 /FG/NCDC] was 23 years of age on 4 January 1883 when she married William McKenley Dougan who was age 56. Her death certificate reports her father as a John McDowell. The death certificate for William Cleveland Dougan reports Mary as his mother, but he could have been birthed by the first wife of William McKenley Dougan. They had the following son.

William Cleveland Dougan [2 July 1881 - 3 February 1946 SHEP/FG/NCDC] married Louella Robbins [11 October 1878 - 8 July 1968 SHEP/FG/NCDC], the daughter of George Franklin Robbins and Elizabeth Briles, on 23 April 1912 in Randolph County NC.

After the death of William Dougan, Mary married John Calvin Hunt [8 July 1868 - 15 July 1916 /FG/NCDC], the son of George Washington Hunt and Hannah Hancock. They had the following children.

Samuel Calvin Hunt [30 November 1892 - 14 July 1930 /FG/NCDC] married Zula Valeria Pierce [17 December 1895 - November 1972 /FG] on 27 April 1913 in Randolph County NC.

Martha Elizabeth Hunt [20 March 1896 - 10 May 1975 /FLDI] married first to Paul L. Pritchard, the son of Tom and Polly Pritchard, on 3 April 1921 in Guilford County NC and second to James C. Milloway [19 October 1904 - 17 June 1974 /FLDI], the son of R. R. Milloway and Mary Miles, on 31 March 1934 in Danville VA.

Alfred Dewey Hunt [21 April 1900 - 5 March 1978 /NCDI] married Clara Inez Neal [26 May 1903 - 27 December 1958 /NCDC], the daughter of Robert C. Neal and Mary Elizabeth Fulp, on 27 October 1923 in Guilford County NC.

Henry Clay Hunt [28 September 1901 - 8 August 1983 /FG] married Lillian Gracie Cranford [25 February 1906 - 20 November 1984 /FG] on 25 January 1927 in High Point, Guilford County NC.

Mary and John appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

John C. Hunt - 31 M - Head - Farmer - July 1868 M/9 - NC NC NC

Mary E. - 41 F - Wife - May 1859 M/9 6/4 - NC NC NC

Williams C. Dougan - 15 M - Stepson - Farm Laborer - July 1884 - NC NC NC

Samuel C. Hunt - 7 M - Son - Nov 1892 - NC NC NC

Martha E. Hunt - 4 F - Daughter - Mar 1896 - NC NC NC

Dewey Hunt - 1/12 M - Son - Apr 1900 - NC NC NC

Martha A. Miller - 63 F - M-in-Law - May 1837, Wd 3/2 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Back Creek

John C. Hunt - 42 M - Head - Sawmill - M1/18 - NC NC NC

Mary E. - 50 F - Wife - M2/18 7/5 - NC NC NC

Williams C. Dougan - 25 M - Stepson - Sawmill - NC NC NC

Calvin S. Hunt - 19 M - Son - Sawmill - NC NC NC

Martha E. Hunt - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Alfred D. Hunt - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Henry C. Hunt - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point Ward 1

Marie E. Hunt - 60 F - Head - NC NC NC

Marthie E. - 23 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Alfred D. - 19 M - Son - NC NC NC

Henry C. - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Henry C. Hunt - 26 M - Head - M at 25 - NC NC NC

Lilian - 23 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NC NC

John H. - 2 M - Son - NC NC NC

Roy C. - 5/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mary E. - 70 F - Mother, Wd M at 22 - NC NC NC

Martha Pritchard - 33 F - Sister - Divorced M at 25 - NC NC NC

Nancie E. Pritchard - 7 F - Niece - NC NC NC

Samuel Redwine McDowell

Parents: Martha A. McDowell

Samuel Redwine McDowell [26 April 1865 - 9 September 1932 MID/FG/NCDC] married first to Louisa Jane Croker on 6 February 1883. The death certificate of his son Carl reports his middle name as "Redwine". According to the 1900 census, the following children were born to his first marriage.

Mary L. McDowell [August 1881 (1900 Census) / 6 October 1883 - 3 September 1928 Walters Grove/NCDC] at age 18 married William Hill, age 19, on 23 July 1901 at Hayes Store by E. P. Hayes, Justice of the Peace, with George Hill, Nathan Cox, and James Hayes as witnesses. Her death certificate lists her parents as S. R. McDowell and Eliza Croker and that she is widowed.

James Claude McDowell [May 1887 (1900 Census) / 26 January 1888 - 17 April 1969]

Laura A. McDowell [April 1890 - Unknown].

Andrew J. McDowell [August 1893 - 5 April 1942 MID/FG/NCDC] was single at his death.

After the death of Louisa Jane Croker, Samuel married Lucy Ellen Hill [22 July 1879 - 4 September 1942 CHOC/FG], the daughter of Hosea Hill and Mary A. "Polly" Thompson, on 18 November 1893. In the 1910 Census, Lucy reports having birthed seven children with six still alive. One of her children died before the 1900 Census. We have identified the following six children.

Samuel Hosea Worth McDowell [2 January 1899 - 2 November 1965]

William Penn McDowell [6 March 1905 - 24 July 1987]

Lula Edna McDowell [30 April 1905 - 2 April 1991]

Annie Bell McDowell [23 July 1906 - 13 December 1988]

Hazel/Hayes Hodgin/Hodges McDowell [10 February 1908 - 27 March 1995 CHC/FG]

Carl Hill McDowell [11 January 1913 - 2 March 1968 CHC/FG/NCDC] married Helen Causey.

The death certificate for Samuel reports his parents as Sam McDowell and Martha Young and that he was born in McDowell County. We believe this reporting of the parents by his son Samuel Hosea McDowell is a complete fiction to cover up the fact that he was a bastard child. It is possible that he was indeed born in McDowell County. His mother, Martha, possibly went to live with her sister, Ruhannah McDowell Gibson, who appears to have lived in McDowell County by 1865 with her husband George Gibson.

Samuel appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Randleman

Samuel McDowell - 35 M - Head - Cotten Mill Weaver - May 1865 M/7 - NC NC NC

Lucy E. - 24 F - Wife - July 1875 M/7 3/2 - NC NC NC

Mary L. - 18 F - Daughter - Aug 1881 - NC NC NC

James C. - 13 M - Son - May 1887 - NC NC NC

Laura A. - 9 F - Daughter - Apr 1890 - NC NC NC

Andrew J. - 6 M - Son - Aug 1893 - NC NC NC

Samuel W. - 1 M - Son - Jan 1899 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point Ward 4

Samuel McDowell - 44 M - Head - M2/15 - NC NC NC

Ellen - 33 F - Wife - M1/15 7/6 - NC NC NC

Andrew J. - 14 M - Son - NC NC NC

Samuel H. - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

William Penn - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lula E. - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Annie B. - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Hazel H. - 3 F - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Samuel R. McDowell - 56 M - Head - NC NC NC

Ellen L. - 45 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Samuel R. Jr. - 20 M - Son - NC NC NC

William P. - 19 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lula A. - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Annie B. - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Hazel H. - 12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Carl H. - 7 11/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Samuel R. McDowell - 64 M - Head - M at 33 - NC NC NC

Lucy E. - 52 F - Wife - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Andrew J. - 28 M - Son - NC NC NC

Hazel H. - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

Carl H. - 16 M - Son - NC NC NC

Fred Barnes - 19 M - Son-in-Law - M at 17 - TN TN TN

Lula E. Barnes - 24 F - Daughter - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Billey J. Barnes - 3/12 M - GrDaughter - NC TN NC

James Claude McDowell

Parents: Samuel Redwine McDowell and Louisa Jane Croker

James Claude McDowell [May 1887 (1900 Census) / 26 January 1888 - 17 April 1969 FAIR/FG/NCDC] married Elizabeth Gertrude Jester [3 November 1895 - 15 May 1971 FAIR/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Jerry V. Jester and Laura A. Lamb. His death certificate reports his mother as Mary Croaker. They had the following children.

Claude Henry "Hervie" McDowell [22 July 1912 - 3 October 1971 GIL/FG/NCDC] married Rachel Caroline Kivett 12 January 1912 - 5 October 1996 PHILL/FG], the daughter of James Troy Kivett and Lovie Jane Fogleman, on 21 September 1935 in Randolph County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name as Claud Hervie McDowell, date of birth, and father as James Claud McDowell. Rachel married George Washington King [5 October 1890 - 24 July 1982 PHILL/FG], the son of John W. King and Lucy P. Merritt, after the Claude's death.

Bertha B. McDowell [21 September 1914 - 6 October 1998 /NCBI/SocSecACI] married first to Allred and second to Baxter Marsh.

Grayson Hugh McDowell [12 August 1916 - 4 October 1982 FAIR/FG] married Gladys Ruth McBride [29 January 1922 - 26 January 2003 FAIR/FG/SocSecACI], the daughter of James Henry McBride and Ora L. Haithcox. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and name of mother.

Arnold John McDowell [25 August 1918 - 22 November 1981 FAIR/FG] married Lula Addie Hinshaw [30 December 1918 - 30 June 1993 FAIR/FG], the daughter of Carl Russell Hinshaw and Daisy Lou Ella Lindley, on 1 July 1938 in Danville VA.

Freddie Alberta McDowell [2 January 1921 - 30 July 1972 FAIR/FG/NCDC] married Hal James Lineberry [16 October 1818 - 18 May 1995 RMP/FG/SocScecACI], the son of Carl Thomas Lineberry and Etta Allred, on 15 June 1939 in Martinsville VA. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and married. He married second to Bobby R. McDonald [1932 - /RMP/FG]

Laura Nita McDowell [3 November 1924 - 27 May 2020 OAK/FG] first married to a Welch. She married second to Odell Brown Cagle [18 April 1925 - 17 September 2014 OAK/FG], the son of Erastus C. Cagle and Bertha Brown, on 25 June 1948 in Randolph County NC. Odell's WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and name of father.

James Van McDowell [15 November 1925 -15 June 2000 BEL/FG/NCBI] married Dorothy E. MNU [1927 - 2003 BEL/FG]. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth as 15 November 1925, and name of father born in Burke County NC.

William "Billie" Ray McDowell [11 July 1929 - 25 June 1982 FAIR/FG/NCDI] was divorced at time of death. Florida

Eleanor Ruth McDowell [23 November 1931 - 7 October 1979 FAIR/FG] married first to Everett Johnson [11 May 1831 - 22 June 2008 PHUMC/FG], the son of Everett Johnson and Lillie Belle MNU, on 24 December 1953 in Randolph County NC. They divorced on 12 November 1964 in Danville VA. She next married James O'Kelly Overman [15 September 1924 - 11 May 1980 FAIR/FG], the son of Rezin Cleveland Overman and Sallie Rosaner Kivett, on 17 April 1965 in Randolph County NC.

David Earl McDowell [8 September 1933 - 2 November 1990 FAIR/FG]

Everett Vernon McDowell [17 March 1938 - 4 February 2010 LEE/FG/NCBI/SocSecDI] married Margaret Jean Thomas [26 January 1943 - 22 March 2008 LEE/FG/NCBI], the daughter of Winfred Thomas.

James and Elizabeth appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Jarvis C. Cranford - 26 M - Head - m1/6 - NC NC NC

Martia - 23 F - Wife - m1/6 2/1 - NC NC NC

Raul E. - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

James C. McDowell - 21 M - Boarder - Glass Factory - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

J. C. McDowell - 32 M - Head - NC NC NC

Lizzie - 24 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Henry - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bertha - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Grayson - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

Arnold - 1 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Liberty

James C. McDowell - 42 M - Head - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Elizabeth - 34 F - Wife - M at 15 - NC NC NC

Claud H. - 17 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bertha B. - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Hugh G. - 13 M - Son - NC NC NC

Arnold - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

Freddie A. - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Laura N. - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James V. - 4 4/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Billy R. - 8/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Liberty

James C. McDowell - 51 M - Head - NC

Elizabeth W. - 44 F - Wife - NC

Grayson H. - 24 M - Son - NC

Lauranttia - 16 F - Daughter - NC

James Van - 14 M - Son - NC

Billie Ray - 10 M - Son - NC

Eleanor R. - 8 F - Daughter - NC

David Earl - 6 M - Son - NC

Everett V. - 2 M - Son - NC

Bertha Mcd Allred - 25 F - Daughter - NC

Barbara Jean Allred - 4 F - Granddaugther - NC

Samuel Hosea Worth McDowell

Parents: Samuel Redwine McDowell and Lucy Ellen Hill

Samuel Hosea Worth McDowell [2 January 1899 - 2 November 1965 MID/FG/NCDC] married Lillian Belle Lawrence [23 November 1903 - 21 February 1988 MID/FG/NCDI], the daughter of Jonathan Lawrence and Flora Kersey, on 23 December 1922 in Guilford County. Some confusion exists as to Samuel's middle name since it is reported by the intial "W" in the 1900 Census and as "R" with "Jr." attached. The "W" can be explained by appeal to his WWI Registration Card which reports his name as "Sam Hosey Worth McDowell" and with a birth date of 2 January 1899, not 1900 as given in his death certificate. The year 1899 agrees with his 1900 Census listing. His WWII Registration Card reports his middle name as Hosea and his birth year again as 1899. The U.S. Social Security Death Index reports his date of birth as 2 January 1899. Using these earlier records and not his death certificate, we report his birth year as 1899. He had the following children.

Belva Beatrice McDowell [27 November 1925 - 4 February 1995 CHC/FG/NCDI] married Jack Harrison Moran [13 May 1927 - 30 October 2011 SPRING/FG].

Margaret Edna McDowell [1 May 1928 - 15 February 1997] married James Bocholis

James Herbie McDowell [12 April 1930 - 13 February 1972 MID/FG/NCDC] never married.

Jacqueline McDowell [18 September 1932 - 12 February 1987 MID/FG/NCBI/NCDI] married John Powell Wiley [25 September 1932 - 6 January 2011 FLORAL/FG], the son of Joseph M. Wiley and Mary Bowren, on 24 May 1953 in Guilford County NC and divorced. She was buried by the Rev. David Emory at the Country Holiness Cemetery in Randleman, NC. She had been a resident of High Point and Thomasville areas most of her life and was employed at the Golden B. Restaurant. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. At her death, she was survived by four grandchildren and children as follows: John P. Wiley of Trinity, Sharon Wiley who married Michael Lambros of Lexington NC, Karen Wiley who married Rodney Slate of Thomasville NC, Michelle Wiley who married William R. Lemmons of Stokesdale, and Sonya K. Wiley of High Point.

Earl Eugene McDowell [18 September 1932 - Unknown FL/NCBI]

Samuel Lawrence McDowell [28 February 1934 - 13 January 1997 MID/FG/SSACI] married Ruby Johnson [29 December 1924 - Unknown]

Samuel and Lillian appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Sam McDowell - 29 M - Head - Cotton Mill - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Lillian - 26 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Beatris - 4 4/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Margaret - 1 10/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Katie F. Lawrence - 18 F - Cook - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Sam H. McDowell - 40 M - Head - NC

Lilliam - 37 F - Wife - NC

Beatrice - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Margaret - 11 F - Daughter - NC

James - 10 M - Son - NC

Jacklene - 7 F - Daughter - NC

Earl Eugene - 7 M - Son - NC

Samuel - 5 M - Son - NC

Mrs. Lillian Bell Lawrence McDowell died on 22 February 1988 aged 84 at the High Point Regional Hospital. The funeral was conducted at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Joe Beck and the Rev. Worth R. Pugh. She had been a resident of High Point most of her life and was a member of the First Pentacostal Holiness Church on S. Main Street. At her death, she was survived by 19 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren as well as two sons, two daughters, a brother Norman Lawrence of 115 Culler Place and a sister Katherine Kelly of 820 Spring Oak Ct.

William Penn McDowell

Parents: Samuel Redwine McDowell and Lucy Ellen Hill

William Penn McDowell [6 March 1905 - 24 July 1987 MID/FG] married Artie L. Collins [30 June 1912 - 1 June 1980 LIB/FG] on 23 December 1929. William and Artie appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

William McDowell - 25 M - Boarder - M at 25 - NC NC NC

Artie - 18 F - Boarder - M at 18 - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

William McDowell - 35 M - Head - NC

Artie - 27 F - Wife - NC

Perry - 9 M - Son - NC

From his obituary, we learn that he lived at 411 Park Street in High Point NC. Burial was at the Country Holiness Church Cemetery in Randolph County and was performed by the Rev. Worth R. Pugh. Pallbearers were Truitt Grant, Jack Moran, J. D. Starnes, Jack White, Nova Collins, and Mike McDowell. He was a resident of High Point most of his life and was a retired employee of Highland Yarn Mills, Inc. He was a member of Highland United Methodist Church and Sunday School. William Penn's obituary stated that there were four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Lula Edna McDowell

Parents: Samuel Redwine McDowell and Lucy Ellen Hill

Lula Edna McDowell [30 April 1905 - 2 April 1991 /FG] married Fred Barnes [12 April 1911 - 20 September 1980 /FG].

On 4 April 1991, the High Point Enterprise reported that Mrs. Lula McDowell Barnes died Tuesday, at age 85 and lived in Doraville, Georgia at the Shallowford Community Hospital in Chamblee, Georgia. Mrs. Barnes was noted as born on 30 April 1905 in Randoph County, NC, a daughter of Hosea and Ellen Hill McDowell. She was a homemaker and married Fred Barnes. In the obituary, it was noted that she was survived by one daughter Mrs. Kathy Harmon of Doraville, Georgia and one son Ray Barnes of Lilburn, Georgia, and one brother Hayes McDowell of Randleman, NC. There were also 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren noted. Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Friday at Floral Garden Park Cemetery in High Point, NC by the Rev. Worth Pugh.

Annie Bell McDowell

Parents: Samuel Redwine McDowell and Lucy Ellen Hill

Annie Bell McDowell [21 July 1906 - 13 December 1988 UCM/FG] married Ughie Clyde McDonald [17 November 1899 (1901 at FG) - 20 April 1977 UCM/FG] on 5 June 1920 in Guilford County NC. They had the following children.

William Belvin McDonald [1 July 1923 - 15 August 1982 UCM/FG]

(Infant) McDonald [5 February 1927 - 11 February 1927 /NCDC]

Charles Howard McDonald [4 April 1929 - 19 June 2004 UCM/FG]

Robert Grove "Smokey" McDonald [14 May 1932 - 1 April 2003]

Dortha Mae McDonald

Alexander Lindsay McDowell

Alexander Lindsay McDowell [Abt 1838 - 1903] never married and appears in the census records of 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 with his mother. He has not been found in the 1900 Census.

In 1861, he was charged with assault and battery along with his brother-in-law George Gibson.

State vs George W. Gibson, Lindsay McDowell } Indictment
Assault & Battery Not Guilty
The following Jury charged and empannelled, Viz.
[List of names]
who for their verdict say, that they find the defendants Guilty as charged in the bill of indictment. Judgement suspended as to McDowell until Thursday of next Term.
It is adjudged the G. W. Gibson at the end of his present imprisonment pay the costs in this case or that he remain in jail ten days, and that at the expiration of his imprisonment he be put in the stocks for one hour.
RandolphP&QS: Friday 8 February 1861

Alexander Lindsay McDowell joined the Confederate States Army on two occasions, the first time following shortly after the court case; namely, he enlisted in Company I, Regiment 22 as a private on 8 March 1861. He re-enlisted in Company C, Regiment 22 as a private in Randolph County on 4 February 1862. A more complete account of Alexander Lindsay McDowell's participation in the Confederacy can be gleaned from the original records. He listed his age as 26 on 1 March 1862 when he enrolled as a volunteer private in Company I. On 8 April 1862, he was transferred to Lynchburg, Virginia, Chimborazo Hospital No. 3. His name appears on the C.S.A. General Hospital in Danville, Virginia on 4 June 1862. His complaint was Febris Typhoides and he was returned to duty on 20 June 1862.

On 31 August 1862 Alexander was listed as present by Captain Worth in a period of war. He was "attached to the hospital" in Huguenot Springs, Virginia on 7 September 1862. His bounty was paid but he received no salary.

On 15 October 1862 Alexander McDowell of Co. I, Regiment 22 acknowledged that he was a deserter from the hospital near Richmond and was on his way home. The doctor's cost was judged as $30.00.

In 1863, Alexander was in the General Hospital No. 21, Richmond, Virginia for a "case of skin disease supposed to be occasioned by the use of spurious or impure vaccine virus." The complaint on 4 June 1863 was Scarbutus. He was transferred to Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 on June 29 with super rheumatism. On 30 June 1863 at Chimborazo he was diagnosed as having a vaccine disease. He was transferred to Camp Windsor on 17 August 1863.

In General Hospital, Howard's Grove, Richmond, Virginia, his disease was variola (smallpox) on 19 December 1863. He was furloughed for sixty days on 9 February 1864. On 8 February Alexander was given clothing for his furlough. It is noted that General Hospital was formerly called "Small Pox Hospital."

Alexander was noted as absent and sick since 27 November 1863 on the company muster roll of September/October of 1864.

Alexander was captured at Hatch Run on 2 April 1865 as a prisoner of war and received at Hart's Island, New York Harbor on 9 April 1865 from City Point, Virginia form Captain S. F. Jackson. He was assigned to Company 13.

On 18 June 1865, Alexander Lindsay McDowell took an Oath of Allegiance to the United States. He listed his residence as Randolph (County), N. C. His complexion was light, hair was dark, eyes were blue, and height was five feet 7½ inches. On his application for pension, Alexander says he was discharged at Appomattox on 9 April 1865 as a private "overwhelmed but not whipped", unmarried and his nearest relative was Jesse McDowell, Post Office in Asheboro, N. C. He was wounded at Chancellarsville in 1863 when hit by a bullet. He became partially paralyzed. The doctor claimed he had small pox, pneumonia, and locomotor ataxia.

After his service in the Civil War and on 21 June 1893 in Randolph County Deed 87:30, Susannah McDowell sold to her son Alexander Lindsay McDowell six (6) acres of land for $1.00.

Land from Susannah to A. Lindsay McDowell bounded as follows: beginning at a hickory in Worth and Craven's line, eight chains to a Persimmon thence South seven chains and fifty links to a rock, then East eight chains to a stake in Caduotte's line, thence North to the beginning, it being the land that Susannah McDowell now lives on.

This deed is to have no effect and not be in force until I the said Susannah McDowell shall have departed this life. This 21st day of June 1893. Susannah signs her mark.

Witness B. F. Hoover, State of N. C., Randolph County

I, A. Blair, being duly affirmed say that Susannah McDowell the grantor in the foregoing deed is dead and that the attesty witness B. F. Hoover is also dead. That he is acquainted with the handwriting of B. F. Hoover having often seen him write and his name as attesty witness to this deed is in his own proper handwriting and genuine.

Let this deed with the certificate be received.

J. W. Millikan
C.S.C

Filed for registration at 12 o'clock on May 14th, 1896 and duly recorded.

J. T. Winslow, Register of Deeds.

This deed is important in that it demonstrates that Susannah McDowell is alive on 21 June 1893.

Subsequent to the sell of the six acres to Alexander, a sequence of land transactions involving the same six acres can be found in Randolph County land records. We summarize and abstract those records in the following table.

Table: Land Transactions of Susannah McDowell Six Acres

1902 104:530. A bond made from Alexander Lindsay McDowell to Martha A(nn) Miller for six acres of land until his death. [Note: from the deed it appears that Alexander Lindsay McDowell died on 8 June 1903]. Recall that Martha Miller was Alexander Lindsay McDowell's sister.

1902 104:540. Deed from Alexander Lindsay McDowell to Martha Ann Miller. It specifies that the land was deeded to Alexander Lindsay McDowell from Susannah McDowell.

1904 123:76. Martha Miller sells to Samuel R. McDowell and wife Lucy Ellen McDowell and then to A. C. McAlister the same description of six acres of land.

1906 123:269. A. C. McAlister and wife Addie C. sold the same six acres on 17 October 1906 to Alexander and Elmedia Tucker.

l907 123:270. Alex and Elmedia Tucker sold six acres to Wm. C. Hammer on 11 February 1907.

1914. Wm. C. Hammer sells the same six acres on 28 March 1914 to Alfred .Holmes.

177:108. Alfred Holmes and Lina sells six acres to A. Carl and Ada A. Cox.

1926 220:575. A. Carl and Ada A. Cox sell 10 acres, two tracts - one the Lindsays McDowell tract and the other that of Lindsay Holmes on 6 January 1926.

1925 214:498. Lindsay Holmes sells to A. Carl Cox a mortgage deed of four acres, it being part of the Lindsay McDowell old place on 21 September 1925. G. T. Murdock was named as trustee.

Alexander died in 1903 based on the fact that his will dated 6 March 1897 was probated on 1 June 1903 when Allen J. Woodel was appointed executor.

James Christopher McDowell

James Christopher McDowell [1 May 1840 - 9 June 1895 GLEN/FG] married Catherine "Kitty" Jane Ford [20 July 1841 - 9 June 1915 GLEN/FG], the daughter of Christopher and Anna Ford, on 5 May 1859 in Randolph County with bondsman William D. Cross. She is listed with her parents in the 1850 Census. Kitty was said to have been a sharp, alert, heavy set, and very determined woman.

From the census records of Randolph County, family records, and the Will of James Christopher McDowell, James and Catherine were the parents of eleven children. The first child, Laura, was born on 18 July 1857, nearly two years before their marriage date. His will refers to her as "L. J. Tysinger being my step daughter," Tysinger being her married name at the time his Will was written. We conclude that Laura was born to Catherine prior to their marriage and fathered by another male. The following is a list of the eleven children of James and Kitty.

Laura Lang Jane McDowell [18 July 1857 - 31 May 1931]

Archibald Mabry McDowell [13 August 1860 - 6 January 1939]

James Claude McDowell [3 June 1861 - 5 May 1944]

William P. McDowell [21 October 1864 - 13 December 1883]

Samuel A. McDowell [25 March 1866 - 26 October 1911 GLEN/FG] never married but left a Will.

Charles Elwood McDowell [5 December 1867 - 11 November 1927]

Robert McDowell [November 1870 - Unknown] was not listed in the Will of his father and presumed to have died in infancy.

Neece Celder McDowell [8 February 1873 - 14 March 1955]

Lillie Ann Ellen McDowell [25 April 1875 - 27 May 1955]

Hayes H. McDowell [29 February 1878 - 11 September 1902 GLEN/FG]. According to Lois Jane McDowell Hipp, he never married but was engaged. He was killed while "sighting" cars on the railroad.

Dennis "Denny" D. McDowell [13 October 1879 - 25 January 1904 GLEN/FG] married Cassie B. Simmons on 27 August 1901. He had tuberculosis and never had children.

James and Catherine appeared in the following census records.

1860 Census Randolph County NC
Eastern Division

James McDwel - 20 M - Painter - NC

Kitty Jane - 21 F - Domestic - NC

Loury E. - 3 F

Archibold - 1 M

1870 Census Randolph County NC
Tabernacle

James McDowell - 30 M - Farmer - NC

Catherine - 32 F - Keeping house - NC

Jane - 13 F - At home - NC

Mabry - 11 M - At home - NC

James C. - 9 M - At home - NC

William P. - 6 M - At home - NC

Samuel - 5 M - At home - NC

Charles - 2 M - At home - NC

Robert - 6/12 M - At home - NC

1880 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

James McDowell - 40 M - Farming - NC NC NC

Jane - 40 F - Wife - Keeping house - NC VA NC

William R. - 16 M - Son - Works on farm - NC NC NC

Samuel A. - 14 M - Son - Works on farm - NC NC NC

Charles E. - 12 M - Son - Works on farm - NC NC NC

Nease - 10 M - Son - Works on farm - NC NC NC

Lillie A. E. - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Hayse - 2 M - Son - NC NC NC

Denny - 7/12 Oct - Son - NC NC NC

1900 Census Randolph County NC
New Market

Kate J. McDowell - 65 F - Head - Farmer - 1835 Wd 10/9 - NC NC NC

Samuel A. - 34 M - Son - Farmer - Mar 1866 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
New Market

Samuel A. McDowell - 44 M - Head - Farmer - NC NC NC

Kitty J. - 68 F - Mother, Wd 5/3 - NC NC NC

James Christopher McDowell joined the Confederacy on 4 March 1862 in Company I, Regiment 22 of Randolph County as a private. He was captured on 30 May 1864 at Mechanicsville and according to documents "opted to stay North in New York." He did, of course, come back South and is in the 1870 Census of Randolph County.

James was assaulted by Henry C. Richardson and he filed an affadavit in 1871.

The Will of James C. McDowell dated 6 June 1895 was probated on 7 October 1895 in the Superior Court of Randolph County. On that same day of 7 October 1895, N. C. McDowell and Kitty J. McDowell swore an Executor's Oath that the writing was the last Will and Testament of James C. McDowell. An Application for Letters Testamentary was filed which lists his heirs.

Laura Lang Jane McDowell

Parents: James Christopher McDowell and Catherine Jane Ford

Laura Lang Jane McDowell [18 July 1857 - 31 May 1931 GLEN/FG/NCDC] married Robert W. Tysinger [24 July 1857 - 8 March 1908 GLEN/FG] and had two children.

William Raymond Tysinger [6 March 1876 - 26 September 1924 GLEN/FG] married Queen Mae Belle Mitchell [24 September 1886 - 31 December 1982 GLEN/FG].

Edna/Edney Archibald Tysinger [4 December 1877 - 6 January 1944 GILES/FG] married Lucy L. Connor [29 January 1883 - 16 November 1948 GILES/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Lindwell Connor and Charity Neighbors, on 8 November 1902 in Randolph County NC.

Laura and Robert appeared in the following census records.

1880 Census Davidson County NC
Jackson Hill

Robert Tysinger - 20 M - Farmer - NC NC NC

Laura - 20 F - Wife - Keeping house - NC NC NC

Wm. R. - 4 M - Son - NC NC NC

Edney A. - 2 M - Son - NC NC NC

1900 Census Randolph County NC
Cedar Grove

Robert Tisinger - 43 M - Head - Blacksmith - July 1856 - m/25 - NC NC NC

Lary J. - 42 F - Wife - July 1857 m/22 2/2 - NC NC NC

Edney A. - 22 M - Son - Farmer - Dec 1877 - NC NC NC

Joseph Varner - 13 M - Lodger - NC NC NC

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Edmond Tisinger - 32 M - Head - m1/7 - NC NC NC

Lucy - 25 F - Wife - M1/7 3/3 - NC NC NC

Colon - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lattie - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Robert - 6/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Laura - 52 F - Mother, Wd 4/3 - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Asheboro

Ed Tysinger - 52 M - Head - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Lucy - 46 F - Wife - M at 17 - NC NC NC

Robert - 20 M - Son - NC NC NC

Pauline - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

E. A., Jr. - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

Laura - 72 F - Mother, Wd M at 16 - NC NC NC

Archibald Mabry McDowell

Parents: James Christopher McDowell and Catherine Jane Ford

Archibald "Arch" Mabry McDowell [13 August 1860 - 6 January 1939 SHADY/FG/NCDC] married three times; first to Mary "Mollie" A. Ballard [28 July 1860 - 19 March 1908 SHADY/FG], the daughter of Jonathan Ballard and Sallie White. According to the 1900 Census, they had nine children with five alive at the time.

Julia Lee McDowell [16 May 1885 - 27 August 1967].

Mary Lake McDowell [2 June 1890 - 26 September 1971].

Lilly May McDowell [April 1892 - Unknown].

Bertha A. McDowell [17 April 1894 - 2 September 1976].

Newton Dewitt McDowell [7 November 1897 - 27 Novmeber 1980]

Nellie Gladdis McDowell [14 June 1900 - 10 November 1970]

Archibald married second to Lasander M. Anna Browning [21 July 1860 - 12 May 1927 PINE/FG], the daughter of Rufus H. Browning and Demarius M. Lowery. Lasander was first married to Thomas Allen Crews [17 March 1855 - 18 February 1909 PINE/FG], the son of Henry Crews and Lydia Dwiggins. He married third to Mollie's sister Belle Cornelia Ballard [24 September 1868 - 25 March 1932 GUR/FG] Belle had first been married to Robert Transon Walker.

Archibald appeared in the following census records.

1880 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

Archabald McDowell - 20 M Works on farm - NC NC NC

Mary - 19 F Wife - Keeping house - NC NC NC

1900 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

Achabald McDowell - 41 M - Head - Farmer - Aug 1859 - m/20 - NC NC NC

Mary A. - 39 F - Wife - July 1860 m/20 9/5 - NC NC NC

Julia L. - 14 F - Daughter - May 1886 - NC NC NC

Mary L. - 9 F - Daughter - June 1890 - NC NC NC

Lilly M. - 8 F - Daughter - Apl 1892 - NC NC NC

Bertha A. - 6 F - Daughter - Apl 1894 - NC NC NC

Newton B. - 2 M - Son - Nov 1897 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

Arch McDowell - 50 M - Head, Wd - NC NC NC

Mary L. - 19 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Lillie M. - 17 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Bertha A. - 15 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Dee W. - 12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Nellie G. - 9 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1920 Census Forsyth County NC
Kernersville

A. McDowell - 60 M - Head - NC NC NC

Losaeda - 59 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Allen - 16 M - Son - NC NC NC

Allen is the son of Lasander and Thomas Allen Crews and the stepson of Archibald.

1930 Census Forsyth County NC
Kernersville

Archie McDowell - 70 M - Head - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Cornelia B. - 62 F - Wife - M at 18 - NC NC NC

Lorene F. Walker - 22 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Leno G. Stockton - 20 F - Daughter - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Carl L. Stockton - 20 M - Son-in-Law - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Wallace L. Stockton - 1 M - Grandson - NC NC NC

Lorene and Leno are the daughters of Cornelia and Robert Transon Walker and the stepdaughters of Archibald.

Julia Lee McDowell

Julia Lee McDowell [16 May 1885 - 27 August 1967 GUR/FG] married Oscar Marion Crews [24 May 1887 - 27 January 1951 GUR/FG], the son of Thomas Allen Crews and Lasander M. Browing, on 9 May 1909 in Forsyth County NC. They had the following children.

Gladys Lasander Crews [19 June 1910 - 3 June 1972 GUR/FG] apparently never married.

Arch Odell Crews [22 November 1911 - 1 April 1979 EAST/FG] married Fannie Paisley [20 June 1903 - September 1992 EAST/FG]

Arthur Carlton "Garland" Crews [31 May 1914 - November 1994 EAST/FG] married Margaret Virginia Cain [9 July 1915 - 14 July 1997 EAST/FG], the daughter of Thomas Lanier Cain and Nermia Brown.

Ruby Eudora Crews [20 May 1916 - 31 March 1991 GUR/FG] apparently never married.

Hobert Jones Crews [24 April 1918 - 6 October 1984 GUR/FG]

Gilmer Crews [29 March 1921 - 13 April 1995 Forsyth] married.

Doris Bernice Crews [15 May 1924 - 13 September 1992 GUR/FG/SSDI] apparently never married.

Charles "Charlie" Howard Crews [23 January 1927 - 13 May 1984 /FG]

Hattie "Heddy" Ovahlee/Avelee Crews [10 July 1929 - 11 November 2006 GUR/FG] married Herman Edward Joyce [15 November 1928 - 16 January 1994 GUR/FG/SSDI], the son of Zet Joyce and Tina Powell, on 16 April 1947 in Guilford County NC.

Julia and Oscar appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Forsyth County NC
Kernersville

Oscar M. Crews - 21 M - Head - m1/ 0/12 - NC NC NC

Julia L. - 22 F - Wife - m1/ 0/12 0/0 - NC NC NC

1920 Census Forsyth County NC
Kernersville

O. M. Crews - 32 M - Head - NC NC NC

Julia - 32 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Gladys - 10 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Odel - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Yarton - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Dora - 4 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Hobert - 2 M - Son - NC NC NC

1930 Census Forsyth County NC
Kernersville

Osca M. Crews - 43 M - Head - M at 21 - NC NC NC

Julia L. - 44 F - Wife - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Gladis - 20 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Odell - 17 M - Son - NC NC NC

Garlton - 15 M - Son - NC NC NC

Eudora - 13 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Hobest - 11 M - Son - NC NC NC

Gilmer - 9 M - Son - NC NC NC

Bernice - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Charlie H. - 3 M - Son - NC NC NC

Avelee - 9/12 F Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Forsyth County NC
Kernersville

O. M. Crew - 53 M - Head - NC

Julia - 53 F - Wife - NC

Gladys - 28 F - Daughter - NC

Odell - 26 M - Son - NC

Eudora - 22 F - Daughter - NC

Hobart - 21 M - Son - NC

Gilmer - 19 M - Son - NC

Burnice - 16 F - Daughter - NC

Charles - 13 M - Son - NC

Heddy - 10 F - Daughter - NC

Mary Lake McDowell

Mary Lake McDowell [2 June 1890 - 26 September 1971 SHADY/FG/NCDC] married Joseph Oscar Crews [8 October 1877 - 13 June 1959 SHADY/FG/NCDC], the son of Joseph Crews and Lavina/Elvine Wilson, on 17 November 1920 in Davidson County NC.

Mary and Joseph appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

J. Oscar S. Crews - 52 M - Head - M at 32 - NC NC NC

Lake - 39 F - Wife - M at 30 - NC NC NC

Ray - 16 M - Son - NC NC NC

Norman - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Joe - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

Joseph O. Crews - 62 M - Head - NC

Lake - 49 F - Wife - NC

Norman - 18 M - Son - NC

Joe - 15 M - Son - NC

Bertha A. McDowell

Bertha A. McDowell [17 April 1894 - 2 September 1976 SEDGE/FG] married Robah Clyde McGee [11 August 1891 - 10 September 1956 SEDGE/FG] on 12 November 1913 in Forsyth County NC. They had the following children.

James Hubert McGee [23 September 1914 - 4 April 1994 SHADY/FG/SocSecACI] His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and wife as Chloe Gray McGee.

Mary Elizabeth McGee [2 October 1916 - 7 April 1918 SEDGE/FG]

Helen Arlene/Alice McGee [23 August 1918 - 9 June 2002 /NCDI/SocSecACI] married a Smith.

Rober Clyde McGee [7 September 1920 - 11 April 1991 FG/NCDI/SocSecACI] married Zora Smith on 31 August 1940 in Forsyth County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and mother as contact.

Archie Bennett McGee [14 March 1923 - 11 March 1971 SHADY/FG/NCDC] married Peggy Comer [19 July 1924 - 24 October 2014 SHADY/FG] and was separated from her at his death. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and father as R. C. McGee.

Mabel Aileen McGee [18 June 1925 - 8 June 2006 SHADY/FG/SocSecACI] married Homer Burch Idol [19 August 1924 - ], the son of Homer E. Idol and Ethel MNU, on 8 October 1943 in Forsyth County NC. His WWII Registration Card reports his full name, date of birth, and married.

Nancy Louise McGee [24 December 1928 - 25 December 1928 SEDGE/FG]

Bertha and Robah appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Forsyth County NC
Abbott Creek

Robah C. McGee - 28 M - Head - NC NC NC

Bertha - 25 F - Wife - NC NC NC

James Hurbert - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

Arlen - 1 4/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

Robah McGee - 38 M - Head - M at 23 - NC NC NC

Bertha - 35 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NCNC

Hubert - 15 M - Son - NC NC NC

Helen - 11 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Ray C. - 8 M - Son - NC NC NC

Archie - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Ileen - 4 10/12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

Robert C. McGee - 47 M - Head - NC

Bertha - 44 F - Wife - NC

Robert C. - 19 M - Son - NC

Archie - 17 M - Son - NC

Aileen - 14 F - Daughter - NC

Newton Dewitt McDowell

Newton Dewitt McDowell [7 November 1897 - 27 November 1980 KERN/FG] married Gertrude Mildred Rierson [3 September 1897 - 16 February 1982 KERN/FG], the daughter of John William Rierson and Martha Ann Thomas, on 2 April 1919 in Forsyth County NC. Newton Dewitt went to work on the C & 0 Railroad in Greenbriar County WV. He left in 1909 and came back to Randolph County. They had the following children.

Newton Dewitt McDowell Jr [9 January 1920 - 23 November 1986]

Roger Carlyle McDowell [11 October 1921 - 18 July 1985]

Hilda Ann McDowell [19 July 1923 - 18 December 2009 GUR/FG] married Windell Ballard Smith [5 February 1922 - 29 July 2017 GUR/FG] on 21 March 1966.

Lillie Cleide McDowell [25 January 1925 - 16 September 2014 KERN/FG] married Wayne Bartee Apple [13 August 1923 - 8 August 2014 KERN/FG], the son of John Bentley Apple and Ila Banks Bartee, on 25 October 1953.

Mildred Gwendolyn McDowell [19 November 1926 - 23 June 2009 KERN] married John William Knight Jr [28 January 1926 - 3 October 2004 KERN] on 21 June 1947 in Forsyth County NC.

Ellen Maxine McDowell [14 October 1928 - 14 February 2016]

John Wilfred McDowell [5 November 1930 - Unknown].

Archie Allen McDowell [11 August 1933 - Unknown] married Nancy Lou Johnson [8 April 1937 - Unknown] on 25 November 1954.

James Daniel McDowell [7 August 1935 - Unknown] married Aloma Skeen [6 March 1942 - Unknown] on 6 September 1974. They had a daugher: Wendy Ellen McDowell [14 September 1961 - Unknown].

Wallace Jerry McDowell [14 March 1942 - Unknown] married Linda Joyce Hamlin [22 June 1948 - Unknown] on 3 September 1974.

Newton and Gertrude appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census Forsyth County NC
Winston-Salem Ward 3

Dewitt N. McDowell - 22 M - Head - NC NC NC

Gertrude M. - 22 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Mary L. - 28 F - Sister - NC NC NC

Nellie G. - 19 F - Sister - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

N. Dewitt McDowell - 32 M - Head - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Gertrude - 32 F Wife - M at 20 - NC NC NC

Dewit - 10 M - Son - NC NC NC

Roger - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Hilda - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Cleida - 5 F- Daughter - NC NC NC

Gwendolyn - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Maxine - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Forsyth County NC
Kernersville

Newton D. McDowell - 42 M - Head - NC

Gertrude - 42 F - Wife - NC

Newton D. - 20 M - Son - NC

Roger C. - 18 M - Son - NC

Hilda A. - 16 F - Daughter - NC

Lillie - 15 F - Daughter - NC

Mildred G. - 13 F - Daughter - NC

Ellen M. - 11 F - Daughter - NC

John W. - 9 M - Son - NC

Archie A. - 6 M - Son - NC

James D. - 4 M - Son - NC

Newton Dewitt McDowell, Jr.

Parents: Newton Dewitt McDowell and Gertrude Rierson

Newton Dewitt McDowell, Jr. [9 January 1920 - Unknown] married Virgie Lee Brooks [23 January 1925 - Unknown], the daughter of Thomas Newton Brooks and Lillie Mae Clark. They had the following children.

Raymond Wayne McDowell [29 May 1944 - Unknown] married Billie LaVonne Stewart [8 October 1943 - Unknown] on 17 April 1965.

Virgie Elaine McDowell [16 February 1948 - Unknown] married to John Robertson but divorced.

Douglas McDowell [6 January 1954 - Unknown] married Suzann Frances Drawdy [26 April 1954 - Unknown] on 27 December 1974.

Donna Sue McDowell [27 December 1955 - Unknown].

Shirley Ann McDowell [15 October 1957 - Unknown].

Brenda Kay McDowell [20 September 1960 - Unknown].

Brian Archie McDowell [26 February 1962 - Unknown].

Cindy Lee McDowell [16 March 1964 - Unknown].

Roger Carlyle McDowell

Parents: Newton Dewitt McDowell and Gertrude Rierson

Roger Carlyle McDowell [11 October 1921 - 17 July 1985 KERN/FG/NCDI] married first to Virginia Lee Dean [30 June 1924 - 11 April 2013 EAST/FG] on 23 December 1949 in Forsyth County NC. He married second to Edythe Cavell Knight [17 March 1924 - 24 August 1984 KERN/FG], the daughter of Charles and Gertrude Talley Knight, on 2 September 1966. The funeral for Edythe was held at Hayworth-Miller-Cain Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville and burial was in Kernersville Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery. She was a nurse and a member of Kernersville Seventh Day Adventist Church. At her death, a sister Betty Carmichael of Winston-Salem and four children survived as follows: Miss Susan Marsh of Winston-Salem, Miss Synthia Marsh of High Point, Larry Wayne Marsh of the home, and Michael Emory Marsh of Winston-Salem.

Ellen Maxine McDowell

Parents: Newton Dewitt McDowell and Gertrude Rierson

Ellen Maxine McDowell [14 October 1928 - 14 February 2016 KERN/FG] married Robert William Creason, Jr. [21 December 1927 - 2 August 2016 KERN/FG], the son of Robert William Creason, Sr. and Gladys Knight, on 10 June 1948. They had the following children.

Michael David Creason [15 November 1949 - Unknown].

Tanya Creason [26 March 1951 - Unknown] married Lindsay Ralph Clodfelter [5 May 1950 - Unknown] on 2 December 1967.

Reba Creason [6 June 1955 - Unknown] married Wayne Archie Smith [12 July 1956 - Unknown] on 13 June 1975.

Nellie Gladys McDowell

Nellie Gladys McDowell [14 June 1909 - 10 November 1970 SHADY/FG/NCDC] married Wilford Russell Atkins [24 March 1893 - 12 November 1941 SHADY/FG/NCDC], the son of Simmion Jasper Atkins and Addie Lenora Hastings, on 22 August 1920 in Davidson County NC. They had the following children.

Wilford Russell Atkins [5 March 1920 - 23 December 1920 SHADY/FG] on 16 August 1964.

Jake L. Atkins

Rachel Lenora Atkins [26 January 1925 - 18 November 2000 SHP/FG/SocSecACI] married John Stanley Millard [25 September 1925 - 19 September 2014 SHP/FG], the son of Stanley Levi Millard and Lucille Hughes, on 16 August 1964 in Forsyth County NC. He first married Phyllis Irene Stone in August 1948.

Gladys and Wilford appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

W. R. Atkins - 37 M - Head - Farmer - M at 27 - NC NC NC

Gladys - 29 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Jake - 7 M - Son - NC NC NC

Rachel - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River

Wilford R. Atkins - 47 M - Head - NC

Gladys - 40 F - Wife - NC

Jake L. - 17 M - Son - NC

Rachel L. - 15 F - Daughter - NC

James Claude McDowell

Parents: James Christopher McDowell and Catherine Jane Ford

James Claude McDowell [3 June 1861 - 5 May 1944 FOR/FG/NCDC] was married at least three times. His first marriage was to Melissa Morgan and they had the following children:

Andrew Ervin McDowell [28 August 1880 - 25 August 1928]

Ethel Bertie McDowell [February 1883 (1900 Census) 11 February 1886 - 2 June 1969]

Elsie McDowell [February 1886 - 1938]

James Claude McDowell's second wife was Emeline Otwell [1856 - 27 May 1923] whom he married on 24 December 1890. She was the daughter of Mr. Otwell and an Osborne. Four children were born to this marriage.

Lee Franklin McDowell [27 August 1891 - 8 February 1974]

Lillie May McDowell [February 1894 - 22 July 1919] married Holt Parson. Three children were born.

Alma Eugenia McDowell [6 February 1896 - 5 April 1913 GLEN/FG] never married and is buried at Glenola Baptist Church.

Katie Beatrice McDowell [31 August 1900 - 19 March 1987]

After Emmaline's death in 1923, James Claude McDowell married Emmaline's niece Ora Otwell [26 July 1890 - 28 October 1957 FOR/FG], the daughter of Elbridge Otwell and Bell Florence Hodgin, on 8 November 1924. No children are reported as born to this union although Mrs. Kate Heath stated that she believed there to be perhaps eleven children of James Claude McDowell in total.

James appeared in the following census records.

1880 Census Guilford County NC
Deep River Township

J. C. McDowell - 18 M - Working on farm - NC NC NC

Mary M. - 28 F - Wife - Keeping House - NC NC NC

1900 Census Guilford County NC
Gilmer

Claud McDowell - 38 M - Head - June 1861 m/21 - NC NC NC

Emeline - 42 F - Wife - Sep 1859 m/21 5/5 - NC NC NC

Andie - 19 M - Son - Aug 1881 - NC NC NC

Bertie - 17 F - Daughter - Feb 1883 - NC NC NC

Elsie - 14 F - Daughter - Feb 1886 - NC NC NC

Lea - 8 F - Daughter [Sic: Son] - Aug 1891 - NC NC NC

May - 6 F - Daughter - Feb 1894 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Guilford County NC
Gilmer

Claud J. McDowell - 48 M - Head - M2/20 - NC NC NC

Emaline - 49 F - Wife - M1/20 4/4 - NC NC NC

May L. - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Lee - 18 M - Son - NC NC NC

Alma - 14 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Kitty - 11 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Andy E. - 28 M - Son - m1/8 - NC NC NC

Annie - 38 F - Daughter-in-Law - m1/8 - NC NC NC

1920 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboro

James F. McDowell - 53 M - Head - NC NC NC

Emeline - 64 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Lee F. - 25 M - Son, Divorced - NC NC NC

Vincent - 8 M - Grandson - NC NC NC

Floyd Otwell - 19 M - Lodger - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboro

James C. McDowell - 68 M - M at 63 - NC NC NC

[blank] - 37 F - Wife - M at 32 - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboro

James C. McDowell - 78 M - Head - NC

Orie C. - 49 F - Wife - NC

Andrew Ervin McDowell

Parents: James Claude McDowell and Melissa Morgan

Andrew Ervin McDowell [28 August 1880 - 25 August 1928 /NCDI] married first to Annie Humpheys [c1872 - Unknown] on 31 July 1901. They are listed with his father in the 1910 Census. He married second to Louella Williams on 3 December 1917. He died of a heart attack. Andy and Louella appeared in the 1920 Census.

1920 Census Guilford County NC
Gilmer

A. E. McDowell - 38 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

Liza - 28 F - Boarder - NC NC NC

Ethel Bertie McDowell

Parents: James Claude McDowell and Melissa Morgan

Ethel Bertie McDowell [11 February 1886 - 2 June 1969 FOR/FG/NCDC] married first to Thomas Matthew Woodell [24 January 1877 - 18 March 1928 GREEN/FG/NCDC], the son of Alvis and Rebecca Woodell, on 21 April 1901 in Guilford County NC. Her father is listed as J. C. McDowell and her mother Malisse, dead, on the marriage record. Her death certificate reports her name as Ethel Rees Stubbins and her mother as Leslie Morgan. It would appear that Ethel and Thomas divorced since both remarry. Thomas married Lillian "Lillie" Byrd [6 August 1879 - 30 May 1962 GREEN/FG], the daughter of William H. Byrd and Mollie Hines, on 7 January 1909 in Guilford County NC. Ethel married second to John Thomas Rees [12 February 1875 - 21 June 1948 FOR/FG], the son of John T. Rees and Luvenia A. Brim. Ethel had the following child with John Rees while noting that Hazel is an adopted child.

Hazel Virginia Rees [10 November 1907 - 5 August 1987 FOR/FG] married Albert Roosevelt Trogdon [16 September 1904 - 17 December 1964 FOR/FG], the son of Joseph M. Trogdon and Mary E. Brown. She is the daughter of Oliver A. York and Mary L. Hudson according to family history.[FG]

Vinson T. Rees [c1913 - Unknown]

Ethel married a third time to Carl Sutton Stubbins [24 January 1882 - 6 October 1960 FOR/FG], the son of George P. Stubbins and Margaret Williams.

Ethel appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboro Ward 4

John T. Rees - 35 M - Head - M1/1 - NC NC NC

Ethel G. - 25 F - Wife - M1/1 0/0 - NC NC NC

Edgar C. Barker - 25 M - Lodger - NC NC NC

Thornwell K. Andrews - 34 M - Lodger - NC NC NC

J. Clyde Gheen - 34 M - Lodger - M2/0 - NC NC NC

Clara E. Gheen - 30 F - Wife, Lodger - M1/0 0/0 - GA GA NC

Willaim B S. Winans - 25 M - Lodger - NJ NJ NJ

1920 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboro Ward 2

Jno. T. Rees - 44 M - Head - NC VA VA

Ethel - 34 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Hazel - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Dennis Myrick - 38 M - Boarder - NC NC NC

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboror

John T. Rees - 55 M - Head - M at 33 - NC NC NC

Ethel B. - 45 F - Wife - M at 23 - NC NC NC

Hazel V. - 19 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Vinson T. - 17 M - Son - NC NC NC

Eley N. Callaway - 43 F - Lodger, Wd - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboro

John T. Rees - 65 M - Head - NC

Ethel - 55 F - Wife - NC

James Cagle - 63 M - Lodger - NC

Elsie McDowell

Parents: James Claude McDowell and Melissa Morgan

Elsie McDowell [February 1886 - 1938 LEX/FG] married first Lonnie Burl Calloway [24 August 1879 - 17 February 1948 LEX/FG/NCDI/NCDC], the son of Flim Calloway and Rosana Talbert on 16 January 1907 in Guilford County NC. Some say that she was married a second time, but she was buried as a Calloway. Elsie and Lonnie had one son.

Clyde Weldon Calloway [7 July 1905 - 12 October 1963 LEX/Fg/NCDC] married Mary Magdalene Gibson [21 November 1905 - 29 December 1987 LEX/FG].

Elsie and Lonnie appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Randolph County NC
Randleman

Lonnie Calloway - 30 M - Head - M1/3 - NC NC NC

Elsie - 24 F - Wife - M1/3 1/1 - NC NC NC

Cloyde - 4 F - Son - NC NC NC

1920 Census Davidson County NC
Lexington

Lonnie Calaway - 40 M - Head - NC NC NC

Elsie - 34 F - wife - NC NC NC

Clide - 14 M - son - NC NC NC

Elsie is listed with her sister Ethel in the 1930 Census.

1930 Census Davidson County NC
Lexington

Clyde Collaway - 24 M - Head - M at 17 - NC NC NC

Mary - 24 F - Wife - M at 17 - NC NC NC

Elkie - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James - 2/12 M - Son - NC NC NC

Lonnie B. - 50 M - Father - M at 25 - NC NC NC

1940 Census Davidson County NC
Lexington

Walter M. Calloway - 54 M - Head - NC

Beulah - 52 F - Wife - NC

Paul L. - 22 M - Son - NC

Lonnie B. - 60 M - Brother, Wd - NC

Oliver Smith - 30 M - Son-in-Law - NC

Pauline A. Smith - 22 F - Daughter - NC

Lee Franklin McDowell

Parents: James Claude McDowell and Emeline Otwell

Lee Franklin McDowell [27 August 1891 - 8 February 1974 GRAY/FG/NCDC] married first to Azalia Leonard on 25 December 1912 but Lee is listed as divorced in the 1920 Census. His second marriage was to Grace Smith [9 July 1898 - 14 July 1986 GRAY/FG] on 15 May 1923. His WWI Registration Card reports his date of birth as 27 August 1892. Lee had the following children.

John Winfred McDowell [22 December 1920 - Unknown /NCBI] likely died before 1930 since he doesn't appear in that census with his parents.

Mildred Frances McDowell [25 April 1921 - 21 May 1997 - GRAY/FG/SocSecACI] married L. S. Coble [3 April 1921 - 17 July 1985 GRAY/FG] on 21 June 1941 in Guilford County NC.

James Leo McDowell [1 February 1924 - 11 October 1936 GRAY/FG]

Paul Ervin McDowell [25 January 1926 - 7 December 1996 FAY/FG/SSACI] married Mary Ellen Boume on 21 January 1951 in Randolph County NC. They divorced on 20 August 1968 in Guilford County NC. He married a second time to Nancy C. MNU in 1969.

Lee appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboro

Lee F. McDowell - 37 M - Head - M at 28 - NC NC NC

Grace - 31 F - Wife - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Frances M. - 8 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

James L. - 6 M - Son - NC NC NC

Paul E. - 4 M - Son - NC NC NC

1940 Census Guilford County NC
Greensboro

Lee McDowell - 45 M - Head - NC

Grace - 42 F - Wife - NC

Paul - 15 M - Son - NC

Katie Beatrice McDowell

Parents: James Claude McDowell and Emeline Otwell

Katie "Kitty" Beatrice "Bell" McDowell [31 August 1900 - 19 March 1987 LAKE/FG/NCBI] married Smith Washington Heath [22 May 1893 - 2 December 1967 LAKE/FG] on 13 August 1914. Her full name was taken from the North Carolina Birth Index. Six children were born to Katie.

Roy Willard Heath [26 March 1916 - 1 October 1991 LAKE/FG] married Mary Oneida Mays [15 September 1915 - 18 November 1988 LAKE/FG]. Two children were born to this union.

Paul Bernard Heath [7 April 1919 - 5 May 1921 PROX/FG].

Nellie Marie Heath [17 April 1922 - Unknown] married first to Marvin Louis Jarrett [Unknown - 14 November 1973 LAKE/FG]. Her second marriage was to Fred Wilson from Michigan.

Blanche Margarie Heath [26 June 1925 - 31 January 2002 WEST/FG] married Earl Mckinley Hodges [19 December 1921 - 29 October 1988 WEST/FG].

Mildred Louise Heath [17 May 1933 - 30 April 2011 LAKE/FG] and married Richard Dean Shepherd [2 November 1934 - 5 November 2003 LAKE/FG].

Donald Ray Heath [16 May 1937 - ] married Frances Patzch.

William P. McDowell

Parents: James Christopher McDowell and Catherine Jane Ford

A William P. McDowell married Emma Tysinger on 18 February 1883 in Davidson County by the Justice of the Peace J. G. Surratt at J. Adderton's. Emma Tysinger was born in 1864. A W. P. McDowell is buried in the Trinity Cemetery in Randolph County NC with the following statistics: born 21 October 1864 and died 13 December 1881(4), aged 21 years, 11 months and 19 days. Findagrave reports the record as 24 October 1866 to 13 December 1883. It is unclear if this cemetery record is the correct William. Family members of James Christopher McDowell do not recall of a child named William P. McDowell.

Charles Elwood McDowell

Parents: James Christopher McDowell and Catherine Jane Ford

Charles Elwood McDowell [5 December 1867 - 11 November l927 RIV/FG/VADC] married Mary Louisa Jane Jordan [11 September 1867 - 5 November 1948 RIV/FG], the daughter of James Franklin Jordan and Evline Cade MNU, on 21 August 1886. Her first name of "Mary" was reported in her obituary at FG but has not been found in other records. Charles and Lou had the following children.

Fred Lee McDowell [27 July 1887 - 5 March 1972]

Melvina Jane McDowell [1 April 1889 - 25 February 1954]

James Marvin McDowell [13 February 1897 - 20 September 1963]

Flossie Elizabeth McDowell [4 March 1899 - 15 June 1900]

Carrie Pauline McDowell [17 March 1905 - 28 December 1993]

Charles and Lou appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Guilford County NC
Gilmer

Charlie McDowell - 32 M - Head - Dec 1867 m/13 - NC NC NC

Lou - 32 F - Wife - Sep 1867 m/13 4/3 - NC NC NC

Freddie - 12 M - Son - July 1887 - NC NC NC

Melvina - 11 F - Daughter - Apr 1889 - NC NC NC

Marvin - 3 M - Son - Feb 1897 - NC NC NC

Hilliard Staley - 21 M - Boarder - 1879 - NC NC NC

1910 Census Forsyth County NC
Broadbay

Charlie McDowell - 42 M - Head - m1/23 - NC NC NC

Lou J. - 43 F - Wife - m1/23 5/4 - NC NC NC

Fred L. - 22 M - Son - NC NC NC

James M. - 13 M - Son - NC NC NC

Carrie P. - 5 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

In the 1930 Census and 1940 Census, Lou appeared as a widow with her son, Frederick Lee McDowell.

Fred Lee McDowell

Parents: Charles Elwood McDowell and Mary Louise Jordan

Fred Lee McDowell [27 July 1887 - 5 March 1972 OLIVE/FG/VADC] at age 23 married Carrie Belle Shipley [18 March 1892 - 3 September 1991 OLIVE/FG] at age 19 on 17 May 1910 in Forsyth County NC. His WWI Registration Card reports his birth year as 1887, while his death certificate reports 1886. His WWII Registration Card reports his birth year as 1887 and his contact person as Mrs. Carrie Nalley, Atlanta GA, his sister. Fred and Carrie had the following children.

Edward Justin McDowell [5 March 1911 - 28 February 1997]

Walter Monroe McDowell [19 April 1912 - 10 June 2007]

Ruth Virginia McDowell [15 February 1916 - 12 September 1981 OLIVE/FG] was married twice; first to Democrito 0boob Rocha [31 July 1900 - 26 April 1961 OLIVE/FG], and second to Douglas Seaton [1900 - April 1961] in the Phillipines. One child is reported: Shirley Ruth McDowell [13 February 1934 - Unknown] who married William C. McCue [25 February 1933 - Unknown] on 6 April 1957.

Lawrence Aaron McDowell [16 February 1919 - 12 January 2003]

Naomi Louise McDowell [16 February 1922 - 19 March 1978]

Mary Lucille McDowell [28 October 1925 - Unknown] married Walter Mench Jr [14 June 1920 - Unknown] and had Joy Anne Mench [29 August 1950 - Unknown].

Marvin Ray McDowell [26 August 1928 - Unknown] married Lois Hilderbran [10 June 1934 - Unknown] and had a daughter: Belinda Rae McDowell [6 May 1968 - Unknown].

Fred and Carrie appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Norfolk City VA
Norfolk

F. L. McDowell - 42 M - Head - M at 22 - NC NC NC

Carry - 39 F - Wife - M at 18 - TN TN NC

Edward - 19 M - Son - GA NC TN

Walter - 16 M - Son - AL NC TN

Ruth - 14 F - Daughter - AL NC TN

Lawrence - 10 M - Son - VA NC TN

Neome - 8 F - Daughter - VA NC TN

Lucile - 4 F - Daughter - VA NC TN

Ray - 1 M - Son - VA NC TN

Loula - 52 F - Mother, Wd M at 18 - NC NC NC

1940 Census Norfolk City VA
Norfolk

Lou J. McDowell - 72 F - Head, Wd - NC

Fredrick L. - 52 M - Son - Married - NC

1940 Census Norfolk City VA
Norfolk

Carrie McDowell - 49 F - Head - Married - TN

Walter - 26 M - Son - AL

Lawrence - 21 M - Son - VA

Lucille - 14 F - Daughter - VA

Ray M. - 11 M - Son - VA

Edward - 9 M - VA

Fred and Carrie are reported in separate households in the 1940 Census. The reason is unknown.

Edward Justine McDowell

Parents: Fred Lee McDowell and Carrie Belle Shipley

Edward Justine McDowell [5 March 1911 - 28 February 1997 RIV/FG/SSACI/SSDI] married twice; first to Josie V. Springfield [15 July 1909 - 29 January 1947 RIV/FG] and second to Marie Teresa Martinex Badilla on 3 June 1950 in Portsmouth VA, the daughter of Angel Martinez and Fela Del Moral. Edward and Josie had two children.

Iris Marie McDowell [1 May 1931 - Unknown] married Raymond Mott and had Iris Rae Mott [23 January 1951 - Unknown] who married an Ellis, and Debra Josie Mott [5 July 1954 - Unknown].

Larry Leon McDowell [5 August 1933 - Unknown] married Mitzi MNU and had Roy J. McDowell [29 December 1959 - Unknown] and James Keith McDowell [17 May 1963 - Unknown].

Walter Monroe McDowell

Parents: Fred Lee McDowell and Carrie Belle Shipley

Walter Monroe McDowell [19 April 1912 - 10 June 2007 /SSACI/SSDI] married first to Hazel Louise Everton [14 August 1920 -23 September 1960 OLIVE/FG], the daughter of John J. Everton and Virgie Simons, on 30 November 1941 in Norfolk VA. There were four children to this union.

Walter Monroe McDowell, Jr. [4 August 1943 - Unknown] married Paula Burtage [9 August 1944 - Unknown] on 26 November 1962. They had a daughter: Sandra Gaye McDowell [5 September 1963 - Unknown].

Joan Dianne McDowell [8 November 1944 - Unknown] married Willard Downing [10 September 1942 - Unknown] and had Kathleen Elizabeth Downing [15 February 1966 - Unknown], Jonathan Matthew Downing [29 December 1971 - Unknown], and Nathan McDowell Downing [2 March 1976 - Unknown].

Linda Louise McDowell [26 September 1953 - Unknown]

Gayle Anne McDowell [16 June 1955 - Unknown] married Joseph Fred Miller III and divorced with no children.

The second marriage of Walter Monroe McDowell was to Dorothy Gae/Gay Price Furbee [15 August 1914 - 15 February 2011 VA/SSDI/WVBI], the daughter of Charles B. Price and Anna D. Koontz, on 15 March 1979 in Monroe County FL.

Lawrence Aaron McDowell

Parents: Fred Lee McDowell and Carrie Belle Shipley

Lawrence Aaron McDowell [16 February 1919 - 12 January 2003 MEA/FG/SSACI/SSDI] married Ruth Virginia Eggers [31 July 1922 - 23 May 2007 MEA/FG/VADC/SSACI], the daughter of Arthur L. Eggers and Cora L. Thompson. Two children are reported.

Lawrence C. McDowell [21 February 1947 - Unknown] married Margaret Anne Johnson on 30 May 1970. They had a son: Christopher Lawrence McDowell [4 March 1977 - Unknown].

Sherry Gay McDowell [6 June 1952 - Unknown] married a Bell and had a son: Jerry Aaron Bell [2 July 1973 - Unknown].

Naomi Louise McDowell

Parents: Fred Lee McDowell and Carrie Belle Shipley

Naomi Louise McDowell [16 February 1922 - 19 March 1978] married Phillip Misagal who was born in the Phillipines. Two children are reported.

Phillip Lawrence Misagal [20 April 1934 - Unknown]

Deana Misagal [16 November 1940 - Unknown]

Phillip Lawrence Misagal

Parents: Naomi Louise McDowell and Phillip Misagal

Phillip Lawrence Misagal [20 April 1934 - Unknown] married Joan MNU. Two children are reported.

Scott Michael Misagal [26 January 1958 - Unknown].

Richard Misagal [5 December 1959 - Unknown].

Deana Misagal

Parents: Naomi Louise McDowell and Phillip Misagal

Deana Misagal [16 November 1940 - Unknown] married twice; first to a Hernandez and second to a Kaechele. Five children are reported.

Joey Hernandez [6 December 1960 - Unknown].

Issac Hernandez [6 August 1963 - Unknown].

Marie Hernandez [30 April 1965 - Unknown].

Deana Kaechele [6 March 1967 - Unknown].

Phillip Kaechele [7 February 1971 - Unknown].

Melvina Jane McDowell

Parents: Charles Elwood McDowell and Mary Louisa Jane Jordan

Melvina Jane McDowell [1 April 1889 - 25 February 1954 EUMCC/FG/SSACI] married first to Hopster "Hopy" Tally about 1907. They had two children who died in infancy before getting divorced.

Frank H. Talley [6 June 1908 - 21 October 1909].

Alice May Talley [3 October 1910 - 7 June 1911].

Melvina married a second time to William Taylor Carter [15 February 1875 - 31 May 1943 EUMCC/FG] on 5 November 1914 in Danville VA.

Melvina appeared in the following census records.

1910 Census Catawba County NC
Hickory

Walter Clive - 28 M - Head - m1/12 - NC NC NC

Palestine - 28 F - Wife - m1/12 4/2 - NC NC NC

Bertha - 3 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Mandie - 1 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

Lula Lewis - 21 F - Sister-in-Law - NC NC NC

Hopster Talley - 31 M - Boarder - m1/3 - VA VA VA

Melvina Talley - 21 F - Boarder - m1/3 1/0 - NC NC NC

Olis Smith - 29 M - Boarder - m2/ 2/12 - NC NC NC

Ida Smith - 20 F - Boarder - m1/ 2/12 - NC NC NC

1930 Census Mecklenburg County VA
Boydton

William T. Carter - 54 M - Head - Farmer - M at 20 - VA VA VA

Melvana - 41 F - Wife - M at 25 - NC NC NC

1940 Census Mecklenburg County VA
Chase City

Taylor Carter - 65 M - Head - VA

Melvina - 51 F - Wife - VA

We note that the Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, reports her mother as Mary L. Jordan, another indication that her mother's first name was "Mary."

James Marvin McDowell

Parents: Charles Elwood McDowell and Mary Louise Jordan

James Marvin McDowell [13 February 1897 - 20 September 1963 /SSACI/] married Dura Velma Stephens [25 March 1899 (1901 on TXDC) - 30 November 1970 /TXDC], the daughter of James Matthew Stephens and Lucy Banks, on 15 January 1915 in Fulton County GA. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name, his date of birth as 13 February 1897, and his wife as Dura. They had two children.

James Marvin McDowell Jr [4 October 1916 - 11 July 1993 /SSACI] married twice; first, to Dorothy Carney and second to Billie Pennington. He had a son: Robert Wayne McDowell.

Helen Frances McDowell [21 June 1918 - 25 September 1996 /SSACI] married Sam Leago [1 April 1903 - 24 April 1983 /SSCI/TXDI] on 21 June 1978 in Harris County TX.

James and Dura appeared in the following census records.

1920 Census De Kalb County GA
Kirkwood

James McDowell - 22 M - Head - NC NC NC

Cera - 20 F - Wife - GA GA GA

James - 3 2/12 M - Son - GA NC GA

Helen - 1 6/12 F - Daughter - GA NC GA

1930 Census Shelby County TN
Memphis

James M. McDowell - 33 M - Head - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Dura - 28 F - Wife - M at 14 - GA GA GA

James - 12 M - Son - GA GA GA

Helen - 10 F - Daughter - GA GA GA

1940 Census Shelby County TN
Memphis

James M. McDowell - 43 M - Head - SC

Dura V. - 39 F - Wife - GA

Helen F. - 21 F - Daughter - GA

Carrie Pauline McDowell

Parents: Charles Elwood McDowell and Mary Louise Jordan

Carrie Pauline McDowell [17 March 1905 - 28 December 1993 /SSACI/GADI] married Leonard Dewey Nalley [26 April 1900 - 3 February 1963 /GADI] on 2 December 1922. He was the son of George Washington Nalley and Canvesta White Nalley who are buried at Haw Creek Cemetery in Cummings GA. We note that Carrie's SSACI reports her mother's first name as "Mary." Carrie and Leonard apparently did not have any children. They appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Dekalb County GA
Militia District 531

L. Dewey Nalley - 30 M - Head - M at 22 - SC SC SC

Carrie - 25 F - Wife - M at 17 - NC NC NC

John H. Maddox - 21 M - Boarder - GA GA GA

1940 Census Dekalb County GA
Emory

Leonard D. Nally - 39 M - Head - GA

Carrie - Wife - NC

Sam Gardner - 23 M - Lodger - GA

Neece Celder McDowell

Parents: James Christopher McDowell and Catherine Jane Ford

Neece/Neese Celder McDowell [8 February 1870 - 14 March 1955 GUIL/FG/NCDC/SSACI] married Sarah Francis "Fannie" Flack [21 June 1877 - 7 July 1965 GUIL/FG/NCDC], the daughter of Harvey Flack, on 21 December 1899 in Greenbrier County WV. He worked on the C & 0 Railroad as a track foreman. Neece bought his brothers and sisters share of the farm when his mother Kitty Jane McDowell died. He sold the farm in 1918 and moved back to West Virginia to work on the railroad for one year. In 1919, he moved back to High Point and then to Trinity, N. C. The Glenola Baptist Church was originally non-denominational. N. C. McDowell donated the land for the church school building. The seven charter members of the church were Mrs. J. R. Trotter, Mrs. Nora Spencer, Mrs. Fannie McDowell (wife of N. C.), and Mrs. Alice Davis. Neese and Fannie had the following children.

James Harvey McDowell [12 September 1900 - 29 May 1986 RICH/FG/WVBI/NCDI] at age 30 married first to Lottie May Fine, the daughter of B. F. Fine and Ophelia Purple, at age 31 on 1 November 1930 in Danville VA. He married a second time to Elizabeth P. MNU [1912 - 1974 RICH/FG]. There were no children. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name, birth year as 1900, and living in Glenola, Randolph County NC.

Samuel Elwood McDowell [9 February 1903 - 28 December 1988]

Lelia May McDowell [29 May 1906 - 7 January 1960 FOR/FG] married Herman Glenn Enochs [3 March 1903 - 24 February 1973 FOR/FG], the son of Henry Enochs and Charity Elizabeth Wrenn, and had two children: Herman G. Enochs and Robert "Bobbie" Nease Enochs [26 December 1930 - 14 January 2015 GUIL/FG].

Frank Beard McDowell [13 February 1908 - 5 December 1970 /NCDC] married Estelle McFarland and had a son: Richard McDowell.

Hazel Wanda McDowell [15 February l909 - 21 April 1951 GUIL/FG/NCDC] never married. Some have reported her middle name as "May."

Mary Virginia McDowell [18 February 1912 - 3 May 2008]

Lois Marie McDowell [18 January 1914 - 20 February 2001]

Grace Genevire McDowell [15 February 1918 - 6 July 1979 GUIL/FG] married Earnest Neal McKinny, Sr. [8 August 1908 - 29 December 1970 CYP/FG] and was divorced at the time of her death. She had one son: Earnest Neal McKinney Jr [13 August 1948 - Unknown] married Harriett Ann Lindsay [29 May 1953 - Unknown] on 30 November 1975.

Neese and Fannie appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Greenbrier County WV
Lewisburg

[Neese] McDowell - 28 M - Feb 1872 - m/0 - NC NC NC

Fannie - 22 F - Wife - June 1877 - m/0 0/0 - WV WV WV

Jack A. Bennett - 30 M - Boarder - Jan 1870 - WV WV WV

1910 Census Greenbrier County WV
Lewisburg

Neac C. McDowell - 35 M - Head - m1/10 - NC NC NC

Fannie - 32 F - Wife - m1/10 5/5 - WV WV WV

James - 9 M - Son - WV NC WV

Elwood - 7 M - Son - WV NC WV

Lelia - 4 F - Daughter - WV NC WV

Frank - 2 M - Son - WV NC WV

O. - 2/12 F - Daughter - WV NC WV

1920 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Nease McDowell - 46 M - Head - NC NC NC

Fannie - 43 F - Wife - WV WV WV

James - 19 M - Son - WV NC WV

Elwood - 17 M - Son - WV NC WV

Lelia - 14 F - Daughter - WV NC WV

Frank - 11 M - Son WV NC WV

Hazle - 9 F - Daughter - WV NC WV

Mary - 7 F - Daughter - NC NC WV

Lois - 6 F - Daughter - NC NC WV

Grace - 1 F- Daughter - NC NC WV

Raymond Johnson - 5 M - Son - NC NC NC

Mildred Johnson - 2 F - Daughter - NC NC NC

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

Neace C. McDowell - 57 M - Head - M at 27 - NC NC NC

Frannie - 52 F - Wife - M at 22 WV WV WV

James H. - 29 M - Son - VA NC VA

Hazel - 20 F - Daughter - WV NC WV

Lois - 16 F - Daughter - NC NC WV

Grace - 12 F - Daughter - NC NC WV

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

N. C. McDowell - 69 M - Head - NC

Mrs. N. C. - 62 F - Wife - VA

Loris McKinnis - 25 F - Daughter - NC

Samuel Elwood McDowell

Parents: Neece Celder McDowell and Sarah Fannie Flock

Samuel Elwood McDowell [9 February 1903 - 28 December 1988 GMG/FG/VADC/SSCI] married Lottie Bolton [23 July 1900 - 22 January 1986 GMG/FG/VADC], the daughter of James Augustus Bolton and Cornelia Carter. The family moved to Portsmouth VA in 1942. Samuel's WWII Registration Card reports his full name, birth date and name of his wife. They had one daughter.

Frances Cornelia McDowell [5 April 1939 - Unknown] married William Marshlander and had two children: William Marshlander Jr and Iris Marshlander.

Samuel and Lottie appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

Elwood McDowell - 25 M - Head - M at 29 - NC NC NC

Lottie - 23 F - Wife - M at 22 - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Archdale

Samuel E. McDowell - 36 M - Head - NC

Lottie B. - 40 F - Wife - NC

Frances C. - 11/12 F - Daughter - NC

Jessie Parker - 30 M - Lodger - NC

Mary L. McRae - 24 F - Lodger - NC

Mary Virginia McDowell

Parents: Neece Celder McDowell and Sarah Fannie Flock

Mary Virginia McDowell [18 February 1912 - 3 May 2008 GUIL/FG/SSDI] married Charlie Cecil Hughes [10 January 1900 - 24 April 1997 GUIL/FG/NCDI/SSDI], the son of Daniel Richard Hughes and Martha Frances Garner. His WWI Registration Card reports his full name and birth date while his WWII Registration Card reports his full name, birth date, and contact as Martha Hughes. The had two sons.

Ted Cecil Hughes [13 June 1929 - Unknown] married Betty Marie Jones [30 January 1929].

Charles Thomas Hughes [13 September 1935 - 31 April 1969 GUIL/FG] married Martha Harris.

Mary and Charles appeared in the following census records.

1930 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

Charles C. Hughes - 30 M - Head - M at 28 - SC SC SC

Mary V. - 18 F - Wife - M at 16 - NC NC NC

Ted C. - 9/12 M - NC NC NC

1940 Census Randolph County NC
Trinity

C. C. Hughes - 40 M - Head - SC

Mary - 28 F - Wife - NC

Ted - 10 M - Son - NC

Tommie - 4 M - Son - NC

Lois Marie McDowell

Parents: Neece Celder McDowell and Sarah Fannie Flock

Lois Marie McDowell [18 January 1914 - 20 February 2001 GUIL/FG/SSACI] married first to Robert "Bob" Clement McKinney [12 August 1909 - 1 June 1953 /NCDC], the son of Robert Moyer McKinney and Maggie Lee Bouldin, on 7 January 1934 in Danville VA. She appeared in the 1940 Census with her parents with that married name. Bob was married to Dollie G. MNU at the time of his death. Lois's middle name has also been reported as "Jane" at FG. She married a second time to Willard Alexander Hipp [7 June 1916 - 4 April 1975 GUIL/FG/NCDC], the son of John Wesley Hipp and Minnie, on 24 April 1943 in Polk County FL. They had a daughter.

Brenda Kaye Hipp [5 March 1945 - Unknown] married Steven Douglas Henley [5 July 1944 - Unknown] on 15 February 1965.

Lillie Ann Etten McDowell

Parents: James Christopher McDowell and Catherine Jane Ford

Lillian "Lillie" Ann Ellen McDowell [25 April 1875 - 27 May 1955 RVC/FG/VADC] married Thosman Lewis Rogers [15 September 1863 - 14 December 1941 RVC/FG] on 25 March 1894 in Randolph County NC and had around fifteen children.

William J. Rogers [January 1895 - Unknown]

Gladys Nellie Rogers [22 August 1896 - 17 November 1978 GC/FG/SSACI/FLDI] married Carroll J. McClellan [28 April 1897 - 23 October 1970 GC/FG].

Walter L. Rogers [30 August 1897 - Unknown /WVBI]

Ernest R. Rogers [October 1899 - Unknown]

Harry M. Rogers [June 1900 - Unknown]

Carter Anderson Rogers [1 January 1901 - 4 December 1970 /FLDI] married Mary Bowman [c1904 - 1997 ]

Lillian Rogers [c1906 - Unknown]

Annie Lee Rogers [c1907 - Unknown]

Bessie Rogers [c1908 - Unknown]

Dorothy Pearl Rogers [18 October 1912 - 2 March 1967 ELFER/FG] married Charles A. "Jack" Vervaet [17 August 1901 - 29 July 1967 ELFER/FG] on May 1966 in Broward County FL.

Ruth Elizabeth Rogers [5 December 1914 - 28 December 1994 /NCBI] married a Gulley and a Buchanan.

Alice Rogers [8 February 1917 - 16 October 1992 /FLDI] married a Beach and a Birkhold

Lillian and Thomas appeared in the following census records.

1900 Census Greenbrier County WV
Lewisburg

Lillie A. E. Rogers - 25 F - Head - Apr 1875 - m/6 5/5 - WV NC NC

Wm. J. - 5 M - Son - Jan 1895 - WV VA WV

Nellie G. - 3 F - Daughter - Aug 1896 - WV VA WV

Walter L. - 2 M - Son - Aug 1897 - WV VA WV

Ernest R. - 7/12 M - Oct 1899 - WV VA WV

Harry M. - 0 - June 1900 - WV VA WV

1910 Census Guilford County NC
High Point

Thomas L. Rodgers - 47 M - Head - M1/16 - VA VA VA

Lennie - 34 F - Wife - m1/16 10/8 - VA NC NC

Gladdis - 13 F - Daughter - WV VA VA

Walter - 12 M - Son - WV VA VA

Ernest - 10 M - Son - WV VA VA

Harry - 9 M - Son - WV VA VA

Carter - 7 M - Son - NC VA VA

Lillian - 4 F - Daughter - VA VA VA

Annie Lee - 3 F - Daughter - WV VA VA

Bessie - 1 F - Daughter - WV VA VA

1920 Census Durham County NC
Durham

Thomas L. Rogers - 55 M - Head - VA VA VA

Lillie - 45 F - Wife - NC NC NC

Earnest R. - 21 M - Son - VA VA NC

Lillian - 14 F - Daughter - VA

Annie L. - 13 F - Daughter - VA VA NC

Bessie - 12 F - Daughter - VA VA NC

Pearl - 8 F - Daughter - NC VA NC

Ruth - 6 F - Daughter - NC VA NC

Alice - 3 F - Daughter - NC VA NC

1930 Census Iredell County NC
Coddle Creek

Tom L. Rogers - 65 M - Head - M at 30 - WV VA VA

Lillian - 55 F - Wife - M at 19 - NC NC NC

Ruth - 15 F - Daughter - NC WV NC

Alice - 13 F - Daughter - NC WV NC

1940 Census District of Columbia
Washington

Jack C. Vervaet - 39 M - Head - NJ

Dorothy - 27 F - Wife - NC

Patricia - 2 F - Daughter - NJ

Tom Rogers - 68 M - father-in-law - VA

Lillie Rogers - 64 F - mother-in-law - NC

James Beach - 39 M - Lodger - VA

Ruhannah Luvina McDowell