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Dennis Maxwell McDowell 1909 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUN 1909

Birth Location: Ewing, Franklin Co, IL

Death Date: 29 MAY 1995

Death Location: Napa Co, CA

Father: Finis McDowell

Mother: Clara Williams

Spouse(s): Ethel Christman

Children(s): Dennis McDowell, Joyce McDowell

Dennis Maxwell McDowell was born in 1909 in Ewing, Franklin Co, IL, the child of Finis Albert McDowell and Clara Williams. In 1910, Dennis Maxwell McDowell resided in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Dennis Maxwell McDowell resided in Napa, Napa, California, USA. Dennis Maxwell McDowell married Ethel Mary Christman, and had children including Dennis Maxwell McDowell, Joyce Carol McDowell. Dennis Maxwell McDowell passed away in 1995 in Napa Co, CA.

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Biography

  • Dennis Maxwell McDowell was born in 1909 in Ewing, Franklin Co, IL, the child of Finis Albert McDowell and Clara Williams.
  • In 1910, Dennis Maxwell McDowell resided in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Dennis Maxwell McDowell resided in Napa, Napa, California, USA.
  • Dennis Maxwell McDowell married Ethel Mary Christman, and had children including Dennis Maxwell McDowell, Joyce Carol McDowell.
  • Dennis Maxwell McDowell passed away in 1995 in Napa Co, CA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dennis McDowell's Ancestors

Self
Dennis McDowell
1909 – 1995
Birth Place: Ewing, Franklin Co, IL
Parents
Finis Albert McDowell
1864 – 1942
Kentucky
Clara Williams
1866 – 1945
Ewing, Franklin, Illinois
Grandparents
Nancy (M) Blackburn
1825 – 1869
Caldwell Co., KY
Silas (Mercer) Williams
1837 – 1912
Frankiln Co, Illinois, United States
Frances Williams
1839 – 1870
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zebulon Blackburn
1793 – 1863
Louisa Ashurst
1792 – 1861
Frances Shaw
1798 – 1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blackburn
1757 – 1841
Sarah Baird
1762 – 1826
William Asher
1762 – 1851
Mary McChesney
1764 – 1814
Media Mobley
1758 – 1820

Dennis McDowell's Descendants

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Dennis (Maxwell) McDowell (17 JUN 1909 – 29 MAY 1995) m. Ethel (Mary) Christman (23 June 1908 – 15 Feb 2005)
  1. 1. Dennis (Maxwell) McDowell (1942 – 27 Nov 1942)
  2. 2. Joyce (Carol) McDowell (jan-25-1948 – august-17-2010)

Dennis McDowell's Timeline

5 Records

1909
17 JUN 1909
Birth of Dennis Maxwell McDowell in Ewing, Franklin Co, IL
Ewing, Franklin Co, IL
1910
1910
Age 1
Dennis Maxwell McDowell resided here in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Dennis Maxwell McDowell resided here in Napa, Napa, California, USA
Napa, Napa, California, USA
1991
1991
Age 82
Dennis Maxwell McDowell resided here in Napa, CA
Napa, CA
1995
29 MAY 1995
Age 86
Death of Dennis Maxwell McDowell in Napa Co, CA
Napa Co, CA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUN 1909
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin Co, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 560-64-0507; Issue State: California; Issue Date: 1961
    [3] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Date: 1995-05-29
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Napa, Napa, California; Roll: T625_122; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 410
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T624_287; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374300
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: T624_287; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374300

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Napa, Napa, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Napa, Napa, California; Roll: T625_122; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 410

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Napa, CA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 MAY 1995
    Event Place: Napa Co, CA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 560-64-0507; Issue State: California; Issue Date: 1961
    [2] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Date: 1995-05-29
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Napa, Napa County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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