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Dr William Franklin McDowell 1822–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1822

Birth Location: Hancock/Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1872

Death Location: Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Father: John McDowell

Mother: Nancy Busick

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The story of Dr William Franklin McDowell began in 1822 in HancockClaiborne County, Tennessee, USA. Dr William Franklin McDowell/ passed away in 1872 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Dr William Franklin McDowell began in 1822 in Hancock/Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dr William Franklin McDowell passed away in 1872 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

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Dr McDowell's Ancestors

Self
Dr McDowell
1822–1872
Birth Place: Hancock/Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John P McDowell
1783–1877
Powell Valley, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nancy Busick
1796–1841
Powell Valley, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Michael McDowell
1742–1834
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Isabel) Hall
1753–1803
Rumford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
John McDowell
1714–1742
Magdalena Woods
1706–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim McDowell
1673–1774
Margaret Irvine
1674–1728
Samuel Woods
1684–1755
Elizabeth Campbell
1686–1742

Dr McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1822
22 Mar 1822
Birth of Dr William Franklin McDowell in Hancock/Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Hancock/Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
1872
18 Nov 1872
Age 50
Death of Dr William Franklin McDowell in Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1822
    Event Place: Hancock/Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1872
    Event Place: Laurel, Kentucky, United States

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