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Elizabeth "Bessie" Sims McDowell 1867–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 NOV 1867

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 9 OCT 1904

Death Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Father: (Col.) McDowell

Mother: Sophia Kelly

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In 1867, Elizabeth "Bessie" Sims McDowell entered the world in North Carolina, born to Col John Lewis Mcdowell And Sophia Catherine Kelly. Elizabeth "Bessie" Sims McDowell passed away in 1904 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1867, Elizabeth "Bessie" Sims McDowell entered the world in North Carolina, born to Col John Lewis Mcdowell And Sophia Catherine Kelly.
  • Elizabeth "Bessie" Sims McDowell passed away in 1904 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Elizabeth McDowell's Ancestors

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Elizabeth McDowell
1867–1904
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
(Col.) John Lewis McDowell
1829–1890
Rutherfordton, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Sophia (Catherine) Kelly
1833–1888
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Col (John Moffett) McDowell
1787–1855
Pleasent Gardens, McDowell, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Mansfield) Lewis
1790–1872
Rutherford, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina
William Kelly
1774–1860
Newberry Co, SC
Elizabeth (Terry) Sims
1825–1885
Union Co, SC
Great-Grandparents
Joseph McDowell
1758–1795
Mary Moffett
1768–1825
Colonel Lewis
1765–1831
Sarah Miller
1769–1841
William Kelly
–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Moffett
1735–1811
Sarah Mcdowell
1741–1811
John Lewis
1728–1784
Sarah Taliaferro
1727–1769

Elizabeth McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1867
24 NOV 1867
Birth of Elizabeth "Bessie" Sims McDowell in North Carolina
North Carolina
1904
9 OCT 1904
Age 37
Death of Elizabeth "Bessie" Sims McDowell in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1867
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1904
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina

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