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Geraldine May “Geri” Dowell 1917–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 July 1917

Birth Location: Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: 24 May 2019

Death Location: Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: James Dowell

Mother: Ellen Dowell

Spouse(s): Howard Irwin

Children(s): Jean Weiss, James Irwin

Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell was born in 1917 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of James Otto Dowell And Ellen Cecelia Sprague Dowell. In 1920, Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided in Cleveland Ward 3, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA. In 1930, Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided in Leslie, Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA. Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell married Howard Simeon Irwin, and had children including James Lee Ray Irwin, Jean Marie Irwin Weiss, John Howard Irwin, Judy Ellen Irwin Lunceford. Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell passed away in 2019 in Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell was born in 1917 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of James Otto Dowell And Ellen Cecelia Sprague Dowell.
  • In 1920, Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided in Cleveland Ward 3, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1930, Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided in Leslie, Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA.
  • Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell married Howard Simeon Irwin, and had children including James Lee Ray Irwin, Jean Marie Irwin Weiss, John Howard Irwin, Judy Ellen Irwin Lunceford.
  • Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell passed away in 2019 in Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dowell
1892–1955
Birth Location: David City, Butler County, Nebraska, United States of America
JD
Ellen Dowell
1895–1926
Birth Location: Canton, Fillmore, Minnesota
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Spouses(s)

Howard Irwin
1914–1979
Birth Location: –
HI

Children(s)

Jean Weiss
1943–2011
Birth Location: Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America
JW
James Irwin
1949–2001
Birth Location: Todd, Minnesota, USA
JI

Geraldine Dowell's Ancestors

Self
Geraldine Dowell
1917–2019
Birth Place: Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
James Otto Dowell
1892–1955
David City, Butler County, Nebraska, United States of America
Ellen (Cecelia Sprague) Dowell
1895–1926
Canton, Fillmore, Minnesota
Grandparents
Edwin (Parmenus) Sprague
1872–1945
Minnesota, USA
Francis (' Fannie ' Hannah) Willsie
1873–1945
Newburg, Fillmore, Minnesota
Great-Grandparents
Milo Wilsie
1842–1928
Francis Plomteaux
1847–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John* Willsie
1800–1879
Sabra Hudson
1805–1887

Geraldine Dowell's Descendants

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Geraldine (May “Geri”) Dowell (4 July 1917–24 May 2019) m. Howard (Simeon) Irwin (24 May 1914–25 March 1979)
  1. 1. Jean (Marie Irwin) Weiss 1943–2011 m. Dennis (William) Weiss 1938–2006
  2. 2. James (Lee Ray) Irwin 1949–2001

Geraldine Dowell's Timeline

8 Records

1917
4 July 1917
Birth of Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America
Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 3
Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided here in Cleveland Ward 3, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Cleveland Ward 3, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided here in Leslie, Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Leslie, Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided here in Gordon, Todd, Minnesota
Gordon, Todd, Minnesota
1938
7 Mar 1938
Age 21
Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell was married in Backus, Minnesota
Backus, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 23
Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided here in Gordon Township, Gordon, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Gordon Township, Gordon, Todd, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell resided here in Reynolds, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Reynolds, Todd, Minnesota, USA
2019
24 May 2019
Age 102
Death of Geraldine May “Geri”  Dowell in Osakis, Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America
Osakis, Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 July 1917
    Event Place: Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1938
    Event Place: Backus, Minnesota
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 3, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Leslie, Leslie, Todd, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Leslie, Todd, Minnesota; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340867

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gordon, Todd, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gordon, Todd, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01964; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 77-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gordon Township, Gordon, Todd, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gordon, Todd, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01964; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 77-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Reynolds, Todd, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Reynolds, Todd, Minn

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Long Prairie, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Reynolds, Todd, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Reynolds, Todd, Minn

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 2019
    Event Place: Osakis, Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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