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James Burgess McDowell 1789–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1789

Birth Location: Blue Licks, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 September 1864

Death Location: Holbrook, Iowa County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William McDOWELL

Mother: Elizabeth Burgess

Spouse(s): Susannah McDowell

Children(s): Elizabeth McDowel, Horatio McDowell, Mary McDowell, Margaret Wishard, Melinda Best, William McDowell, Lucy Wellman

James Burgess McDowell was born in 1789 in Blue Licks, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Mcdowell And Elizabeth Burgess. James Burgess McDowell married Susannah Mcdowell, and had children including Elizabeth Mcdowel, Horatio Mcdowell, Lucy Wellman, Margaret Wishard, Mary B Mcdowell, Melinda Jane Best, William Mcdowell. James Burgess McDowell passed away in 1864 in Holbrook, Iowa County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Burgess McDowell was born in 1789 in Blue Licks, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Mcdowell And Elizabeth Burgess.
  • James Burgess McDowell married Susannah Mcdowell, and had children including Elizabeth Mcdowel, Horatio Mcdowell, Lucy Wellman, Margaret Wishard, Mary B Mcdowell, Melinda Jane Best, William Mcdowell.
  • James Burgess McDowell passed away in 1864 in Holbrook, Iowa County, Iowa, United States of America.

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James McDowell's Ancestors

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James McDowell
1789–1864
Birth Place: Blue Licks, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William McDOWELL
1761–1835
Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Burgess
1760–1846
Blue Licks, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McDowell's Descendants

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James (Burgess) McDowell (19 Jun 1789–12 September 1864) m. Susannah McDowell (12 February 1809–9 February 1891)
  1. 1. Elizabeth McDowel 1826–1851
    1. 1. James (Knox Polk) Winters 1846–1923 m. Parmelia (Ann) Winters 1854–1925
      1. 1. William (Sloane) Winters 1891–1974
      2. 2. John (Cusic) Winters 1876–1960
      3. 3. Carrie (Eldora) Seely 1874–1949
      4. 4. Crill (Miller) Winters 1887–1960
      5. 5. James (Morrison) Winters 1884–1955
      6. 6. Rex (Alonzo) Winters 1885–1961
      7. 7. Charles (Addison) Winters 1879–1950
  2. 2. Horatio McDowell 1835–1901
  3. 3. Mary (B.) McDowell –1864
  4. 4. Margaret Wishard 1817–1890
  5. 5. Melinda (Jane) Best 1836–1910
  6. 6. William McDowell 1809–1881
  7. 7. Lucy Wellman 1830–1905

James McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1789
19 Jun 1789
Birth of James Burgess McDowell in Blue Licks, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Blue Licks, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
1864
12 September 1864
Age 75
Death of James Burgess McDowell in Greene twp,Iowa, Iowa, United States
Greene twp,Iowa, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1789
    Event Place: Blue Licks, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1864
    Event Place: Greene twp,Iowa, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holbrook, Iowa County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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