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John Gideon McDowell 1848–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1848

Birth Location: York County, South Carolina

Death Date: 20 Jun 1914

Death Location: Bazette, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America

Father: J. McDowell

Mother: Annie McDowell

Spouse(s): Sarah Jackson

Children(s): Mary Shiflett, Henry McDowell, Sarah Minter, William McDowell, Gideon Mcdowell, Samuel McDowell, Rufus McDowell, Ernest McDOWELL, Hattie McDOWELL, John McDOWELL, William McDOWELL

John Gideon McDowell was born in 1848 in York County, South Carolina, the child of J M Mcdowell And Annie Mcdowell. John Gideon McDowell married Sarah Jane Caroline Jackson, and had children including Ernest Brown Mcdowell, Gideon Jackson Mcdowell, Hattie M Mcdowell, Henry Watson Mcdowell, John W Mcdowell, Mary Julia Shiflett, Rufus Bratton Mcdowell, Samuel L Mcdowell, Sarah Anna Minter, William Warren Mcdowell, William Willie Mcdowell. John Gideon McDowell passed away in 1914 in Bazette, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Gideon McDowell was born in 1848 in York County, South Carolina, the child of J M Mcdowell And Annie Mcdowell.
  • John Gideon McDowell married Sarah Jane Caroline Jackson, and had children including Ernest Brown Mcdowell, Gideon Jackson Mcdowell, Hattie M Mcdowell, Henry Watson Mcdowell, John W Mcdowell, Mary Julia Shiflett, Rufus Bratton Mcdowell, Samuel L Mcdowell, Sarah Anna Minter, William Warren Mcdowell, William Willie Mcdowell.
  • John Gideon McDowell passed away in 1914 in Bazette, Navarro County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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John McDowell's Ancestors

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John McDowell
1848–1914
Birth Place: York County, South Carolina
Parents
J. M. McDowell
1812–1888
Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Annie McDowell
1808–1886
Chester, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Mary (McDowell) McKee
1780–1831
Ulster, Down, Ireland
William Grafton
1780–1847
Ireland
ESTER ("1785" "Easter" GRAFTON) STROMANT
1785–1877
Little Rocky Creek, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John McDowell's Descendants

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John (Gideon) McDowell (20 Jan 1848–20 Jun 1914) m. Sarah (Jane Caroline) Jackson (11 Dec 1845–28 Sep 1919)
  1. 1. Mary (Julia) Shiflett 1876–1966 m. Martin (Luther) Shiflett 1874–1953
    1. 1. Henry (Lee) Shiflett 1910–1974 m. Edith (Velma) Herring 1915–2002
      1. 1. Janice (Lee) Shiflett 1943–2006 m. Randy Eubanks 1950–2013
  2. 2. Henry (Watson) McDowell 1885–1919
  3. 3. Sarah (Anna) Minter 1871–1892
  4. 4. William (Warren) McDowell 1857–1924
  5. 5. Gideon (Jackson) Mcdowell 1889–1972
  6. 6. Samuel (L.) McDowell 1880–1904
  7. 7. Rufus (Bratton) McDowell 1872–1956
  8. 8. Ernest (Brown) McDOWELL 1881–1956
  9. 9. Hattie (M) McDOWELL 1891–
  10. 10. John (W) McDOWELL 1878–1914
  11. 11. William (Willie) McDOWELL 1869–1869

John McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1848
20 Jan 1848
Birth of John Gideon McDowell in York County, South Carolina
York County, South Carolina
1914
20 Jun 1914
Age 66
Death of John Gideon McDowell in Bazette, Navarro, Texas
Bazette, Navarro, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1848
    Event Place: York County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1914
    Event Place: Bazette, Navarro, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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