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John Henry McDowell 1908 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 February 1908

Birth Location: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1983

Death Location: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Father: Robert McDowell

Mother: Sallie Drakeford

Spouse(s): Lottie Clifton

Children(s): John McDowell

John Henry McDowell sr. was born in 1908 in Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert A. McDowell and Sallie Drakeford. John Henry McDowell sr. married Lottie Clifton, and had children including John Henry McDowell. John Henry McDowell sr. passed away in 1983 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Henry McDowell sr. was born in 1908 in Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert A. McDowell and Sallie Drakeford.
  • John Henry McDowell sr. married Lottie Clifton, and had children including John Henry McDowell.
  • John Henry McDowell sr. passed away in 1983 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John McDowell's Ancestors

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John McDowell
1908 – 1983
Birth Place: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert A. McDowell
Sallie Drakeford
1883 – 1973
Grandparents
Archibald (J.) McDowell
Ann Hollis
William (James "Willie") Drakeford
– 1928
Kershaw County, South Carolina
Amelia (Caroline) Arledge
1857 – 1889
[or 1859?] Flat Rock, Kershaw Co, SC
Great-Grandparents
John McDowell
Nancy Dunlap
Richard Drakeford
1823 – 1870
Ellen Reed
1822 – 1897
William Arledge
1826 – 1929
Susan Shaylor
1827 – 1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Drakeford
1788 – 1871
Elizabeth McAdams
1795 – 1855
John Reed*
1776 – 1822
Nancy Lawrence?
1782 – 1843

John McDowell's Descendants

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John (Henry) McDowell (26 February 1908 – 1983) m. Lottie Clifton (21 march 1908 – 1982)
  1. 1. John (Henry) McDowell (22 Jan 1933 – 22 May 1970) m. Marcia (Rae) Mills (31 December 1935 – 13 August 2005)
    1. 1. Mark (Clifton) McDowell (august 1957 – august 1957)
    2. 2. Tamara (Lynne) McDowell (09 February 1959 – )
    3. 3. Dawn (Annette) McDowell (22 March 1960 – )
    4. 4. Jeffrey McDowell (01 December 1963 – ) m. Carol (Elaine) Crocker (24 May 1963 – )
      1. 1. Jennifer (Nicole McDowell) (Willie) (14 November 1982 – )
      2. 2. Kara (Ashleigh) McDowell (07 December 1988 – )
      3. 3. John (Henry) McDowell (23 February 1990 – )
      4. 4. Jeffrey (Scott) McDowell (20 September 1991 – )
      5. 5. Barbara (Amelia) McDowell (10 August 1996 – )
      6. 6. Eric (Allen) McDowell (10 March 1999 – )

John McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1908
26 February 1908
Birth of John Henry McDowell sr. in Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
1983
1983
Age 75
Death of John Henry McDowell sr. in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1908
    Event Place: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

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