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Ora Henrietta McDowell 1890–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1890

Birth Location: Ripley County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 7 Apr 1968

Death Location: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States

Father: Ganum McDowell

Mother: Amy Lassen

Spouse(s): John Brooks

Children(s): Carl Brooks

The story of Ora Henrietta McDowell began in 1890 in Ripley County, Missouri, USA. Ora Henrietta McDowell married John Wesley Brooks, and had children including Carl Ray Brooks. Ora Henrietta McDowell passed away in 1968 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ora Henrietta McDowell began in 1890 in Ripley County, Missouri, USA.
  • Ora Henrietta McDowell married John Wesley Brooks, and had children including Carl Ray Brooks.
  • Ora Henrietta McDowell passed away in 1968 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ora McDowell's Ancestors

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Ora McDowell
1890–1968
Birth Place: Ripley County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Ganum Magby McDowell
1851–1907
Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Amy (Jane) Lassen
1869–1915
Ripley, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
G (William) McDowell
1797–1855
Pendleton, Pendleton County, South Carolina
Jane (Collins Robinson McDowell) McKinney
1813–1887
Tennessee, USA
Emil (Eutychius) Lassen
1823–1908
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Rebecca (Jane) Jorden
1837–1920
Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Mary Gudgel
1762–1820
Frederick Coghill
1790–1860
Nancy McDowell
1788–1861
Christian (Pieterson)
1791–1836
Emilie Cathala
1800–1864
Peter Jorden
1793–1879
Anna Cramer
1796–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gudgel
1720–1770
Margaret Kennedy
1720–1780
James (Scott)
1758–1841
Agnes Wilhoit
1765–1803
Alexander McDowell
1755–1833
Margaret Major
1751–1792
Peter Lassen
1750–
Mette Sorensdatter
1768–
Johann Cathala
1750–1817
Louise Kokborg
1768–1830
Adam Jordan
1765–1860
Catherina Woolford
1768–1854
Mary Tompkins
1758–1837

Ora McDowell's Descendants

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Ora (Henrietta) McDowell (5 Jul 1890–7 Apr 1968) m. John (Wesley) Brooks (22 Oct 1886–30 Oct 1960)
  1. 1. Carl (Ray) Brooks 1927–2019 m. Betty (Melba) Brooks 1935–2019

Ora McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1890
5 Jul 1890
Birth of Ora Henrietta McDowell in Ripley County, Missouri, USA
Ripley County, Missouri, USA
1968
7 Apr 1968
Age 78
Death of Ora Henrietta McDowell in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1890
    Event Place: Ripley County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1968
    Event Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States

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