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Ralph Dickson McDowell 1907–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1907

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 22 Apr 1979

Death Location: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John McDowell

Mother: Effie McDowell

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The story of Ralph Dickson McDowell began in 1907 in Pennsylvania. In 1920, Ralph Dickson McDowell resided in Canonsburg Ward 2, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. Ralph Dickson McDowell passed away in 1979 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Dickson McDowell began in 1907 in Pennsylvania.
  • In 1920, Ralph Dickson McDowell resided in Canonsburg Ward 2, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ralph Dickson McDowell passed away in 1979 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Ralph McDowell's Ancestors

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Ralph McDowell
1907–1979
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
John McDowell
1849–1930
Hickory, Pennsylvania
Effie (Alice) McDowell
1866–1950
Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
John McDowell
1811–1886
Washington, Pennsylvania
Margaret Miller
1810–1866
McConnelle Neill, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
James McDowell
1760–1827
Mary McKnight
1774–1850
Jacob Sr
1770–1857
Jane Miller
1777–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas McDowell
1730–1796
Janet Clark
1730–1798

Ralph McDowell's Timeline

3 Records

1907
22 Dec 1907
Birth of Ralph Dickson McDowell in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1920
1920
Age 13
Ralph Dickson McDowell resided here in Canonsburg Ward 2, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Canonsburg Ward 2, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
1979
22 Apr 1979
Age 72
Death of Ralph Dickson McDowell in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America
Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Canonsburg Ward 2, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America

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