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Sarah Grace McDowell 1787–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1787

Birth Location: Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Father: Gen McDowell

Mother: Grace Greenlee

Spouse(s): William Paxton

Children(s): JULIA PAXTON, Mary Paxton, Elizabeth Paxton, Margaret Paxton, Hargood Paxton, Charles Paxton, William Paxton, John Paxton, James Paxton, Mary Paxton

In 1787, Sarah Grace McDowell entered the world in Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA, born to Gen Charles Mcdowell And Grace Grizzell Greenlee. Sarah Grace McDowell married William Paxton, and had children including Charles M D Paxton, Elizabeth G Paxton, Hargood Paxton, James O Paxton, John Harvey Paxton, Julia Ann Paxton, Margaret C Paxton, Mary E Paxton, Mary Evelyn Paxton, William A Paxton. Sarah Grace McDowell passed away in 1870 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

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  • In 1787, Sarah Grace McDowell entered the world in Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA, born to Gen Charles Mcdowell And Grace Grizzell Greenlee.
  • Sarah Grace McDowell married William Paxton, and had children including Charles M D Paxton, Elizabeth G Paxton, Hargood Paxton, James O Paxton, John Harvey Paxton, Julia Ann Paxton, Margaret C Paxton, Mary E Paxton, Mary Evelyn Paxton, William A Paxton.
  • Sarah Grace McDowell passed away in 1870 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah McDowell's Ancestors

Self
Sarah McDowell
1787–1870
Birth Place: Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Gen Charles McDowell
1743–1815
Frederick City, Winchester, VA, USA
Grace (Grizzell) Greenlee
1750–1823
, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph McDowell
1715–1771
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
James (E) Greenlee
1707–1757
Waterford, No. Ireland
Mary (Elizabeth McDowell) Greenlee
1707–1809
Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Charles McDowell
1688–1754
Rachell McDowell
1690–1784
James GREENLEE
1690–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cathey
1665–1715
Grace
1670–1720

Sarah McDowell's Descendants

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Sarah (Grace) McDowell (16 Dec 1787–1870) m. William Paxton (11 Oct 1783–26 Oct 1875)
  1. 1. JULIA (ANN) PAXTON 1819–1903 m. WILEY (S.) THOMAS 1801–1870
    1. 1. SAM (HOUSTON) THOMAS 1841–1917 m. SARAH (FLORA) SMITH 1845–1895 m. MARY 1857–
      1. 1. DORA THOMAS 1875–1936 m. RILEY (M.) BASS 1873–1918
        1. 1. ALICE (LINDA) BASS 1900–1978 m. John (Jack) Drenseck 1895–1975
        2. 2. Charlie (L) Bass 1896–1969
      2. 2. REBECCA (ROBERTA) THOMAS 1866–1950
      3. 3. RUBELL (R.) THOMAS 1868–1886
      4. 4. LILLY THOMAS 1870–1953
      5. 5. HOUSTON (JEFFERSON) THOMAS 1872–1948
      6. 6. ROBERT (W.) THOMAS 1877–1895
      7. 7. JULIA (FLORA) THOMAS 1881–1904
      8. 8. MALINDAELLEN THOMAS 1884–1907
      9. 9. OPHELIA THOMAS 1886–1985
      10. 10. THOMAS 1890–1969
      11. 11. George Thomas 1890–
      12. 12. Egar Thomas 1897–
      13. 13. Sam (Houston) Thomas 1899–
    2. 2. Helen (Beatrice) Thomas 1845–1935
    3. 3. James (C) Thomas 1847–
    4. 4. Alonza (M) Thomas 1850–
    5. 5. John (A) Thomas 1842–
    6. 6. Eleanor (T) Thomas 1844–
  2. 2. Mary (Evelyn) Paxton 1811–1849
  3. 3. Elizabeth (G) Paxton 1807–
  4. 4. Margaret (C) Paxton 1809–
  5. 5. Hargood Paxton 1811–
  6. 6. Charles (M D) Paxton 1813–1865
  7. 7. William (A) Paxton 1814–1891
  8. 8. John (Harvey) Paxton 1820–1903
  9. 9. James (O) Paxton 1822–1901
  10. 10. Mary (E) Paxton 1811–1890

Sarah McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1787
16 Dec 1787
Birth of Sarah Grace McDowell in Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 83
Death of Sarah Grace McDowell in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1787
    Event Place: Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 527.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RSN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

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