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William R McDowell 1854 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1854

Birth Location: Germantown

Death Date: 14 Oct 1914

Death Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Henry McDowell

Mother: Susan McDowell

Spouse(s): Ida McDowell

Children(s): Susanna McDowell

In 1854, William R McDowell entered the world in Germantown, born to Henry S. McDowell and Susan White McDowell. William R McDowell married Ida Virginia Smith McDowell, and had children including Susanna Esther McDowell. William R McDowell passed away in 1914 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1854, William R McDowell entered the world in Germantown, born to Henry S. McDowell and Susan White McDowell.
  • William R McDowell married Ida Virginia Smith McDowell, and had children including Susanna Esther McDowell.
  • William R McDowell passed away in 1914 in Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry McDowell
1831 – 1895
Birth Location: Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania
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Susan McDowell
1830 –
Birth Location: PA
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Spouses(s)

Ida McDowell
1856 – 1915
Birth Location: Barren Hill, Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Susanna McDowell
1878 – 1906
Birth Location: Germantown-Pennsylvania-USA
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William McDowell's Ancestors

Self
William McDowell
1854 – 1914
Birth Place: Germantown
Parents
Henry S. McDowell
1831 – 1895
Germantown Phila, Pennsylvania
Susan (White) McDowell
1830 –
PA
Grandparents
Thomas (A) McDowell
1801 – 1876
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Susanna Mcdowell
1809 –
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McDowell's Descendants

1.
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William (R) McDowell (15 Apr 1854 – 14 Oct 1914) m. Ida (Virginia Smith) McDowell (19 Nov 1856 – 27 Jan 1915)
  1. 1. Susanna (Esther) McDowell (6 April 1878 – 5 March 1906) m. Samuel (Cooper) Lownes (6 March 1875 – 8 September 1948)
    1. 1. Dorothy (S.) Lownes (abt 1903 – ) m. Leo (Patrick) Gilroy (12 July 1893 – 5 Oct 1968)
      1. 1. Philip (William) Gilroy (25 Oct 1924 – 15 Jan 2021) m. Eris (N.) Gilroy (22 Aug 1923 – 22 May 2012)
        1. 1. Theresa Floodstrand (8 Nov 1957 – )
        2. 2. Philip (W.) Gilroy
        3. 3. Margaret Gilroy-Styburski
        4. 4. Eugenia (E.) Gilroy
      2. 2. Robert (L.) Gilroy (8 May 1926 – 4 Apr 2007) m. Jewel (Ford) Gilroy (26 May 1927 – 18 December 2018)
        1. 1. Robert (Brent) Gilroy (6 Apr 1955 – )
        2. 2. Gary (Patrick) Gilroy (29 Mar 1957 – 2 August 2019)
      3. 3. Peter (O'Reiley) Gilroy (21 May 1932 – 26 Feb 2002)

William McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1854
15 Apr 1854
Birth of William R McDowell in Germantown
Germantown
1914
14 Oct 1914
Age 60
Death of William R McDowell in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1854
    Event Place: Germantown

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
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