MCDOWELL
URIAH MCDOWELL b. April 24, 1818 in (possibly in York Co.) PA, d. Feb 28, 1881 in Grand River, Decatur Co., Iowa, m. MARGARET SCHLAUGHENHOUPT March 25, 1841 in Adams Co., PA.  Margaret b. Feb 5, 1822 in Maryland, d. Aug 5, 1899 in Grand River, Decatur Co., Iowa, dau. of possibly Peter Schlaughenhoupt and Margaret Smith.  Children:  1. DAVID CALVIN MCDOWELL b. 1842 in PA, d. July 9, 1845 in Adams Co., PA; 2. MARY ELIZABETH b. April 27, 1844 near Fairfield, Adams Co., PA, d. March 5, 1901 in Richland Twp., Decatur Co., Iowa, m. Jacob Overholtzer Dec 30, 1865 in Knox Co., Illinois; 3. MALISSA ANN b. Aug 8, 1848 in Adams Co., PA, d. Nov 11, 1931 in Grand River, Decatur Co., Iowa, m. Robert Henry Redd April 2, 1868 in Knox Co., Illinois; 4. PETER LEANDER b. Feb 27, 1851 in Adams Co., PA, d. July 24, 1938 in Beaconsfield, Ringgold Co., Iowa, m. Elizabeth Gibson Feb 27, 1851 in Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa, m. (2) Serepta Pidcock Munyon; 5. SARAH CATHERINE b. May 27, 1853 in Adams Co., PA, d. Feb 1, 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa, (1) Wilton Wise, m. (2) Jacob D. Gibson, m. (3) John W. Gibson.

PETER LEANDER MCDOWELL m. ELIZABETH GIBSON Dec. 28, 1871 in Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa.  Elizabeth b. Sep 23, 1854 in Floyd Co., Iowa, d. Sep 23, 1915 in Decatur Co., Iowa, dau. of Joseph Gibson and Sarah Grove.  Children:  1. GEORGE EARL b. Feb 5, 1873 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Sep 9, 1968 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, m. Margaret Jane (Jennie) Bronson Jan 4, 1900 Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa; 2. HARRY WELDON b. Feb 13, 1875 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. April 15, 1952, m. Lillian Mae Bryant March 10, 1897 Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa; 3. BLANCHE b. Dec 20, 1876 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. April 5, 1966 Grand River, Decatur Co., Iowa, m. Frank Bryant Feb 23, 1898 Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa; 4. SARAH MARGARET b. March 2, 1881 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. April 19, 1882 Decatur Co., Iowa; 5. JOHN FRANKLIN (FRANK) b. Oct 7, 1883 Richland Twp., Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Feb 17, 1938, m. Ella Bronson Nov 7, 1907; 6. ZETTIE b. June 1, 1886 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Dec 9, 1967 Mount Ayr, Ringgold Co., Iowa, m. George Lesley Bryant April 7, 1903; 7. JESSE LEE b. May 4, 1889 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. 1961, m. Marie S. Reasoner 1925; MINNIE b. Aug 1, 1891 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. 1940 Detroit, MI area, m. Fred Haunstein, (2) Vern Raymore; 8. ALMA/ELMA b. Nov 4, 1894 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Newberg, Oregon, m. Clarence V. Brown; 10.  ANNIE b. May 15, 1897 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. May 13, 1985 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, m. Charles W. Allen, (2) Clarence Spray; 11. OREN EURIAH b. March 7, 1901 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. CA, m. Dolly Wiley June 3, 1922.

GEORGE EARL MCDOWELL m. MARGARET JANE (JENNIE) BRONSON Jan 4, 1900 Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa.  Margaret b. Feb 15, 1871 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Feb 2, 1948 Creston Union Co., Iowa, dau. of Mathew Bronson and Sarah E. Prettyman.  Children:  1. NEVA BEATRICE b. Aug 16, 1900 Decatur County, Iowa, d. Nov 17, 1977 Florissant, St. Louis Co., MO, m. (1) Lawrence Albert Binning June 23, 1920, m. (2) Charles W. Wright; 2. ROLLAND EARL b. April 9, 1902 Decatur County, Iowa, d. Jan 20, 1990 Sun City, Maricopa Co., AZ, m. Leta Young 1924; 3. PETER LEANDER b. Jan 26, 1904 Grand River, Decatur Co., IA, d. Aug 29, 1967 Marshalltown, Iowa, m. Gladys Pearl Foland Feb 23, 1926 Grand River, Decatur Co., Iowa; 4. FREDA M. b. April 21, 1905 Grand River, Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Sep 3, 1988 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, m. (1) Harley McConnell, (2) Barney Daun, (3) Andrew Mikkelsen; 5. WYONA WINIFRED b. Sep 21, 1906 Grand River, Decatur Co., iowa, d. april 22, 1939 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, m. Forrest Ashburn 1927; 6. SYLVIA LUCILLE b. March 10, 1909 Grand River, Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Jan 30, 1984 Wahkon, Minnesota, m. Robert Floyd Shelton; 7. LESTER HAROLD b. may 11, 1911 Grand River, Decatur Co., Iowa, d. June 28, 1977 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, m. Nina Muriel Young May 29, 1933; 8. GEORGE ALBERT b. Oct 5, 1914 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Oct 15, 1960 Grimes, Iowa, m. Doris Munyon Nov 13, 1933 Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa.

LESTER HAROLD MCDOWELL m. NINA MURIEL YOUNG May 29, 1933,  Muriel b. jan 20, 1912 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Dec 10, 1998 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, dau. of George Curtis Young and Margaret Mae Goucher.  Children:  1. JENNIE MAE b. Oct 4, 1933 Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Jan 13, 1995 Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, m. Harlan Daryl Layton Sep 28, 1957 Creston, Union Co., Iowa; 2. LIVING; 3. LIVING; 4. LIVING; 5. JERRY LEE b. April 3, 1941 Iowa City, Iowa, d. May 13, 1992 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, m. (1) Maxine (Morris) Woosley, (2) Bonnie Louise Danielson; 6. NINA MARIE b. Jan 14, 1944 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, d. Dec 21, 1982 Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, m. Ronald Lee Mares Jan 8, 1965; 7. PATRICIA MARLENE b. April 9, 1947 Creston, Union Co., Iowa, d. Feb 21, 1948 Creston, Union Co., Iowa; 8. LIVING; 9. LIVING.
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Some information on this page was shared with me by Marcia Kerr who is a descendent of Sarah Catherine McDowell.  Information was also provided by Ray Bryant, a son of Zettie McDowell Bryant.  Also records of John Bryant, brother to Ray Bryant, and Juanita Overholtzer, granddaughter of Sarah Catherine McDowell, were used extensively. 
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