John N. McDowell and Viola Melvin

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Husband John N. McDowell ¹

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           Born: 23 Jan 1856 - Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: John McDowell (1820-1899) 1 2 3
         Mother: Sarah W. Brownlee (      -      ) 1 3

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Wife Viola Melvin ⁴

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         Father: Samuel Melvin (      -      ) 4
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1 M Harry M. McDowell ⁴

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2 F Helena McDowell ⁴

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         Spouse: Albert Weirich (      -      ) 4

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3 F Stella McDowell ⁴

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4 F Margaret McDowell ⁴

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5 M John McDowell ⁴

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6 F Sarah McDowell ⁴

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7 M Samuel B. McDowell ⁴

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8 F Nellie McDowell ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - John N. McDowell

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He was reared to manhood in Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and attended Canonsburg Academy until his graduation in 1875, and subsequently graduated from the Iron City Business College at Pittsburgh, in 1877. For several years after he returned from college he served as a clerk in a mercantile establishment at Washington and then became a school teacher, spending about fifteen winter terms as such. He also was extensively interested in farming and stock raising for a number of years but later gave a large portion of his time to the duties of public office. He served at least three terms as justice of the peace and it was Justice McDowell who organized the Association of Justices of the Peace and Aldermen of Washington County, of which he served as secretary. He also served as auditor of Buffalo Township, as assessor and as road supervisor.

1 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 645.

2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), 674.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 254.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 646.