Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James McDowell and Mary Poe Dunlap




Husband James McDowell 1

           Born: 6 Dec 1782 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Apr 1861 1
         Buried: 


         Father: James McDowell (1728-1811) 2 3 4
         Mother: Jane Smith (      -      ) 3 5


       Marriage: 27 Oct 1813 1



Wife Mary Poe Dunlap 1

           Born: 20 Jan 1789 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Oct 1876 1
         Buried: 


         Father: James Dunlap (      -1806) 1 6
         Mother: Mary Bard (1763-      ) 1




Children
1 F Mary Bard McDowell 1

           Born: 14 Aug 1814 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Feb 1871 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M James Dunlap McDowell 1

           Born: 16 Mar 1816 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Oct 1887 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 F Jane Smith McDowell 7

           Born: 4 Sep 1817 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jul 1887 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Charles Gillan (1819-1878) 9


4 F Sarah Margaret McDowell 1

           Born: 26 Jul 1819 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Oct 1872 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Elizabeth Olivia McDowell 10

           Born: 21 Sep 1821 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Dec 1878 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


6 M William Findlay McDowell 10

           Born: 23 Jun 1824 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Feb 1890 10
         Buried: 



7 M Robert Holmes McDowell 10

           Born: 8 Oct 1826 10
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1908
         Buried: 



8 F Catharine Poe McDowell 10 11

           Born: 12 Jul 1828 10 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Oct 1890 10 11
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alexander Campbell Armstrong (1828-1897) 10 11



General Notes: Husband - James McDowell


He was reared on his father's farm at Mt. Parnell, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and was a farmer. He was first lieutenant of Capt. Thomas Bard's company, which marched to the defense of Baltimore in 1814, and when the Franklin County companies were organized into a regiment he became its adjutant.
He was a county commissioner of Franklin County, 1815-17.

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Sources


1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 90.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 83.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 370.

4 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 452.

5 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 84.

6 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 203.

7 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 90, 193.

8 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 193.

9 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 90, 192.

10 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 91.

11 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 218.


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