Tench McDowell and Eliza Gehr

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Husband Tench McDowell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Dec 1836 2
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         Father: John McLanahan McDowell (1801-1882) 1 3
         Mother: Margaret Allison McLanahan (1814-1889) 1 4

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       Marriage: 22 Jun 1865 1 2

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Wife Eliza Gehr ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 Aug 1835 2
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         Father: Daniel O. Gehr (1812-1884) 5
         Mother: Harriet Berryhill (1811-1878) 6

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Children

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1 M Wilkin Brewer McDowell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 27 May 1866 2
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2 M Percy McDowell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 25 Nov 1869 2
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           Died: 31 Jan 1882 1 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Tench McDowell

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He was educated at Chambersburg Academy, and was graduated at Duff's Business College in Pittsburgh, in 1857. He came to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, as a young man, where for many years he was a director of the Chambersburg Gas Company. He was deputy postmaster under Postmaster D. O. Gehr, 1877-84.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 11.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 105.

3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 96.

4 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 96, 142.

5 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 105, 331.

6 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 105, 332.