Dr. Samuel Wesley McDowell, M.D. and Melda Pryor

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Husband Dr. Samuel Wesley McDowell, M.D.

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           Born: 24 Jul 1854 - Shippenville, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Jan 1931
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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         Father: James C. McDowell (      -Bef 1898) 2
         Mother: Annie Mahle (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 17 Aug 1893 3

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   Other Spouse: Sara Mitchell (      -1888) 4

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• Photograph. This person may be the third individual from the left in this photograph, identified by the owner of the photo as "Old Doc McDowell".

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Wife Melda Pryor

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           Born: 12 Jun 1869 - Pleasantville, Oil Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Nov 1937
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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         Father: David Pryer (1833-1901) 5 6
         Mother: Mary Miller (1832-1870) 5 7

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Children

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1 F Hazel McDowell

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           Born: 1895
     Christened: 
           Died: 1965
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

         Spouse: [Unk] Holleyman (      -      )

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2 F Dorothy E. McDowell ¹

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           Born: 26 Mar 1898 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1976 1
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

         Spouse: Maury Hunt Moore (Abt 1892-1929) 1

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3 M John M. McDowell

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           Born: 13 Dec 1901
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jun 1979 - Kennerdell, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 9

         Spouse: Helen B. Swartz (1909-      )
           Marr: 1937 - ? Venango Co, PA

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4 F Hester L. McDowell

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           Born: 29 May 1904 - Pittsville, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1981 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

         Spouse: Edward W. Gordon (1884-1975) 10
           Marr: 17 Aug 1945 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA

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1 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 79.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1394.

3 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #2429.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 98.

5 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1146.

6 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 106.

7 John A. M. Ziegler, Ph.D., D.D, Ziegler Genealogy (Huntington Park, CA: Glenn Printing Co., 1935), Pg 18.

8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 77.

9 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 78.

10 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 20s.