Person:James McDowell (1)

Settled in Monroe Twp, Clarion Cnty in 1868 (near Sligo).

1. D: I57006
2. Name: James MCDOWELL 1 2
3. Sex: M
4. Birth: ABT 1842 in PA 1
5. Note:

   Note: 1850 - age 8.
   1860 - age 21. Living with parents.

1. Change Date: 22 JUN 2005

Father: Jonathan MCDOWELL b: ABT 1793 in PA Mother: Keziah MERRYMAN b: 19 SEP 1805 in PA

Sources:

  1. Type: Census
     Title: 1850 U.S. Census
     Place: Pike Twp., Clearfield Co., PA
     Media: Scanned Image
     Location: Ancestry.com
  2. Type: Census
     Title: 1860 U.S. Census
     Place: Pike Twp., Clearfield Co., PA
     Media: Scanned Image
     Location: Ancestry.com

1. ↑ McDOWELL, JAMES -- James McDowell was born July 7, 1839 in Clearfield county. He came to Clarion county and resided until 8 years ago in Monroe township; since then in Piney township. He died February 3, 1913 at his home aged 73 years 7 months and 5 days. The cause of his death was organic heart trouble. He was found dead sitting in his chair where they had left him a few minutes before. The funeral was held at Churchville Lutheran church at 11 o'clock February 15, 1913 conducted by his pastor, C.C. Campbell of Sligo M.E. Church and interment was made in the Churchville Lutheran cemetery. Mr. McDowell was married to Miss Sarah Ruth November 7, 1867 who died 19 years before his death. They had 7 children of whom six are living: W.C., Youngstown, O.; Mrs. M.T. Myers and Mrs. L.E. Gourley, Piney township; Mrs. H.O. Stanford, Sligo; Mrs. F.R. Oppelt, Beaver, C.E. McDowell, Piney township. He leaves 3 brothers and two sisters, Samuel, Altoona; G.W., Piney township, C.H., Clearfield; Mrs. Jennie Tait, Mahaffey; and Mrs. Mertie Shirey, Woodland, Pa. Mr. McDowell was a resident of Clarion county for nearly 50 years, a faithful class leader in Monroe M.E. Church for about 40 years. He enlisted August 13, 1862 in Co. B., 149th Regt Pa Vol. Inf. Known as the 2nd Bucktail regiment. He was wounded at Gettysburg and discharged from service by reason of disability at York, Pa., April 23, 1864. He was commander of Post No. 386 of the G.A.R., also a member of Murphy Grange No. 720. He was a good father, a good soldier for his country and his God, a man of usefulness in both the church and community, and will be much missed. Clarion Democrat, Feb. 20, 1913.
   
   My records have his wife as Sarah Magdalena Ruth, born 10/7/1835 in Monroe Twp, Armstrong Co., PA and d. 2/6/1894 in Monroe Twp, Clarion Co., Pa. She was a daughter of William and Mary Magdalena ‎(Schneider)‎ Ruth. I have the Schneider info back into Switzerland in the 1600's, but I'm not sure where I got it - probably from ancestry world trees, so anything contained therein, you'd probably want to take with a grain of salt and document for yourself. Let me know if you need it.
2. ↑ Civil War veteran wounded in the battle of Gettysburg. He was taken prisoner at Gettysburg and though wounded, was forced to march 28 days to Libby Prison. James was in Libby Prison for 5 days only when he was paroled by order of Abraham Lincoln.
   
   He was honorably discharged after his mother, Mrs. Jonathan (Kesia) McDowell, upon hearing of her sons' wounding and imprisonment, personally petitioned Lincoln in her son's behalf.
   
   She traveled on foot and by train to Washington, D.C. to talk to President Lincoln. He was impressed by a Mother's love and had her son released.