Person:Leroy McDowell (1)

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Leroy Davis McDowell
b.8 Aug 1838 Chester, South Carolina, United States
d.4 Oct 1918 Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1832
  1. Robert Alexander McDowell1833 - Bef 1881
  2. Mary Jane McDowell1835 - 1872
  3. Henry Marion McDowell1836 - 1864
  4. Leroy Davis McDowell1838 - 1918
  5. William Banks McDowell1842 - 1914
  6. James T. McDowell1844 - Bef 1880
  7. Caroline E. McDowell1847 - 1880
  8. Eleanor A. McDowell1849 - 1880
Spouse and Children
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m. 13 Nov 1867
  1. Margaret Eleanor McDowell1875 - 1875
  2. Matthew Henry McDowell1879 - 1879
  3. Leroy Dameron McDowell1881 - 1881
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Mar 1897
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Facts and Events
Name Leroy Davis McDowell
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 8 Aug 1838 Chester, South Carolina, United States
Census[3] 1850 Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Census[4] 1860 Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Military[7] From 1861 to 1865
Property[8] 1867 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Marriage 13 Nov 1867 Chickasaw, Mississippito Mary D. Deavenport
Census[9] 1870 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Property[6] 1873 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Census[5] 1880 Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Marriage 17 Mar 1897 Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United Statesto Mary Middlebrook
Census[10] 1900 Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Census[11] 1910 Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Death[1] 4 Oct 1918 Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
Burial[1] Oct 1918 Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grave Marker.
  2. ↑ Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi (1891)
    Vol I, pp. 1184-865.

    Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi (1891) contains a biography of Leroy D. McDowell.

  3. ↑ 1850 Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi - E. Division (Houston)
    Page 612; Dwelling/ Family 123, September 13, 1850.

    Leroy D. McDowell, 12 years old, born South Carolina, residing with parents and siblings.

  4. ↑ 1860 Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi - Division 1 (Houston)
    Pages 130-31; Dwelling 988 / Family 1007, September 6, 1860.

    Leroy McDowell, 21 years, born South Carolina, hotel clerk, residing with his mother and siblings in the hotel she owned. Also residing with them was his mother's second husband, E.P. Porter.

  5. ↑ 1880 Census, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi - Starkville
    Page 476D; Dwelling 287/ Family 248, June 5, 1880.

    Leroy D. McDowell, 41 years old, born South Carolina, father/mother born Ireland, druggist, residing with Wife, Mary, and father in law, Matthew Deavenport.

  6. ↑ Assessment of Persons and Personal Property, Chickasaw County, 1873
    Page 59.

    In 1873 Leroy D. McDowell was assessed personal property tax on 1 pistol and 2 watches.

  7. ↑ Chickasaw County Civil War Records, Mississippi, State Archives, (Box 11053).

    Leroy D. McDowell appears on the roster of the Chickasaw Guards, Company H, 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Volunteers, CSA, mustered into state service March 19, 1861, mustered into service at Lynchburg, Virginia, May 15, 1861. The record reflects that he was a private. This record asserts that he was in all battles and never wounded. The National Parks Service's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, confirms his unit and rank.

  8. ↑ Assessment of Persons and Personal Property, Chickasaw County, 1867
    Page 65.

    L.D. McDowell was assessed personal property tax on $100 of watches. Mcdowell Bros., a business apparently operated by Leroy D. McDowell and his brother R. A. McDowell, was assessed personal property tax on $6500 in sales of merchandise.

  9. ↑ 1870 Census, Chickasaw County, Town of Okolona
    Page 11; Dwelling 77 / Family 88, August 4, 1870.

    Teroy (sic) McDowell, 33 years old, born Mississippi, farmer with $385 personal property. His wife, mother and sister Ella were residing with him. Note the place of birth is incorrect.

  10. ↑ 1900 Census, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi - Starkville Town - Ward 2
    Page 48B; Dwelling 143 / Family 153 , June 6, 1900.

    L. D. Mcdowell, 61 years old, born August, 1838 in South Carolina, father and mother born Ireland, a landlord, residing with his second wife, and step-son (and nephew of his first wife), owning his home free and clear.

  11. ↑ 1910 Census, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi - Starkville - Ward 2
    Page 61A; Dwelling 254 / Family 255, May 7, 1910.

    Leroy D. McDowell, 71 years old, born South Carolina, father/mother born Ireland, living off his own income, residing with his second wife, and step-son, George Davenport, Jr., in their home on Washington Street, which he owned free and clear.

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