Person:Robert McDowell (15)

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Robert Alexander McDowell
b.1833 Chester District, South Carolina, United States
d.Bef 1881 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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  • H.  Robert Alexander McDowell1833 - Bef 1881
  • W.  Ellen Rawls1848 -
m. 19 Apr 1866
  1. H. Francis McDowell1867 -
  2. Maud S. McDowell1869 -
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Facts and Events
Name Robert Alexander McDowell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1833 Chester District, South Carolina, United States
Census[1] 1850 Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Property[7] 1856 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Property[6] 1858 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Other[9] 7 Oct 1858 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Census[2] 1860 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Military[4] From 1861 to 1865
Marriage 19 Apr 1866 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United Statesto Ellen Rawls
Property[5] 1867 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Census[3] 1870 Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Death[8] Bef 1881 Mississippi, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1850 Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi - E. Division (Houston)
    Page 612; Dwelling/ Family 123, September 13, 1850.

    Robert A, McDowell, 17 years old, born South Carolina, barkeeper, residing with parents and siblings.

  2. ↑ 1860 Census - Chickasaw County, MS Division No. 1 (Okolona)
    Page 1; Dwelling/Family 3, June 12, 1860.

    R.A. McDowell, 23 years old, born South Carolina, grocery clerk, residing with Thomas Darden, grocery merchant.

  3. ↑ 1870 Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi - Town of Okolona
    Page 17, Dwelling 118 / Family 130, August 5, 1870.

    R.A. McDowel, 27 years, born South Carolina, Bookeeper, with $800 personalty, father and mother of foreign birth, residing in a hotel with his wife Ellen, son, H. Francis (3 years) and daughter, Maud (11/12 months).

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

    R. A. 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 R. A. McDowell was 1st sergeants, promoted to 3rd, 2nd, and 1st lieutenant, and entitled to be captain after Gettysburg (Captain Jamison Moore was killed at Gettysburg on July 5, 1863). This record asserts that he was in all battles and never wounded. Other sources suggest he was captured. The National Parks Service's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, confirms his unit and rank.

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

    R. A. McDowell was assessed personal property tax on $65 of watches. Mcdowell Bros., a firm in which he held an interest, was assessed personal property tax on $6500 in sales of merchandise by regular merchants.

  6. ↑ Chickasaw County Tax Roll, 1858
    Page 4.

    R.A. McDowell was assessed tax as a male, 21-50 years of age.

  7. ↑ Chickasaw County Tax Roll, 1856
    Page 24.

    R.A. McDowell was assessed personal property tax on 1 watch.

  8. ↑ The Chickasaw Messenger, Okolona, Mississippi
    Page 2, February 3, 1881.

    A notice of sheriff's sale for unpaid taxes includes property owned by the "Estate of RA McDowell", the property identified as Lot 469, Block 82, in the city of Okolona, and the tax due as $13.30.

  9. ↑ The Prairie News, Houston, Mississippi, Vol.
    Vol VII, No. 4, Page 2, October 07, 1858.

    R.A. McDowell candidate for Chickasaw County Property Assessor.

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