McDowell, Clinton Arthur

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Preacher
• Reference Number: MCDO.C011
• _FGRAVE: 25164930
• Funeral: Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Clinton is listed in the 1910 census for Noble, Richland County, Illinois living with his father, Charles McDowell.

According to the 1940 census, he had a 3rd grade education.

Clinton's second wife, Hazel brought a daughter Geneva Edwards into the marrariage. Geneva was adopted by Clinton and given the McDowell surname.

Clinton died while preparing a sermon at the Church Of God, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

Died:
Died while preparing a sermon at the Church of God, Clay City, Illinois.

Family/Spouse: CAMPBELL, Opal Audrey. Opal (daughter of CAMPBELL, John Scott and Patterson, Cynthia Mariah) was born on 5 Dec 1907 in Wayne County, Illinois; died on 5 Jun 1941 in Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; was buried on 7 Jun 1941 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. McDowell, Harold Eugene was born on 19 Mar 1931 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 29 Jun 2002 in Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida; was buried on 3 Jul 2002 in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Bryant, Jackson County, Alabama.
2. McDowell, Jimmie Lee was born on 3 Oct 1934 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 9 Feb 1993 in Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Madison County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Feb 1993 in Wanda Cemetery, South Roxana, Madison County, Illinois.
3. McDowell, Cleona Mae was born on 9 Mar 1936 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 12 Apr 1936 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Apr 1936 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois.
4. McDowell, Leon was born on 9 Mar 1938 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 12 May 2017 in Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida; was buried in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Bryant, Jackson County, Alabama.

Clinton married Marshal, Sarah Hazel on 3 May 1942. Sarah was born on 30 Jun 1914 in Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio; died on 8 Jan 1982 in Leeds, Jefferson County, Alabama; was buried in Forest Crest Cemeter, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edwards, G.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MCDO.C003
• _FGRAVE: 25164874

Notes:

World War I Draft Registration card says "Deformed feet, utterly disqualified"

Death certificate #79 filed in Clay County, Illinois.

According to the 1940 census, he had a 4th grade education.

Birth:
His World War I Draft Registration Card shows his date of birth as March 12, 1876

Died:
The following information ws provided by Les Higgason:

"My grandfather Charles A . McDowell , March 12, 1878 - July 21,1943 . I have been told that my grandfather Charles was helping Gaylord Gill shock wheat when my Grandfather begin the feel ill , the story goes that Gaylord put my grandfather in the back of Gaylords car to take him to the Dr. . Charles died in the back of the car on the way to the Dr. This was told to me when I was a child by my grandmother Florence McDowell."

Charles married Bugg, Martha Alice on 17 Jul 1900 in Richland County, Illinois. Martha (daughter of Bugg, Alfred C. and Patterson, Elizabeth 'Lizzie') was born on 24 Nov 1883 in Bainbridge, Putnam County, Indiana; died on 7 Jan 1927 in Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 9 Jan 1927 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Reference Number: BUGG.M001
• _FGRAVE: 25164902
• Funeral: 9 Jan 1927

Notes:

Martha Alice (Bugg) McDowell is the wife of Charles Arthur "Charlie" McDowell, and the mother of six children. Martha was born November 29, 1883, Bainbridge, Indiana, and died on January 7, 1927, in Noble, Richland County, Illinois.

Daughter of Alfred Bugg who died about 1886 in Indiana

Birth:
Her headstone shows 1883, her birth certificate shows 1884. Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 shows her birthdate as 27 Nov 1882.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MCDO.J008
• _FGRAVE: 149427570
• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois; 1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07

Notes:

According to the census reports, his father was from Tennessee, and his mother was from Illinois.

The 1900 census for Noble, Illinois lists him as J.W. & his wife as S.M.

John was Illiterate, but spoke English.

Birth:
1900 Census says he was born Oct 1854

Census:
The 1900 census lists him as J.W. McDowell

Buried:
According to Edna (McDowell) Wilson, he is buried in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. NOTE by Carl Wayne Gray: As of Nov 16, 2009, I have found no record of his burial.

On January 18, 2010, Jim Michels researched the Olney burial records and discovered the following: "John William McDowell is buried about 75 or 100 feet away from Sarah. There is no tombstone. He is in lot 1747, the south half of the north half. The owner of his plot is listed as Blanche Pickle. He is buried next to Joseph Von Almen who is just to his south and does have a tombstone.
According to the city records, there never was a tombstone for John McDowell.They only list a "stabber"; that is the little metal name tag that the funeral home marks the grave with. It is long gone."

Jim

John married Maglone, Margaret 'Maggie' on 19 Feb 1877 in Richland County, Illinois. Margaret (daughter of Maglone, James and Henson, Mary 'Polly') was born in 1857 in Illinois; died on 27 Aug 1890 in Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 28 Aug 1890 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: MAGL.M001

Notes:

Birth:
Was she born in Noble, Illinois?

Buried:
Her death certificate says she was buried in Hanna Cemetery. There is no visible grave marker for her at the Cemetery. There is no record of her burial at the Richland County Courthouse.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BUGG.A001

Alfred married Patterson, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' in 1866 in Putnam County, Indiana. Elizabeth (daughter of Patterson, William and Lewis, La Vine) was born on 1 Jul 1862 in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 6 Apr 1945; was buried in Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PATT.L003

Notes:

1880 Federal Census, Dixville, Putnam Mercer, Kentucky shows her living with her grandparents.

Birth:
1900 Census says she was born in June 1870. Her obituary says she was born in Harroldsburg, Kentucky. Harroldsburg could not be located, could she have been born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, the oldest city in Kentucky? Her headstone shows she was born July 1, 1862.

Notes:

Married:
Source Title1: Putnam County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Records 1850-1920 Part Two H -
Source Title 3: Original Record Located in the County Clerk's Office
Book: 7
OS Page 256
Her obituary says that she and Alfred Bug (sic) were married in 1886

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer, Teamster (Mule Skinner)
• Reference Number: MCDO.J006
• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois; 1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07

Notes:

According to the 1880 census report, John was crippled. His parents came from Ireland.

Somewhere in my research, I found his middle name of Holden, I'm sad to say that I failed to document the source of that information and am still looking for it.

Birth:
According to Eric Hunley's research on http://erichunley.com/family/gedmoreinfo.cfm?IndID=269 William Holden McDowell was born in Ireland on 9 Oct 1824 and "CAME TO U.S. FROM IRELAND BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR (1850-1855)."

According to the 1870 and 1880 census for Noble, Illinois, he was born in Tennessee, possibly Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

Warren E. McDowell's death certificate shows John was born in Tennessee.

John married Taylor, Minerva Jane on 11 Jan 1855 in Clay County, Illinois. Minerva (daughter of Taylor, J.) was born on 7 Jan 1836 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 20 Nov 1904 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 21 Nov 1904 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: House keeper
• Reference Number: TAYL.M002
• _FGRAVE: 149427310
• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois; 1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07

Notes:

Birth:
1880 Census lists her birth place as Illinois.
Her Certificate of Death shows she was born in Kentucky.
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 shows she was born in Noble, Richland County, Illinois. I will list her place of birth as Noble, Richland County, Illinois until proven otherwise.

Warren E. McDowell's death certificate shows Minerva was born in Kentrucky.

Died:
2 miles west of Noble.

Buried:
As of June 14, 2013, her headstone has not been located.

Notes:

Married:
Indexed as "McDowell, J.H. and Manerva I. , Volume 00A, Page 0083", Volume A is no longer available at the Courthouse.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MAGL.J001

Notes:

Notes from Bill & Barb Maglone:

"This James Maglone and Mary (Henson) Maglone is where Bill Maglone and most of you come from. We also have a copy of their marriage licens. James and Sarah were married in the residence of Allen Williams."

Birth:
Barb Maglone's research says he was born in 1826
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 for daughter, Rachel Maddox, shows he was born in Richland County, Illinois

James married Henson, Mary 'Polly'. Mary was born in 1833 in Indiana; died in 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: HENS.M001

Notes:

Birth:
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 for daughter, Rachel Maddox, shows she was born in Richland County, Illinois

Notes:

Married:
Early Marriages of Richland County, Illinois 1840-1899 Volume 1, page 8 says they were married on December 7, 1848 by William Shore, J.P.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: BUGG.J001
• _FGRAVE: 42967234

Jesse married Powell, Eliza Ellen on 19 Jan 1848. Eliza (daughter of Powell, Charles and May, Susan) was born on 11 Mar 1830 in Boyle County, Kentucky; died on 19 Jan 1905 in Farmersville, Montgomery County, Illinois; was buried in Bainbridge Cemetery, Bainbridge, Putnam County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: House Keeper
• Reference Number: POWE.E001
• _FGRAVE: 42967184

Notes:

According to the 1870 census, Eliza was illiterate. She was listed as "idiotic"

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PATT.W003

William married Lewis, La Vine on 10 Aug 1864 in Wayne County, Illinois. La (daughter of Lewis, William M. and ?, Nancy) was born in 1840; died in yes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: LEWI.L001