McDowell, Dorothy Lois 'Dot'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife, Nurses Aid
• Reference Number: MCDO.D004
• _FGRAVE: 36879025
• Census: 20 Mar 1950, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1950 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, District 13-3, Sheet 15
• Funeral: 17 Sep 2004, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Dorothy L. Bricker, 77, of Flora, formerly of Clay City, died at 9:35 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2004, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham.

Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery.

Mrs. Bricker was born on September 5,1927, in Clay City, the daughter of Clayson A. and Nella Grace (Luke) McDovyell. She married Carl L. Gray on October 17, 1945. He preceded her in death on June 13, 1953. She married Ralph O. Bricker on December 11, 1954. He preceded her in death on February 23, 1987.

She was a retired nurses aide and a member of Flora Eagles Lodge.

Mrs. Bricker is survived by a son, Carl Wayne Gray and his wife, Karin, of Aurora, Colo.; a daughter, Patricia Bright and her husband, Eber, of Cisne; a son-in-law, Butch Harris, of Paris; a stepdaughter, Vivian Simpson and her husband, Wayne; a stepdaughter, Dorine Pearcey; a brother, Glenn McDowell; a brother, Ronald McDowell and his wife, Wanda, of Flora; a sister, Barb House, of Olney; a sister, Nella Dilly and her husband, Woody, of Olney; a sister, Kay Lomas, of Olney; a sister, Leona DiSandro, of Olney; a sister, Betty Lemons and her husband, Charlie, of Clay City; a brother-in-law, Robert Gray and his wife, Phyllis, of Olney; a sister- in-law, Leona Taylor, of Clay City; a sister-in-law, Ruth Osborne and her husband, Junior, of Springfield, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Betty Gray; six grandchildren, four great-grand- children and numerous step-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, a daughter, Martha Harris, a brother, Adrian, a sister, JoAnne McDowell, a sister, Hazel Clark, a stepdaughter, Lavera Hipes, a brother-in-law, Billie Joe Gray, and a step-grandson, Jason Hipes.

Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.

The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, September 2004

Buried:
Plot: Lot 2 - Div. 1 - Blk. 24

Dorothy married Gray, Carl Lester on 17 Oct 1945 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Carl (son of Gray, John Jasper and Mitchell, Mary Elsie) was born on 16 May 1921 in Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois; died on 13 Jun 1953 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Jun 1953 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Ben F. Wineland performed the wedding ceremony of Dorothy and Carl. The marriage license states that they were married in Flora, Clay County, Illinois

1. Gray, C.W.C.
2. Gray, Martha Lois was born on 12 Feb 1950 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was christened on 9 May 1970 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Feb 2003 in Paris Community Hospital, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
3. Gray, P.J.

Dorothy married Bricker, Ralph Orville on 11 Dec 1954 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. Ralph (son of Bricker, George Washington and Frock, Frances Katherine) was born on 7 Nov 1905 in Oak Bluff Township, Arkansas; died on 23 Feb 1987 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Feb 1987 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Clarence A. Tilleman performed the wedding ceremony of Dorothy and Ralph. They spent their honeymoon in Nashville, Tennessee where they attended the "Grand Ole Opry".

1. Gray, C.W.C.
2. Gray, Martha Lois was born on 12 Feb 1950 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was christened on 9 May 1970 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Feb 2003 in Paris Community Hospital, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
3. Gray, P.J.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teamster for Saw Mill, Oil Field Worker, Farmer, Day Laborer
• Reference Number: MCDO.C008
• _FGRAVE: 25164918
• Funeral: 13 May 1970, Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

In the 1910 census, Clayson is listed as "Clayton"

Clayson married Luke, Nella Grace on 3 Oct 1925 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Nella (daughter of Luke, John Albert and Graham, Nella 'Nellie') was born on 27 Sep 1909 in Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois; died on 27 Feb 1998 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 3 Mar 1998 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Reference Number: LUKE.N001
• _FGRAVE: 25164912
• Funeral: 3 Mar 1998, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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: LUKE.J001
• _FGRAVE: 24056773

Notes:

Birth certificate #4714 file in Clay County, Illinois.

Note from Carl W. Gray, 23 March 2010:

The 1880 Census for Busseron, Knox County, Indiana shows him living with George and Barbara (Herrington) Wilson as a farm hand, but does NOT indicate any relation to them.

Was my previous information incorrect?

Was Barbara Herrington not his mother?

Hopefully, as I look at the earlier census reports, some of these questions will be answered.

In the 1870 Census for Busseron, Knox County, Indiana, John A. Luke is 9 years old living with George W. and Barbara (Herrington) Wilson. I'm convinced that my previous information was correct. Barbara is the mother of John Albert Luke.

John married Graham, Nella 'Nellie' on 27 Mar 1899 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. Nella (daughter of Graham, John Riley and Hornick, Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell') was born on 6 Jul 1880 in Knox County, Indiana; died on 9 Sep 1976 in Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Sep 1976 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Reference Number: GRAH.N001
• _FGRAVE: 24056750
• Funeral: 12 Sep 1976, Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Mrs. Nella Mason, 96, of Olney, died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at the Burgin Nursing Manor No. 1 in Olney.

She was born in Knox County, IN July 6, 1880, daughter of Riley and Rebecca Hornick Graham.

In 1899 she married John Elbert Luke in Louisville. He died in 1918.

She then married D. S. Mason in 1930 in Olney. He died in 1957.

Surviving are a son, John Luke of Clay City; five daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Ashbrook of Lawrenceville, Mrs. Goldie McDowell of Calhoun, Mrs. Nica Conner and Mrs. Grace McDowell, both of Clay City, and Mrs. Minda Pflaum of Noble; 31 grandchildren; 70 great grandchildren; 20 great great grandchildren.

She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Olney.

Services will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the Clay City Chapel of the Cardascio Funeral Home, with burial in Clay City Cemetery.

Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

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:

• Reference Number: LUKE.W001
• Military Service: American Civil War, Company B, 143d Indiana Infantry
• Census: 19 Jul 1850, District 61, Knox County, Indiana; 1850 Census, District 61, Knox County, Indiana, page 154b
• Census: 19 Jul 1850, District 61, Knox County, Indiana; 1850 Census, District 61, Knox County, Indiana, page 154b

Notes:

NOTES FROM STEVE LUKE:
Moved to Indiana , Knox Co. form Ohio prior to 1860


NOTES FROM CARL WAYNE GRAY:

The first confirmed mention of William David Luke is in the 1850 Federal Census for Busseron, Knox County, Indiana. William is living on a farm owned by John B. Moore.


In the 1860 census, he is shown as Luke, W., as being born in Ohio and is age 29. William and Barbara are living on a farm owned by J. B. Moore.

This would place his birth date at about 1831. There is a William D. Luke listed in the 1850 census in District #61 (later named Busseron), Knox County, Indiana, but he is listed as 22 years old (born about 1828) and born in Ohio. Ages were not always accurately given to census takers, although the ages do not match during the 10 year period of the two census reports, I suspect that this may be the same William David Luke. To further complicate the situation, I checked the Ohio census for 1850 and found a William Luke in the town of Aurelius, Washington County, Ohio.

Birth:
The 1850 census says he was born about 1828 in Ohio.

Census:
In the 1850 census, William is living with the John B. and Eliza Moore family

Census:
In the 1850 census, William is living with the John B. and Eliza Moore family

William married Harrington, Barbara on 26 Jan 1856 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Barbara (daughter of Harrington, T. and Phillips) was born on 28 Mar 1832 in Indiana; died on 3 Mar 1917 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 28 May 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: HARR.B001

Notes:

The 1870 census shows her in Busseron, Knox County, Indiana.

Census:
The 1860 census finds W. (age 29) and Barbara Luke (age 26) working and living on the farm of J.B. Moore from England. There is also a W. B. Sprinkel (age 6) living with William and Barbara. Who is W. B. Sprinkel?

Buried:
possibly buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: GRAH.J008
• _FGRAVE: 24199206
• Census: 8 Jul 1870, Busseron, Knox County, Indiana; 1870 Census, Busseron, Knox County, Indiana, Page 07B
• Census: 8 Jul 1870, Busseron, Knox County, Indiana; 1870 Census, Busseron, Knox County, Indiana, Page 07B

Notes:

Birth:
Stephen Gregory "Seve" LUKE's research indicates he was born in Ohio.

John married Hornick, Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' on 19 Feb 1879 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. Rebecca (daughter of Hornick, Christopher Columbus and Baity, Rachel) was born on 8 Nov 1842 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 23 Oct 1930 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 25 Oct 1930 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Reference Number: HORN.R001
• _FGRAVE: 24199202

Notes:

The 1920 Census indicates that she could not read or write.

The marriage document for Riley Graham & Bell Hornick shows that she died on October 23, 1930. Other sources show October 24, 1930.

Census:
In the 1890 Census, she is listed as Arabelle.