McDowell, Louemma

1888 - 1967  (79 years)

• Name	McDowell, Louemma
  Birth	22 Mar 1888	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MCDO.L007
  _FGRAVE	23795806
  Funeral	Summers-Rainey Funeral Home,
  Death	17 Aug 1967	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  	Mrs. Louemma Michels, 79, of Calhoun, passed away early this morning at the Richland Memorial Hospital after a long period of illness.
  Burial	19 Aug 1967	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  		Headstone, Michels, LouEmma and Charles R. Contributed by Jim and Kathy Michels
  		Headstone, Michels, Louemma and Charles R.
  Person ID	I1568	Carl Wayne Gray Research | McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	McDowell, Warren Edmond 'Ed',   b. 14 Jun 1859, Illinois d. 21 Jun 1920, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Patterson, Louvina 'Vine',   b. 14 Nov 1858, Kentucky d. 9 Aug 1910, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1882	Richland County, Illinois   [5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 3 months - She : 23 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Michels, Charles Rolland 'Charley',   b. 19 Jul 1879, Jasper County, Illinois d. 10 Dec 1951, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1906	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 4 months - He : 27 years.
  Children	+ 1. Michels, William 'Bert',   b. 25 Jul 1907, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 11 Jan 1980, Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 72 years)   2. Michels, Tressie Aline,   b. 7 Jan 1910, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 25 Sep 2001, Richland County, Illinois (Age 91 years) + 3. Michels, Henry Edmund Myrl 'Moon',   b. 16 Dec 1911, Fornfelt, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri d. 10 Jun 1989, Richland, Rush County, Indiana (Age 77 years) + 4. Michels, Dorothy Charline 'Dot',   b. 30 Sep 1913, Marion County, Illinois d. 5 Feb 2009, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 95 years) + 5. Michels, Joseph Harry 'Joe',   b. 4 Aug 1915, Marion County, Illinois d. 13 Jan 2008, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F1212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Photos

  Clay City Grade School, School Year 1936-1937, 1st and Second Grade Front row: Leona Gray, Donna Bufkin, Bernice Yauch, Gracie McDowell, unknown, Jo Ann Striegei, Loretta Pettyjohn, Patsy Hiser, Wilma Stanford, ? Mayhill, Betty Bradley, Mary Lou Whisnand. Back row: Amy Dean-teacher, Elinor Heninger, Johnny Diller, Harold Bricker, Jack Hunley, Glen Scammahorn, Norman Moseley, unknown, Jim Bokenkamp, Donald Ray…

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Louemma Michels, 79, of Calhoun, passed away early this morning at the Richland Memorial Hospital after a long period of illness. She was born on March 22, 1888, near Noble, daughter of W. E. and Lavina Patterson McDowell. She was married July 25, 1906, to Charles R. Michels, who passed away on December 10, 1951. She had made her home in the Calhoun neighborhood for the past 28 years and prior to that, lived in Olney for many years. She was a member of the Calhoun Methodist church. She is survived by two daughters and three sons. They are Mrs. Dorothy Wilkerson of Calhoun, Mrs. Tressie Scott of St. Louis, Myrl and Joe Michels of Calhoun, and Bert Michels of Olney. A brother, Than McDowell of Calhoun, and a sister, Mrs. Zadie Fulk of Olney, also survive. Ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren survive. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel of the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home with Rev. Leland Hooper of Clay City in charge. Burial will be at Haven Hill cemetery. I Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday. Obit from an Olney, IL area newspaper

  
  

• Sources

  [S1123] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Michels, Louemma and Charles R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23795806/louemma-michels), none. (Reliability: 2). [S639] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Noble (Township), Richland County, Illinois, District 0124, image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7602/4113797_00669?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd) (Reliability: 2). [S1124] Jim & Kathy Michels, e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Emailing: Charles1", 16 Feb 2009, 7:58 pm, (e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Emailing: Charles1", 16 Feb 2009, 7:58 pm), none. [S1125] Joyce D. Wafford, Descendants of Charles Rollin "Charley" Michels, (Joyce D. Wafford, sent to Carl Wayne Gray, 23 January 2009), none. (Reliability: 2). [S187] Ancestry.com, 1910 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 0163, Page 12b, (http://www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2). [S637] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, W. E. and Louvina, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25164944/warren-edmond-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14380] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, McDowell, Warren E. and Wilkson, Lavina, Volume 003, Page 0070, License #00000102, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2). [S14404] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Michels, Charley R. and McDowell, Lou, Volume 003, License #00000086, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2).