McDowell, Grace Ilene

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• Reference Number: MCDO.G006
• _FGRAVE: 37012115
• Funeral: 10 Dec 1983, Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Grace I. Luke, 62, Clay City, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Clay County Hospital in Flora.

Services will be in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in CLay City.
Visitation will be in the funeral home and a Rebekah Service. Burial will be in Clay City
Cemetery.

Mrs. Luke was born June 17, 1921, in Clay County, the daughter of Edbert and Martha Sheets McDowell. She married John Luke July 9, 1941, and he survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Tom, Clay City; John, Olney; and Donald, Flora; a brother, Jackie McDowell, Dundas; two sisters, Lois Wille, Clay City; and Nancy Wiseman, Flat Rock; and a half-sister, Thelma Tomsoh, Claremont.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother; two sisters; and two half-brothers.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, 1983.

Grace married Luke, John Woodrow on 9 Jul 1941 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. John (son of Luke, John Albert and Graham, Nella 'Nellie') was born on 11 Jan 1915 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 15 Feb 2003 in Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 18 Feb 2003 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Luke, John Robert was born on 13 May 1945 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 26 Jan 2024 in Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois.
2. Luke, D.R.D.
3. Luke, T.G.

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• Occupation: Timber Laborer
• Reference Number: MCDO.E001
• _FGRAVE: 44794506
• Funeral: 3 Aug 1959, Schaub Funeral Home,

Notes:

In the 1900 census reports, Ed is listed as "Edward G McDowell"
In the 1930 census reports, Ed is listed as "Egbert G McDowell"

Census:
The 1900 census lists him as Edward G. McDowell

Died:
Died at his home, north of Noble, Richland County, Illinois

Edbert married Sheets, Martha Ellen 'Ella'. Martha was born in 1895 in Indiana; died in 1949 in Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: SHEE.M001
• _FGRAVE: 44794529

Notes:

She was previously married to Mr. Morris

Mrs. Martha Ellen McDowell, age 53, the wife of E.G. McDowell of Noble township, passed away on Saturday night at her home north of Noble.

Besides her husband she is survived by four daughters and two sons. They are Mrs. Thelma Thomson and Miss Lois McDowell of Olney, Mrs. Grace Luke of Clay City, and Mrs. Nancy Wiseman of Flatrock, James C. Morris of Olney and Jack McDowell, at home. Also surviving are eight grandchildren: three brothers, Otto Lenny and Chester Sheets, all of Truman, Arkansas; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Kemper of Truman, Ark.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Schaub Funeral Home with Rev. Jess Kindred in charge. Interment was in Maple Dale cemetery.

Published in the Olney Advocate, Thursday, June 2, 1949.

Birth:
The 1920 census says she was born in Illinois.
The 1930 census says she was born ABT 1897 in Indiana.

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• 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]

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• 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.

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• 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]

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• 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]

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• 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.