McDowell, Charles Marvin

1922 - 1995  (72 years)

• Name	McDowell, Charles Marvin
  		Luke-McDowell Family Reunion Front Row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Lester Conner, John Luke, Charles McDowell Middle Row: ?, ?, Nella Graham, ?, ?, ?, Iva Pettyjohn Back Row: Lewis Pettyjohn, Than McDowel, Nica Conner, ?, ?, ? Contributed by Barbara Louise 'Barb' (McDowell) House (1935-2020)
  		Wayne Gray and Charles McDowell, 1987 Photo taken June 1987 at McDowell Reunion, Olney City Park, Olney, Illinois. Wayne and his family had just been reassigned from Ludwigsburg, Germany. Contributed by Barbara Louise 'Barb' (McDowell) House (1935-2020)
  		Charles McDowell, John Luke, Floyd Luke Contributed by Barbara Louise 'Barb' (McDowell) House (1935-2020)
  Birth	2 Jun 1922	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Oil Field Worker  [4]
  Reference Number	MCDO.C004
  _FGRAVE	71841508
  Funeral	8 Apr 1995	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 4]
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [3, 4]
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	5 Apr 1995	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	8 Apr 1995	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  	Full military rites performed.
  		Headstone, McDowell, Charles M.
  		Headstone, McDowell, Charles M.
  Person ID	I369	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants, Hornick - Baity Christopher Columbus Hornick and Rachel Baity Descendant, Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants, 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	28 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	McDowell, Nathaniel 'Than',   b. 11 Nov 1900, Illinois d. 4 Mar 1985, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Luke, Goldia Isabelle 'Goldie',   b. 21 Aug 1902, Illinois d. 25 Nov 1990, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1921	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 20 years and 9 months - She was 19 years.
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Williams, E.
  Family ID	F415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Berry, Nancy R.,   b. 28 Jul 1934, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Dec 2009, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1957	Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois   [4, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 34 years and 8 months - She was 22 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. McDowell, K.R.
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Jun 1922 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 5 Feb 1957 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Death - 5 Apr 1995 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 8 Apr 1995 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 8 Apr 1995 - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Charles M. McDowell, 72, of Olney died Wednesday April 5, 1995 at his residence. Full military rites performed. McDowell was born June 2, 1922 in Clay County, the son of Nathaniel and Goldia (Luke) McDowell. He married Nancy Berry in February 1957. He was employed in the oil fields. He was a member of the Calhoun United Methodist Church, VFW and American Legion. He is survived by his wife of Olney; a son, Kenneth McDowell of Sterling, Oh.; a daughter, Deborah Daugherty of Olney; a brother, John E. McDowell of Calhoun; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Rebecca) Schmucker of Calhoun; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.

  
  

• Sources

  [S240] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 9b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00144&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S531] Funeral Card, McDowell, Charles M., none. (Reliability: 2). [S532] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Charles M., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McDowell&GSiman=1&GScid=105304&GRid=71841508&) (Reliability: 2). [S533] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Charles M., 72, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McDowell&GSiman=1&GScid=105304&GRid=71841508&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15321] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Nathaniel and Goldia I., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53265622/nathaniel-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15322] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 9b, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4584635_00144?ssrc=&backlabel=Return), none. (Reliability: 2). [S889] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Nancy R., 75, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45044053/nancy-r-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).