George A. McDowell

Male 1838 - 1920  (81 years)


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  • Name George A. McDowell  [1
    Born 24 Jun 1838  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • birth of children list birth place as Massachusetts
    Gender Male 
    City Directory 1872  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    9 Tuscola 
    • First listing for George in Detroit;
      McDowell, George, baker, h 9 Tuscola
    City Directory 1876  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    9 Tuscola 
    • McDowell, George, baker, h 9 Tuscola
    City Directory 1877  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    47 Tuscola 
    • McDowell, George J, baker, 47 Tuscola
    City Directory 1878  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    47 Tuscola 
    • McDowell, George, baker, h 47 Tuscola
    Census 1880  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8

    • McDowell, George, J, age 42, baker, born Canada
      McDowell, Mary, wife, age 41, keeping house, born Canada
      McDowell, John, son, age 18, baker, born Canada
      McDowell, James, son, age 13, at school, born Michigan
      McDowell, Ellen, daughter, age 12, at school, born Michigan
      McDowell, George, son, age 9, at school, born Michigan
      McDowell, Alex, son, age 8, at school, born Michigan
      McDowell, Thomas, son, age 4, born Michigan
      McDowell, Mary M., daughter, age 3, born Michigan
    City Directory 1880  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    47 Tuscola 
    • McDowell, George, foreman, Lewis, Sykes & Co. h 47 Tuscola
    Census 1900  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    • McDowell, George
      born Jun 1838, age 61, married 38 yrs, immigrated 1865, dept. sheriff
      McDowell, Mary
      wife, born Oct 1840, age 59, born Canada, parents born Ireland, immigrated 1865
      McDowell, John
      son, born Jul 1864, age 35, born Canada, immigrated 1865, actor
      McDowell, George
      son, born Oct 1870, 29 years, born Michigan, butcher
    Census 1910  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10

    • McDowell, George J. age 72, immigrated 1866, baker
      McDowell, Mary, wife, age 65, born Canada, immigrated 1866
      McDowell, John J., son, age 45, born Canada, actor Vaudeville
      McDowell, George, son, age 36, butcher
      McDowell, Mary A, daughter, age 30, single, working ?
      McDowell, John J., grandson, age 9, born New Jersey
      McDowell, Alice, daughter-in-law, age 35, born New Jersey. actress Vaudeville
      Patterson, Margaret, niece, age 36, single, working dept store
    Name George McDowell  [2, 11
    Name Geroges McDowell 
    _HASHTAG Mt. Olivet Cemetery 
    • buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    _UID 0C4E953069F04FF88C946A605CD9FEA37F54 
    Died 7 Feb 1920  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: chronic valvular heart disease/senility 
    • wife Mary, widowed at time of death - James McDowell of 15th Ave, Detroit signed the certificate
    Buried 11 Feb 1920  Detroit (Mt. Olivet), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • sec 33, lot 295, space 2 - 2/11/1920
    Person ID I371  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2016 

    Family Mary Reilly,   b. 24 Jun 1836, Quebec (Notre Dame), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1912, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1861  Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13
    • Marriage - Wesleyan Methodist Church
    Children 
     1. John James McDowell,   b. 5 Jul 1862, Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James E. McDowell,   b. 18 May 1864, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1949, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Ellen McDowell,   b. Abt 1868,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. George McDowell,   b. Abt Oct 1871,   d. 21 Aug 1934, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. Alex McDowell,   b. Abt 1872,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Thomas McDowell,   b. 22 Dec 1876, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Mary A. McDowell,   b. 12 Jul 1878, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2012 
    Family ID F139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • (Research):son of James & Ellen Hickey

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Michigan Death Certificates, 1897-1920 - seekingmichigan.org, Michigan Michigan Department of Vital Records, Michigan Historical Center and Archives of Michigan, Lansing, MI, (seekingmichigan.org :2009.), Michigan Death Certificates, 1897-1920," death certificate 2818 (1920), George A. McDowell, accessed 21 Apr 2014. (Reliability: 3), 21 Apr 2014.

    2. [S116] Drouin Collection - Ontario, Canada - Ancestry, (Ontario, Canada), (ancestry.com. \i ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 20 May 2010.), "St. Jean, Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario," 11861 - Marriage - M16, George McDowell and Mary Riley; accessed 16 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 4), 16 Jun 2010.

    3. [S108] 1900 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, roll T623_749, Detroit, Wayne, enumeration district (ED) 63, 6th Ward, sheet 6A, dwelling 108, family 123, George McDowell, accessed 22 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 4), 22 Jun 2010.

    4. [S200] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1872-1873 - Ancestry, Hubbell & Weeks, (\i ancestry.com\i0 . www.ancestry.com : 2005), 1872: 301;
    5. [S202] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1876-77 - Ancestry, J. W. Weeks & Co., (\i ancestry.com\i0 . www.ancestry.com : 2005), 1876: 446;
    6. [S262] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1877 - Ancestry, J. W. Weeks & Co., (\i Ancestry.com Operations, Inc\i0 . ancestry.com : 2011), 1877: 471;
    7. [S261] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1878 - Ancestry, J. W. Weeks & Co, 40 Larned Street, Tribune Building, Detroit, Michigan, (\i Ancestry.com Operations, Inc\i0 . ancestry.com : 2011), 1879: 502;
    8. [S111] 1880 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T9, roll 613, FHL 1254613, Detroit, Wayne, enumeration district (ED) 294, 8th Ward, p. 9A, 17, dwelling 172, family 173, George J. McDowell, accessed 22 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 4), 22 Jun 2010.

    9. [S260] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1880 - Ancestry, J. W. Weeks & Co., 40 Larned St. West, Tribune Building, Detroit, Michigan, (\i Ancestry.com Operations, Inc\i0 . ancestry.com : 2011), 1880: 559;
    10. [S109] 1910 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry. com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, roll T624_682, Detroit, Wayne, enumeration district (ED) 85, 6th Ward, sheet 8B, dwelling 184, family 203, George McDowell, accessed 22 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 3), 22 Jun 2010.

    11. [S9] Gauthier, Alyce (Reliability: 3), 24 Jul 2004.

    12. [S366] Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Mt. Olivet Cemetery - Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association, (mtelliott.com/genealogy, 2014), 21 Apr 2014, 1920 burial of George McDowell (Reliability: 3), 21 Apr 2014.

    13. [S46] Ontario, Essex County Marriages, Toronto, Ontario Archives, page 30 (Reliability: 3), 24 Jul 2004.