Fisher Family Genealogy
MCDOWELL, Abel
1803 - 1868 (65 years)-
Name MCDOWELL, Abel Birth 1 May 1803 Westmoreland Co., PA CENSUS 19 Sep 1850 Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA [1] - Strangely the census does not list son Marinus King and daughter Margaret McDowell with the family.
Census: 1850 U.S. - Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA, Roll M432_790; Page: 217B; Image: 434 Death 25 Jul 1868 Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA - Ross Cox's house
Burial Briar Hill Cemetery, Lawrence Co., PA Person ID I325 Main Last Modified 25 Dec 2012
Father MCDOWELL, Samuel, b. Abt 1766 d. 9 May 1843, Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 77 years) Mother FISHER Hannah, b. 11 Feb 1767, Cape May, Cape May Co., NJ d. 5 Jan 1826, Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 58 years) Marriage Abt 1789 Ligonier Township, Westmoreland Co., PA [2] Family ID F85 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family KING, Mary, b. 1810 d. 25 Jul 1891, Eastbrook, Lawrence Co., PA (Age 81 years) Marriage 29 Jan 1829 Eastbrook, Lawrence Co., PA - married in sitting room of King home by John Fisher
Children + 1. MCDOWELL, Benjamin, b. 1 Jul 1830, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 18 Aug 1864, Helena, Phillips Co., AR (Age 34 years) + 2. MCDOWELL, Samuel, b. 27 Aug 1832, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 28 Oct 1864, Byron, Olnsted Co., MN (Age 32 years) + 3. MCDOWELL, Elizabeth, b. 29 Oct 1834, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 25 Jun 1910, Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA (Age 75 years) [Birth] 4. MCDOWELL, Hannah, b. 9 Mar 1837, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 1855 (Age 17 years) + 5. MCDOWELL, Mary Jane, b. 17 May 1839, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 14 Aug 1899, Hiawatha, KS (Age 60 years) + 6. MCDOWELL, Marinus King, b. 18 May 1841, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 1926 (Age 84 years) + 7. MCDOWELL, Margaret Emma, b. 20 Feb 1846, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 5 Oct 1895, Dickson, Dickson Co., TN (Age 49 years) Family ID F136 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - From History of Lawrence Co. PA 1908: Abel McDowell came from Westmoreland County early, and lived for several years with his uncle, Thomas Fisher. He afterwards located in the northwest part of Hickory Township. [3]
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Sources - [S162] Census: 1850 U.S. - Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA , (Ancestry.com), 19 Sep 1850, Roll M432_790; Page: 217B; Image: 434 (Reliability: 2).
- [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 573, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
"HannahÉmarried Samuel McDowell, and settled near Ligonier. They raised a large family, most of whom removed and settled in Mercer (now Lawrence) County." - [S387] Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, (Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1908), 1908, 244, 31833012051915. (Reliability: 2).
- [S162] Census: 1850 U.S. - Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA , (Ancestry.com), 19 Sep 1850, Roll M432_790; Page: 217B; Image: 434 (Reliability: 2).