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George Dowell

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George Dowell

Birth
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Death
30 Mar 1842 (aged 53)
Burial
Big Spring, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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George Dowell was a son of Elijah Dowell [George's mother, Jemima Board Dowell, is not shown here by name]. Elijah came from Virginia to Kentucky in about 1800 and settled in Breckinridge County. Elijah died about 1824 or 1825.
George was born in Bedford County, Virginia in 1788, and came to Kentucky when twenty years of age and settled in this county. George died March 30, 1842. His wife, Mary Dowell, was the daughter of (blank) Wimp, who came from Ireland in an early day and settled in Pennsylvania, came to Kentucky in 1800, and settled in Meade County, where he died nearly half a century ago.
Mrs. Dowell was born in Pennsylvania in 1793, and married Mr. Dowell about 1812. She died in Breckinridge County in 1877. She was the mother of the following children: Cinderella, William H., Griffin S., Nancy, Lorenzo, Mary, Armilda, Rachel, George, Richard and Benjamin. (Perrin, Breckinridge County History, p. 125)
George Dowell was a son of Elijah Dowell [George's mother, Jemima Board Dowell, is not shown here by name]. Elijah came from Virginia to Kentucky in about 1800 and settled in Breckinridge County. Elijah died about 1824 or 1825.
George was born in Bedford County, Virginia in 1788, and came to Kentucky when twenty years of age and settled in this county. George died March 30, 1842. His wife, Mary Dowell, was the daughter of (blank) Wimp, who came from Ireland in an early day and settled in Pennsylvania, came to Kentucky in 1800, and settled in Meade County, where he died nearly half a century ago.
Mrs. Dowell was born in Pennsylvania in 1793, and married Mr. Dowell about 1812. She died in Breckinridge County in 1877. She was the mother of the following children: Cinderella, William H., Griffin S., Nancy, Lorenzo, Mary, Armilda, Rachel, George, Richard and Benjamin. (Perrin, Breckinridge County History, p. 125)


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  • Created by: Larry E. Barnes
  • Added: Apr 11, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35775049/george-dowell: accessed ), memorial page for George Dowell (24 Nov 1788–30 Mar 1842), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35775049, citing Dowell Family Cemetery, Big Spring, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Larry E. Barnes (contributor 5663157).