Edith Virginia DowellAge: 88 years1859–1947
- Name
- Edith Virginia Dowell
- Given names
- Edith Virginia
- Surname
- Dowell
- Married name
- Edith Virginia Cassard
 Birth | April 12, 1859 55 41 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 10, 1860 (Age 14 months) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | William Shemwell January 10, 1862 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a father | George Washington Dowell Sr. March 21, 1874 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | William Gilbert Cassard — View this family March 2, 1887 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Emily Cassard February 21, 1888 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Paul Cassard July 20, 1890 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Corrine Cassard July 1893 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Edith Indiana Cassard April 1, 1898 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a mother | Mary Eliza Shemwell January 14, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | May 12, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dallas Bache Wainwright Jr — Mary Emily Cassard — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 22, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Clarence Harvey Cull — Edith Indiana Cassard — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 22, 1918 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 58 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a husband | William Gilbert Cassard June 29, 1919 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Cassard Cull September 30, 1919 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | January 4, 1920 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Willard Edward Farnham — Corrine Cassard — View this family June 28, 1921 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Diana Reynolds Farnham May 23, 1922 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Sally Maria Dowell May 15, 1923 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Paul Cassard — Minna Gebhardt Dessez — View this family Type: Religious marriage August 15, 1925 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Corrine Cassard December 31, 1926 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Annie Schultz Dowell March 8, 1928 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Karen Dowell Cassard April 6, 1929 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 9, 1930 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Washington Dowell Jr. August 8, 1931 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Henry Dowell 1938 (Age 78 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1940 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Edith Indiana Cassard January 21, 1942 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Emily Cassard January 19, 1946 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 86 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 24, 1947 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Mary Eliza Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1817 32 24 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: January 14, 1900 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: June 6, 1850 — Maryland, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Annie Schultz Dowell Birth: October 9, 1851 48 33 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 8, 1928 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
William Henry Dowell Birth: March 1, 1853 49 35 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: 1938 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
George Washington Dowell Jr. Birth: December 26, 1854 51 37 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 8, 1931 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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4 years herself |
Edith Virginia Dowell Birth: April 12, 1859 55 41 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: May 24, 1947 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| Father’s family with Margaret Ireland |
| father |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| step-mother |
Margaret Ireland Birth: about 1812 — Maryland, United States Death: February 1844 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: July 16, 1833 — Maryland, United States |
| Father’s family with Ann B Fowler |
| father |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| step-mother |
Ann B Fowler Death: March 18, 1838 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: November 3, 1835 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| Father’s family with Maria P Mitchell |
| father |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| step-mother |
Maria P Mitchell Death: May 1, 1847 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: October 22, 1840 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Sally Maria Dowell Birth: November 12, 1842 39 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: May 15, 1923 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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1 year half-brother |
Mary Christianna Dowell Birth: November 3, 1843 40 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: |
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3 years half-brother |
George Thomas Henry Dowell Birth: January 9, 1847 43 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 9, 1847 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| Father’s family with Rebecca D … |
| father |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| step-mother |
Rebecca D … Death: June 16, 1849 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: September 21, 1848 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| Family with William Gilbert Cassard |
| husband |
William Gilbert Cassard Birth: July 25, 1864 — Maryland, United States Death: June 29, 1919 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| herself |
Edith Virginia Dowell Birth: April 12, 1859 55 41 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: May 24, 1947 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: March 2, 1887 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Mary Emily Cassard Birth: February 21, 1888 23 28 — Maryland, United States Death: January 19, 1946 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years son |
Paul Cassard Birth: July 20, 1890 25 31 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: October 8, 1972 |
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3 years daughter |
Corrine Cassard Birth: July 1893 28 34 — Maryland, United States Death: December 31, 1926 |
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5 years daughter |
Edith Indiana Cassard Birth: April 1, 1898 33 38 — Maryland, United States Death: January 21, 1942 |
Edith Virginia Dowell has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (18)
Parents James Harvey Griffin + Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell
Parents Rev Job Wesley Lambeth + Jane Shemwell
Parents Joshua Marsden Grandin + Ann Dove Shemwell
Parents John Wesley Shemwell + Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland
Parents Richard Snowden Dare + Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell Sr. - Household
Calvert, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell - Household
Calvert, Maryland, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Edith Virginia Dowell - Household
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Gilbert Cassard - Household
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence H Cull - Household
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Edith Virginia Dowell - Household
Calvert, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Edith Virginia Dowell - Household
Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States
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