George Washington Dowell Jr.Age: 76 years1854–1931
- Name
- George Washington Dowell Jr.
- Given names
- George Washington
- Surname
- Dowell
- Name suffix
- Jr.
 Birth | December 26, 1854 51 37 |
 Birth of a sister | Edith Virginia Dowell April 12, 1859 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)Note: 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 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Shemwell January 10, 1862 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 years)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 12 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 12 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 14 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 |
| Census | June 3, 1870 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a father | George Washington Dowell Sr. March 21, 1874 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 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 25 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson — View this family April 19, 1883 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ellen Mary Dowell July 29, 1884 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Anita Shemwell “Annie” Dowell July 1886 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Arthur Wilson Dowell November 2, 1889 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 45 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ellen Mary Dowell May 7, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a wife | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson October 4, 1916 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 62 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 63 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/ |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Sally Maria Dowell May 15, 1923 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Annie Schultz Dowell March 8, 1928 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 74 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 | May 6, 1930 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | August 8, 1931 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wesley Methodist 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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 Martha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson |
| himself |
George Washington Dowell Jr. Birth: December 26, 1854 51 37 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 8, 1931 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| wife |
Martha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson Birth: June 27, 1866 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: October 4, 1916 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: April 19, 1883 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Ellen Mary Dowell Birth: July 29, 1884 29 18 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: May 7, 1900 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Anita Shemwell “Annie” Dowell Birth: July 1886 31 20 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 10, 1978 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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3 years son |
Arthur Wilson Dowell Birth: November 2, 1889 34 23 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: June 2, 1972 |
George Washington Dowell Jr. 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 | 1870 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 - George Washington Dowell - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell Jr. - Household
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell Jr. - Household
Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland
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