| Father | Eli Lenvil McDowell (1880 - 1936) |
| Mother | Martha Trythenia Pierce (1887 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Ira Lewis McDowell (1905 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Bernice McDowell (1907 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Exie McDowell (1909 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Dallas Lafeyette "Slim" McDowell (1912 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Rev George Milby McDowell (1914 - 2006) |
| Sibling | John Alvin McDowell (1917 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Pearl Lonnie McDowell (1920 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Vida Catherine McDowell (1923 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Martha Imogene McDowell (1928 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Lois Green McDowell (1932 - 2003) |