| Father | Alfred Levi McDowell (1888 - 1945) |
| Mother | Mamie Mamie Silman (1892 - 1959) |
| Sibling | George Alfred McDowell (1913 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Dorothy "Dot" McDowell (1913 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Everette Riley McDowell (1919 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Julius McDowell (1921 - ) |
| Sibling | Eloise McDowell (1923 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Magalene McDowell (1926 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Rev. Garland McDowell (1928 - 2011) |
| Sibling | Lera M. McDowell (1930 - 2020) |
| Sibling | Martha A McDowell (1932 - ) |
| Sibling | Terry Ronald McDowell (1934 - ) |
| Sibling | Mamie Irene McDowell (1935 - 2020) |