Individual Details
Samuel McDowell
(6 Jul 1875 - 24 Mar 1941)
He had a sister named Anne McDowell.
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He was from an old Philadelphia family. Head of a chemical company for many years at 55th st and Girard (Philadelphia).
Longtime resident of Overbrook but lived at Ardmore at end of his life.
Died while visiting Eleanor Harrison in Berlin, MD
Past president of Plays and Players and active in the art/thespian community.
33d Degree Mason
Wife - Jean Morris McDowell
1900 - Philadelphia Ward 37 married to Mary; bookkeeper
1910 - Philadelphia Ward 46 married to Jean ; bookkeeper; wife's cousin Alice Baines lives with them
1911 - President - Wolff Chemical Co and Leatherfood Co
1914 Leatherfood enters involuntary bankruptcy and liquidated to pay creditors
1917 Keysyone Leather Chemical Co
1918 - Chemical manufacturer; wife's bro Caleb Morris was chemist, salesman, sec/treas, Wife's cousin Charles Baines was bookkeeper, John McChesney was general manager and later president. John Rieder was chemist
1920 Lower Merion, Montgomery PA; Wife;s aunt Rat D Baines and a maid lived with them; manufacturing chemist
1924 - Tredyffrin, Chester, PA Purchased 92 acre country estate dating back to Rev times "Put a lot of money into the farm"
1930 Tredyffrin, Chester, PA
Baptist RD; wife;s aunt Ray D Baines lived with them; friend Theo. Fairchild lived with them; 2 servants
Lost their hoise sfter crash of 1929. It is now the clubhouse at Old Forge Crossing, Devon, PA
1935 - Ardmore
1940 1 April - Berlin, Worcester, MD
No occupation; unable to work; lived with dau Eleanor and John L Harrison.
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Samuel Mc Dowell
in the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970
Name: Samuel Mc Dowell
Baptism Age: 3
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1875
Baptism Date: 13 Sep 1878
Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Church: Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Father: John Mc Dowell
Mother: Annie Mc Dowell
Source Citation
Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Book Title: 1876 - 1887
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Samuel McDowell
in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951
Name: Samuel McDowell
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary E Wehrstein
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage Year: 1899
Marriage License Number: 115257
Digital GSU Number: 4141890
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885–1951." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia marriage license index, 1885-1951." Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Samuel McDowell
in the New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937
Name: Samuel McDowell
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1906
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 9610
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Index to New York City Marriages, 1866-1937. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.
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Samuel McDowell
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Samuel McDowell
SSN: 159100531
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1875
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: John McDowell
Mother: Anne Mifflin
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as SAMUEL MCDOWELL
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
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Samuel McDowell
in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Samuel McDowell
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1875
Street address: 4530 Locust St.
Residence Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: 5-11
Hair Color: Mixed
Eye Color: Brown
Relative: G. M. McDowell
Source Citation
Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Philadelphia; Roll: 1907957; Draft Board: 48
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
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He was from an old Philadelphia family. Head of a chemical company for many years at 55th st and Girard (Philadelphia).
Longtime resident of Overbrook but lived at Ardmore at end of his life.
Died while visiting Eleanor Harrison in Berlin, MD
Past president of Plays and Players and active in the art/thespian community.
33d Degree Mason
Wife - Jean Morris McDowell
1900 - Philadelphia Ward 37 married to Mary; bookkeeper
1910 - Philadelphia Ward 46 married to Jean ; bookkeeper; wife's cousin Alice Baines lives with them
1911 - President - Wolff Chemical Co and Leatherfood Co
1914 Leatherfood enters involuntary bankruptcy and liquidated to pay creditors
1917 Keysyone Leather Chemical Co
1918 - Chemical manufacturer; wife's bro Caleb Morris was chemist, salesman, sec/treas, Wife's cousin Charles Baines was bookkeeper, John McChesney was general manager and later president. John Rieder was chemist
1920 Lower Merion, Montgomery PA; Wife;s aunt Rat D Baines and a maid lived with them; manufacturing chemist
1924 - Tredyffrin, Chester, PA Purchased 92 acre country estate dating back to Rev times "Put a lot of money into the farm"
1930 Tredyffrin, Chester, PA
Baptist RD; wife;s aunt Ray D Baines lived with them; friend Theo. Fairchild lived with them; 2 servants
Lost their hoise sfter crash of 1929. It is now the clubhouse at Old Forge Crossing, Devon, PA
1935 - Ardmore
1940 1 April - Berlin, Worcester, MD
No occupation; unable to work; lived with dau Eleanor and John L Harrison.
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Samuel Mc Dowell
in the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970
Name: Samuel Mc Dowell
Baptism Age: 3
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1875
Baptism Date: 13 Sep 1878
Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Church: Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Father: John Mc Dowell
Mother: Annie Mc Dowell
Source Citation
Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Book Title: 1876 - 1887
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Samuel McDowell
in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951
Name: Samuel McDowell
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary E Wehrstein
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage Year: 1899
Marriage License Number: 115257
Digital GSU Number: 4141890
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885–1951." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia marriage license index, 1885-1951." Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Samuel McDowell
in the New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937
Name: Samuel McDowell
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1906
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 9610
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Index to New York City Marriages, 1866-1937. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.
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Samuel McDowell
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Samuel McDowell
SSN: 159100531
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1875
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: John McDowell
Mother: Anne Mifflin
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as SAMUEL MCDOWELL
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
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Samuel McDowell
in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Samuel McDowell
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1875
Street address: 4530 Locust St.
Residence Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: 5-11
Hair Color: Mixed
Eye Color: Brown
Relative: G. M. McDowell
Source Citation
Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Philadelphia; Roll: 1907957; Draft Board: 48
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
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Events
| Birth | 6 Jul 1875 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Baptism | 13 Sep 1878 | Bethesada Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Marriage | 1899 | Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wehrstein | |||
| Marriage | 25 Apr 1906 | Manhattan, New York, New York, United States - Jean A Morris | |||
| Death | 24 Mar 1941 | at home of daughter Eleanor Harrison, Berlin, Maryland, United States | |||
| Burial | 26 Mar 1941 | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Jean A Morris (1884 - 1942) |
| Child | Jean McDowell (1907 - 1942) |
| Child | Eleanor Downing McDowell (1914 - 1941) |
| Child | Anne Mifflin McDowell (1011 - 1985) |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wehrstein (1891 - 1941) |
| Father | John McDowell (1846 - 1922) |
| Mother | Anne "Annie" Mifflin ( - 1920) |
| Sibling | John McDowell Jr ( - 1925) |
| Sibling | Annie McDowell (1873 - 1962) |