Individual Details

James Mordeau MCDOWELL

(25 Mar 1890 - 15 Aug 1951)

ID: I4202
Name: James Mordeau MCDOWELL
Sex: M
Birth: 25 APR 1890 in Union County, Oregon 1
Death: 15 AUG 1951 in Jackson County, Oregon 2 of Myocardialinfarction, acute (minutes)
Burial: 22 AUG 1951 Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson County,Oregon 3
Occupation: 1951 Carpenter 2
Medical Information: Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Note:
Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Wed., 15 August 1951, p. 11, c. 7:James M. McDowell, 61, of 211 Fifth street, Phoenix, died today whileat work. Funeral arrangements are in care of Conger-Morris funeralhome.
Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Tuesday, 21 Aug 1951, p. 11, c. 4:Services for James Mordeau McDowell, 61, of Phoenix, who diedWednesday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.with the Rev. J. C. Arnett, Talent, officiating. Committal will be inMountain View cemetery. Ashland. Pall bearers will be George E. Clark,George Demmer, Ralph E. Green, Jay B. Cochran, Frank Hamilton and FredBohn. Mr. McDowell was born April 25, 1890, in Union county, Oregon,and had lived in southern Oregon for the past 50 years. He lived inLakeview for a time, then went to Ashland, where he attended AshlandNormal school. On Aug. 6, 1916, in Condon, Ore., he was married to FayEtta Jones, who survives. Also surviving are a son, James C., Talent;a daughter, Mrs. Margrett E. Jones, Weatherford, Tex.; two brothers,W. Clark, Central Point; and Layton C., Talent; four sisters, Mrs.Ethel H. Widing, Sacramento; Mrs. Vi Ament, Medford; Mrs. LauraBristow, Medford, and Lee McDowell, Jacksonville; and fourgrandchildren.

Father: James Grear MCDOWELL b: 3 JUN 1865 in Linn County, Oregon
Mother: Lennie M VERMILLION b: 30 NOV 1872 in Bates County, Missouri
Marriage 1 Fay Etta JONES
Married: 6 AUG 1916 in Condon, Oregon
Children
James C MCDOWELL
Margrett MCDOWELL

Events

Birth25 Mar 1890Union Co., OR
Census1 Jun 1900Thomas Lake Pct., Lake Co., OR, ED 35 Sh 3A; Maud [sic] McDowell, son, born March 1890, 10, born OR father born OR mother born MO.
Census15 Apr 1910Central Point Dist., Jackson Co., OR, ED 99 Sh 6A; James M. McDowell, son, 19 (1890-91), single, born OR father born OR mother born MO, laborer - odd jobs.
Marriage6 Aug 1916Condon, Gilliam Co., OR - Living
Death15 Aug 1951Jackson Co., OR
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Families

SpouseLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherJames Grear MCDOWELL (1865 - 1951)
MotherLennie M. VERMILLION (1872 - 1924)
SiblingMary Edith MCDOWELL (1892 - )
SiblingViola Belle MCDOWELL (1894 - 1954)
SiblingLaura DEL MCDOWELL (1896 - 1983)
SiblingMyrtle Alice MCDOWELL (1900 - 1916)
SiblingIla MCDOWELL (1902 - 1908)
SiblingLeota L. MCDOWELL (1903 - 1954)
SiblingWilliam Clark MCDOWELL (1905 - 1988)
SiblingLeighton MCDOWELL (1916 - 1954)

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