Individual Details
Lloyd Maurice MCDOWELL
(18 Sep 1916 - Sep 1982)
1 Apr 1930, Madison Twp., Madison Co., MT, ED 14, Sh 9B;
Maurice H. McDowell, head, 35 (1894-95), 21 at first marriage, born MT both parents born IA, farmer, rents home
Myrtle L. McDowell, wife, 34 (1895-96), 20 at first marriage, born MT father born MN mother born IL
Lloyd M. McDowell, son, 14 (1915-16), born MT both parents born MT
Fay L. McDowell, son, 9 (1920-21), born MT both parents born MT
George J. McDowell, son, 4-?12, 1925-26, born MT both parents born MT. [Looks like 2/12, but is crossed out.]
1 Apr 1940, Boulder Ward II, Jefferson Co., MT, ED 22-6 Sh 6A;
Lloyd McDowell, head, 23 (1916-17), born MT, completed 3 yr high school, lived Rural, Madison Co., MT, in 1935, engineer - road construction, owns home worth $500
Alice McDowell, wife, 22 (1917-18), born MT, completed 4 yr high school, lived Rural, Cascade Co., MT, in 1935
Arnett McDowell, son, 2 (1937-38), born MT.
Bio provided by Lloyd McDowell, states that he attended the Meadow Creek Grade School and Ennis High School.
"Lloyd enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corp and was stationed at Superior, Montana, later returning to the Madison Valley where he was employed as a truck driver. He worked on the Norris Hill Project, at which time he met Alice Arrnett whom he married October 25, 1935, at Jeffers, Montana. While he was working on a bridge construction job near Ennis and living in one of Baker's summer cabins, the thermometer went to -55.
The couple moved to Darby, Montana in 1935, where Lloyd worked on a highway construction project as a caterpillar operator. He also worked as a LeTourneau operator at the Ruby Dam Project. From there, Lloyd did construction work all over the state including gold mining projects at Marysville and Eldorado Bar.
He also worked as a master mechanic for a construction company, and as a welding instructor in a government school in Helena.
In 1943, they moved to Portland, Oregon, where he worked at Swan Island Ship Yard as a welding supervisor during World War II. They then moved to Astoria, where he was a salesman for an auto parts store, and from there to Eugene, Oregon in 1947. He later worked as a salesman and then as a factory representative for a brake lining company, until he started his own business in 1962 - The Automotive Industrial Sales, out of Eugene, Oregon." The bio goes on to list their three children and their grandchildren.
Except as noted, all information on this family (children and grand-children) from Sharon McDowell-Foster.
Maurice H. McDowell, head, 35 (1894-95), 21 at first marriage, born MT both parents born IA, farmer, rents home
Myrtle L. McDowell, wife, 34 (1895-96), 20 at first marriage, born MT father born MN mother born IL
Lloyd M. McDowell, son, 14 (1915-16), born MT both parents born MT
Fay L. McDowell, son, 9 (1920-21), born MT both parents born MT
George J. McDowell, son, 4-?12, 1925-26, born MT both parents born MT. [Looks like 2/12, but is crossed out.]
1 Apr 1940, Boulder Ward II, Jefferson Co., MT, ED 22-6 Sh 6A;
Lloyd McDowell, head, 23 (1916-17), born MT, completed 3 yr high school, lived Rural, Madison Co., MT, in 1935, engineer - road construction, owns home worth $500
Alice McDowell, wife, 22 (1917-18), born MT, completed 4 yr high school, lived Rural, Cascade Co., MT, in 1935
Arnett McDowell, son, 2 (1937-38), born MT.
Bio provided by Lloyd McDowell, states that he attended the Meadow Creek Grade School and Ennis High School.
"Lloyd enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corp and was stationed at Superior, Montana, later returning to the Madison Valley where he was employed as a truck driver. He worked on the Norris Hill Project, at which time he met Alice Arrnett whom he married October 25, 1935, at Jeffers, Montana. While he was working on a bridge construction job near Ennis and living in one of Baker's summer cabins, the thermometer went to -55.
The couple moved to Darby, Montana in 1935, where Lloyd worked on a highway construction project as a caterpillar operator. He also worked as a LeTourneau operator at the Ruby Dam Project. From there, Lloyd did construction work all over the state including gold mining projects at Marysville and Eldorado Bar.
He also worked as a master mechanic for a construction company, and as a welding instructor in a government school in Helena.
In 1943, they moved to Portland, Oregon, where he worked at Swan Island Ship Yard as a welding supervisor during World War II. They then moved to Astoria, where he was a salesman for an auto parts store, and from there to Eugene, Oregon in 1947. He later worked as a salesman and then as a factory representative for a brake lining company, until he started his own business in 1962 - The Automotive Industrial Sales, out of Eugene, Oregon." The bio goes on to list their three children and their grandchildren.
Except as noted, all information on this family (children and grand-children) from Sharon McDowell-Foster.
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1916 | Bozeman, Gallatin Co., MT | |||
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | Hot Springs Twp., Madison Co., Montana | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | North Meadow Creek, Madison Co., Montana | |||
| Marriage | 25 Oct 1935 | Jeffers, Madison Co. MT - Living | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1940 | Boulder, Jefferson Co., Montana | |||
| Death | Sep 1982 |  | |||
| Reference No | 3050 |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Maurice Hewey MCDOWELL (1894 - 1972) |
| Mother | Myrtle Loretta SCHABARKER (1895 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Fay Louis MCDOWELL (1918 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Endnotes
1. Social Security Death Index.