Individual Details
Volney MCDOWELL
(1 Apr 1886 - Aft 1 Apr 1930)
15 Apr 1910, Sugar Creek Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, ED 125 Sh 11A;
Volney McDowell, head, 24 (1885-86), born IA, father born PA, mother born Norway. Marriage 1 of 3 years, farmer, renting, can read and write
Jessie B McDowell, 22 (1887-88) born IA, both parents born IA, marriage 1 of 3 years, mother of one, none living.
Name: Homer A McDowell
Birth Year: 1914
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Iowa
State of Residence: Iowa
County or City: Poweshink
Enlistment Date: 5 Nov 1940
Enlistment State: Iowa
Enlistment City: Fort Des Moines
Branch: Signal Corps
Branch Code: Signal Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers,and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Post-graduate
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 167
Volney McDowell, head, 24 (1885-86), born IA, father born PA, mother born Norway. Marriage 1 of 3 years, farmer, renting, can read and write
Jessie B McDowell, 22 (1887-88) born IA, both parents born IA, marriage 1 of 3 years, mother of one, none living.
Name: Homer A McDowell
Birth Year: 1914
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Iowa
State of Residence: Iowa
County or City: Poweshink
Enlistment Date: 5 Nov 1940
Enlistment State: Iowa
Enlistment City: Fort Des Moines
Branch: Signal Corps
Branch Code: Signal Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers,and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Post-graduate
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 167
Events
| Birth | 1 Apr 1886 | Iowa |  | ||
| Census | 1905 | Iowa State Census, P.O. Searsboro; Volny McDowell. Only information. | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1907 | Jessie B. BOGIT | |||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Sugar Creek Twp., Poweshiek Co., Iowa | |||
| Military | 12 Sep 1918 | World War I Draft Registration: Volney McDowell, born Apr. 1, 1886, | |||
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | Searsboro town, Poweshiek Co., IA, ED 137 Sh 8A; Volney McDowell, head, 33 (1886), born IA father born United States mother born Norway, merchant-gen. store, owns free and clear. | |||
| Census | 1 Jan 1925 | Iowa State Census; Searsboro, Poweshiek Co., IA; Volney McDowell, head, 39 (1885-86), born IA, father John McDowell born PA, deceased; mother Caroline Larson, born Norway, deceased; parents married IA. | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Searsboro town, Poweshiek Co., IA, ED 24 Sh 1B; Volney McDowell, head, 44 (1885-86), 21 at first marriage, born IA father born PA mother born Norway, Merchang-General store; rents for $12.00; has no radio. Same page as Alva L. Vincent family. | |||
| Death | Aft 1 Apr 1930 | ||||
| Reference No | 3006 |
Families
| Spouse | Jessie B. BOGIT (1888 - 1978) |
| Child | Unknown MCDOWELL (1909 - 1910) |
| Child | Alfred B. MCDOWELL (1912 - 1976) |
| Child | Homer Alvin MCDOWELL (1914 - 1980) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Vera May MCDOWELL (1923 - 1996) |
| Father | John MCDOWELL (1811 - 1895) |
| Mother | Gertrude Caroline SWANSON (1846 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Mark Pomeroy MCDOWELL (1869 - 1962) |
| Sibling | George Alphonso MCDOWELL (1871 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Carrie M. MCDOWELL (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles MCDOWELL (1875 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Samuel C. MCDOWELL (1876 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Ralph H. MCDOWELL (1878 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Lota O. MCDOWELL (1881 - 1981) |
Endnotes
1. World War I Draft Registration Card.