Individual Details

Benjamin Franklin McDowell

(31 Aug 1910 - 24 Aug 1989)

Benjamin and Ethel reared her nephews, Melvin and Bobby Shafer, who were
the orphaned sons of Oliver Shafer and Dora King (sister of Joshua King),
Ethel's brother-in-law.

Events

Birth31 Aug 1910Silver Lake, Perry Co, MO
Marriage26 Dec 1930Ethel Elizabeth Shafer
Marriage20 Apr 1970Emily A Beckett
Marriage4 Apr 1976Living
Death24 Aug 1989Missouri
Naturalization487-28-4893

Families

SpouseEthel Elizabeth Shafer (1913 - 1969)
SpouseEmily A Beckett (1908 - 1974)
SpouseLiving
FatherJames William McDowell (1866 - 1941)
MotherMary Emiline Young (1876 - 1957)
SiblingMary Martena McDowell (1893 - 1973)
SiblingJohn F McDowell (1894 - 1894)
SiblingJames Monroe McDowell (1896 - 1958)
SiblingRobert McDowell (1897 - 1994)
SiblingHenry McDowell (1900 - 1996)
SiblingMyrtle McDowell (1902 - 1986)
SiblingWilliam Frederick McDowell (1904 - 1909)
SiblingCecil Owen McDowell (1906 - 1969)
SiblingStanley McDowell (1908 - 1940)
SiblingGeorge Washington McDowell (1912 - 1988)
SiblingMartha Iola McDowell (1915 - 1994)
SiblingDaughter McDowell (1917 - 1917)
SiblingClyde Everett McDowell (1920 - 1983)