Cornelia Bell “Cora” McDowell

1855 - 1916  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Cornelia Bell McDowell
  Nickname	Cora
  Birth	Dec 1855	Greenville, Mercer, PA
  Gender	Female
  Census	14 Jun 1860	Greenville, Mercer, PA ; age 4, born PA, living with father
  Census	15 Aug 1870	Greenville, Mercer, PA ; age 14, born PA, living with father
  Census	2 Jun 1880	Greenville, Mercer, PA ; Cora, age 24, born PA, keeping house, parents born PA/PA
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL ; C.B., age 44, born Dec 1855 in PA, marr 24 yrs, 0 children, parents born SCOT/CT
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL ; Cornelia, age 54, born PA, marr 34 yrs, 0 children, parents born NY/OH
  Death	24 Mar 1916	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL
  Burial	27 Mar 1916	Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville, PA
  Person ID	I9273	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	William McDowell,   b. 7 Jan 1824, Orange Co, NY d. 6 Oct 1907, Greenville, Mercer, PA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Eliza Miner,   b. 1825, Ohio d. 1858, Greenville, Mercer, PA (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F3157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Conrad Lininger,   b. Jun 1850, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 21 Mar 1916, Rock Island, Rock Island, IL (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F4005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2015

  
  

• Headstones

  Conrad & Cora B. Lininger Gravestone CONRAD H. LININGER / 1850 - 1916 CORA B. McDOWELL His Wife / 1855 - 1916 Plot: Section I Lot 44

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Rock Island Argus", 25 Mar 1916 (newspapers.com) Intense grief and shock over the sudden death of her husband, coupled with acute pneumonia, caused the death of Mrs. Corlelia B. Lininger at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home, 835 Twenty-third street, Rock Island. Her husband Conrad H. Lininger, member of the local real estate firm of Lininger and Meyer, died last Tuesday. Mrs. Lininger accompanied her husband on a trip to Florida six weeks ago in hopes of bettering his health and was with him constantly through his illness. They returned to Rock Island a week ago Friday and Mr. Lininger was improved. Thoroughly worn out by constant attendance at her husband's bedside for three days and nights, she broke down completely after his death. Pneumonia developed and in her weakened condition she was unable to withstand the disease and sank gradually Until the end. Mrs. Lininger, whose maiden name was Corlelia Bell McDowell, was born in the same city as her husband, Greenville, Pa., Dec. 30, 1855. She received her early education in the public schools of that City and had spent the greater part of her life in the East. She was United in marriage to Mr Lininger in Greenville in 1880. The couple went west in 1892, settling in Rock Island, Mr. Lininger going into work for the Rock Island Buggy company as traveling salesman, and she made her home here since. During her residence in this city Mrs. Lininger had taken an active part in social affairs and welfare work here and was a member of the Woman's club and the Rock Island Musical club. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. George White, Rock Island, and Mrs. Ben Bowers, Greenville, Pa.; three nephews, Tully D. And Ben F. White, Rock Island, and Ralph Bowers, Greenville, and a niece, Mrs. C. L. Pasho, Greenville. Her aunt, Mrs. Allen McDowell, died in Rock Island Wednesday.