Ellen McDowell

1833 - 1916  (83 years)

• Name	Ellen McDowell
  Birth	1833	New York
  Gender	Female
  Census	21 Sep 1850	West Greenville, Mercer, PA ; age 17, born NY, living with family of sister Ann Rice
  Census	12 Jul 1860	Salem, Columbiana, OH ; age 24, born NY, tailoress, living with family of sister Ann Rice
  Census	2 Aug 1870	Burlington, Des Moines, IA ; age 38, born NY, living with family of sister Ann Rice
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL ; age 32, born NY, seamstress, parents born IRE/IRE, living with family of sister Ann Rice
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL ; age 50, born Aug 1849 in NY, parents born NY/NY, living with family of nephew William Rice
  Death	22 Mar 1916	Rock Island, Rock Island, IL
  Burial		Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, IL
  Person ID	I9284	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	James McDowell,   b. 1783, Ireland d. 20 Jun 1844, Trumbull County, Ohio (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Catherine McCutchen,   b. 1793, Ireland d. Clarksville, Mercer, PA
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Rock Island Argus", 23 Mar 1916 (newspapers.com) Death of Miss Ellen M. McDowell, aged 83, occurred at 5:30 yesterday afternoon at the home of her nephew and niece, William and Miss Clara B. Rice, 1202 Third avenue, Rock Island. Her death was due to chronic bronchitis and infirmities of age. Miss McDowell was born in New York state and came west in 1860, settling in Burlington, Iowa. She resided there up to 1872, when she came to Rock Island, and she had made her home here ever since. She had resided with her nephew and niece many years. She leaves four nieces, Miss Clara B. Rice, Mrs. C.H. Lininger and Mrs. George White, all of Rock Island and Mrs E. Lenker, Maquoketa, Iowa, and a nephew, William Rice, of Rock Island. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the Chippiannock cemetery.