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James Lafayette “Leff” McDowell

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James Lafayette “Leff” McDowell

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
7 Sep 1908 (aged 84)
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
Burial
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block B - Plot 120 - Space 3
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James was born at the Kanawha Salines in Virginia which is now Malden, Kanawha Co., WV. His first wife, Mary Ann Warner, was the mother of Albert , Anna and Mary.

05/18/19 Contributor Shelli Steedman (46805729) adds the following:

The Ellensburg Dawn - Ellensburg, WA
September 11, 1908

J. L. McDowell died at his home, 911 East 8th Street at 9 o'clock, September 7, 1908.

He was born in West Virginia, August 14, 1824. At the age of 15 he emigrated with his parents to Indiana. Later he went to Illinois. In 1866 he and his brothers, Calvin C., William W., John E. and Thomas G. McDowell moved their families to Cherokee Co., Kansas. In 1884 he again followed his brothers west to Kittitas Valley, Washington.

He leaves five daughters, Miss Carrie McDowell, Mrs. L. A. Vincent and Mrs. J. N. Weaver of this city, Mrs. Ada Nelson of North Yakima and Mrs. Mary Remington of Meridian, Idaho, with a large number of grandchildren and relatives to mourn his loss. The funeral was held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the M. E. Church of this city of which he was a member.
James was born at the Kanawha Salines in Virginia which is now Malden, Kanawha Co., WV. His first wife, Mary Ann Warner, was the mother of Albert , Anna and Mary.

05/18/19 Contributor Shelli Steedman (46805729) adds the following:

The Ellensburg Dawn - Ellensburg, WA
September 11, 1908

J. L. McDowell died at his home, 911 East 8th Street at 9 o'clock, September 7, 1908.

He was born in West Virginia, August 14, 1824. At the age of 15 he emigrated with his parents to Indiana. Later he went to Illinois. In 1866 he and his brothers, Calvin C., William W., John E. and Thomas G. McDowell moved their families to Cherokee Co., Kansas. In 1884 he again followed his brothers west to Kittitas Valley, Washington.

He leaves five daughters, Miss Carrie McDowell, Mrs. L. A. Vincent and Mrs. J. N. Weaver of this city, Mrs. Ada Nelson of North Yakima and Mrs. Mary Remington of Meridian, Idaho, with a large number of grandchildren and relatives to mourn his loss. The funeral was held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the M. E. Church of this city of which he was a member.


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  • Created by: Diane Winters Relative Great-grandchild
  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20095871/james_lafayette-mcdowell: accessed ), memorial page for James Lafayette “Leff” McDowell (14 Aug 1824–7 Sep 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20095871, citing Brick Road Memorial Park, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Diane Winters (contributor 46906439).