Leonard Roy McDowell

1863 - 1949  (86 years)

• Name	Leonard Roy McDowell
  Birth	20 May 1863	East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Aug 1949	Pickford, Michigan, USA
  Burial	Cottle Cemetery, Pickford, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
  		MCDOWELL Leonard McDowell - Find A Grave: 47032655
  Person ID	I281	Descendants of Robert McKnight
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2020

  
  

  Mother	Mary Jane McDowell,   b. 19 Nov 1840, Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 27 Dec 1927, Midland County, Michigan, USA (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Mitchell,   b. 1 May 1865, Stanley, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Feb 1932, Pickford, Michigan, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1888	Westfield, Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Gertrude Elizabeth McDowell,   b. 23 Jul 1890, Pickford, Michigan, USA d. 19 May 1975, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA (Age 84 years) + 2. Elmer Vern McDowell,   b. 30 Jul 1892, Rudyard, Michigan, USA d. 13 Sep 1959, Saint Ignace, Michigan, USA (Age 67 years)   3. Orton Leonard McDowell,   b. 14 Nov 1896, Rudyard, Michigan, USA d. 14 Nov 1987, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA (Age 91 years) + 4. Della Jane McDowell,   b. 5 Jun 1898, Rudyard, Michigan, USA d. 15 Mar 1994, Michigan, USA (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 May 1863 - East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 2 May 1888 - Westfield, Ontario, Canada Death - 31 Aug 1949 - Pickford, Michigan, USA Burial - - Cottle Cemetery, Pickford, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  MCDOWELL Leonard McDowell - marriage register. For generations our family we were told that back in 1862 there was a travelling Preacher/Minister in the area. William and Phoebe took him in and he lived there while he was preaching at the Westfield Church. (I'm assuming that it was an honor to be able to have the Minister stay at your house back then.) The story goes that during his stay he and Phoebe had an affair and she became pregnant. When this was discovered the older boys John. Robert and William tried to attack the Preacher. He took off and the boys chased him almost to the end of East Wawanosh Township were he disappeared and was never seen again. This story was passed on up until 2005 when I found Lenard's Marriage Register which showed his Mother was really Mary Jane. (Oldest daughter of William and Phoebe) As far as the story about the travelling Preacher and the boys chasing him out of the Township we will never know if there is any truth in that. Back in 1862 a 22 year old girl getting pregnant outside of marriage would have been a real scandal. I do believe that the father must have been someone from outside the area or he would have suffered the wrath of Mary Jane's brothers. (Wayne McDowell)

  
  

  Headstones

  MCDOWELL Leonard McDowell