McDowell, Peter Family

MCDOWELL, GIBSON, BRYANT, RAYMORE, BROWN, SPRAY, PIDCOCK

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 7/2/2019 at 12:38:00

Biography ~ The Peter McDowell Family

Reflections of Grand River Iowa 1881-1981 p. 253
Peter McDowell, son of Wriah (sic) and Margaret McDowell, was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1851. He came to Iowa in 1870.

On December 28, 1871, he was married to Betsy Gibson.

They settled on a farm west of Grand River where they raised their family of eleven children. She passed away September 23, 1915.

The children: George, Harry, Blanche (McDowell) Bryant, Sarah (who died in infancy), Frank, Zettie (McDowell) Bryant, Jesse, Minnie (McDowell) Raymore, Elma (McDowell) Brown, Anna (McDowell) Spray and Orin.

When Peter retired from the farm, he moved to Beaconsfield, Iowa; and on November 11, 1918, he married Serepta Pidcock. He died July 24, 1938.

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