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Martha McDowell

Female 1821 - 1895  (73 years)


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  • Name Martha McDowell 
    Birth 1 May 1821  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 27 Oct 1850  Pymatuning, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 29, born IRE 
    Census 14 Jun 1860  Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 39, born IRE, head of household 
    Census 15 Aug 1870  Greenville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 50, born NY, keeping house, living with brother William McDowell and his two children 
    Census 23 Jun 1880  Wheatland, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 59, born IRE, parents born IRE/IRE, living with daughter's family 
    Death 28 Jan 1895  New Brighton, Beaver, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 30 Jan 1895  Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I198  Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2020 

    Father James McDowell,   b. 1783, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1844, Trumbull County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Catherine McCutchen,   b. 1793, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Harvey Walker,   b. 29 May 1814, East Salem, Fayette, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1859, Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jan 1842 
    Children 
    +1. Julia Ann Walker,   b. 28 Jul 1843, Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1882, Hartford, Trumbull, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     2. Catherine Elizabeth Walker,   b. 1 Feb 1845, Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. James Leander Walker,   b. 9 Sep 1848, Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1927, New Brighton, Beaver, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +4. Mary Ellen “Nellie” Walker,   b. 1851, Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1897, Richburg, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +5. William George Walker,   b. 19 Mar 1855, Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1934, New Brighton, Beaver, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +6. Frank H. Walker,   b. 23 Oct 1858, Clarksville, Mercer, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1934, Glendale, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2013 

  • Headstones
    Martha M Walker Gravestone Site
    Martha M Walker Gravestone Site
    Martha M. / Walker / May 1, 1821 / Jan. 28, 1895
    Alexander Woods Family Grave Site
    Alexander Woods Family Grave Site
    Alexander A. / Woods / 1844 - 1916
    Mary E. / wife of / A.A. Woods / 1851 - 1897
    Edwin W. / Woods / 1884 - 1884
    Freddie J / Woods / 1879 - 1879
    Martha M. / Walker / May 1, 1821 / Jan. 28, 1895

  • Notes 
    • from "SVC Burial Book #1, 1882-1913, pg 31, line 7" (burial site at findagrave)
      Dau of Jas & Elizabeth McDowell. [note: name of mother likely wrong. Brothers William and Andrew list mother's name as Catherine, not Elizabeth]
    • From "The Greenville Advance Argus", 31 Jan 1895 (newspaperarchive.com)
      Mrs. Martha Walker, widow of James H. Walker, died at the residence of her son James in New Brighton, Monday, and was brought here for burial, yesterday (Wednesday)
    • From "The Shenango Valley News", 1 Feb 1895 (newspaperarchive.com)
      Mrs. Martha Walker, widow of the late James H. Walker, died at the residence of her son James, in New Brighton, on Monday, Jan. 28, and was buried in the Cemetery here on Wednesday morning, being brought on the morning E. & P. train. Mrs. Walker was the daughter of James McDowell, of this place, and a sister of Wm. McDowell, of this place, and Andrew J. McDowell, of Shenango. She was in the 75 year of her age. She had been in poor health for a number of years. She leaves two daughters and three sons. She had been an active and honored member of the Methodist Church from early girlhood.