WASHINGTON C. MCDOWELL born Feb. 26, 1832 at Deer Creek, Ross Co., Ohio died - married 1) Emeline S. Miller on July 29, 1856 in Fillmore Co., Minn. Divorced April 1887 married 2) Mrs. Martha (DeVaul) Masters (widow of John C. Masters) on Feb. 10, 1889 in Shelby Co., MO Emeline S. Miller born - died - Their children: EMMA LAVINA MCDOWELL born May 6, 1857 in Fillmore Co., Minn. died Mar 17, 1883 in Washington Co., Iowa MINNIE MARY MCDOWELL born Jan 20, 1859 in Fillmore Co., Minn. died Aug 16, 1884 Brown Co., N.D. married *SAMUEL BAKER at Burr Oak, Winneskiek Co., Iowa HETTIE MCDOWELL born April 22, 1861 in Fillmore Co., Minn. died - HELEN EFFIE MCDOWELL born Aug. 21, 1863 in Fillmore Co., Minn died Jan 2, 1889 in Washington Co., Iowa WILLIAM MCDOWELL born Jan 17, 1870 in Polk Co., MO died - married MARY D. R. MILTENBERGER on June 20, 1897 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., MO CAROLINE ELIZABETH MCDOWELL born Jan 7, 1874 in Washington Co., Iowa died - married JESSE GRIFFIN on Sept. 4, 1901 in Oklahoma City, Ok. *SAMUEL BAKER born July 26, 1855 in Columbia Co., Wisc. married MINNIE MARY MCDOWELL on Oct. 3, 1881 at Burr Oak, Winneshiek Co., Iowa They had 1 child, ETHEL LILLIAN BAKER born Aug. 5, 1884 who died a few weeks later and was buried with her mother, Minnie Mary, who died Aug. 16, 1884, in Brown Co., N.D. Their bodies were brought to Washington, Washington Co., Iowa and buried on Nov. 23, 1884.