This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDowell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WBB.2ACI/2977.1 Message Board Post: How did you get to this John McDowell's name, birth year, and birth location? Through one of his children? Can you give me a little more information on him?