This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZkB.2ACI/2953.1 Message Board Post: McDowell, Macdowell, Mc Dowell, McDowel, McDowal.... 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2322; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 324.0 R B McDowell, head of household, 51, married at age 22, born TN, parents TN Ollie, wife, 45, married at age 15, born TX, father TX, mother AL Alva, son, 24, TX R B, son, 17, TX Onita, dtr, 15, TX Mary, dtr, 6, TX Leotis, son, 3, TX 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2316; Page: 71A; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 143.0.= Grand Ave W O [William Olin ?] McDowell, age 28, married at age 25, TX TN TN, motorman/street car Agnes, wife, age 26, TX CA TX Texas Rootsweb = transcribed records including births beginning in 1926. I did not find record for Lee Otis, appx 1927. McDowell spelled wrong ? http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T625_1794; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 687. Robt B McDowell, 42, TN TN TN Ollie, 35, TX, parents US Olin, 17, TX Alvin [Alva], 15, TX Glen, 13, TX...not found in 1930 record. Robt B Jr, 7, TX Oneita, 5, TX May 1910: Justice Precinct 3, Garland, Dallas, Texas ED 85, Sheet 10B Bradley McDowell, 31, married 9 yrs, TN TN TN, renting farm property Ollie, wife, 25, TX AL AL William O, 8, TX [Olin] Earnest A, 4 [Alva] Robert G, 2 [Glen] James W McDowal, 67, married 47 yrs, TN, father NC, mother Ireland Malinda, wife, 66, TN, NC, TN, mother of 7 children, 4 are living. William A McDowal, 28, TN, married 7 yrs Angie, wife, 26, TN J....? A, son, 5 Wm C, son, 2 John, son, 2 mos Ancestry.com has a problem with their program. The family is listed as being in Clinton, Dewitt county but it is a Dallas record in case you want to look it up. 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T623 1626; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 131. James W McDowell, 2/1842 TN, married 38 yrs, father Ireland, mother TN Malinda E, wife, 12/1843 TN, bore 7 children, 6 living, parents TN Danniel C, son, 4/1877, TN William B, son, 5/1879, TN...this should be Robert B. William A, son, 1/1882, TN Otis Carley, border, 6/1880, TN James W McDowell, 3/1865 TN, married 7 yrs, parents TN Rubie, wife, 3/1876, KY KY KY Lessley, son, 4/1896, TX Hiram Anderson, fthr in law, 11/1853, KY VA NC Most of the 1890 record burned in 1921. I did not find them in 1880 and prior census for James W McDowell This calls for death records search to find more info on J W and Malinda which may have their parents names on their death certificates and would also tell where they are buried. Mcdowell, Earnest Alva Jr. born 7-13-1932, Dallas Co Ina Pierce - Alva Mcdowell I did not check futher for other records which includes cemetery records, etc. I am not related.