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/rw/3AC.2ACE/1501.2 Message Board Post: Oh, my gosh. I am finally finding other people with McDowell's in Pittsylvania Co. Do you know the names of William's children. My gggrandfather was Charles Ross McDowell and was probably born around 1850.