James C. McDowell Children and Spouses

McDowell, James Clarence 1 2a 3a

Birth Name McDowell, James Clarence
Gender male
Age at Death 82 years, 2 months, 7 days

Notes

Note

JAMES CLARENCE McDOWELL, Associate Judge, Springfield Court of Appeals. -- Was born on a farm on March 20 1890, in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. His father was a soldier in the Confederate Army. He attended the Cape Girardeau Public Schools and the Southeast Missouri State College, from which he was graduated with a B.S. degree in 1911. He taught in the rural schools for two years and was principal of Millersville High School in Cape Girardeau County for two years. He then attended the School of Law of the University of Missouri ans was graduated in 1916. He practiced law in Cape Girardeau County one year as a partner of H. E. Alexander, moving to Mississippi County where he was elected prosecuting attorney three times. In 1932, he was elected to the State Senate from the Twenty-third District and was re-elected for a second term. He was elected circuit judge in 1940 and was re-elected in 1946. Was appointed judge of the Springfield Court of Appeals on July 8, 1948, and elected to the office in 1950. He was married to Miss Carolyn E. Snider in 1912. They have one daughter--Mrs. Elaine Denny of Glasgow, Missouri, and two grandsons--James McDowell Denny, age 13, and Jack Harrison Denny, age 17. Address: 308 Hunter, Charleston, Missouri.

Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1957-1958, p. 231

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 20 Mar 1890 Leemon, Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1900 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America Annie McDowel Household, 1900 Census 4a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 4a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 33 4a
  Sheet No.: 6B 4a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 4a
  Enumeration Date: 11 June 1900 4a
  Name: McDowel, James C. 4a
  Relation to head: son 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Month of birth: March 4a
  Year of birth: 1890 4a
  Age: 10 4a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 4a
  Place of birth: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of father: Ireland 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 4a
  Occupation: at school 4a
  Attended school: 6 4a
  Can read: yes 4a
  Can write: yes 4a
  Can speak English: yes 4a
Census 15 Apr 1910 Randol, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America James McDowell, 1910 Census 5a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 5a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 29 5a
  Sheet No.: 13B 5a
  Division of County: Randol township 5a
  Enumeration Date: 3 May 1910 5a
  Name: McDowell, James 5a
  Relationship to head: boarder 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Age: 20 5a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 5a
  Place of birth: Missouri 5a
  Place of birth of father: North Carolina 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 5a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 5a
  Occupation: Teacher 5a
  Nature of industry: Public School 5a
  Employer, employee or working on own account: W 5a
  Out of work: no 5a
  Weeks out of work in 1909: 0 5a
  Able to read: yes 5a
  Able to write: yes 5a
Graduation 1911 Southeast Missouri State College, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America B.S. degree  
Graduation 1916 University of Missouri, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States of America School of Law  
Occupation about 1917 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America Lawyer  
Note

Practiced law as a partner of H. E. Alexander for about one year graduating from the University of Missouri School of Law.

Draft Registration 5 Jun 1917 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    
Occupation about 1918 Mississippi, Missouri, United States of America Prosecuting Attorney  
Note

Elected three times

Census 1 Jan 1920 Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States of America James C. McDowell Household, 1920 Census 6a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 6a
  County of: Mississippi 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 114 6a
  Page No.: 4B 6a
  Division of County: Tywappity township 6a
  City, Town, Village: Charleston 6a
  Ward of city: 4 6a
  Enumeration Date: 5 January 1920 6a
  Street Address: 308 Hunter 6a
  Name: McDowell, James C. 6a
  Relationship to head: head 6a
  Home owned or rented: O 6a
  If owned, free or mortgaged: F 6a
  Sex: M 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Age: 28 6a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 6a
  Able to read: yes 6a
  Able to write: yes 6a
  Place of birth: Missouri 6a
  Place of birth of father: Ireland 6a
  Father mother tongue: English 6a
  Place of birth of mother: United States 6a
  Able to speak English: yes 6a
  Occupation: Attorney 6a
  Industry: Own office 6a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: OA 6a
Census 1 Apr 1930 Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States of America James McDowell Household, 1930 Census 7a
  State of: Missouri 7a
  County of: Mississippi 7a
  Division of County: Tywappity township 7a
  Incorporated place: Charleston 7a
  Ward of city: 1 7a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 17 7a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 67-10 7a
  Sheet No.: 2A 7a
  Enumeration Date: 8 April 1930 7a
  Street Address: Hunter Street 7a
  Name: McDowell, James 7a
  Relationship to head: head 7a
  Home owned or rented: O 7a
  Value of home or monthly rental: 4000 7a
  Radio set: R 7a
  Farm?: no 7a
  Sex: M 7a
  Color: W 7a
  Age: 41 7a
  Marital condition: M 7a
  Age at first marriage: 21 7a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: no 7a
  Able to read and write: yes 7a
  Place of birth: Missouri 7a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 7a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 7a
  Able to speak English: yes 7a
  Occupation: Lawyer 7a
  Industry: General practice 7a
  Class of worker: O 7a
  Employed: yes 7a
  Veteran: no 7a
Elected 1932 Missouri, United States of America    
Note

Elected to the Missouri State Senate from the Twenty-third District. Re-elected in 1936.

Occupation about 1935 Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States of America State Senator  
Elected 1940 Mississippi, Missouri, United States of America Circuit Judge  
Note

Re-elected in 1946

Census 1 Apr 1940 Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States of America James C. McDowell Household, 1940 Census 8a
  State of: Missouri 8a
  County of: Mississippi 8a
  Division of County: Tywappity township 8a
  Incorporated place: Charleston 8a
  Ward of city: 1 8a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 10 8a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 69-12 8a
  Sheet No.: 1A 8a
  Enumeration Date: 2 April 1940 8a
  Street Address: 308 Hunter Street 8a
  Name: McDowell, James C. 8a
  Home Owned/Rented: O 8a
  Home value/monthly rental: 4500 8a
  Farm?: no 8a
  Relationship: head 8a
  Sex: M 8a
  Color/Race: W 8a
  Age at Last Birthday: 49 8a
  Marital Status: M 8a
  Attended school/college since March 1, 1940: no 8a
  Highest grade completed: C-2 8a
  Place of birth: Missouri 8a
  City (April 1, 1935): same house 8a
  At Work during week March 24-30: yes 8a
  # hours worked during week March 24-30, 1940: 90 8a
  Occupation: Lawyer 8a
  Industry: Private Practice 8a
  Class of worker: OA 8a
  # weeks worked in 1939: 52 8a
  Income of more than $50 from other sources?: no 8a
Draft Registration about 1942 Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States of America    
Occupation from 8 Jul 1948 to 31 Dec 1962 Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States of America Judge of the Springfield Court of Appeals  
Note

Appointed on 8 July 1948 and first elected in 1950

Death 27 May 1972 Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States of America    
Note

Social Security Death Index:

Name:  James McDowell
SSN:  500-34-1846
Last Residence:  65254  Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, United States of America
Born:  20 Mar 1890
Died:  May 1972
State (Year) SSN issued:  Missouri (Before 1951)

Burial   Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father McDowell, James C.1 May 184324 Feb 1890
Mother Ervin, Nancy Emmeline3 May 184323 Jun 1908
    Brother     McDowell, Adolphus Linn 9 Aug 1870 16 Apr 1951
    Sister     McDowell, Lou Verna 27 Jul 1872 10 May 1954
    Brother     McDowell, Eli Ervin 25 Jan 1875 30 Apr 1959
    Brother     McDowell, William Henry 6 Jul 1877 5 Apr 1955
    Brother     McDowell, Charles Jamie 13 Oct 1879 9 Apr 1967
    Brother     McDowell, James Ellsworth 1 Aug 1882 13 Aug 1882
    Sister     McDowell, Bertha Antonia 24 May 1885 16 Dec 1904
         McDowell, James Clarence 20 Mar 1890 27 May 1972
 
Stepfather Neal, Phillip P.about 1835
Mother Ervin, Nancy Emmeline3 May 184323 Jun 1908
    Half-brother     Neal, Phillip S. 9 Jan 1863 24 Feb 1868

Families

Family of McDowell, James Clarence and Snider, Carolyn E.
Married Wife Snider, Carolyn E. ( * 23 Dec 1888 + 9 Aug 1973 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 29 Aug 1912 Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States of America    
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
McDowell, Evelyn Elaine23 Jul 191314 Jul 2008

Addresses

Date Street Locality City State/ Province County Postal Code Country Phone Sources
1957 308 Hunter   Charleston Missouri     United States of America    

Media

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1/8 - James C. McDowell Children and Spouses
2/8 - Oldest and youngest McDowell brothers and wives
3/8 - WWI Draft Registration, James Clarence McDowell
4/8 - New Clique Is Challenging Old Senate Leaders, Jefferson City Post-Tribune, 14 Feb 1935 (page 1)
5/8 - New Clique Is Challenging Old Senate Leaders, Jefferson City Post-Tribune, 14 Feb 1935 (page 2)
6/8 - Most Senators to Seek Re-election, Moberly Monitor-Index, 24 Jan 1936
7/8 - WWII Draft Registration, James Clarence McDowell
8/8 - Three Candidates for Bench Named, Joplin Globe, 20 Jun 1948

Family Map

Source References

  1. Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
  2. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 64371085
  3. Thelma P. Goodwin, Editor: Official Manual of the State of Missouri for the Years 1957-1958
      • Page: p. 231
  4. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 33, Sheet 6B, Lines 73-79
      • 1900 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  5. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 29, Sheet 13B, Line 100
      • 1910 Census, Randol township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  6. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 114, Sheet 4B, Lines 57-59
      • 1920 Census, Charleston, Mississippi county, Missouri
  7. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: Missouri, Enumeration District 67-10, Supervisor's District 17, Ward 1, Sheet 2A, Lines 6-8
      • 1930 Census, Charleston, Mississippi county, Missouri
  8. U.S. 1940 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1940
      • Page: Missouri, S.D. 10, E.D. 69-12, Ward 1, Sheet 1A, Lines 10-11
      • 1940 Census, Charleston, Mississippi county, Missouri
      • 1940 Enumeration District Map, Charleston, Mississippi county, Missouri

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