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William A. McDowell (shelby county druggist)

b. 1824-03-23 d. 1898-07-26

Shelby County, Kentucky, druggist. Kentucky native. Married to Marcella B. Maddox McDowell in Shelby County on October 4, 1855. Father of Isabella McDowell, Mary E. McDowell, James R. McDowell, and William H. McDowell. Druggist in Shelby County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, p. 153.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Shelby County Marriages, Film #000259291.

Find A Grave, "W. A. McDowell (March 23, 1824-July 26, 1898)," Memorial #132173269, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132173269 (accessed September 19, 2018).

Citation

McDowell, William A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213281 (November 12, 2026).

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