Benjamin Grant M Dowell

Brief Life History of Benjamin Grant M

When Benjamin Grant M Dowell was born on 7 April 1837, in Kentucky, United States, his father, George Washington Dowell, was 48 and his mother, Mary Ann Wimp, was 43. He married Nannie Spires on 21 May 1868, in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States. He lived in Bewleyville, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Big Spring, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 28 May 1901, at the age of 64, and was buried in Big Spring, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Grant M Dowell
1837–1901
Mary Jane Abell
1849–1925
Marriage: 4 March 1874
Robert Samuel Dowell
1875–1955
George Washington Dowell
1877–1922
Willie Pate Dowell
1879–1933
Edwin Lee Dowell
1881–1950

Sources (23)

  • Ben M Dowell, "United States Census, 1880"
  • B. W. Dowell, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Benjamin Grant M. Dowell, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (see McDowell ).

English: nickname from Middle English do well, do will ‘do well’. Compare Farwell 1 and Gowell .

English: variant of Doll .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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