Descendants of Robert McDowell and Archange (Robidoux) Bates McDowell
Generation No. 1
(1) ROBERT MCDOWELL was born in N. Y. state @ 1800-1810 and arrived in
Galena, Illinois by Sept. 1834 He married ARCHANGE M. ROBIDOUX PHOTO September 12, 1835 in
Grace Episcopal, Galena, IL, daughter of JEAN BAPTISTE ROBIDOUX and MARY JOSEPHTE VERMET. The family lived in Galena and St. Louis, MO. In 1848, they
were in Keokuk, Iowa. Robert died or disappeared from records about 1854. Archange lived in Keokuk until her
death in 1869.
Children of ROBERT MCDOWELL and ARCHANGE ROBIDOUX are
(2) i. JOHN BAPTISTE AUGUSTINE MONROE MCDOWELL, b. April 07, 1837, Galena, Jo Davies Co., IL; d. February
10, 1926, Seattle, King, WA.
(3) ii. EMILY (AMELIA) MCDOWELL, b. June 12, 1838, Galena, Jo Davies Co., IL.
(4) iii. ROBERT ANDREW EUGENE BRUCE MCDOWELL, b. June 12, 1838, Galena, Jo Davies Co., IL; d.
May 26, 1904, Keokuk, IA.
(5) iv. ROSALINE J. MCDOWELL, b. September 28, 1839, St. Louis, MO; d. August 06, 1916, El Paso, El
Paso, TX.
v. MARY MCDOWELL, b. about 1843.
Generation No. 2
(2) JOHN BAPTISTE AUGUSTINE MONROE MCDOWELL (ROBERT) PHOTO was born April 07, 1837 in Galena, Jo Davies Co.,
IL, and died February 10, 1926 in Seattle, King, WA. He married MARTHA ALICE EPLER PHOTO April 05, 1865
in Madison Co., IL, daughter of DAVID EPLER and MARGARET UNCAPHER.
Children of JOHN MCDOWELL and MARTHA EPLER are:
(6) i. LELA MCDOWELL, b. July 29, 1866, Macon, Macon, MO; d. September 09, 1958, Retsil, Kinsap,
WA.
(7) ii. MARY ALICE MCDOWELL, b. April 16, 1870, MO; d. February 06, 1963, San Francisco, CA.
iii. LLOYD W. MCDOWELL, b. August 1879, MO; m. RUTH.
(3) EMILY (AMELIA) MCDOWELL (ROBERT) was born June 12, 1838 in Galena, Jo Davies Co., IL. She
married JOSEPH WARREN RENFRO December 30, 1861 in St. Louis, St. Loius, MO.
Children of EMILY MCDOWELL and JOSEPH RENFRO are:
i. LAURA H. RENFRO, b. 1862; m. THOMAS CHASE, 1894.
ii. FANNIE RENFRO, b. 1867.
iii. JOSEPH WARREN RENFRO, b. 1868.
iv. LEE LOUIS RENFRO, b. 1871.
v. THOMAS JEFFERSON RENFRO, b. 1875.
(4) ROBERT ANDREW EUGENE BRUCE MCDOWELL (ROBERT) was born June 12, 1838 in Galena, Jo
Davies Co., IL, and died May 26, 1904 in Keokuk, IA. He married MARGARET BRADY November 21,
1859 in Keokuk, IA.
Children of ROBERT MCDOWELL and MARGARET BRADY are:
i. ROSA EMILIE MCDOWELL, b. 1860.
ii. CHARLES EDWARD EUGENE BRUCE MCDOWELL, b. February 28, 1862, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa; d.
November 27, 1934; m. MARGARET FABER/LEFEBER.
iii. MARIA ARCHANGE MCDOWELL, b. September 10, 1863, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa; m. ROYAL/RAYLES.
iv. JULIA MCDOWELL.
v. WILLIAM HENRI MCDOWELL, b. 1868.
vi. JOHN ODER MCDOWELL, b. 1870.
vii. LOUIS HART MCDOWELL, b. 1872.
viii. ALBERT R. MCDOWELL, b. 1874.
ix. EDWARD MCDOWELL, b. 1877.
x. HELEN MCDOWELL, b. 1879.
xi. GRACE MCDOWELL, b. 1880.
xii. GEORGE MCDOWELL.
(5) ROSALINE J. MCDOWELL (ROBERT1) was born September 28, 1839 in St. Louis, MO, and died August
06, 1916 in El Paso, El Paso, TX. She married (1) EDWARD BABER. She married (2) JAMES A. MACKLEY
January 20, 1864 in Lee Co., IA.
Children of ROSALINE MCDOWELL and JAMES MACKLEY are:
i. ALBERT MACKLEY, b. 1864.
ii. IDA MACKLEY, b. 1867.
iii. JOSEPHINE MACKLEY, b. 1870.
Generation No. 3
(6) LELA MCDOWELL (JOHN BAPTISTE AUGUSTINE, ROBERT) PHOTO was born July 29, 1866 in Macon, Macon,
MO, and died September 09, 1958 in Retsil, Kinsap, WA. She married (1) She married EDMOND THOMAS MITCHELL PHOTO September 04, 1884 in Macon, Macon, MO. He died February 18,1897 in Bellingham, Whatcom, WA. Lela married (2). MICHAEL SULLIVAN in 1903. She married (3) CHARLES L. VON BULOW. She married (4) EDWARD B. HOYT
Children of LELA MCDOWELL and EDMOND MITCHELL are:
i. ALICA ELIZABETH MITCHELL, b. July 19, 1885, College Mound, Macon, MO; d. August 01, 1974,
Portland, OR; m. HERMAN GANTENBEIN, November 26, 1910, Seattle, King, WA.
ii. ROBERT MCDOWELL MITCHELL, b. November 17, 1887, Farmington , WA; d. April 29, 1947,
Seattle, King, WA; m. MABEL HELEN RAUSCH, June 01, 1910, Spokane, WA.
iii. FRANKLIN EPLER MITCHELL, b. February 14, 1890, Kamilche, WA; d. March 20, 1903, Ballard,
WA.
iv. VERA HAZEL MITCHELL, b. April 24, 1892, Stanwood, WA; d. November 21, 1973, Wheeler, OR;
m. CARL FREDRICK SCHLOTH, March 30, 1917, Seattle, King, WA.
v. MAME MITCHELL, b. March 24, 1894, Stanwood, WA; d. August 1972, Rockaway Beach, OR; m.
LEONARD WILLIAM SR. SHORTALL, August 02, 1913, Seattle, King, WA.
vi. WALTER EDMOND MITCHELL, b. June 15, 1897, Mount Vernon, WA; d. August 30, 1979, Kent,
WA; m. MABEL KRIEBEL, February 04, 1918, Seattle, King, WA.
(7) MARY ALICE MCDOWELL (JOHN BAPTISTE AUGUSTINE, ROBERT) PHOTO was born April 16, 1870 in MO,
and died February 06, 1963 in San Francisco, CA. She married JOHN CLEMENT PARSONS April 25, 1899
in Seattle, King, WA, son of THOMAS PARSONS and ELIZABETH CALHOUN.
Children of MARY MCDOWELL and JOHN PARSONS are:
i. HELEN CELILIA PARSONS, b. January 1900, Seattle, King, WA; d. March 17, 1980, Saratoga, CA.
ii. MARY AGNES PARSONS, b. August 08, 1902, Seattle, King, WA; d. CA; m. WILLIAM MEDINA,
April 19, 1926, CA.
iii. ROBERT SYLVESTER PARSONS, b. October 12, 1904, Eureka, CA; m. EVELYN DROST, January 06,
1937.
iv. JAMES CLEMENT PARSONS, b. November 15, 1906, Santa Rosa, CA; m. DOROTHY KEITHLEY,
April 22, 1928.
v. MARTHA PARSONS, b. May 07, 1908, Santa Rosa, CA; m. FRANK CARROLL FREEMAN, July 26,
1938.
vi. FRANCIS PARSONS, b. October 23, 1910, Santa Rosa, CA.
vii. GENEVIEVE DEBBORA PARSONS, b. October 28, 1911, Santa Rosa, CA; d. October 15, 1967, St.
Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI; m. CHAMPLAIN HASTINGS CASTLE, September 18, 1943, San
Francisco, CA.
