Col. James McDowell

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Col. James McDowell

Also Known As: "Old Thunder McDowell"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Death: 1843 (82-83)
Mason County, Kentucky, United States
Place of Burial: Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Colonel Samuel McDowell, I and Annette Mary “Mollie” McDowell
Husband of Mary Paxton McDowell (Lyle)
Father of Isabella Campbell; Hester Andrews; Lydia Bedia Patterson and John McDowell
Brother of Magdalena Reid; Major John McDowell, Esquire; Judge William McDowell; Samuel McDowell, Jr.; Martha Buford and 6 others
Half brother of Matthew McDowell

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About Col. James McDowell

Parents: Judge Samuel & Mary McClung McDowell

He enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental Army at the age of sixteen & fought in the battle of Yorktown. After the war, he moved to Kentucky (1783) and settled in Fayette County. He was Major in Gen. Wilkinson's expeditions against Indians in 1791. He was Colonel in the War of 1812.

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Col. James McDowell's Timeline

1760
1760
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
1778
1778
Kentucky, United States
1790
1790
1792
1792
New York, United States
1819
1819
Pennsylvania, United States
1843
December 31, 1843
Age 83
Fleming County Cemetery (Plot Old Section F), Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky, United States
1843
Age 83
Mason County, Kentucky, United States