Olson's Tree » William Adair McDowell (1863-1925)

Personal data William Adair McDowell 

Source 1

Household of William Adair McDowell

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to William Adair McDowell?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline William Adair McDowell

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of William Adair McDowell

William Adair (Dr.) McDowell
1795-1853
Maria Hawkins Harvey
1799-1876

William Adair McDowell
1863-1925


    Show complete ancestor table

    With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

    • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
    • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
    • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


    Visualize another relationship

    Sources

    1. (Not public)

    Historical events

    Birthday August 16, 1863

    • The temperature on August 16, 1863 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 11 » American Civil War: CSSAlabama encounters and sinks the USSHatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
      • January 26 » American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
      • May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
      • July 18 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
      • August 4 » Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
      • October 3 » The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

    Day of death August 14, 1925

    • The temperature on August 14, 1925 was between 14.2 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
      • February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
      • May 15 » Al-Insaniyyah, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded.
      • August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
      • August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
      • September 17 » Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art.
      • December 11 » Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia

    Source: Wikipedia


    About the surname McDowell

    • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname McDowell.
    • Check the information Open Archives has about McDowell.
    • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching McDowell.

    The Olson's Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
    When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
    Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P19648.php : accessed January 6, 2026), "William Adair McDowell (1863-1925)".