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Sally McDowell1

F, #3331, b. 17 June 1801, d. before 1850

Parents

FatherSamuel McDowell (b. 8 March 1764, d. 20 June 1831)
MotherAnna Irvine (b. 28 November 1763, d. 20 October 1816)
Pedigree Link

Family: Jeremiah Minter (b. about 1797)

DaughterSarah J. Minter (b. about 1831)
DaughterEllen Minter (b. about 1835)
SonHenry B. Minter (b. about 1836)
DaughterSusan Minter (b. about 1839)

Biography

Sally McDowell was born on 17 June 1801. She married Jeremiah Minter in 1819 in Columbus, Franklin Co., OH.1 She died before 1850 in Marion Twp., Union Co. (probably), MO.2

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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.
  2. [S1047] Marion Twp., p.353B, Dwelling 1545, Family 1597, 1850 Federal Census, Marion County, Missouri. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 406.

Jeremiah Minter1

M, #3332, b. about 1797
Pedigree Link

Family: Sally McDowell (b. 17 June 1801, d. before 1850)

DaughterSarah J. Minter (b. about 1831)
DaughterEllen Minter (b. about 1835)
SonHenry B. Minter (b. about 1836)
DaughterSusan Minter (b. about 1839)

Biography

Jeremiah Minter was born about 1797 in Kentucky.2 He married Sally McDowell, daughter of Samuel McDowell and Anna Irvine, in 1819 in Columbus, Franklin Co., OH.1 Jeremiah Minter married Mary before 1850 in Marion Co. (probably), MO.3


Note:

Cannot tell whether Jeremiah's wife "Mary" shown in the 1850 census was the mother of any, or all, of the listed children. Have entered them as first wife Sally's children until more is learned.

Also, 1840 census indicates 3 males in the 5 - 10 category (born 1830 - 1835), none of whom were in Marion County in 1850. Their fate is unknown. DLB 2010.3

Jeremiah Minter lived in 1850 in Union Twp., Marion Co., MO.3
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.
  2. [S1047] Marion Twp., p.353B, Dwelling 1545, Family 1597, 1850 Federal Census, Marion County, Missouri. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 406.
  3. [S1047] 1850 Federal Census, Marion County, Missouri. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 406.

James McDowell1

M, #3333, b. 1803

Parents

FatherSamuel McDowell (b. 8 March 1764, d. 20 June 1831)
MotherAnna Irvine (b. 28 November 1763, d. 20 October 1816)
Pedigree Link

Biography

James McDowell was born in 1803.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Andrew Reid McDowell1

M, #3334, b. August 1804, d. 1828

Parents

FatherSamuel McDowell (b. 8 March 1764, d. 20 June 1831)
MotherAnna Irvine (b. 28 November 1763, d. 20 October 1816)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Andrew Reid McDowell was born in August 1804. He died in 1828 in Columbus, Franklin Co., OH.

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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Alexander McDowell1

M, #3335, b. 19 April 1806

Parents

FatherSamuel McDowell (b. 8 March 1764, d. 20 June 1831)
MotherAnna Irvine (b. 28 November 1763, d. 20 October 1816)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Alexander McDowell was born on 19 April 1806. He married Elizabeth Haupt. He married Priscilla McAfee.
Alexander McDowell lived in Alabama.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Priscilla McAfee

F, #3336
Pedigree Link

Biography

Priscilla McAfee married Alexander McDowell, son of Samuel McDowell and Anna Irvine.
Cause of death: Steamboat fire on Mississippi.
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Elizabeth Haupt1

F, #3337
Pedigree Link

Biography

Elizabeth Haupt married Alexander McDowell, son of Samuel McDowell and Anna Irvine.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Col. Abraham Buford1

M, #3338
Pedigree Link

Family: Martha McDowell (b. 20 June 1766)

SonCharles Buford
SonWilliam Buford
DaughterMary Buford

Biography

Col. Abraham Buford married Martha McDowell, daughter of Samuel McDowell and Mary Annette McClung.
Col. Abraham Buford began military service Revolutionary War.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Charles Buford1

M, #3339

Parents

FatherCol. Abraham Buford
MotherMartha McDowell (b. 20 June 1766)
Pedigree Link
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

William Buford1

M, #3340

Parents

FatherCol. Abraham Buford
MotherMartha McDowell (b. 20 June 1766)
Pedigree Link
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Mary Buford1

F, #3341

Parents

FatherCol. Abraham Buford
MotherMartha McDowell (b. 20 June 1766)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Buford married James K. Duke.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 313. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Sarah Irvine

F, #3343, b. 21 March 1773, d. 20 December 1835

Parents

FatherAbram Irvine (b. May 1725, d. 1801)
MotherMary Dean (b. 1733, d. 1814)
Pedigree Link

Family: Col. Joseph McDowell (b. 13 September 1768, d. 27 June 1856)

SonCharles McDowell
DaughterLucy McDowell
SonCaleb McDowell
DaughterMagdalene McDowell+
DaughterAnna McDowell
SonCapt. Samuel Irvine McDowell+ (b. 22 June 1795, d. 7 August 1854)
DaughterSarah Lapsley McDowell+ (b. 24 February 1808, d. 12 December 1844)
DaughterMargaret Irvine McDowell+ (b. 1810, d. 1 June 1831)

Biography

Sarah Irvine was born on 21 March 1773 in Rockbridge Co., VA. She married Col. Joseph McDowell, son of Samuel McDowell and Mary Annette McClung, on 27 September 1794 in Mercer Co., KY. Sarah Irvine died on 20 December 1835 in Danville, Boyle Co., KY.

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Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell1

M, #3344, b. 22 June 1795, d. 7 August 1854

Parents

FatherCol. Joseph McDowell (b. 13 September 1768, d. 27 June 1856)
MotherSarah Irvine (b. 21 March 1773, d. 20 December 1835)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Maria Amanda Ball (b. 23 August 1804, d. 28 June 1826)

DaughterMary Reed McDowell+ (b. 18 July 1823, d. 1 July 1885)

Family 2: Martha Hawkins (b. 15 July 1802, d. 28 August 1885)

SonJoseph McDowell (b. 16 April 1830)
SonCharles McDowell (b. about 1832)
SonNicholas McDowell+ (b. 6 February 1834)
SonSamuel McDowell (b. about 1836)
SonWilliam McDowell (b. about 1838)

Biography

Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell was born on 22 June 1795 in Boyle Co., KY. He married Maria Amanda Ball. He married Martha Hawkins, daughter of Nicholas Hawkins and Ann Robinson, on 24 June 1828 in Madison Co., KY. Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell died on 7 August 1854 in Danville, Boyle Co., KY.

Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell lived on 24 September 1850 in Boyle Co., KY.2
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 314. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.
  2. [S2412] District 1, p.340B-341A, Dwelling 367, Family 393, 1850 Federal Census, Boyle County, Kentucky. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 192.

Charles McDowell1

M, #3345

Parents

FatherCol. Joseph McDowell (b. 13 September 1768, d. 27 June 1856)
MotherSarah Irvine (b. 21 March 1773, d. 20 December 1835)
Pedigree Link

Biography



Note: Unmarried, died without issue.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 314. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Sarah Lapsley McDowell1

F, #3346, b. 24 February 1808, d. 12 December 1844

Parents

FatherCol. Joseph McDowell (b. 13 September 1768, d. 27 June 1856)
MotherSarah Irvine (b. 21 March 1773, d. 20 December 1835)
Pedigree Link

Family: Michael Lucas Sullivant (b. 6 August 1807, d. 28 January 1879)

SonLucas Sullivant (b. 28 April 1828, d. 15 August 1829)
DaughterSally Sullivant (b. 17 November 1829, d. 5 September 1830)
SonJoseph McDowell Sullivant+ (b. 22 February 1832, d. 22 May 1900)
DaughterAnne Maria Sullivant+ (b. 20 February 1834, d. 15 January 1899)
SonMichael Lucas Sullivant (b. 20 December 1835, d. 5 December 1837)
DaughterSarah McDowell Sullivant (b. 15 March 1837, d. 17 September 1895)
DaughterLucy Jane Sullivant+ (b. 10 February 1839, d. 1918)
DaughterMary Starling Sullivant (b. 12 May 1841, d. July 1841)
DaughterMagdalen McDowell Sullivant (b. 14 November 1842, d. 15 September 1843)
Son{Infant Son} Sullivant (b. 12 December 1844, d. 12 December 1844)

Biography

Sarah Lapsley McDowell was born on 24 February 1808. She married Michael Lucas Sullivant, son of Lucas Sullivant and Sarah Starling, on 27 June 1827.1 Sarah Lapsley McDowell died on 12 December 1844 in Franklinton, Franklin Co., OH.2

She was buried in December 1844 in Green Lawn Cemetery; Lot P, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH,

Findagrave #194242208

Daughter of Col. Joseph McDowell, of Danville, Kentucky. First wife of Michael Lucas Sullivant, married in Mercer Co., Kentucky, on June 26, 1827. Originally interred in the old Franklinton Cemetery, but removed to the Sullivant family plot in Green Lawn Section P in 1851.

Her original monument may still be in Franklinton Cemetery. Inscription:

In memory of

Sarah L

wife of Michael L

Sullivant

who departed this life Dec 7 1844

in the 35th year of her age

She was of a sweet and noble nature

Every grace and beauty crowned her

Her walk in life was full of beauty

Deeply pious from life's early morning

With hope undiminished and faith unshaken

She calmly passed away to God

Here are also deposited the remains of six children: Lucas, Sally, Michael, Mary, Magdalen, and an infant

"Upon the reverse side is carved in high relief a beautiful female figure surrounded by six cherubs and under them the words 'Here am I Lord with the children Thou hast given me.'"

(Transcription from Ohio Cemetery Records, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore. 1984.)

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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 186. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.
  2. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial, p.185B.

Maria Amanda Ball1

F, #3347, b. 23 August 1804, d. 28 June 1826
Pedigree Link

Family: Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell (b. 22 June 1795, d. 7 August 1854)

DaughterMary Reed McDowell+ (b. 18 July 1823, d. 1 July 1885)

Biography

Maria Amanda Ball was born on 23 August 1804 in Danville, Boyle Co., KY. She married Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell, son of Col. Joseph McDowell and Sarah Irvine. Maria Amanda Ball died on 28 June 1826 in Danville, Boyle Co., KY.

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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 314. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Mary Reed McDowell1

F, #3348, b. 18 July 1823, d. 1 July 1885

Parents

FatherCapt. Samuel Irvine McDowell (b. 22 June 1795, d. 7 August 1854)
MotherMaria Amanda Ball (b. 23 August 1804, d. 28 June 1826)
Pedigree Link

Family: Dr. John M. Meyer (b. 1 December 1817, d. 5 September 1901)

SonJoseph Myers (b. about 1849)
DaughterMaria B. Meyer+ (b. 1851, d. 22 July 1888)
DaughterFlorence Myers (b. about 1854)
DaughterMary McDowell Meyer+ (b. 15 August 1855, d. 10 April 1950)
SonOscar Myers (b. about 1858)
Daughter{ Not Named } Myers (b. about January 1860, d. before 23 July 1870)
SonThornwell Myers (b. about 1863)
DaughterCarolina Myers (b. about 1866)

Biography

Mary Reed McDowell was born on 18 July 1823 in Boyle Co., KY. She married Dr. John M. Meyer. She died on 1 July 1885.

She was buried in July 1885 in Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle Co., KY, Findagrave #44907451.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 314. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Dr. John M. Meyer

M, #3349, b. 1 December 1817, d. 5 September 1901
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Reed McDowell (b. 18 July 1823, d. 1 July 1885)

SonJoseph Myers (b. about 1849)
DaughterMaria B. Meyer+ (b. 1851, d. 22 July 1888)
DaughterFlorence Myers (b. about 1854)
DaughterMary McDowell Meyer+ (b. 15 August 1855, d. 10 April 1950)
SonOscar Myers (b. about 1858)
Daughter{ Not Named } Myers (b. about January 1860, d. before 23 July 1870)
SonThornwell Myers (b. about 1863)
DaughterCarolina Myers (b. about 1866)

Biography

Dr. John M. Meyer was born on 1 December 1817 in Barnwell District, SC.1 He married Mary Reed McDowell, daughter of Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell and Maria Amanda Ball. Dr. John M. Meyer died on 5 September 1901 in Boyle Co., KY.

He was buried in September 1901 in Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle Co., KY, Findagrave #44757115.
Dr. John M. Meyer was born about 1818 in South Carolina.2 Occupation: Physician. in 1850 in Boyle Co., KY.2 He lived in June 1880 in Boyle Co., KY.1
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Citations

  1. [S2340] Judiciial Dist. 3, Dist. 11, p.373C, Dwelling 450, Family 450, 1880 Federal Census, Boyle County, Kentucky. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 404; FHL #1254404.
  2. [S2412] District 2, sheet 351B, Dwelling 69, Family 77, 1850 Federal Census, Boyle County, Kentucky. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 192.

Martha Hawkins1

F, #3350, b. 15 July 1802, d. 28 August 1885

Parents

FatherNicholas Hawkins
MotherAnn Robinson (b. about 1766, d. after 24 September 1850)
Pedigree Link

Family: Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell (b. 22 June 1795, d. 7 August 1854)

SonJoseph McDowell (b. 16 April 1830)
SonCharles McDowell (b. about 1832)
SonNicholas McDowell+ (b. 6 February 1834)
SonSamuel McDowell (b. about 1836)
SonWilliam McDowell (b. about 1838)

Biography

Martha Hawkins was born on 15 July 1802 in Madison Co., KY.2 She married Capt. Samuel Irvine McDowell, son of Col. Joseph McDowell and Sarah Irvine, on 24 June 1828 in Madison Co., KY. Martha Hawkins died on 28 August 1885 in Danville, Boyle Co., KY.

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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 314. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.
  2. [S2412] District 1, p.340B-341A, Dwelling 367, Family 393, 1850 Federal Census, Boyle County, Kentucky. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 192.

Lucy McDowell1

F, #3351

Parents

FatherCol. Joseph McDowell (b. 13 September 1768, d. 27 June 1856)
MotherSarah Irvine (b. 21 March 1773, d. 20 December 1835)
Pedigree Link

Biography



Note: Died unmarried and without issue.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 314. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Caleb McDowell1

M, #3352

Parents

FatherCol. Joseph McDowell (b. 13 September 1768, d. 27 June 1856)
MotherSarah Irvine (b. 21 March 1773, d. 20 December 1835)
Pedigree Link

Biography



Note: Died unmarried and without issue.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 314. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Magdalene McDowell1

F, #3353

Parents

FatherCol. Joseph McDowell (b. 13 September 1768, d. 27 June 1856)
MotherSarah Irvine (b. 21 March 1773, d. 20 December 1835)
Pedigree Link

Family: Caleb Wallace

SonMcDowell Wallace
SonWoodford Wallace

Biography

Magdalene McDowell married Caleb Wallace.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 314. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Sarah Hart Shelby1

F, #3355, b. 8 October 1785

Parents

FatherGov. Isaac Shelby (b. 11 December 1750, d. 18 July 1826)
MotherSusannah Hart (b. 18 February 1764, d. 14 June 1833)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ephraim McDowell (b. 11 November 1771, d. 25 June 1830)

DaughterMary McDowell
SonWallace McDowell
DaughterKatherine McDowell

Biography

Sarah Hart Shelby was born on 8 October 1785. She married Ephraim McDowell, son of Samuel McDowell and Mary Annette McClung, on 29 December 1802.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 317. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Gov. Isaac Shelby

M, #3356, b. 11 December 1750, d. 18 July 1826

Parents

Pedigree Link

Family: Susannah Hart (b. 18 February 1764, d. 14 June 1833)

SonJames Shelby (b. 13 February 1784)
DaughterSarah Hart Shelby+ (b. 8 October 1785)
SonEvan Shelby (b. 27 July 1787)
SonThomas Hart Shelby (b. 17 May 1789, d. 14 February 1869)
DaughterSusannah Hart Shelby (b. 20 March 1791, d. about 1867)
DaughterNancy Shelby (b. 23 December 1792)
SonIsaac Shelby (b. 1795)
SonJohn Shelby (b. 3 March 1797, d. 11 October 1815)
DaughterLetitia Shelby+ (b. 11 January 1799, d. 22 July 1868)
DaughterKatherine Shelby (b. 14 March 1801, d. 29 April 1801)
SonAlfred Shelby (b. 25 January 1804)

Biography

Gov. Isaac Shelby was born on 11 December 1750 in near Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD. He married Susannah Hart, daughter of Nathaniel Hart and Sarah Simpson, on 19 April 1783 in Boonesborough, Virginia (now KY.) Gov. Isaac Shelby died on 18 July 1826 in Lincoln Co., KY.

He was buried in July 1826 in Traveler's Rest Family Cemetery, Lincoln Co., KY.


Note:

Governor of Kentucky. Isaac Shelby was one of the heroes of the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina in the Revolutionary War. He was the first Governor of Kentucky serving 1792-1796. He served again as Kentucky's Governor 1812-1816 and led the Kentucky troops in the War of 1812. He is listed in the Kentucky Encyclopedia. Shelby County, Kentucky is named for him as well as counties in Ohio and Iowa. His biography from The Kentucky Encyclopedia follows:

SHELBY, ISAAC. Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first governor, was born near Hagerstown, Maryland, on December 11, 1750, to Evan and Letitia (Cox) Shelby. The family moved to western Virginia in 1772. Young Shelby gained military experience in Lord Dunmore's War and the Revolutionary War. He emerged from the latter as one of the heroes of the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina, on October 7, 1780, when Great Britain's Maj. Patrick Ferguson was killed and his command was eliminated. In late 1783 Shelby and his bride, Susannah (Hart) Shelby, moved to his preemption holding near Knob Lick in Lincoln County, and his reputation made him a leader in Kentucky politics. He participated in several of the conventions that preceded Kentucky's statehood in 1792, and on May 17 of that year the state's electors unanimously chose him as the first governor. He served from June 4, 1792, to June 1, 1796. After leaving office, Shelby spent sixteen years developing his properties and increasing his fortune. In 1812, as war with Great Britain became imminent, the public persuaded him to run for governor again. The electoral college had been discarded by then, and Shelby defeated Gabriel Slaughter easily, 29,285 to 11,936, on the strength of his military experience. He held office from August 24, 1812, to September 5, 1816. Shelby insisted that Gen. William Henry Harrison be given top command in the western theater, and he pushed for a statewide preparedness program. In 1813 Shelby raised 3,500 troops, double the number requested. With the permission of the General Assembly, he personally led the troops to join Harrison's army. The doughty sixty-two-year-old governor was active at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, when the British and the Indians were decisively defeated. After his second retirement, his last public service of consequence occurred in 1818, when he and Andrew Jackson negotiated with the Chickasaw Indians the purchase for Kentucky of the area west of the Tennessee River that became known as the Jackson Purchase. In his first administration, Shelby provided sound, reliable leadership in the implementation of the new constitution. His role was much like that of George Washington on the national scene three years earlier. Shelby was a Jeffersonian Republican as that party emerged, and he sought federal assistance in curbing the Indians in the Northwest and in securing the vital use of the Mississippi River. His refusal to take action against pro-French groups upset the federal administration, but Shelby proved correct in his belief that the Genêt affair would collapse of its own accord when Genêt failed to win support for France in the United States. The economy proved stable, as adequate finances were found for a relatively passive government. Shelby's second administration was dominated by the War of 1812, and he paid little attention to domestic concerns. The militia laws were revised in an effort to create a more effective organization, and women were urged to sew and knit for the cause. But the Kentuckians who fought in the Battle of New Orleans were poorly equipped. When Shelby left office, honored by most Kentuckians for his service, he returned once more to his farm Travelers Rest, south of Danville, where he died on July 18, 1826. He was buried in the family cemetery.

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Mary McDowell1

F, #3357

Parents

FatherEphraim McDowell (b. 11 November 1771, d. 25 June 1830)
MotherSarah Hart Shelby (b. 8 October 1785)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary McDowell married Young Young.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 317. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Wallace McDowell1

M, #3358

Parents

FatherEphraim McDowell (b. 11 November 1771, d. 25 June 1830)
MotherSarah Hart Shelby (b. 8 October 1785)
Pedigree Link
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 317. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.

Katherine McDowell1

F, #3359

Parents

FatherEphraim McDowell (b. 11 November 1771, d. 25 June 1830)
MotherSarah Hart Shelby (b. 8 October 1785)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Katherine McDowell married Deadrick Deadrick.
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Citations

  1. [S20] Joseph Sullivant, A Genealogy and Family Memorial (Columbus, Ohio: Privately printed, Ohio State Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1874), 317. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogy and Family Memorial.