• Born: 16 June 1881, Richland County, Illinois, USA ²
• Marriage (1): Carrie Helen B. PAYNE on 27 October 1905 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois, USA ¹
• Died: 13 January 1942, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA at age 60 ²
• Buried: 15 January 1942, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA ²

   Other names for Francis were Francis Pearl "Frank" McDOWELL and Frank McDOWELL.

  Burial Notes

Hanna Cemetery

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He worked as a Farmer, Bridge Inspector for Railroad.

• His obituary was published in the Olney Advocate on 15 January 1942 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA.
  
  Francis Pearl McDowell, 60, former Olney resident, died Tuesday at Memorial hospital in Mattoon.
  
  He is survived by his wife and two sons, Carol Franklin and Virgil Ray McDowell, both of Mattoon.
  
  The body was brought to Olney where services were held this (Thursday) afternoon at the Nazarene church with Rev. Paul Ellis officiating. Burial was at Hanna cemetery in Noble.

• He was buried at the Hanna Cemetery in Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA on 15 January 1942.

Francis married Carrie Helen B. PAYNE, daughter of William Riley PAYNE and Rosabelle WEISS, on 27 October 1905 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois, USA.¹ (Carrie Helen B. PAYNE was born on 12 July 1892 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois, USA,³ died on 18 April 1969 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA ⁴ and was buried in 1969 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA.)

  Marriage Notes

Volume 003, Page 0164, License # 00000158, Richland County, Illinois ¹