McDowell Family Reunions (2)
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McDowell Family Reunions (2)
| W.R. Proffitt (View posts) | Posted: 7 Sep 1999 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Biography
Surnames: MCDOWELL, MILLER, WILSON, WOLFE, HEDRICK, VOYLES, CROPPER, HORNBACK, KERR, JOHNSON, MULLINAX, TRAVIS, VAN FLOSSAN, MASSIE, BUSHONG, THREAD, CLONINGER, MEITZLER, SANDER
(The clippings below are from my Great-Grandmother, Goldia Rachel MILLER WILSON's scrapbook. Grandma did not write down the original newspaper or date the clipping was from.)
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BONE GAP NEWS
BONE GAP, Sept. 3. - The McDowell reunion was held Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Red Hill, west of Albion. About seventy-three were present. Those present were Mrs. Rose Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Wolfe and daughters, Marilyn and Nadine of Mt. Erie, Ruby Hedrick, Cash Hedrick, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd J. Voyles and son, Lloyd J. Voyles, Jr., all of Albion; Lowell E. Wilson, Mary Wilson and Ileeta, Faye Wilson, all of Fairfield; E. L. McDowell, Minnie McDowell, Eleanor McDowell, Jimmie Deen McDowell, all of Golden Gate; Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd McDowell and daughter, Imogene and Robert of Browns.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson and daughter, Annis, Dale Musler, Mr. and Mrs. Dave MILLER, all of Armstrong, Ill.; Mrs. Elvis Cropper and son, Stephen Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wilson and daughter, Doris, all of Fairfield; Mrs. Mary McDowell and son, Irving, Virgina Hornback and Helen Hornback and Edith McDowell all of Noble; Mrs. Reba Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson, son and daughter of Ellery, Flora McDowell, Rilla McDowell, C. R. McDowell, Floyd R. McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mullinax and daughters, Dixie Rae and Diana, all of West Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Travis of Anna, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. George Van Flossan of St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. Leo McDowell of Mt. Erie; Mr. and Mrs. William McDowell and daughters, Lillian and Naomi and Mr. and Mrs. Fyreere Massie of Golden Gate, Ill.; Mrs. Nelle Bushong of Golden Gate; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bushong of Manteno, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Asa Thread and daughter Iva LaRue, Ben McDowell and Mrs. Lura B. Voyles, all of Bone Gap.
A bountiful dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour. Pictures were taken in the afternoon.
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MCDOWELL HOMECOMING
The McDowell homecoming was held Sunday, August 10th at the fair ground in Albion. It will be held next year at the same time and place. Everyone enjoyed a bountiful dinner at the noon hour.
Those present were: Mrs. N. M. Bushong of Golden Gate; Clayton Bushong and son, Clayton, Jr., of Cisne; Mr. and Mrs. Frances Cloninger, of Mineral Point, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McDowell, of Golden Gate; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Reid McDowell and children Edward Ellis, Mary Lou, Norman Rusell and Max Darrell of Bone Gap; Mrs. Rose Wolfe, of Mt. Erie; Mr. and Mrs. Lot Wolfe and children William, Bernard and Betty, of Mt. Erie; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Wolfe and daughter Marilyn and Nadine, of Mt. Erie; Arch Wolfe, of Albion; Mrs. Mary MILLER, of Armstrong; Mrs. Goldie Wilson, of Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meitzler and children, Ruth and Dale of Armstrong; Mr. and Mrs. Ad Sander and grandson Steven Lee Cropper, of Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McDowell, of Mt. Erie; Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner and children, Dwight and Norma Jean, of Golden Gate; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McDowell and sons, Bobby and Tommy, of St. Louis; Charles Kanady and Miss Naomi McDowell, of Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Johnson and children, Joy Del and Joe, of Ellery; Mrs. Rena McDowell, of West Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaede and daughter Marguerite, of West Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Asa Thread and granddaughter, Colleen Kieser, of Bone Gap; Mrs. Mary McDowell and daughter, Miss Edith McDowell, of Noble, and son Irving McDowell, Mrs. Helen Hornback and daughter, Natalie of Noble and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDowell of Noble.
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BONE GAP NEWS
BONE GAP, Sept. 3. - The McDowell reunion was held Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Red Hill, west of Albion. About seventy-three were present. Those present were Mrs. Rose Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Wolfe and daughters, Marilyn and Nadine of Mt. Erie, Ruby Hedrick, Cash Hedrick, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd J. Voyles and son, Lloyd J. Voyles, Jr., all of Albion; Lowell E. Wilson, Mary Wilson and Ileeta, Faye Wilson, all of Fairfield; E. L. McDowell, Minnie McDowell, Eleanor McDowell, Jimmie Deen McDowell, all of Golden Gate; Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd McDowell and daughter, Imogene and Robert of Browns.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson and daughter, Annis, Dale Musler, Mr. and Mrs. Dave MILLER, all of Armstrong, Ill.; Mrs. Elvis Cropper and son, Stephen Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wilson and daughter, Doris, all of Fairfield; Mrs. Mary McDowell and son, Irving, Virgina Hornback and Helen Hornback and Edith McDowell all of Noble; Mrs. Reba Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson, son and daughter of Ellery, Flora McDowell, Rilla McDowell, C. R. McDowell, Floyd R. McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mullinax and daughters, Dixie Rae and Diana, all of West Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Travis of Anna, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. George Van Flossan of St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. Leo McDowell of Mt. Erie; Mr. and Mrs. William McDowell and daughters, Lillian and Naomi and Mr. and Mrs. Fyreere Massie of Golden Gate, Ill.; Mrs. Nelle Bushong of Golden Gate; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bushong of Manteno, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Asa Thread and daughter Iva LaRue, Ben McDowell and Mrs. Lura B. Voyles, all of Bone Gap.
A bountiful dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour. Pictures were taken in the afternoon.
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MCDOWELL HOMECOMING
The McDowell homecoming was held Sunday, August 10th at the fair ground in Albion. It will be held next year at the same time and place. Everyone enjoyed a bountiful dinner at the noon hour.
Those present were: Mrs. N. M. Bushong of Golden Gate; Clayton Bushong and son, Clayton, Jr., of Cisne; Mr. and Mrs. Frances Cloninger, of Mineral Point, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McDowell, of Golden Gate; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Reid McDowell and children Edward Ellis, Mary Lou, Norman Rusell and Max Darrell of Bone Gap; Mrs. Rose Wolfe, of Mt. Erie; Mr. and Mrs. Lot Wolfe and children William, Bernard and Betty, of Mt. Erie; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Wolfe and daughter Marilyn and Nadine, of Mt. Erie; Arch Wolfe, of Albion; Mrs. Mary MILLER, of Armstrong; Mrs. Goldie Wilson, of Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meitzler and children, Ruth and Dale of Armstrong; Mr. and Mrs. Ad Sander and grandson Steven Lee Cropper, of Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McDowell, of Mt. Erie; Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner and children, Dwight and Norma Jean, of Golden Gate; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McDowell and sons, Bobby and Tommy, of St. Louis; Charles Kanady and Miss Naomi McDowell, of Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Johnson and children, Joy Del and Joe, of Ellery; Mrs. Rena McDowell, of West Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaede and daughter Marguerite, of West Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Asa Thread and granddaughter, Colleen Kieser, of Bone Gap; Mrs. Mary McDowell and daughter, Miss Edith McDowell, of Noble, and son Irving McDowell, Mrs. Helen Hornback and daughter, Natalie of Noble and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDowell of Noble.