McDowell and Epler Photos
John Baptiste McDowell and Martha Alice Epler married in Alton IL in 1865 and had three children, Lela, Mary and Lloyd.
John Baptiste McDowell
@1870
late 1880's
@1900
Martha Alice Epler McDowell
age 17
age 21
in Macon, Missouri
Martha's shop in Macon, Missouri with 3 children
Martha's Shop in Seattle with Lela on left.
Lela and Mary
when girls.
Lela
@1893
@1914.
about 1940.
Ed Mitchell Lela's first husband.
Alice Mitchell Gantenbein @1914, Lela's daughter.
Dorothy Gantenbein and her great-grandmother, Martha McDowell.
Mary McDowell Parsons
with her friends, Cora and Miss Wallace
with John Parsons and friends Cora Hart and Barty McElreath about 1898
with John, Miss Wallace and Cora.
1899, her wedding photo.
1914
Lloyd McDowell with his father, John
Louisa Epler James, Martha's sister
when young
older
Cemetery Stones
