1850 Census - Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Wharton TWP - 1 October 1850

  281 281
  John McDowel  29 M Farmer 1000 Penn
  Lydia         25 F             Penn
  Sarah J.       6 F             Penn
  John W.        4 M             Penn
  Mary E.        2 F             Penn

1860 Census - Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Wharton TWP 14 Aug 1860

  1999 1998
  Jno McDowell 37 (31) M Farmer 1600 300 Pa
  Margaret          26 F                 Pa
  Sarah J.          15 F                 Pa
  Mary E.           12 F                 Pa
  Wm H.              9 M                 Pa
  Olive              7 F                 Pa
  Rebecca A.         2 F                 Pa
  Cath.           6/12 F                 Pa

1870 Census - Fayette County, Pennsylvania
North Union TWP - 11 August 1870

  150 145
  McDowell, John   41 M W House Carpenter $500 Penn
  Margaret         39 F W Keeping House        Penn
  Rebecca A.       10 F W At Home              Penn
  Catharine         9 F W                      Penn
  Eliza             6 F W                      Penn
  Andrew J.         4 M W                      Penn
  Emma              2 F W                      Penn

1880 Census - Fayette County, Pennsylvania
North Union TWP - District 48

  83 98
  McDowell, John W.   W M 57       Carpenter     Penn
  Margaret          W F 47 Wife  Keeping House Penn Penn Penn
  Rebecca A.        W F 20 Dau                 Penn Penn Penn
  Kate              W F 19 Dau                 Penn Penn Penn
  Eliza             W F 15 Dau                 Penn Penn Penn
  Andrew            W M 13 Son                 Penn Penn Penn
  Emma              W F 11 Dau                 Penn Penn Penn
  Alexander         W M 10 Son                 Penn Penn Penn
  James             W M 10 Son                 Penn Penn Penn
  Martha            W F  7 Dau                 Penn Penn Penn
  John              W M  5 Son                 Penn Penn Penn

Mrs. Emma McDowell HOOD died in 1937. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)

Mrs. Emma McDowell Hood, aged 63, died at her home in Fairmont, W.Va., Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock
according to word which reached members of the McDowell family yesterday.  Her passing took place
just three weeks next Thursday from the death of her husband, a well known Fairmont merchant.
Mrs. Hood was a native of Uniontown and a sister of Alex McDowell and Mrs. Becky Collins and Mrs.
Martha McCloy, all of Uniontown.  She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John McDowell of
Uniontown. The following sons and daughters survive:  Martha and Charles of Fairmont, Leo, Paul and
Hugh at home. Alex McDowell, Samuel, Harry and Ray McDowell left for Fairmont yesterday to complete
the funeral arrangements.

From Park Place Cemetery, North Union TWP, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
  
  Headstone of John W. McDowell (1876-1960)  and Minnie E. (1877-1967)
  Headstone of Andrew J. McDowell (1867-1958) and Minnie (1870-1936)
  Headstone of Elizabeth, dau of J. & M. McDowell [headstone too difficult to read]