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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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S. O. McDOWELL, Mayor, editor and proprietor of the Columbus Courier, was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., March 3, 1848. He received a collegiate education at Stockwell Collegiate Institute, and commenced teaching at the age of eighteen years in Indiana. After teaching there two years, he removed to Columbus, Kan., and in 1870 was appointed Postmaster, holding the office until 1878. He had commenced the publishing business in 1876, and after 1878, turned his entire attention to the newspaper and publishing business, in which he is still engaged. He was elected to the office of Mayor in 1879, and re-elected in 1880-1881 and 1882. He is a member of the A. 0. U. W., I. O. O. F., K. of P. and the G. A. R. In 1863, at the age of fifteen, he joined the army, and served about twenty months as a private in Company M, eleventh Indiana Calvary, being discharged May 9, 1865 on account of the loss of his left arm. He was married to Miss Birdie McKinsey, of Clark’s Hill, Ind., He was in 1869, and has one child— Maude.
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