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B. B. McDOWELL, merchant, Mansfield Valley, was born in the town of Mansfield, Allegheny county, Pa., in 1833. His father, Robert, by trade a carpenter, came from Lancaster county, Pa., at an early day, and settled in Allegheny county, afterward locating in Mansfield. He married Frances Lee, and by her had three sons and three daughters, of whom B. B. is the eldest son. The father died in 1849, aged fifty-five years. The subject of this memoir was educated at the common schools, and in 1861 enlisted in Company E, 61st Pennsylvania regiment, serving for three years; was in the fiercest battles of the war. He returned to Mansfield in 1864, and soon afterward went to the oil-country, where he remained two years. He again returned to Allegheny county, and for twenty-one years was employed as mine-boss for the Mansfield Coal & Coke company. He married, in 1868, Adaline Remmel, daughter of Peter Remmel, of this county, and they have four children: Ella Bell (born Jan. 22, 1870), Maggie Jane (born July 27, 1871), Kate (born Aug. 11, 1873) and Nathan Howard (born Dec. 14, 1881). Mr. McDowell has also been engaged in mercantile business since 1883, and since his retirement from the mines has given the store his undivided attention. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and of the Loyal Legion; he is a republican.