Robert Joseph McDowell^{[1, 2]}

1925 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	Robert Joseph McDowell  [2, 3]
  Born	16 Jul 1925	Canton, Stark, Ohio   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Plain Twp., Stark, Ohio   [2]
  	Enumeration District 76-119
  Residence	1930	Plain Twp., Stark, Ohio   [2]
  	Portage Rd Extension With parents Levi M and Helen M (Nieporte) McDowell and two sisters
  Residence	1935	North Canton, Stark, Ohio   [4]
  	(But not in the same house as in 1940)
  Census	1940	North Canton, Stark, Ohio   [4]
  	Enumeration District 76-88
  Occupation	1940	North Canton, Stark, Ohio   [4]
  	He was in school, having completed the 8th grade
  Residence	1940	North Canton, Stark, Ohio   [4]
  	153 Donner Rd With parents Levi M and Helen M (Nieporte) McDowell and five siblings
  World War II Veteran	15 Apr 1944 - Aug 1946	Europe   [1]
  	355th Harbor Craft Co., Army Transportation Corp.
  	He entered the army as a 2nd Lieutenant, having previously served in the US Merchant Marines. When discharged, he was a 1st Lieutenant. [1]
  Census	1950	North Canton, Stark, Ohio   [3]
  	Enumeration District 76-168
  Occupation	1950	North Canton, Stark, Ohio   [3]
  	A "farm machine mechanic" at a "retail farm implement store," he had worked 54 hours the week before the census was taken.
  Residence	1950	North Canton, Stark, Ohio   [3]
  	313 Donner Rd With wife Doris L (Trascher) and a son
  Occupation	1957 - 1987	Brevard County, Florida   [1]
  	"Utility Foreman" with Johnson Controls at Kennedy Space Center
  Died	19 Jun 2017	Titusville, Brevard, Florida   [1]
  Buried	23 Jun 2017	Titusville, Brevard, Florida   [1]
  	Oaklawn Memorial Gardens [1]
  		Robert J McDowell (1925-2017) - Find a Grave Memorial Includes obituary. Created by: DKC Added: Jun 25, 2017 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 180710792
  Person ID	I4351	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Levi Miller McDowell,   b. 14 Oct 1896, Lockport, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Oct 1947, Plain Twp., Stark, Ohio  (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Helen May Nieporte,   b. 9 May 1904, Canton, Stark, Ohio ,   d. 9 Apr 1994, Canton, Stark, Ohio  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1924	Canton, Stark, Ohio   [5]
  		McDowell, Levi M = Nieporte, Helen M - wedding portrait 1923
  Family ID	F1245	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Doris Lydia Trachsel,   b. 17 Aug 1925, Kent, Portage, Ohio ,   d. 10 Sep 2021, Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania  (Age 96 years)  [3]
  Married	Y  [3]
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F2197	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180710792 (Reliability: 2), 17 Jan 2026. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 98, p. 4B, ED 76-119, Plain Twp., Stark, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 17 Jan 2026. [S325] 1950 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (FamilySearch), household 56, sheet 6, ED 76-168, North Canton, Stark, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 17 Jan 2026. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), household 177, sheet 9A, ED 76-88, North Canton, Stark, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 17 Jan 2026. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 98, p. 4B, ED 76-119, Plain Twp., Stark, Ohio (Reliability: 2), 25 Jan 2010.