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John Thomas McDowell, Jr. 1920 - 1973

John Thomas Mcdowell Jr. was born on July 20, 1920 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina United States to John Thomas McDowell, Sr and Lula DeVore, and had siblings Reba A Mcdowell, Letha Loree McDowell, Vera Lee McDowell, and Frances McDowell. He married Viola DeRosa McDowell, and had children Joy McDowell Wittke and Maydonna McDowell. John Mcdowell died at age 53 years old on July 23, 1973 in Winston-Salem, NC, and was buried at Forsyth Memorial Park 3771 Yadkinville Road, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County.

John Thomas Mcdowell Jr.

July 20, 1920

Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States

July 23, 1973

Winston-Salem, NC

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John Thomas Mcdowell Jr.'s History: circa 1920 - circa 1973

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1920

Birthday

July 20, 1920

Birthdate

Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina United States

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Scotch-Irish
Nationality & Locations

United States
Early Life & Education

Bachelors Sociology Furman Master's Sociology Chapel Hill UNC
Religious Beliefs

Baptist
Professional Career

Director of the Department of Social Services for Forsyth County, Winston-Salem, NC Social Worker
Personal Life & Family

Rotary Club, Democratic Party
07/23

1973

Death

July 23, 1973

Death date

Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

Cause of death

Winston-Salem, NC
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Forsyth Memorial Park 3771 Yadkinville Road, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina 27106, United States
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John Thomas McDowell, Jr. lived 19 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 53.

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In 1920, in the year that John Thomas McDowell, Jr. was born, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.

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In 1948, at the age of 28 years old, John was alive when on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.

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