Eliza Daniels 
Eliza was born on July 23rd, 1808 in Ross County, Ohio. Eliza's mother was Vera la Vellier. She was an only child. She died at the age of 63 on September 10th, 1871 in Sargent Township, Coles County, Illinois. She was buried in Brushy Fork Cemetery, Douglas County, Illinois.General Notes
Some sources list her death on August 7, 1895. Note: In the same listing
of burials in Douglas County Cemeteries is a listing for Eliza DANIELS,
wf. of James, Jul.23, 1805-Aug. 7, 1896 and a Lucile DANIELS, dau. of
WIlliam & Hattie, 1904-1911, and a Sumner DANIELS< son of WIlliam & Mary,
1874-1912. They are possibly relatives of Eliza Daniels McDowell.
Linda Cooper (cooper1411@@yahoo.com) reported 10/2/2004: "Just wanted to
pass along the following info I just received from the Tuscola Library,
Douglas Co., IL.:
Pleasant Grove Cemetery burials for:
--James McDowell-died 1/3/1846; 45 yrs, 4 mos, 15 days old (dob:8
/18/1800)
--Eliza McDowell-died 9/10/1871; 63 yrs, 1 mo, 25 days old (dob:
7/16/1808)
--daughter Lucinda, died 8/17/1851; age 18 yrs, 11 mos, 20 days old (dob:
9/7/1832)"
Carole Brodbeck (carole.brodbeck@@verizon.com) lists her birth on July 23,
1805 in Ross County, Ohio and her death on August 7, 1895 in Sargent
Township, Coles County, Illinois.
Eliza and James M. were married in a religious ceremony on June 17th, 1830 in Ross County (now Pike County), Ohio.1 They had three sons and six daughters, named Levi, Allen Benton, John Daniels, Sarah Ann, Lucinda, Susan Ann, Lydia Ellen, Mahalia and Mary Jane.
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Children
Sarah Ann McDowell
Sarah Ann was born on June 10th, 1831 in Pike County, Ohio. She died at the age of 77 on February 4th, 1909 in Illinois.
Lucinda McDowell
Lucinda was born in July 1832 in Pike County, Ohio. She died at the age of 19 on August 27th, 1851 in Illinois.
Levi McDowell
Levi was born in 1835 in Pike County, Ohio. He died at the age of 28 on August 1st, 1863 in Illinois or while serving in the Civil War.
Susan Ann McDowell
Susan Ann was born on June 22nd, 1837 in Pike, Ross or Stark County, Ohio or Iowa. She died at the age of 60 on January 25th, 1898 in Deer Park, La Salle County, Illinois.
Lydia Ellen McDowell
Lydia Ellen was born on November 1st, 1840 in Pike County, Ohio. She died at the age of 69 on June 19th, 1910 in Illinois.
Mahalia McDowell
Mahalia was born in 1843 in Ross or Pike County, Ohio. She died at the age of 75 in 1918 in Illinois.
Allen Benton McDowell
Allen Benton was born in 1845 in Pike County, Ohio. He died at the age of 84 in 1929 in Wadena, Minnesota.
John Daniels McDowell
John Daniels was born about 1846 in Sargent Township, Coles County, Illinois. He died on December 29th, 1900 in Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois. He was buried on December 31st, 1900 in Ottawa Cemetery, La Salle County, Illinois.
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