McDOWELL.--Rev. Arthur W. McDowell was born in Illinois June 15, 1856. He professed religion while young and joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He joined Hopewell Presbytery as a candidate for the ministry in 1880. He was married to Miss Addie Bondurant at Hickory, in Shelby County, Tenn., July 15, 1881. Brother McDowell was a man of more than ordinary ability. Humboldt was his first pastorate. He has filled some of our best pulpits in Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri and Texas. He belonged to a preaching family. His father and two uncles were Cumberland Presbyterian preachers. I was his first teacher in his early school days, while his father was my professor in mathematics at Bethel College at McLemoresville, Tenn. Rev. A. W. McDowell died at his home at Baltow College, Shelby County, Tenn., September 13, 1901, after five days' suffering with erysiplelas. He died in the full assurance of his acceptance with God. He said, "I am ready." He has left behind him a sorrowing wife and two precious, bright boys. God bless them, and may the mantle of the father and grandfather fall upon them; and to the mother: We commend you to God, who will not leave you comfortless; and to his brother and sister: The good Lord bless you both. Dry up your tears, and be ready for the reunion where parting is no more.       Jo. McLeskey.
[Source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, December 12, 1901, page 1558]

1880
On motion, an opportunity was given for persons to converse with Presbytery on the subject of an internal call to the work of the ministry, whereupon Brothers McDowell and Liberty Noel came forward, and after relating their impressions on this subject, Brother McDowel was received as a candidate for the ministry under the care of the Presbytery, and the Stated Clerk was requested to assign him a text from which to prepare a discourse to be read at the next regular meeting of the Presbytery. The text assigned him was 2 Tim. II. 15.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, September 25, 1880, page 6]

1882
McDowell, A. W., McKenzie, Tennessee
Candidate - Hopewell Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1882, page 115]

1883
McDowell, A. W., McKenzie, Tennessee
Candidate - Hopewell Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1883, page 124]

1884
McDowell, A. W., McKenzie, Tennessee
Licentiate - Hopewell Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1884, page 113 & 135]

1884
Committee on Examination
We recommend that A.W. McDowell, W. H. Bobbitt and D. J. Liles prepare to stand an examination on Church History and Theology at your next meeting and that all the rest of the class be examined on the sciences as required by our book, and that A. W. McDowell prepare for ordination at your next meeting.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 11, 1884, page 12]

1885
Ordained March 23, 1885
Report of Committee on Examination
We recommend that according to previous action of this Presbytery, Bro. A. W. McDowell, having passed an examination satisfactory to the committee, preach a trial sermon before the Presbytery on today at 11 o'clock, this March 23rd, 1885.
A. W. McDowell preached a trial sermon from Psalms exxi 1.
An ordination sermon was preached by Rev. H. L. Dickey. Presbytery then proceeded to set apart to the whole work of the ministry by prayer and the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery Bro. A. W. McDowell.
A charge was given to the newly ordained brother by W. W. Hendrix.
[Source: Minutes of Hopewell Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,March 21-23, 1885, pages 5, 7 & 10]

1885
McDowell, A. W., Humboldt, Tennessee
Minister - Hopewell Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1885, pages 128 & 146]

1886
McDowell, A. W., Humboldt, Tennessee
Minister - Hopewell Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1886, Pages 156 & 174]

1887
McDowell, A. W. [no address listed]
Minister - Hopewell Presbytery - West Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1887, pages 154 & 172]

1888
McDowell, A. W. Doniphan, Missouri
Minister - West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1888, pages 114 & 177]

1889
McDowell, A. W. Union City, Tennessee
Minister - West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1889, pages 186 & 192]

1890
McDowell, A. W. Union City, Tennessee
Minister - Obion Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Union City Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Union City, Tennessee
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1890, pages 126 & 230]

1891
McDowell, A. W. Stated Clerk, Marshall, Texas
Minister - Marshall Presbytery - Texas Synod
Pastor - Marshall Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Marshall, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1891, age 138 & 264]

1892
Not in list of ministers.

1893
McDowell, A. W. Donnellson, Ill.
Minister - Vandalia Presbytery - Illinois Synod
Pastor - Donnellson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Donnellson, Illinois
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1893, pages 156 & 198]

1894
McDowell, A. W. Donnellson, Ill.
Minister - Vandalia Presbytery - Illinois Synod
Pastor - Donnellson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Donnellson, Illinois
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1894, page 170 & 212]

1895
McDowell, A. W. Donnellson, Ill.
Minister - Vandalia Presbytery - Illinois Synod
Pastor - Donnellson Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Donnellson, Illinois
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1895, pages 220 & 327]

1896
McDowell, A. W. Bolton, Ill. [sic]
Minister - Vandalia Presbytery - Illinois Synod
Minister - Memphis Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
Pastor - Hickory Withe Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Hickory Withe, Tennessee
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1896, pages 163, 172 & 248]

1897
McDowell, A. W., charge, Bolton, Tenn.
Minister - Memphis Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
Minister - Hickory Withe Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Hickory Withe, Tennessee
Minister - New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Session Clerk lived in Rosemark, Tennessee
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1897, page 211 & 278]

1898
McDowell, A. W., charge, Bolton, Tenn.
Minister - Memphis Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
Minister - Hickory Withe Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Hickory Withe, Tennessee
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1898, page 232 & 292]

1899
McDowell, A. W., charge, Bolton, Tenn.
Minister - Memphis Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
Minister - Hickory Withe Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Hickory Withe, Tennessee
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1899, pages 127a & 196a]

1900
McDowell, A. W., without charge, Bolton, Tenn.
Minister - Memphis Presbytery - Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1900, page 211a]

[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1901, page 195a]