Dowell, Maurice H. (Maurice Hood), 1884-1944

Greensville S. Dowell was born September 1, 1822 in Albemarle County, Virginia, the son of James and Frances (Dalton) Dowell. He attended local schools and then went to the University of Louisville (1845 - 1846), and Jefferson Medical College, receiving the M.D. degree in 1847. He practiced in Como, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; and in 1852 he came to Gonzales, Texas. He moved to Galveston in 1865, where he remained until his death in 1881. He is remembered chiefly as dean and professor of Galveston Medical College, which later became the Medical Branch of the University of Texas.

In 1849, Greensville Dowell married Sarah Zalinda White, daughter of John H. and Mildred Terrell (Satterwhite) White. Three children were born to the union: Shelton Clark, John Henry White, and Alice Dowell. The marriage was dissolved, and in 1868 he married Mrs. Laura Baker Hutchinson of Galveston.

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