McDowell family.
Ephraim McDowell, a Danville, Ky. physician, is known as the founder of abdominal surgery as a result of his successful operation to remove an ovarian tumor from Mrs. Jane Todd Crawford in 1809. His father, Samuel McDowell, was a prominent Kentucky jurist. A later member of the family was William C. McDowell, who served on the Lexington (Ky.) Tobacco Board of Trade.
From the description of McDowell family papers, 1779-1924, 1855-1919 (bulk dates). (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13674166
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | McDowell family. McDowell family papers, 1779-1924, 1855-1919 (bulk dates). | University of Kentucky Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Crawford, Jane Todd, 1763-1842. | person |
| associatedWith | McDowell, Ephraim, 1771-1830. | person |
| associatedWith | McDowell, Samuel, 1735-1817, | person |
| associatedWith | McDowell, William C. | person |
| associatedWith | McGinty, James, | person |
| associatedWith | Wilson, Samuel M. (Samuel Mackay), 1871-1946. | person |
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| Danville (Ky.) | |||
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| Ovariotomy |
| Tobacco industry |
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