Here is what I know and maybe you can just correct or tell me what I don't know.

BEULAH BENTON FORT, born 7 Oct 1861 in Cotton Valley, Macon County, Alabama, married Robert Archibald McDowell on 7 Oct 1885 at the Methodist Ch, Cotton Valley, Macon, AL. Robert was born June, 1854 in Flat Rock, Kershaw County, SC and he was her second cousin. (Robert's mother was Mary Ann Reaves and his grandmother was Elizabeth C. Kelly. Beulah's father, William Watt FORT, was the son of Elizabeth Dicy Kelly, Elizabeth C. Kelly's sister. Elizabeth Dicy Kelly and Elizabeth C. Kelly were daughters of David Kelly and Elizabeth Tyner. )

Beulah and Robert had one son. Robert A. McDowell, Jr or Robert Austin McDowell was likely born Aug, 1890. He may be the R. A. McDowell in the 1920 Census married to Sallie E., children Hollis, John, Amelia, Elizabeth and Mary.

Beulah died 19 Dec 1896 in Camden, Kershaw Coo., SC. About Feb, 1900, widower Robert A. McDowell appears to have married a Mary Ann Elizabeth Haile, born Jan, 1869, died 23 Feb 1948. If they had further children is unknown. Possibly Robert died 28 Oct 1919 in Charleston, but that may be another Robert A. McDowell born 1854.

Beulah was my great aunt, sister to my namesake and grandfather, T. Hicks FORT. My own sisters and I never heard much about our grandfather's 7 brothers and sisters that lived to adulthood. I have been successful in tracking down living descendants of Terah, Eugene, Zepher Pearl, and Charles Bruce. I am still trying to find descendants of Beulah and William W. (The 7th, a younger brother, Palmer, never married and with no known descendants.)

Anything that you can tell me would be appreciated.

Thanks!