Mississippi Fred McDowell

Birth Name:

Fred McDowell

Birth Date:

January 12, 1904

Birth Place:

Rossville, Tennessee

Death Date:

July 3, 1972

Place of Death:

Memphis, Tennessee

Age:

Cause of Death:

Abdominal Cancer

Cemetery Name:

Hammond Hill Baptist Church

Claim to Fame:

Music

Associates:

Charlie Patton

Inspired by seeing the legend Charley Patton playing in a juke joint, McDowell secured his reputation without a back catalog of historic blues recordings but rather by playing around the world to enthusiastic fans of low country blues.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hammond Hill Baptist Church

8475 Tate Panola Road

Senatobia, Mississippi, 38619

USA

North America

Grave Location Description

The Hammond Hill Missionary Baptist Church is located at the intersection of Hammond Hill Road and Tate Panola Road two miles outside of Como, Mississippi. The small, rural cemetery is located just across the street from the church – about 300 feet on a small hill. Mississippi Fred McDowell’s grave is approximately in the center of the cemetery.