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Martha Ellen Samples King

Relationship

Great-granduncle of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Burial*

Winfield Scott Dowdy is buried in Boaz, Marshall Co., AL

.¹

Birth*

He was born on 9 June 1847 in Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA

.²

Marriage*

He married Mary Elizabeth Frasier, daughter of Levi Frasier and Rhoda Ann Minnix, on 18 June 1868 in Marshall Co., AL

.³

Marriage*

Winfield Scott Dowdy married Martha Ellen Samples King on 4 June 1885.¹

Death*

Winfield Scott Dowdy died on 10 June 1943 in Albertville, Marshall Co., AL

, at age 96.^1,3

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus Dowdy Sr.¹ b. 12 Jun 1820, d. 30 Jun 1848

Mother

Manurva Findley¹ b. 16 May 1818, d. 17 Jan 1892

Kinship*

Relationship: Great-granduncle.

Family 1

Mary Elizabeth Frasier b. 12 Dec 1848, d. 8 Dec 1883

Children

William Thomas Dowdy⁴ b. 26 Nov 1869
Isaac Lee Dowdy⁴ b. 24 Jul 1871, d. 17 Jan 1940
Hiram Joseph Dowdy+⁵ b. 16 Feb 1873, d. 5 Jul 1936
Tempy Jane Dowdy⁴ b. 30 Mar 1874
Margaret A. Dowdy⁴ b. 18 Sep 1875
Minervia E. Dowdy⁴ b. 11 Feb 1877
Caldoney E. Dowdy⁴ b. 22 Jul 1879
Rachel Dowdy⁴ b. 14 Jul 1881
Ida Jerushia Dowdy⁴ b. 22 Mar 1883

Family 2

Children

John Wesley Dowdy⁴ b. 17 Mar 1886
Thomas W. Dowdy⁴ b. 19 Jun 1888
Gerald Sherman Dowdy⁴ b. 12 Aug 1890
Esther E. Dowdy⁴ b. 23 Aug 1893, d. 26 Dec 1907
Lula Belle Dowdy⁴ b. 8 Mar 1898

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S312] Mrs. Janelle Dowdy Cobb.
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, text.
[S106] Letter from Earl Savage to Dr. Ben Dowdey concerning descendants of Amos Dowdy.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr¹

M, b. 10 February 1849, d. 30 November 1918

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy, Jr.

Relationship

Great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr was born on 10 February 1849 in Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA

.¹

Marriage*

He married Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen, daughter of Francis Marion Machen Sr. and Susan Arminda Hammond, on 9 December 1869 at F.M. Machen's, DeKalb Co., AL

, by Elder J.R. Isbell (license issued Dec. 6, 1869.)^1,3

Death*

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr died on 30 November 1918 in Albertville, Marshall Co., AL

, at age 69.¹

Burial*

He is buried in Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL

.⁴

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus Dowdy Sr.² b. 12 Jun 1820, d. 30 Jun 1848

Mother

Manurva Findley² b. 16 May 1818, d. 17 Jan 1892

Kinship*

Relationship: Great-grandfather.

Family

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Children

Ella Jane Dowdy+² b. 20 Sep 1870, d. 31 May 1953
Charlsie Arminda Dowdy+¹ b. 14 Sep 1872, d. 24 Jul 1956
Eliza Manervy Dowdy+² b. 11 Feb 1875, d. 20 Dec 1967
Martha Malinda Dowdy+² b. 3 Jun 1877, d. 21 Sep 1960
John Henry Dowdy+² b. 26 Sep 1879, d. 19 Feb 1972
Mary Isabell Dowdy+² b. 18 May 1882, d. 31 Jul 1978
Ada Leander Dowdy+² b. 13 May 1885, d. 30 Sep 1964
Alma Louisa Dowdy+² b. 13 Feb 1889, d. 5 May 1982
Frank Lincoln Dowdey+ ^2,5 b. 2 Aug 1893, d. 12 Mar 1963

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S312] Mrs. Janelle Dowdy Cobb, from the original records of DeKalb Co., AL.
[S267] Shoal Creek Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, read at the Dowdy-Isbell family reunion in 1993 by BCD- the inscription reads "Feb.10, 1849-Nov.30, 1918."
[S132] Death Certificate of Frank Lincoln Dowdey.

Last Edited

17 Feb 2018

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen¹

F, b. 14 October 1855, d. 12 October 1945

Mary Frances Elizabeth (Machen) Dowdy and husband Isaac L.C. Dowdy, Jr.,
Ole Mother and Bony

Relationship

Great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen was born on 14 October 1855 in Fluker Plantation, Talledega Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

She married Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr, son of Isaac Leander Columbus Dowdy Sr. and Manurva Findley, on 9 December 1869 at F.M. Machen's, DeKalb Co., AL

, by Elder J.R. Isbell (license issued Dec. 6, 1869.)^1,4

Death*

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen died on 12 October 1945 in Palmerdale, Jefferson Co., AL

, at age 89 of bronchial pneumonia.³

Burial*

She was buried on 14 October 1945 in Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Asbury, Marshall Co., AL

.⁵

Father

Francis Marion Machen Sr.^2,3 b. 14 Apr 1829, d. 4 Nov 1878

Mother

Susan Arminda Hammond^2,3 b. 7 Mar 1835, d. 23 Dec 1922

Remembrances*

She was known as Ole Mother.⁶

Kinship*

Relationship: Great-grandmother.

Family

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Children

Ella Jane Dowdy+⁵ b. 20 Sep 1870, d. 31 May 1953
Charlsie Arminda Dowdy+¹ b. 14 Sep 1872, d. 24 Jul 1956
Eliza Manervy Dowdy+⁵ b. 11 Feb 1875, d. 20 Dec 1967
Martha Malinda Dowdy+⁵ b. 3 Jun 1877, d. 21 Sep 1960
John Henry Dowdy+⁵ b. 26 Sep 1879, d. 19 Feb 1972
Mary Isabell Dowdy+⁵ b. 18 May 1882, d. 31 Jul 1978
Ada Leander Dowdy+⁵ b. 13 May 1885, d. 30 Sep 1964
Alma Louisa Dowdy+⁵ b. 13 Feb 1889, d. 5 May 1982
Frank Lincoln Dowdey+ ^5,7 b. 2 Aug 1893, d. 12 Mar 1963

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, Text.
[S157] Death Certificate of Mary Frances Elizabeth Machen Dowdey.
[S312] Mrs. Janelle Dowdy Cobb, from the original records of DeKalb Co., AL.
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S24] Mr. I. Charles Dowdey.
[S132] Death Certificate of Frank Lincoln Dowdey.

Last Edited

14 May 2016

Ella Jane Dowdy¹

F, b. 20 September 1870, d. 31 May 1953

Relationship

Burial*

Ella Jane Dowdy is buried in Kaufman, TX

.²

Birth*

She was born on 20 September 1870 in Whiton, DeKalb Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

She married Vester Thaddeus Burns on 10 November 1887.¹

Death*

Ella Jane Dowdy died on 31 May 1953 in Ennis, Ellis Co., Texas

, at age 82.^1,3

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr² b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Mother

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen² b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Kinship*

Relationship: Grandaunt.

Family

Vester Thaddeus Burns b. abt 1866, d. abt 1944

Child

Arminda Burns⁴ b. 30 Nov 1888

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S312] Mrs. Janelle Dowdy Cobb.
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Charlsie Arminda Dowdy¹

F, b. 14 September 1872, d. 24 July 1956

Relationship

Burial*

Charlsie Arminda Dowdy is buried in Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Asbury, Marshall Co., AL

.²

Birth*

She was born on 14 September 1872 in Whiton, DeKalb Co., AL

.^1,2

Marriage*

She married William Thomas Perry on 28 November 1889.^1,2

Death*

Charlsie Arminda Dowdy died on 24 July 1956 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL

, at age 83.^1,2,3

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr¹ b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Mother

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen¹ b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Kinship*

Relationship: Grandaunt.

Family

William Thomas Perry b. 30 Sep 1866, d. 20 Dec 1958

Children

William Leslie Perry⁴ b. 6 Oct 1890
Mary Ida Belle Perry⁴ b. 5 Dec 1892, d. 3 Nov 1996
Martha Eskil Perry+⁵ b. 6 Mar 1895
Jesse Thomas Perry⁴ b. 12 Nov 1897, d. Feb 1974

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S28] Jacobs, Cemetery Records of Marshall Co., AL, 1773-1968, p. 29.
[S312] Mrs. Janelle Dowdy Cobb.
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, Text.

Last Edited

24 Nov 2018

Eliza Manervy Dowdy¹

F, b. 11 February 1875, d. 20 December 1967

Relationship

Burial*

Eliza Manervy Dowdy is buried in San Antonio, TX

.²

Birth*

She was born on 11 February 1875 in Whiton, DeKalb Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

She married William Noel Nelson on 19 November 1891.³

Death*

Eliza Manervy Dowdy died on 20 December 1967 in San Antonio, TX

, at age 92.^2,4

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr² b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Mother

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen² b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Kinship*

Relationship: Grandaunt.

Family

William Noel Nelson

Children

Bessie Nelson+³ d. 24 Mar 1955
Leander (Lee) Nelson³ d. 31 Mar 1961
Lester Byron Nelson³ b. 10 Aug 1898

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton.
[S312] Mrs. Janelle Dowdy Cobb.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Martha Malinda Dowdy¹

F, b. 3 June 1877, d. 21 September 1960

Relationship

Birth*

Martha Malinda Dowdy was born on 3 June 1877 in Whiton, DeKalb Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

She married Robert Lee Thomason, son of George Russell Thomason and Nancy Elizabeth Terrell, on 17 November 1892.¹

Death*

Martha Malinda Dowdy died on 21 September 1960 in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., AL

, at age 83.^1,3

Burial*

She was buried on 24 September 1960 in Memory Garden Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall Co., AL

.²

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr² b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Mother

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen² b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Kinship*

Relationship: Grandaunt.

Family

Robert Lee Thomason b. 8 Oct 1869, d. 31 Aug 1941

Children

John Russell Thomason+² b. 11 Jan 1893, d. 20 Nov 1977
William D. Thomason² b. 8 Oct 1895
Francis Boyd Thomason² b. 12 Jun 1898, d. 21 Jan 1966
Robert Lester Thomason² b. 20 Apr 1902, d. 5 Sep 1971

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S312] Mrs. Janelle Dowdy Cobb.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

John Henry Dowdy¹

M, b. 26 September 1879, d. 19 February 1972

Relationship

Granduncle of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Burial*

John Henry Dowdy is buried in Mexia, TX

.²

Birth*

He was born on 26 September 1879 in Whiton, DeKalb Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

He married Mary E. Thomason, daughter of Thomas Terrell Thomason and Frances Chasteen, on 28 August 1898.¹

Death*

John Henry Dowdy died on 19 February 1972 in Longview, Gregg Co., TX

, at age 92.^2,3

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr² b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Mother

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen² b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Kinship*

Relationship: Granduncle.

Family

Mary E. Thomason

Children

Bonard Dowdy⁴ b. 6 Jan 1900, d. 15 Jul 1969
William Leslie Dowdy⁴ b. 12 Apr 1901
Ollie Francis Dowdy⁴ b. 30 Jan 1904
Robert Millen Dowdy⁴ b. 25 Mar 1906, d. 20 Jul 1928
Arthur Buford Dowdy⁴ b. 29 Sep 1908
Oliver Houston Dowdy⁴ b. 5 Feb 1911
Mary Ruth Dowdy⁴ b. 14 Oct 1914, d. Jul 1949
James Howard Dowdy⁴ b. 27 May 1918

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S437] Mr. Larry Jordan Montgomery, from Social Security Death Benefit Index.
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, family group sheets.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Mary Isabell Dowdy¹

F, b. 18 May 1882, d. 31 July 1978

Relationship

Burial*

Mary Isabell Dowdy is buried in Sheffield, Colbert Co., AL

.²

Birth*

She was born on 18 May 1882 in Whiton, DeKalb Co., AL

.¹

Death*

She died on 31 July 1978 at age 96.¹

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr² b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Mother

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen² b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Kinship*

Relationship: Grandaunt.

Family

Children

John Lincoln Hall³ b. 17 Apr 1899, d. 28 Apr 1988
Roland Pierce Hall³ b. 4 May 1902
Alma Thora Hall³ b. 19 Jan 1905
Ada Belle Hall³ b. 17 Jul 1909
Rutherford Hobson Hall³ b. 27 Jan 1914

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Ada Leander Dowdy¹

F, b. 13 May 1885, d. 30 September 1964

Relationship

Burial*

Ada Leander Dowdy is buried in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL

.²

Birth*

She was born on 13 May 1885 in Whiton, DeKalb Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

She married Arthur Barto Westbrook, son of B. Milton Westbrook, on 26 December 1906.¹

Death*

Ada Leander Dowdy died on 30 September 1964 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL

, at age 79.^1,3

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr² b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Mother

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen² b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Kinship*

Relationship: Grandaunt.

Note*

Ada Leander Dowdy She and Uncle Barto lived at 12th Ave & 24th Street North, Birmiingham, AL.⁴

Family

Arthur Barto Westbrook b. 17 Dec 1881, d. 1946

Children

Arthur Bernard Westbrook⁵ b. 1907, d. 1908
Elgie Dean Westbrook⁵ b. 25 Nov 1909, d. Aug 1985
Wendell Osbourne Westbrook+⁵ b. 8 Mar 1912
Barto Montgomery Westbrook+⁵ b. 1916
John Milton Westbrook⁵ b. 3 Oct 1924

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S312] Mrs. Janelle Dowdy Cobb.
[S24] Mr. I. Charles Dowdey, related to BCD at Thanksgiving, 2018.
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton.

Last Edited

24 Nov 2018

Alma Louisa Dowdy¹

F, b. 13 February 1889, d. 5 May 1982

Relationship

Burial*

Alma Louisa Dowdy is buried in Albertville, Marshall Co., AL

.²

Birth*

She was born on 13 February 1889 in Whiton, DeKalb Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

She married J. Ernest Horton, son of Preston T. Horton and Sarah Elizabeth Hodges, on 24 November 1904.¹

Death*

Alma Louisa Dowdy died on 5 May 1982 at age 93.²

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy Jr² b. 10 Feb 1849, d. 30 Nov 1918

Mother

Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen² b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945

Kinship*

Relationship: Grandaunt.

Family

J. Ernest Horton b. 1885

Children

Cooper McGuff Horton+³ b. 10 Oct 1905
Burma Belle Horton³ b. 1907, d. 1908
Frederick Howard Horton³ b. 22 Nov 1909

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets and Bible pages).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Josiah Cantaberry Leath

M, b. 31 October 1859, d. 11 October 1933

Josiah C. Leath, 1881

Relationship

Great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Josiah Cantaberry Leath was born on 31 October 1859 in Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

He married Georgia Ann Webb, daughter of James Perry Webb and Sarah Catherine "Mammie" Taff, on 13 December 1882 in Cherokee Co., AL

.²

Death*

Josiah Cantaberry Leath died on 11 October 1933 in Woodlawn Hospital, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL

, at age 73; he had cancer of the stomach.³

Burial*

He was buried on 12 October 1933 in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL

.^4,5,6,1

Father

Rev. Josiah Leath¹ b. 8 Jan 1810, d. 24 Apr 1893

Mother

Clementine Pate¹ b. abt 1828, d. abt 1865

Kinship*

Relationship: Great-grandfather.

Occupation*

Josiah Cantaberry Leath was farmer in 1900.⁷

Family

Georgia Ann Webb b. 26 Oct 1861, d. 19 Sep 1948

Children

James Euclid Leath⁷ b. Sep 1883, d. bt 1954 - 1960
infant daughter Leath^8,7 b. 16 Apr 1885, d. 16 Apr 1885
Priscilla Clementine "Prezzie" Leath+^7,9 b. 28 Sep 1886, d. 24 Dec 1951
Askew L. Leath+^7,9 b. 8 Jul 1888, d. 25 Jan 1922
Wayne Cova "Nip" Leath^7,9 b. 28 Sep 1890, d. 6 Dec 1959
Perry Catherine Leath+ ¹⁰ b. 3 Jan 1893, d. 2 Feb 1976
Carrie R. Leath+⁷ b. 10 Mar 1895, d. 30 Sep 1940
Alexander Brock Leath+⁷ b. 28 Jun 1898, d. 24 Nov 1954
J.C. Leath¹¹ b. 16 Oct 1902, d. 16 Jun 1963
Charlie St. Elmo Leath¹² b. 19 Sep 1904, d. 6 Sep 1915

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S126] Death Certificate of Joe C. Leath.
[S20] Unknown author, Cherokee County, Alabama Marriage Records, Book A, p.72 (p.80).
[S126] Death Certificate of Joe C. Leath, (note: it incorrectly states 14 Oct 1933, but it also states the Local Registrar received it on 11 Oct, and that he was buried on 12 Oct).
[S21] Mrs. Robert N. Mann, Cherokee County Heritage, V.II, N.1, Jan 1973, p.31.
[S14] __________, "Settlers of Northeast Alabama", V.III, N.1, July 1964, p.7.
[S270] Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, read by BCD and SWD June 1993.
[S169] 1900 US Census, Cherokee Co., AL., Lewis Precinct #21, Family 184, page 183.
[S21] Mrs. Robert N. Mann, Cherokee County Heritage, V.II,N.1 Jan 1973 p.31 (Cemetery records).
[S24] Mr. I. Charles Dowdey.
[S125] Death Certificate of Perry Katherine Dowdey.
[S24] Mr. I. Charles Dowdey, related to me in 1993.
[S21] Mrs. Robert N. Mann, Cherokee County Heritage, V.II N.1 Jan 1973 p.31.

Last Edited

20 Apr 2014

Georgia Ann Webb¹

F, b. 26 October 1861, d. 19 September 1948

Georgia Ann (Webb) Leath, 1881

Relationship

Great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Georgia Ann Webb was born on 26 October 1861 in Taff, Cherokee Co., AL

.³

Marriage*

She married Josiah Cantaberry Leath, son of Rev. Josiah Leath and Clementine Pate, on 13 December 1882 in Cherokee Co., AL

.⁴

Death*

Georgia Ann Webb died on 19 September 1948 in East End Memorial Hospital, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL

, at age 86; she had a cerebral hemorrhage 14 days prior to her death, complicated by a subsequent pneumonia.³

Burial*

She is buried in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL

, next to her husband.^5,6,3

Father

James Perry Webb^2,3 b. abt 1840, d. 1865

Mother

Sarah Catherine "Mammie" Taff³ b. 22 Aug 1840, d. 1934

Kinship*

Relationship: Great-grandmother.

Family

Josiah Cantaberry Leath b. 31 Oct 1859, d. 11 Oct 1933

Children

James Euclid Leath⁷ b. Sep 1883, d. bt 1954 - 1960
infant daughter Leath⁸ b. 16 Apr 1885, d. 16 Apr 1885
Priscilla Clementine "Prezzie" Leath+^7,1 b. 28 Sep 1886, d. 24 Dec 1951
Askew L. Leath+^7,1 b. 8 Jul 1888, d. 25 Jan 1922
Wayne Cova "Nip" Leath^7,1 b. 28 Sep 1890, d. 6 Dec 1959
Perry Catherine Leath+ ^7,9,10 b. 3 Jan 1893, d. 2 Feb 1976
Carrie R. Leath+⁷ b. 10 Mar 1895, d. 30 Sep 1940
Alexander Brock Leath+⁷ b. 28 Jun 1898, d. 24 Nov 1954
J.C. Leath¹¹ b. 16 Oct 1902, d. 16 Jun 1963
Charlie St. Elmo Leath¹² b. 19 Sep 1904, d. 6 Sep 1915

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S24] Mr. I. Charles Dowdey.
[S10] Widows Applications for Relief for Confederate Soldiers, filed by Sarah Catherine Taff Webb, widow of James Perry Webb, Only marriage of Sarah Webb.
[S124] Death Certificate of Georgia Ann Leath.
[S20] Unknown author, Cherokee County, Alabama Marriage Records, Book A, p.72 (p.80).
[S21] Mrs. Robert N. Mann, Cherokee County Heritage, V.II,N.1, Jan.1973, p.31.
[S270] Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, read by BCD and SWD June 1993.
[S169] 1900 US Census, Cherokee Co., AL., Lewis Precinct #21, Family 184, page 183.
[S21] Mrs. Robert N. Mann, Cherokee County Heritage, V.II,N.1 Jan 1973 p.31 (Cemetery records).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton.
[S125] Death Certificate of Perry Katherine Dowdey.
[S24] Mr. I. Charles Dowdey, related to me in 1993.
[S21] Mrs. Robert N. Mann, Cherokee County Heritage, V.II,N.1, Jan.1973, p.31.

Last Edited

24 Jan 2018

Martin Lacy Dowdy¹

M, b. 2 November 1841, d. 21 November 1841

Relationship

Great-granduncle of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Martin Lacy Dowdy was born on 2 November 1841.³

Death*

He died on 21 November 1841.³

Father

Isaac Leander Columbus Dowdy Sr.² b. 12 Jun 1820, d. 30 Jun 1848

Mother

Manurva Findley² b. 16 May 1818, d. 17 Jan 1892

Kinship*

Relationship: Great-granduncle.

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, Text and Bible.
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (Bible pages).

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Rev. Robert Frazier Jones^1,2,3

M, b. about 1780, d. 1828

Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey
Descendants of John Jones

Relationship

4th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Rev. Robert Frazier Jones was born about 1780 in SC

.^4,5

Marriage*

He married Sarah Roberts about 1800 in Old Ninety-six and Abbeville District, SC

.^4,1,6

Death*

Rev. Robert Frazier Jones died in 1828.^1,7

Burial*

He was buried in an unmarked grave in Old Macedonia Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA

, land lot #23, 15th district, Mills district.^1,8,5

Father

James Jones⁴ b. abt 1754

Mother

Mary Frazier^1,4 b. bef 1760, d. aft 1809

Misc*

Rev. Robert Frazier Jones was; "He was of Welsh descent".¹

Kinship*

Relationship: 4th great-grandfather.

Interest*

Robert F. lived in Abbeville District, South Carolina prior to moving into Gwinnett County, Georgia about 1823. He then moved to DeKalb County about 1825, and made his home about twelve miles east of Atlanta near what is now the Flat Shoal Road. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a minister of the Gospel, and he built a log church across the road from his home, which was first called Jones' Chapel, and was later called Macedonia. He and his wife and a number of his children and grandchildren were buried in Old Macedonia Cemetery, which was surveyed by noted Atlanta historian Franklin Garrett on Feb. 6, 1932. However, subsequent to that time, the cemetery was virtually destroyed by pulpwood loggers, according to Mrs. Rebecca Huie, who has personally visited the site (it's present location is in DeKalb County, near Bouldercrest Road.)^7,5

Religion*

He was "... was a member of the Methodist church and a minister of the Gospel. He built a small log church across the road from his home","...which he called Macedonia".^1,3,7

Settled*

He and Sarah Roberts settled about 1825, about 12 miles east of Atlanta near Flat Shoals Road, DeKalb Co., GA

.^9,4,7

Family

Sarah Roberts b. 23 Oct 1782, d. 10 Jul 1834

Children

John H. Jones+^1,10 b. 8 Aug 1802, d. 12 Jan 1886
Zacariah Robert Jones+¹¹ b. 4 Jun 1804, d. 13 Dec 1870
James Jones+^12,13 b. 8 Feb 1808, d. 6 Apr 1887
Edward Lovelace Jones+ ¹⁴ b. 3 Oct 1813, d. 28 Mar 1881
Elizabeth Jones+¹⁵ b. 17 Feb 1815, d. 9 Jun 1835
Nancy Jones+¹⁵ b. 1825

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 50.
[S80] Pursley, 7500 Marriages from Ninety-six Abbeville District, S.C., 1774-1890, p. 98 (AFR).
[S83] Carroll, Abbeville County Family History, Abbeville, South Carolina, p.123.
[S83] Carroll, Abbeville County Family History, Abbeville, South Carolina, p.123 & 136.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 69.
[S80] Pursley, 7500 Marriages from Ninety-six Abbeville District, S.C., 1774-1890, p. 98.
[S107] "Garrett's Necrology", Cemeteries, Roll #1, frame 785.
[S107] "Garrett's Necrology", Cemeteries, Roll #1, frame 785. The cemetery was surveyed by Garrett in 1932.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., p.50.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 70.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 51.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 53.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 76.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 55.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 54.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2016

Sarah Roberts¹

F, b. 23 October 1782, d. 10 July 1834

Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey
Descendants of John Jones

Relationship

4th great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Burial*

Sarah Roberts is buried in Old Macedonia Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA

.^1,2

Birth*

She was born on 23 October 1782.^1,3

Marriage*

She married Rev. Robert Frazier Jones, son of James Jones and Mary Frazier, about 1800 in Old Ninety-six and Abbeville District, SC

.^4,1,5

Death*

Sarah Roberts died on 10 July 1834 at age 51.^1,2

Kinship*

Relationship: 4th great-grandmother.

Settled*

Sarah Roberts and Rev. Robert Frazier Jones settled about 1825, about 12 miles east of Atlanta near Flat Shoals Road, DeKalb Co., GA

.^6,4,2

Family

Rev. Robert Frazier Jones b. abt 1780, d. 1828

Children

John H. Jones+¹ b. 8 Aug 1802, d. 12 Jan 1886
Zacariah Robert Jones+⁷ b. 4 Jun 1804, d. 13 Dec 1870
James Jones+⁸ b. 8 Feb 1808, d. 6 Apr 1887
Edward Lovelace Jones+ ⁹ b. 3 Oct 1813, d. 28 Mar 1881
Elizabeth Jones+¹⁰ b. 17 Feb 1815, d. 9 Jun 1835
Nancy Jones+¹⁰ b. 1825

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 50.
[S107] "Garrett's Necrology", Cemeteries, Roll #1, frame 785.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 69.
[S83] Carroll, Abbeville County Family History, Abbeville, South Carolina, p.123 & 136.
[S80] Pursley, 7500 Marriages from Ninety-six Abbeville District, S.C., 1774-1890, p. 98.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., p.50.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 51.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 53.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 55.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 54.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2016

Edward Lovelace Jones^1,2

M, b. 3 October 1813, d. 28 March 1881

Bowdon Village, Carroll Co., GA

Relationship

3rd great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Edward Lovelace Jones was born on 3 October 1813 in Abbeville District, SC

.³

Marriage*

He married Lucy Thurman, daughter of David Thurman and Lavinia Mann, on 5 September 1840 in DeKalb Co., GA

.²

Death*

Edward Lovelace Jones died on 28 March 1881 in Clayton Co., GA

, at age 67; he died at his home, after a twenty month illness.³

Burial*

He is buried in Jones Memorial First Methodist Church Cemetery, Forest Park, Clayton Co., GA

, in a large brown stone vault next to his wife.⁴

Father

Rev. Robert Frazier Jones¹ b. abt 1780, d. 1828

Mother

Sarah Roberts¹ b. 23 Oct 1782, d. 10 Jul 1834

Kinship*

Relationship: 3rd great-grandfather.

Interest*

About 1855 the family moved to Conley (now Clayton Co.), Georgia, and then Bowdon (now Carroll Co.), Georgia; and then later to Forest Park (now Clayton Co.) They were in DeKalb County, Georgia in the 1850 US Census, in Carroll County, Georgia in the 1860 US census, and in Clayton County, Georgia in the 1870 and 1880 US Census. The original Jones Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church South was built in 1896, on land "being all that tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the County of Clayton, the same being a part of land lot No. 52 lying on the Flatshoal and Fairburn Road about one mile west of Forest Station Community- beginning at the north west corner of the E.L. Jones Family Cemetery". The church was named for E.L. Jones by his son Rev. John Jones, and the E.L. Jones Family Cemetery was created by Edward's will. The cemetery now sits on Forest Parkway near the western edge of Forest Park, GA., about 400 feet east of Old Dixie Highway, next to Parkway Baptist Church (which now leases the church building from the Jones Memorial United Methodist Church.)^5,6,7,8,9

Will*

Edward Lovelace Jones left a will on 22 March 1880 in Clayton Co., GA

.¹⁰

Family

Lucy Thurman b. 3 Nov 1821, d. 1 Sep 1876

Children

Mary Jane Jones+^13,14 b. abt 1841
Daniel Smith Jones+ ¹³ b. 7 Dec 1842, d. 30 May 1907
Sarah L. Jones+¹⁵ b. abt 1844
Nancy Ann Jones+^15,2 b. 4 Oct 1846, d. 6 Mar 1922
Margaret Elizabeth Jones+^16,2,17 b. 5 Jan 1849, d. 4 Mar 1877
Rev. John Franklin Jones+^18,2 b. 5 May 1851, d. 19 Sep 1940
William Parks Jones+¹⁶ b. 2 Sep 1853, d. 25 Jan 1935
Lucy Amanda Jones^19,2 b. 1855
Robert Louis Jones+^19,2 b. 7 Oct 1857, d. 19 Jan 1904
Martha Idella "Della" Jones+^20,2 b. abt Oct 1859
Victoria Garnett "Vick" Jones+^20,21 b. 12 Oct 1861, d. 13 Nov 1916

US Census Records

Date

Place and Memo

9 August 1850

Atlanta, DeKalb Co., GA

¹¹

4 August 1860

, Edward Jones and William T. Morris were living next to each other in this census¹²

Appears on these Charts:

Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey
Descendants of John Jones

Citations

[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 55.
[S62] __________, A History of Clayton County, Georgia, p.314.
[S107] "Garrett's Necrology", Obit. Abstracts, Roll #5, frame 514.
[S229] Jones Memorial Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, read Nov. 17, 1995.
[S110] Unknown author, Church History, Jones Chapel - Jones Memorial First United Methodist Church -- 1896-1972.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 22.
[S113] __________, Tracks Through Clayton County, GA. 1858-1900, Jones- p. 6-7 (this citation refers to the 1850 Dekalb County, GA Census, Family No. 206-Atlanta District; 1870 US Census of Clayton County, GA - Jonesboro- p. 90- family #681; 1880 US Census of Clayton County, GA - Riverdale- p.11, family #103).
[S160] 1850 US Census, DeKalb Co., GA., Atlanta, Family 208, Copy M432, Roll 67, p. 211.
[S161] 1860 US Census, Carroll Co., GA., Bowdon Village, Family 40, Copy 653, Roll 113, p. 538-539.
[S64] Doris F. Curry, Record of Wills;Book A; Clayton County, Georgia, p.56 & 57.
[S160] 1850 US Census, DeKalb Co., GA., Atlanta, Family 208, p. 211.
[S161] 1860 US Census, Carroll Co., GA., Bowdon Village, Family 40, p. 538-539.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 56.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 21.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 59.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 61.
[S63] __________, All Known Cemeteries of Clayton County, Georgia, p.73.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 64.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 62.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 63.
[S62] __________, A History of Clayton County, Georgia, p.306 & 314.

Last Edited

15 May 2016

Lucy Thurman¹

F, b. 3 November 1821, d. 1 September 1876

Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey
Descendants of John Jones

Relationship

3rd great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Lucy Thurman was born on 3 November 1821 in Chesterfield District, SC

.^3,4

Marriage*

She married Edward Lovelace Jones, son of Rev. Robert Frazier Jones and Sarah Roberts, on 5 September 1840 in DeKalb Co., GA

.²

Death*

Lucy Thurman died on 1 September 1876 at age 54.³

Burial*

She is buried in Jones Memorial First Methodist Church Cemetery, Forest Park, Clayton Co., GA

, in a large brown stone vault next to her husband.⁴

Father

David Thurman² b. 6 May 1796, d. 1831

Mother

Lavinia Mann² b. abt 1794, d. 1864

Kinship*

Relationship: 3rd great-grandmother.

Family

Edward Lovelace Jones b. 3 Oct 1813, d. 28 Mar 1881

Children

Mary Jane Jones+^5,6 b. abt 1841
Daniel Smith Jones+ ^5,6 b. 7 Dec 1842, d. 30 May 1907
Sarah L. Jones+^7,6 b. abt 1844
Nancy Ann Jones+^7,2,6 b. 4 Oct 1846, d. 6 Mar 1922
Margaret Elizabeth Jones+² b. 5 Jan 1849, d. 4 Mar 1877
Rev. John Franklin Jones+^8,2,6 b. 5 May 1851, d. 19 Sep 1940
William Parks Jones+^9,6 b. 2 Sep 1853, d. 25 Jan 1935
Lucy Amanda Jones^10,2,6 b. 1855
Robert Louis Jones+^10,2,6 b. 7 Oct 1857, d. 19 Jan 1904
Martha Idella "Della" Jones+^11,2,6 b. abt Oct 1859
Victoria Garnett "Vick" Jones+^11,12,6 b. 12 Oct 1861, d. 13 Nov 1916

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Citations

[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 55.
[S62] __________, A History of Clayton County, Georgia, p.314.
[S107] "Garrett's Necrology", Obit. Abstracts, Roll #5, frame 470.
[S229] Jones Memorial Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, read Nov. 17, 1995.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 56.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 21.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 59.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 64.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 61.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 62.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 63.
[S62] __________, A History of Clayton County, Georgia, p.306 & 314.

Last Edited

15 May 2016

David Thurman¹

M, b. 6 May 1796, d. 1831

Relationship

4th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

David Thurman was born on 6 May 1796 in Chesterfield Co., SC

.^1,3

Marriage*

He married Lavinia Mann on 10 February 1816.^1,4,3

Death*

David Thurman died in 1831 in DeKalb Co., GA

.^3,5

Father

Benjamin Thurman² b. abt 1755

Mother

Julia Shumate²

Kinship*

Relationship: 4th great-grandfather.

Interest*

David was educated at Yanceyville, North Carolina, and became a Methodist preacher, joining the South Carolina conference. He and his wife and three children, accompanied by three brothers, William, Richard and Benjamin Franklin, moved from South Carolina to Georgia about 1826 and settled at various locations on and near the present site of Atlanta, in what is now DeKalb County; William, Richard and David in what is now Ormewood Park and East Atlanta, and Benjamin F. on Nelson's Ferry Road along the present route of Magnolia Street, NW. Thurman Street nearby is named for Benjamin. All the brothers were farmers.
David died in 1831 and was buried in Richard Thurman's cemetery, on or near the present site of Fort Walter in Grant Park. However, the cemetery was completely obliterated in the Civil War.^3,5

Family

Lavinia Mann b. abt 1794, d. 1864

Children

David Clark Thurman+^6,7 b. 8 Nov 1819, d. 16 Aug 1889
Lucy Thurman+ ⁴ b. 3 Nov 1821, d. 1 Sep 1876
Jane Thurman^6,8 b. 22 Nov 1823
Benjamin Thurman+^9,8 b. 26 Aug 1826
Annie Thurman+^6,10 b. 11 Sep 1828

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 55.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 10.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 12.
[S62] __________, A History of Clayton County, Georgia, p.314.
[S108] Franklin M. Garrett, Atlanta and Environs, A Chronicle of its People and Events, p. 60.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., 56.
[S107] "Garrett's Necrology", Obit. Abstracts, Roll #5, frame 312.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 18.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., 55.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 19.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Daniel Smith Jones¹

M, b. 7 December 1842, d. 30 May 1907

Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey
Descendants of John Jones
William Morris to Dr. Ben Dowdey

Daniel S. Jones & son Benjamin

Relationship

2nd great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Daniel Smith Jones was born on 7 December 1842 near Atlanta, GA.^3,4,5

Marriage*

He married Nancy Eveline "Nannie" Morris, daughter of Garrett L. Morris and Jane K.P. Wylie, on 10 April 1864 in DeKalb Co., GA

, E. Morris, M.G. presiding (this may have been her Uncle Elijah.)⁶

Marriage*

Daniel Smith Jones married Mariah Josephine Mitchell, daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Elizabeth Ruff, on 14 June 1882 in Morrow's Station, Clayton Co., GA

; Marriage Book C, p. 138.^7,8

Death*

Daniel Smith Jones died on 30 May 1907 in Moody Cross Roads, St. Clair Co., AL

, at age 64.^4,7

Burial*

He is buried in Moody Cemetery, Moody Cross Roads, St. Clair Co., AL

; Amy Dowdey and her father first visited it in February, 1995. The cemetery is about 1/2 mile east of Hwy. 411, on St. Clair County Road 10, or Park Ave., in Moody Cross Roads.⁴

Father

Edward Lovelace Jones¹ b. 3 Oct 1813, d. 28 Mar 1881

Mother

Lucy Thurman^1,2 b. 3 Nov 1821, d. 1 Sep 1876

Notable*

Summary of CSA military record of Daniel S. Jones, Private, Third Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant.⁹

Jones enlisted at Bowdon, GA July 30, 1861 by Captain McDaniel. He was living at home, and was a Bowdon Villag College student at the time. Nov-Dec. 1861, "absent on furlough at Bowdon expires Nov. 15." Captured at Crampton's Gap. Oct. 2, 1862 on roll of prisoners (as a Private) at Fort Delaware. Sent to Aiken's Landing, VA. for exchange. Suffered a severe wound at Chancellorsville "in bowel." August 1863, elected Lieutenant. On roll Jan. 1865 as "absent, prisoner taken." August 1864, was captured at Guard Hill. Oath of Allegiance at Fort Deleware. "Complexion fair, eyes gray, hair light, 6ft." Released June 17, 1865

Kinship*

Relationship: 2nd great-grandfather.

Note*

Daniel Smith Jones He was a horticulturalist and sold fruit trees. He was moving to Nebraska, but a famine ruined the crops. He settled in Moody Cross Roads, St. Clair Co., AL and ran a fruit store.¹⁰

Interest*

Daniel's Civil War records described him as having "fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes, and 6 feet tall". He enlisted as a private in the CSA on July 30, 1861, at Bowdon, GA in Co. B (Infantry Battalion), Cobb's Legion, Georgia Volunteers. He was captured near Front Royal, VA about Aug. 16, 1864, and was sent to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. He was then sent to Ft. Delaware, DE on Aug. 27, where he remained until his release on June 17, 1865. He had obtained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in Aug., 1863. His wife's pension application indicates that he "was wounded in the left side" at some point during the war.
In the 1880 US Census, Daniel and family were living in Clayton County, Georgia. Family lore states that Daniel and Mariah and their family eventually left Georgia, headed for Nebraska, to sell fruit trees for Stark Company. However, there was a crop failure in the West, so they stopped in Moody Cross Roads, St. Clair Co., Alabama about Nov. 27, 1884, where they settled and Daniel ran a fruit store.^11,12,7,13

Milit-Serv*

He served between 30 July 1861 and 17 June 1865; He enlisted as a private in the CSA on July 30, 1861, at Bowdon, GA in Co. B (Infantry Battalion), Cobb's Legion, Georgia Volunteers. He was captured near Front Royal, VA about Aug. 16, 1864, and was sent to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. He was then sent to Ft. Delaware, DE on Aug. 27, where he remained until his release on June 17, 1865. He had obtained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in Aug., 1863. These records described him as having fair complexion, light hair, gray eyes, and 6 feet tall.¹¹

Residence*

He and Mariah Josephine Mitchell resided on 27 November 1884 in approximately 1.5 miles northeast of the main cross roads, Moody, St. Clair Co., AL

.^7,14,15

Family 1

Nancy Eveline "Nannie" Morris b. 22 Oct 1842, d. 28 Apr 1882

Children

L'Orinet Jones¹ b. 14 Mar 1866, d. 10 Apr 1866
William Gordon Jones+^1,16 b. 12 Jul 1867, d. 2 Apr 1932
Hugh Wiley Jones+ ^1,17,16 b. 22 Feb 1869, d. 9 Sep 1952
Annie Jones+^18,16 b. 28 Jun 1871, d. 29 Sep 1929
Edward Garrett Jones+^18,16 b. 18 Jun 1873, d. 29 Dec 1937
Benjamin Lewis Jones+¹⁹ b. 18 Sep 1875, d. 31 Jul 1940
Lucy Jane Jones¹⁸ b. 31 Aug 1877, d. 9 Sep 1879
Thomas Moor Jones+²⁰ b. 13 May 1880, d. 25 May 1961

Family 2

Mariah Josephine Mitchell b. 20 Mar 1843, d. 8 Jan 1938

Children

Nancy Vineyard Jones+^21,22 b. 20 Mar 1883, d. 23 Dec 1978
Fannie Key Jones+^23,22 b. 13 Aug 1884, d. 15 Jan 1978
Maude Arilla Jones+^23,22 b. 14 Sep 1888, d. 21 Apr 1966

US Census Records

Date

Place and Memo

June 1880

Clayton, DeKalb Co., GA

¹⁶

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Citations

[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 56.
[S109] Humphries, Descendants of John Thurman of Virginia..., p. 21.
[S87] Mrs. Bernice F. Hill.
[S242] Moody Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, Feb. 11, 1995.
[S160] 1850 US Census, DeKalb Co., GA., Atlanta, p. 211-212, Family 208.
[S209] Marriage Record of Daniel S. Jones & Nancy E. Morris.
[S95] Widows Applications for Relief for Confederate Soldiers, filed by Mariah J. Mitchell Jones, widow of Daniel Smith Jones.
[S393] Curry, Marriage Index, Clayton County, Georgia, Books A,B,C,D, Females, p. 52.
[S598] Hugh W. Barrow, Cobb's Legion, Company B, p. 239.
[S94] Mrs. Ila Frances Jones, 1995.
[S102] Civil War Military Records of Daniel S. Jones.
[S94] Mrs. Ila Frances Jones, 1995.
[S113] __________, Tracks Through Clayton County, GA. 1858-1900, p. 5 (this citation references the 1880 US Census of Clayton Co., GA- Adamson District, June 18, 1880, census page 27, Family No. 1).
[S156] Mrs. Talmadge Oldham Warnock.
[S202] Mrs. Hester Turner Ramey.
[S243] 1880 US Census, Clayton Co., GA., 1189 Dist., SD 4, ED 34, family 1, p. 486.
[S127] Death Certificate of Hugh Wiley Jones.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 57.
[S288] Death Certificate of Benjamin Lewis Jones.
[S287] Death Certificate of Thomas Moor Jones.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., p. 58.
[S159] 1900 US Census, St. Clair Co., AL., Precinct No. 17, Moody, p. 172, Family 39.
[S88] Jones Family from 1782 for Eight Generations.

Last Edited

18 May 2014

Nancy Eveline "Nannie" Morris^1,2

F, b. 22 October 1842, d. 28 April 1882

Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey
Descendants of John Jones
William Morris to Dr. Ben Dowdey

Relationship

2nd great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Nancy Eveline "Nannie" Morris was born on 22 October 1842 in GA

.^6,7

Marriage*

She married Daniel Smith Jones, son of Edward Lovelace Jones and Lucy Thurman, on 10 April 1864 in DeKalb Co., GA

, E. Morris, M.G. presiding (this may have been her Uncle Elijah.)⁸

Death*

Nancy Eveline "Nannie" Morris died on 28 April 1882 at G.L. Morris, near Cedar Grove, DeKalb Co., GA

, at age 39. The Bible record reads "died...tumor," while Oda Fay Moore Clark recalls that she died "at age 39 of consumption at her father's house."^9,10

Burial*

She was buried after 28 April 1882 in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA

, After Nancy was buried, her husband Daniel "built a pretty wooden fence around her grave, which remained there until around 1963." He also planted an oak leaf hydrangea bush, which is still living today. On a visit to the cemetery in January, 2012 by Dr. Ben Dowdey, his wife Susan, and his mother Benna Jean Dowdey, Roy Hatcher confirmed the previous presence of this structure. They obtained cuttings of the bush, just as many descendants have done previously.^11,12,13

Father

Garrett L. Morris^3,5,4 b. 22 Jul 1814, d. 1 Nov 1902

Mother

Jane K.P. Wylie^3,4 b. 30 Oct 1818, d. 22 Aug 1891

Note*

Nancy Eveline "Nannie" Morris mother and father born in South Carolina.¹⁴

Kinship*

Relationship: 2nd great-grandmother.

Family

Daniel Smith Jones b. 7 Dec 1842, d. 30 May 1907

Children

L'Orinet Jones¹ b. 14 Mar 1866, d. 10 Apr 1866
William Gordon Jones+^1,15 b. 12 Jul 1867, d. 2 Apr 1932
Hugh Wiley Jones+ ^16,15 b. 22 Feb 1869, d. 9 Sep 1952
Annie Jones+^16,15 b. 28 Jun 1871, d. 29 Sep 1929
Edward Garrett Jones+^16,15 b. 18 Jun 1873, d. 29 Dec 1937
Benjamin Lewis Jones+¹⁷ b. 18 Sep 1875, d. 31 Jul 1940
Lucy Jane Jones¹⁶ b. 31 Aug 1877, d. 9 Sep 1879
Thomas Moor Jones+¹⁸ b. 13 May 1880, d. 25 May 1961

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 56.
[S549] Pouncey, Remembrance, p. 14, 110.
[S160] 1850 US Census, DeKalb Co., GA., Panthersville District, family 59, p. 172.
[S205] 1860 US Census, DeKalb Co., GA., Panthersville District, family 758, p. 359.
[S216] Will of Garet L. Morris.
[S112] __________, 1880 Census, Clayton County, Georgia, p. 66 (Census page 27, SD4, ED 34.
[S221] "Cedar Grove Church, Conley (DeKalb Co.) GA., record reads "died 28th April 1882, age 39 years, 6 months, 6 days." Note that there is a second entry that reads "N.E. Morris born Aug. 22, 1842 in the state of South Carolina."
[S209] Marriage Record of Daniel S. Jones & Nancy E. Morris.
[S221] "Cedar Grove Church, Conley (DeKalb Co.) GA.
[S549] Pouncey, Remembrance, p. 14.
[S549] Pouncey, Remembrance, p.110.
[S1] Dr. Ben Dowdey.
[S594] Personal knowledge of Mr. Roy Hatcher.
[S112] __________, 1880 Census, Clayton County, Georgia, p. 66 (Census page 27, SD4, ED 34).
[S243] 1880 US Census, Clayton Co., GA., 1189 Dist., SD 4, ED 34, family 1, p. 486.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 57.
[S288] Death Certificate of Benjamin Lewis Jones.
[S287] Death Certificate of Thomas Moor Jones.

Last Edited

26 Apr 2014

Hugh Wiley Jones^1,2

M, b. 22 February 1869, d. 9 September 1952

Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey
Descendants of John Jones
William Morris to Dr. Ben Dowdey

Hugh Wiley Jones

Relationship

Great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Hugh Wiley Jones was born on 22 February 1869 in Conley, Clayton Co., GA

.^4,6

Marriage*

He married Maggie Moody on 26 December 1889 at J.W. Moody's, St. Clair Co., AL

; the consent of the groom's father was required because he was a minor.⁷

Marriage*

Hugh Wiley Jones married Emma Leola Knott, daughter of Franklin Spencer Knott and Mary Amanda Freeman, about 1894.²

Death*

Hugh Wiley Jones died on 9 September 1952 in East Lake Nursing Home, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL

, at age 83; he died of "terminal pneumonia, due to dementia precox and vitamin and mineral deficiency," attended by Dr. Lelias Kirby.⁴

Burial*

He is buried next to his wife Emma Leola in Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery, Borden Springs, Cleburne Co., AL

. BCD and his mother visited this grave in January, 1995. His grave marker incorrectly states 1868 - 1952.^8,4

Father

Daniel Smith Jones^3,4,5 b. 7 Dec 1842, d. 30 May 1907

Mother

Nancy Eveline "Nannie" Morris^1,5 b. 22 Oct 1842, d. 28 Apr 1882

Interest*

He called himself the Pedestrian Poet, and traveled about the country on a bicycle. He had a long beard, and would get buttermilk in it when he ate. When he came to visit his son Bennie, Bennie would call him "Papa", and would give him a bath and trim his beard.⁹

Kinship*

Relationship: Great-grandfather.

Family 1

Maggie Moody

Family 2

Emma Leola Knott b. 19 Oct 1872, d. 28 Feb 1933

Children

Paul Harvey Jones+² b. 26 Apr 1895, d. Jun 1980
Annie Jones^10,11 b. 6 Nov 1898, d. abt 1901
Daniel Smith Jones^2,12,9,6 b. 4 Aug 1901, d. 3 Apr 1979
Benjamin Franklin Jones+ ^1,2,12,9,13 b. 5 Mar 1906, d. 27 Apr 1965
James Horace Jones+^2,12 b. 28 Aug 1908, d. Jul 1985

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 57.
[S162] 1910 US Census, Cleburne Co., AL., Precinct no. 1, Borden Springs, Family 4.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 56.
[S127] Death Certificate of Hugh Wiley Jones.
[S243] 1880 US Census, Clayton Co., GA., 1189 Dist., SD 4, ED 34, family 1, p. 486.
[S195] Birth Certificate of Daniel Smith Jones, August 4, 1901, Hamilton Co., TN.
[S49] Marriage Record of Hugh W. Jones and Maggie Moody.
[S224] Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, Jan., 1995.
[S5] Mrs. Benna Jean Jones Dowdey.
[S88] Jones Family from 1782 for Eight Generations.
[S57] Letter from Hugh Wiley Jones to Thomas Moore Jones, Oct. 14, 1935.
[S163] 1920 US Census, Winston Co., AL., Precinct Q Cross Roads, Maxwell Bridge Road, ED 132, Sheet 4.
[S128] Death Certificate of Benjamin Franklin Jones.

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Maggie Moody

Descendants of John Jones

Burial*

Maggie Moody is buried in Moody Cemetery, Moody Cross Roads, St. Clair Co., AL

.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: 1st wife of great-grandfather.

Family

Hugh Wiley Jones b. 22 Feb 1869, d. 9 Sep 1952

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Citations

[S153] Letter from Hugh Wiley Jones to Thomas Moore Jones, June 7, 1946.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Emma Leola Knott¹

F, b. 19 October 1872, d. 28 February 1933

Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey
Descendants of John Jones
William Morris to Dr. Ben Dowdey

Emma Leola (Knott) Jones, 1930

Relationship

Great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Emma Leola Knott was born on 19 October 1872 in Stone Hill, AL

.^4,5,6

Marriage*

She married Hugh Wiley Jones, son of Daniel Smith Jones and Nancy Eveline "Nannie" Morris, about 1894.⁷

Death*

Emma Leola Knott died on 28 February 1933 in Borden Springs, Cleburne Co., AL

, at age 60; Dr. Ben Dowdey, Emma's great-grandson, has in his possession a telegram, originally sent from Esom Hill, GA on Feb. 28, 1933, from H.S. Miller to Bennie F. Jones, Emma's son, announcing her death.^8,9,10

Burial*

Emma Leola is buried next to her husband in Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery, Borden Springs, Cleburne Co., AL

. Emma's granddaughter Benna Jean Jones Dowdey (the author's mother) remembers attending the funeral, and she and BCD visited the cemetery in January, 1995.^11,8

Father

Franklin Spencer Knott³ b. abt 1818, d. bef 1880

Mother

Mary Amanda Freeman² b. abt Oct 1827, d. 26 Dec 1894

Kinship*

Relationship: Great-grandmother.

Family

Hugh Wiley Jones b. 22 Feb 1869, d. 9 Sep 1952

Children

Paul Harvey Jones+⁷ b. 26 Apr 1895, d. Jun 1980
Annie Jones¹² b. 6 Nov 1898, d. abt 1901
Daniel Smith Jones^7,1,8,6 b. 4 Aug 1901, d. 3 Apr 1979
Benjamin Franklin Jones+ ^7,13,1,8,14 b. 5 Mar 1906, d. 27 Apr 1965
James Horace Jones+⁷ b. 28 Aug 1908, d. Jul 1985

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Citations

[S163] 1920 US Census, Winston Co., AL., Precinct Q Cross Roads, Maxwell Bridge Road, ED 132, Sheet 4.
[S194] 1880 US Census, Randolph Co., AL, Morrison's Beat No. 2, Family 2623.
[S6] Assumptions or guesses made by Dr. Ben Dowdey.
[S88] Jones Family from 1782 for Eight Generations.
[S620] 1900 US Census, Hamilton Co., TN., 17th Civil District, SD 3, ED 72, Sheet 27, page 304 A, dwelling 592, family 577.
[S195] Birth Certificate of Daniel Smith Jones, August 4, 1901, Hamilton Co., TN.
[S162] 1910 US Census, Cleburne Co., AL., Precinct no. 1, Borden Springs, Family 4.
[S5] Mrs. Benna Jean Jones Dowdey.
[S224] Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, Jan., 1995.
[S1] Dr. Ben Dowdey.
[S224] Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, Jan., 1995; reads "1871-1933."
[S57] Letter from Hugh Wiley Jones to Thomas Moore Jones, Oct. 14, 1935.
[S43] Humphries, Descendants of Robert Jones of South Carolina..., page 57.
[S128] Death Certificate of Benjamin Franklin Jones.

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27 Mar 2018

Charlie St. Elmo Leath

M, b. 19 September 1904, d. 6 September 1915

Relationship

Granduncle of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Burial*

Charlie St. Elmo Leath is buried in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL

.³

Birth*

He was born on 19 September 1904 in AL

.⁴

Death*

He died on 6 September 1915 in AL

at age 10 from a shotgun blast.^5,4

Father

Josiah Cantaberry Leath¹ b. 31 Oct 1859, d. 11 Oct 1933

Mother

Georgia Ann Webb² b. 26 Oct 1861, d. 19 Sep 1948

Kinship*

Relationship: Granduncle.

Citations

[S21] Mrs. Robert N. Mann, Cherokee County Heritage, V.II N.1 Jan 1973 p.31.
[S21] Mrs. Robert N. Mann, Cherokee County Heritage, V.II,N.1, Jan.1973, p.31.
[S270] Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, "son of Joe C. & G.A. Leath, Sept. 19, 1904-Sept. 6, 1915."
[S115] Waltman and Leath, Leath (Leeth/Leith) Family History, Vol. I, p. 142.
[S23] Mrs. Johnnie Leath.

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1 Mar 2014

Juanita Ruth Oldacre¹

F, b. 1 September 1933

Descendants of William Almy and Audrey Barlow
Descendants of John Jones

Birth*

Juanita Ruth Oldacre was born on 1 September 1933 in Manchester, Walker Co., AL

.¹

Marriage*

She married Hugh Monroe Jones, son of Benjamin Franklin Jones and Lillie Iloma Dycus, on 30 May 1953 in Woodlawn Methodist Church, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL

, Rev. Hudson presiding.¹

Father

Daniel Lester Oldacre¹

Mother

Dorothy Fountain¹ d. 6 Feb 2000

Kinship*

Relationship: Wife of uncle.

Family

Hugh Monroe Jones b. 7 Mar 1932, d. 27 Jan 2021

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Citations

[S104] Mrs. Nita Oldacre Jones.

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1 Mar 2014

Francis Marion Machen Sr.¹

M, b. 14 April 1829, d. 4 November 1878

Relationship

2nd great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Birth*

Francis Marion Machen Sr. was born on 14 April 1829 in SC

.^4,5,6,7

Marriage*

He married Susan Arminda Hammond, daughter of Hannah Dodson.¹

Death*

Francis Marion Machen Sr. died on 4 November 1878 at age 49.⁴

Burial*

He is buried in Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL

.^4,8

Father

Francis Ballinger Machen² b. 28 Feb 1787, d. bt 1860 - 1870

Mother

Francis Hall³ b. abt 1788

Kinship*

Relationship: 2nd great-grandfather.

Family

Susan Arminda Hammond b. 7 Mar 1835, d. 23 Dec 1922

Children

John Thomas Machen+⁷ b. 13 Mar 1851, d. bt 1874 - 1880
James H. Machen⁷ b. abt 1853
Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen+ ^1,5 b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945
Miles C. Machen⁷ b. abt 1859
Isabella J. Machen⁷ b. abt 1862
Francis M. Machen⁷ b. abt 1864
Emma Machen⁷ b. abt 1866
Joseph Machen⁷ b. abt 1869
Martha Machen¹⁰ b. abt 1872

US Census Records

Date	Place and Memo
1850	Cherokee Co., AL ⁹
1860	Marshall Co., AL ⁶
1870	DeKalb Co., AL ⁷

Appears on these Charts:

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, Text.
[S438] Edwards, Three Centuries in America: Thomas Machen of Middlesex Co., VA, p. 59.
[S438] Edwards, Three Centuries in America: Thomas Machen of Middlesex Co., VA, p. 243.
[S28] Jacobs, Cemetery Records of Marshall Co., AL, 1773-1968, page 377.
[S157] Death Certificate of Mary Frances Elizabeth Machen Dowdey.
[S170] 1860 US Census, Marshall Co., AL., Eastern District, Family No. 570, page 873.
[S171] 1870 US Census, DeKalb Co., AL., Township 9, Range 7, Collinsville Post Office, Family 24, page 840.
[S267] Shoal Creek Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, read by BCD June, 1993.
[S165] 1850 US Census, Cherokee Co., AL., 27th District, Family 92, page 69.
[S172] 1880 US Census, DeKalb Co., AL., Township 9, Range 6, Family 419, page 654.

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Susan Arminda Hammond¹

F, b. 7 March 1835, d. 23 December 1922

Susan Arminda Hammond

Relationship

2nd great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP

Marriage*

Susan Arminda Hammond married Francis Marion Machen Sr., son of Francis Ballinger Machen and Francis Hall.¹

Birth*

Susan Arminda Hammond was born on 7 March 1835 in AL

.^3,4,5,6,7

Death*

She died on 23 December 1922 at age 87.³

Burial*

She is buried in Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Asbury, Marshall Co., AL

.⁸

Mother

Hannah Dodson² b. 1809, d. 1899

Kinship*

Relationship: 2nd great-grandmother.

Family

Francis Marion Machen Sr. b. 14 Apr 1829, d. 4 Nov 1878

Children

John Thomas Machen+⁶ b. 13 Mar 1851, d. bt 1874 - 1880
James H. Machen⁶ b. abt 1853
Mary Frances Elizabeth "Ole Mother" Machen+ ^1,4 b. 14 Oct 1855, d. 12 Oct 1945
Miles C. Machen⁶ b. abt 1859
Isabella J. Machen⁶ b. abt 1862
Francis M. Machen⁶ b. abt 1864
Emma Machen⁶ b. abt 1866
Joseph Machen⁶ b. abt 1869
Martha Machen⁵ b. abt 1872

US Census Records

Date	Place and Memo
1880	DeKalb Co., AL ⁵

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Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, Text.
[S27] Mrs. Perry C. Dowdey, from a family picture album, now in the possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey.
[S28] Jacobs, Cemetery Records of Marshall Co., AL, 1773-1968, page 28.
[S157] Death Certificate of Mary Frances Elizabeth Machen Dowdey.
[S172] 1880 US Census, DeKalb Co., AL., Township 9, Range 6, Family 419, page 654.
[S171] 1870 US Census, DeKalb Co., AL., Township 9, Range 7, Collinsville Post Office, Family 24, page 840.
[S170] 1860 US Census, Marshall Co., AL., Eastern District, Family No. 570, page 873.
[S266] Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, read by BCD, read June, 1993.

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Elijah Miller Isbell¹

M, b. 27 February 1840, d. 10 June 1920

Burial*

Elijah Miller Isbell is buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL

.³

Birth*

He was born on 27 February 1840 in Jackson Co., AL

.^3,1,4

Marriage*

He married Eliza Jane Dowdy, daughter of Isaac Leander Columbus Dowdy Sr. and Manurva Findley, on 2 January 1862.¹

Death*

Elijah Miller Isbell died on 10 June 1920 at age 80.¹

Father

Levi Isbell²

Mother

Sallie H. Birdwell²

Kinship*

Relationship: Husband of great-grandaunt.

Family

Eliza Jane Dowdy b. 18 Oct 1842, d. 20 Jun 1933

Children

William Joseph Isbell+² b. 17 Sep 1862, d. 2 Mar 1925
Wesley Sherman Isbell² b. 12 Aug 1865, d. 12 Mar 1956
Col. D. Isbell+² b. 22 Oct 1867, d. 14 Mar 1939
Sarah Caldonia Isbell² b. 16 May 1870, d. 19 Jan 1942
John B. Isbell² b. 16 Apr 1872, d. 5 Sep 1960
Zacariah R. Isbell+² b. 23 Jan 1875, d. 20 Jan 1948
(twins) Isbell² b. 24 Dec 1876, d. 24 Dec 1876
Manervia Isbell² b. 2 Aug 1878, d. 3 Jun 1965
Nora Josephine Isbell² b. 16 Nov 1880, d. 12 Jul 1964
Arthur Levi Isbell² b. 10 May 1883, d. 25 Jan 1964
Elijah Leander Isbell² b. 7 Aug 1885, d. 19 Feb 1965

Citations

[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, (family group sheets).
[S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, text.
[S28] Jacobs, Cemetery Records of Marshall Co., AL, 1773-1968, p. 322.
[S315] Personal files of Mr. & Mrs. Arnold H. Wilson.

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1 Mar 2014

Levi Isbell¹