Stories Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL., viewed from the pasture gate
Stories Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery entrance sign, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Borden Spring Church of Christ Cemetery, Borden Springs, Cleburne Co., AL.
Elyton Cemetery entrance, Birmingham, AL., 2014
Elyton Cemetery, Birmingham, AL., with the author in 2014
Elyton Cemetery, Birmingham, AL., 2014
Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Wildsmith monument, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL., with nearby tree
Wildsmith monument, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL., with Susan Lee (Wildsmith) Dowdey
Wildsmith monument, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
Leath monument, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, lot 216 & 219), Birmingham, Jeffsrson Co., AL.
Leath monument, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, lot 216 & 219), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey at the marker of her 2nd great-grandmother Muschoga Ballard Wildsmith, in Block 7, Lot 51.5N (Weaver) of Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey in Block 2, Lot 19 (Arnold), Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Nesmith United Methodist Church and cemetery, Nesmith, Winston Co., AL.
Jones Memorial Cemetery, Forest Park, Clayton Co., GA.
Old Macedonia Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA
Siloam Baptist Church, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA
Siloam Baptist Church, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA
Dowdy plot, Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA
Dowdy graves in old section of Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA
Patterson Cemetery, Patterson, Hardin Co., OH
Patterson Cemetery, Patterson, Hardin Co., OH
Callahan Cemetery, Forest, Wyandot Co., OH
Callahan Cemetery, Forest, Wyandot Co., OH.
Certificate presented to Betty Acker, SSWDA Historian by Warwick, RI. Mayor Scott Avedisian, June 28, 2014
Machen-McKenzie Cemetery, Greenville Co., SC
Shady Grove ME Church Cemetery, Shady Grove, Jefferson Co., TN
The author, in search of his kin
Wedding of Dr. Ben and Susan (Wildsmith) Dowdey, May 26 1979
Engagement announcement of Dr. Ben and Susan (Wildsmith) Dowdey
1223 Gladstone Ave., Birmingham, AL. Trees now occupy the former front yard "ballpark."
Susan Lee Wildsmith
Home of Henry A. and Elizabeth (Sudderth) Wildsmith, 5720 7th Ave. S., Birmingham, AL
Susan Wildsmith and her Aunt Lois Wildsmith, Christmas 1954
Amy E. Dowdey, age 4
Sir William of Westbury with his best friend, Amy Dowdey
Amy E. Dowdey with her parents, Confirmation Day
I. Charles Dowdey
Wedding of I. Charles Dowdey and Benna Jean (Jones) Dowdey (Tommy Noe, Edith Adcock, Benna Jean, Charles)
Charles Dowdey, June 1944
Charles Dowdey, WWII Memorial, Washington, DC., about 2009
Home of Charles and Benna Jean (Jones) Dowdey, 1223 Gladstone Ave., Birmingham, AL
Home of Charles and Benna Jean (Jones) Dowdey, Leeds, AL.
Charles and Benna Jean (Jones) Dowdey, August 2012, 65th wedding anniversary
Benna Jean (Jones) Dowdey, Howard College Phi Mu "beauty"
Elizabeth Sudderth, age 20
Elizabeth (Sudderth) Wildsmith and daughters Susan (Dowdey) and Jerry (Vickery)
Wedding of Henry Alexander and Elizabeth (Sudderth) Wildsmith, April 26, 1934
Elizabeth (Sudderth) Wildsmith grave, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
Home of Henry A. and Elizabeth (Sudderth) Wildsmith, 5720 7th Ave. S., Birmingham, AL.
Henry Alexander Wildsmith
Henry A. Wildsmith
Henry Alexander Wildsmith grave, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
Lincoln Dowdey at his farm, Mt. Olive, AL.
Frank Lincoln Dowdey grave, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, Lot 216), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Home of Frank L. and Perry C. (Leath) Dowdey, Mt. Olive, AL. That's "Granny" (Perry) walking in the front yard.
Perry Catherine Leath, 1961
Perry Catherine (Leath) Dowdey grave, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, Lot 216), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Perry Catherine (Leath) Dowdey grave, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Bennie Jones
Home of Ben & Lillie Jones, 914 School Terrace, Huffman, AL
Bennie Jones on a motorcycle
Ben and Lillie Jones on their honeymoon
Ben F. Jones and Lillie I. (Dycus) Jones, Jefferson Memorial Gardens cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Huffman, AL. home of Bennie and Lillie Jones
Lillie I. (Dycus) Jones
Lillie Dycus & Ben F. Jones
Home of Ben and Lillie Jones, 914 School Terrace, Huffman, AL
Lillie Dycus age 6 months
Ben F. Jones and Lillie I. (Dycus) Jones, Jefferson Memorial Gardens cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Perry Frank (Leath) Macek
Elizabeth Ferne Dowdey
Wayne L. Dowdey
Sandra and Peg and Wayne Dowdey
A.L. Dycus, about 1940
A.L. Dycus gravestone, Patterson Cemetery, Patterson, OH
"Roy" and Alice Dycus with daughter Lillie
Amos Dowdy grave marker, Siloam Baptist Church cemetery, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA
Euphemia "Effe" Carlton Dowdy marker, Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., GA
Isaac Leander Columbus Dowdy
Manurva Findley Dowdy
Graves of Isaac L.C. Dowdy Jr. (left) and his mother Manurva (Findley) Dowdy, Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL., with the author and his father Charles Dowdey
Manurva Findley Dowdy, Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL
Wm. Findley grave marker, Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL.
Hannah (Price) Findley gravestone, Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL.
Isaac Leander Columbus "Bony" Dowdy, Jr.
Isaac L.C. Dowdy, Jr. grave, Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL., with the author and his father Charles Dowdey, 1993
Mary Frances Elizabeth (Machen) Dowdy and husband Isaac L.C. Dowdy, Jr.,
Ole Mother and Bony
Ole Mother and Bony
Josiah C. Leath, 1881
Graves of Josiah C. Leath and Georgia Ann (Webb) Leath, Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Cherokee Co., AL., with their grandson Charles Dowdey (left) and his son, the author.
Georgia Ann (Webb) Leath, 1881
Graves of Josiah C. Leath and Georgia Ann (Webb) Leath, Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Cherokee Co., AL., with their grandson Charles Dowdey (left) and his son, the author.
Edward Lovelace Jones burial vault, Jones Memorial First Methodist Church Cemetery, Forest Park, Clayton Co., GA
Lucy (Thurman) Jones burial vault, Jones Memorial First Methodist Church Cemetery, Forest Park, Clayton Co., GA
Daniel S. Jones & son Benjamin
Original gravesite of Nancy E. (Morris) Jones, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, GA.
Nancy (Morris) Jones original gravesite, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, GA., with the author, his wife and his mother, and the original hydrangea bush, 2012
Benna Jean (Jones) Dowdey and the hydrangea bush at the site of her great-grandmother Nancy (Morris) Jones' original grave, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, GA., 2012
Hugh Wiley Jones
Hugh Wiley Jones
Hugh Wiley Jones grave marker, Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery, Borden Springs, Cleburne Co., AL.
Graves of Hugh W. Jones and Emma L. (Knott) Jones, Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery, Borden Springs, Cleburne Co., AL.
Emma Leola (Knott) Jones, 1930
Emma Leola (Knott) Jones grave marker, Borden Springs Church of Christ Cemetery, Borden Springs, Cleburne Co., AL.
Francis M. Machen grave, Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL.
Francis M. Machen memorial grave marker, Shoal Creek Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL., placed in 2004
Susan Arminda Hammond
Susan A. (Hammond) Machen gravesite, Asbury Church, Asbury, AL.
Johnny Mack Jones
James Euclid Leath
James Euclid Leath,
actor
actor
Askew Leath
Alex B. Leath Sr. grave, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, Lot 219), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
Joseph C. Leath grave, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, Lot 219), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
Sarah Catherine Taff
James Perry Webb and Sarah Catherine Taff grave marker, Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
James Perry Webb and Sarah Catherine Taff grave marker, Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Eula Mae (Tumlin) Leath grave, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, Lot 219), Birmingham, jefferson Co., AL.
James Monroe Stephenson and Dollie (England) Stephenson
James Monroe Stephenson and Dollie (England) Stephenson graves, Nesmith United Methodist Church cemetery, Nesmith, AL., with their neice Benna Jean (Jones) Dowdey
Nesmith, AL. home of Monroe and Dollie (England) Stephenson
James M. Stephenson grave memorial, Nesmith United Methodist Church cemetery, Nesmith, Winston Co., AL.
Wiley B. Taff tombstone, Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Wiley B. Taff tombstone, Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Eliza Ann Collins Taff tombstone, Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Eliza Ann Collins Taff tombstone, Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, near Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Rev. Josiah Leath tombstone, Leath Family Cemetery, Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Three generations of Dowdeys (Charles with his granddaughter Amy and her father Ben) at the grave of Rev. Josiah Leath, Leath Family Cemetery, Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Home built by Rev. Josiah Leath, Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
Three generations of Dowdeys (Charles with his granddaughter Amy and her father Ben) at the gravesite of Clementine Pate Leath, Leath Family Cemetery, Blanche, Cherokee Co., AL
James C. and Priscilla (Gregory) Webb grave marker, Stories Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL. (photo by John Clements)
James C. and Priscilla (Gregory) Webb grave marker, Stories Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL. (photo by John Clements)
Josiah Leath, Sr. original grave marker and memorial, Shady Grove Cemetery, Jefferson Co., TN
Josiah Leath, Sr. DAR grave site marker, Shady Grove Cemetery, Jefferson Co., TN
Rev. Robt. F. Jones grave marker, Old Macedonia Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA
Daniel S. Jones
Annie Jones grave site, Cool Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cool Springs, Randolph Co., AL
Annie Jones grave site near her great-grandmother Sarah B. Freeman's grave, Cool Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cool Springs, Randolph Co., AL
James Leath grave marker, Pirtle Baptist Cemetery, Pitner Junction, Rusk Co., TX
Hetty Leath possible burial site next to her husband, Pirtle Baptist Cemetery, Pitner Junction, Rusk Co., TX
Lizzie C. Webb grave marker, Stories Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL
Sarah Frances (Webb) Story grave marker, Stories Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL. (photo by John Clements)
William M. Story grave marker, Stories Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL. (photo by John Clements)
Joseph T. Webb grave marker, Stories Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL. (photo by John Clements)
Alex B. Leath, Jr. grave, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, Lot 219), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
Jonnie (Faucette) Leath grave, Forest Hill Cemetery (Sec. 7, Lot 219), Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL.
Garrett L. Morris
Garret L. Morris, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Conley, GA.
The author and his mother at the grave of G.L. Morris, 3rd great-grandfather of the author, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Conley, GA.
Jane K.P. (Wylie) Morris
Jane K.P. (Wiley) Morris, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Conley, GA.
Memorial for John B. Morris, Sr., and his wife Nancy Hubbbard, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA
Memorial for John B. Morris, Sr., and his wife Nancy Hubbard, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA
James B. Morris and Sarah C. (Terry) Morris grave site, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, Dekalb Co., GA
Wm. Morris grave stone, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA
William Morris' SAR grave site marker, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, DeKalb Co., GA
Sarah C. (Terry) Morris and James B. Morris grave site, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Ellenwood, Dekalb Co., GA
Oda Fay Moore Clark, on the cover of her daughter Mildred's book "Remembrance"
John P.C. Dycus marker, Patterson Cemetery, Patterson, Hardin Co., OH.
John P.C. Dycus and Lovey White Dycus markers, Patterson Cemetery, Patterson, Hardin Co., OH.
John P.C. Dycus marker, Patterson Cemetery, Patterson, Hardin Co., OH
Hannah Almy Dycus marker, Callahan Cemetery, Forest, Wyandot Co., OH
Hannah Almy Dycus marker, Callahan Cemetery, Forest, Wyandot Co., OH
Hannah Almy Dycus marker (on left), Callahan Cemetery, Forest, Wyandot Co., OH
Henry Machen tombstone, Machen-McKenzie Cemetery, Greenville, SC
Frances Ballinger Machen tombstone, Machen-McKenzie Cemetery, Greenville, SC.
Elder Pardon Tillinghast monument, former Tillinghast Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
Severn Cliffs near Eastbourne, Sussex County, England
Stukley Westcott homesite marker, Warwick, Rhode Island
Stukely Westcott homesite marker, Warwick, RI.
Church of St. John the Baptist, Yeoville, Somerset, England
Westcott Cemetery (Warwick, RI.) dedication, June 28, 2014 (from "Warwick Beacon," Warwickonline.com, July 8, 2014)
Jeanette "Jennie" Jerome, Lady Randolph Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Lizzie Borden
Gail Borden, III
Pres. James E. Carter, Jr.
"Tennessee" Williams, famous playwright
William Ellery, Jr.
Pres. Richard M. Nixon
Pres. Warren G. Harding
Gov. Samuel Ward
Julia Ward Howe
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sir Robert L. Borden (left), and Sir Winston Churchill
George A. Moriarty, Jr.
Marilyn Monroe
Hon. Ezra Cornell
Gov. Alonzo Cornell
Pres. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., in the Oval Office
Pres. Gerald R. Ford, Jr.
Maj-Gen. Benedict Arnold
Maj-Gen. Nathaniel Greene
A.W. "Tillie" Tillinghast, famous golf course architect
Willie Nelson, legendary country singer/songwriter
Lana Turner
Betty Grable
Movie star and WWII pin-up girl
Movie star and WWII pin-up girl
Frances Folsom Cleveland,
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
Wedding of Pres. Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom, the only White House presidential wedding
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe,
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
Sir Thomas Wyatt, by Hans Holbein the Younger
Henry I, King of England
Willie and his best friend, Amy Dowdey
Spencer (Dowdey)
John Wesley (Dowdey)
John Wesley (Dowdey), as a puppy
John Wesley (Dowdey), as a puppy
John Wesley (Dowdey) and the latest issue of JAMA