• [S3] Some Descendants of Amos Dowdy and Effie Carrolton, n.d., a collection of Family Group Sheets and Family Bible Information given to Dr. Ben Dowdey by Lucy Thomasson, Collection of Dr. Ben Dowdey, 3636 Westbury Road, Birmingham, AL 35223.
  • [S14] __________, "Settlers of Northeast Alabama,."
  • [S16] Pauline Jones, compiler Gandrud, Alabama Records in unknown series (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  • [S59] Alice Smythe McCabe, Editor, Gwinnett County, Georgia, Families 1818-1968, with Supplement (1980; reprint including 1987 Supplement, Lawrenceville, GA: Gwinnett Historical Society, 1988).
  • [S77] Unknown author, Automated Archives CD-ROM disk in unknown series (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  • [S98] Cemetery Records of Elmwood Cemetery, 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL 35211 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S179] 1910 US Census (Population Schedule), Jefferson Co., AL, Birmingham Public Library- Genealogical Division, Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and Literature, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203.
  • [S183] The Birmingham (AL) News, Jan. 15, 1995, p. 29A; Obituary of Frances Eugene Sudderth.
  • [S220] Cemetery Records of Oak Hill Cemetery, 1120 North 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35234 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S223] Tombstone inscriptions, Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery, 1120 N. 19th St., Birmingham, AL 35234, read by Dr. Ben Dowdey (hereafter noted as BCD).
  • [S227] Tombstone inscriptions, Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL., read by Dr. Ben Dowdey (hereafter noted as BCD).
  • [S272] Mary Garland, editor Siniard, Bartow County, Georgia, formerly Cass, Cemeteries Volume 1 in unknown series (PO Box 1886, Cartersville, GA 30120: The Etowah Valley Historical Society, 1993).
  • [S275] 1880 US Census (Schedule 1.), Bibb Co., AL.; (National Archives Microfilm Publications, copy T-9, roll ?), Birmingham Public Library- Genealogical Division, Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and Literature, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203.
  • [S278] Death Certificate of Mrs. Muschoga Wildsmith, Nov. 13, 1913, #453, Jefferson County Department of Health, Health Statistics and Vital Records, P.O. Box 2648, Birmingham, AL 35202 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S283] Imogene Basham Belew and Jodeen Blazer Brown, compilers, Old Cass County, (now Bartow) Georgia Deeds; Abstract of Deed Book -C- 1837-1838, Deed Book -G- 1845-1847, Deed Book -H- 1847-1848, Deed Book -I- 1849-1850 (14501 Freemanville Road, Alpharetta, GA 30201: WH Wolfe Associates Historical Publications, 1993).
  • [S293] 1910 US Census (Population Schedule), Tuscaloosa Co., AL.; (National Archives Microfilm Pub., copy T624, Roll 35), Birmingham Public Library- Genealogical Division, Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and Literature, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S294] 1900 US Census (Population Schedule), Jefferson Co., AL.; (National Archives Microfilm Publications, Copy T623, Roll 23), Birmingham Public Library- Genealogical Division, Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and Literature, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S326] Dr. John F. Schunk, Editor, 1850 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Alabama (n.p.: S-K Publications, 1986).
  • [S327] 1860 US Census (Schedule 1.), Shelby Co., AL.; (National Archives Microfilm Publications, copy -, roll 23), Birmingham Public Library- Genealogical Division, Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and Literature, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203.
  • [S328] 1860 US Census (Schedule 1.), Jefferson Co., AL.; (National Archives Microfilm Publications, copy 633, roll 12?), Birmingham Public Library- Genealogical Division, Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and Literature, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203.
  • [S329] 1870 US Census (Schedule 1.), Jefferson Co., AL.; (National Archives Microfilm Publications, copy M593, roll 21), Birmingham Public Library- Genealogical Division, Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and Literature, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203.
  • [S330] Death Certificate of Edward Taylor Wildsmith, 13 Jun 1918, Jefferson County #212, Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, AL 36103-5625 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S332] Cemetery Census of Shelby County, Alabama, Volume I, compiled by Shelby County Historical Society (Station 30, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL 35115: Shelby County Historical Society, 1979).
  • [S333] Tombstone inscriptions, Helena Cemetery, Helena, Shelby Co., AL, read by Dr. Ben Dowdey (hereafter noted as BCD), Collection of Dr. Ben Dowdey, 3636 Westbury Road, Birmingham, AL 35223 (note: the cemetery is on Hwy. 261, just west of Helena City Hall).
  • [S336] Kenneth Penhale, An Early History of Helena, Alabama (Helena, AL: n. pub., 1977).
  • [S337] Marriage record of William F. Tegnner and Margaret J. Lee, 28 Jan 1853, Shelby County Marriage Book 1850-1859, p. 85, Shelby County Historical Society, PO Box 457, Columbiana, Shelby Co., AL 35051 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S338] Peoples Advocate (Columbiana, AL), 17 Aug 1899, Obituary of Mrs. Martha Lee; Shelby County Historical Society, PO Box 457, Columbiana, Shelby Co., AL 35051; note: included is a second obituary, published at the same time, in an unnamed Shelby County newspaper (copies of both articles are in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S346] Tombstone inscriptions, Brierfield Cemetery, Brierfield, Bibb Co., AL., read by Dr. and Mrs. Ben Dowdey, 16 Feb 1998, Collection of Dr. Ben Dowdey, 3636 Westbury Road, Birmingham, AL 35223.
  • [S348] Death Certificate of Margaret J. Tegner, 9 Sep 1906, Jefferson Co., AL; file no. 2255-Vol-5-1906, Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, AL 36103-5625 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S351] Entry of Marriage for Thomas Wildsmith and Mary Mills, Parish of Wrockwardine, County of Shropshire, England, 13 Aug 1845, General Register Office, London, application number Y71-270 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S352] Naturalization records of Thomas Wildsmith, Lyon Co., Kentucky Circuit Court Orders Book A, p. 50 (declaration made 3 Sep 1855, oath taken 18 Jan 1858) (partial copy and transcript, by Mrs. J. Edward Williams, in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S353] Claim of Thomas Wildsmith, Southern Claims Commission Disallowed Claims, 1871-1880, Record Group 233, National Archives Microfiche Publication 1407, Report 5, Office 0098, Fiche 1561 (transcript by Mr. Marty Everse; copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey), 1874.
  • [S354] Certificate of Marriage of Thomas Wildsmith and Miss Muscogee Ballard, 01 Nov 1855, Caldwell County, KY, Marriage Book 2, p. 158, County Clerk's Office, Princeton, KY (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S356] Marriage License of Thomas Broomall and Miss Florence Wildsmith, 23 Feb 1888, Jefferson Co., AL., Marriage Records, 1818-1901, vol. 13, p. 90 (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S359] "Research on the Western Kentucky Families of Thomas Wildsmith, James F. Ballard and Sarah M. Hawkins," 24 Feb 1998, by Brenda Joyce Jerome, CGRS (PO Box 325, Newburgh, IN 47629-0325), for Dr. and Mrs. Ben Dowdey (3636 Westbury Road, Birmingham, AL 35223).
  • [S361] Thomas H. Jones, Caldwell County, Ky. Census of 1840, transcribed from a microfilm of the original (Melber, KY 42069: Simmons Historical Publications, 1977).
  • [S363] Waiver to Right of Administration of the Estate of James F. Ballard, by his wife Sarah Ballard, 21 May 1844, Caldwell County Court Order Book F, p. 448, County Clerk's Office, Princeton, KY (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S366] Marrriage License of James F. Ballard and Miss Sarah M. Hawkins, 9 Feb 1831, Marriage Bond Book A, Caldwell County Courthouse, Princeton, KY (copy in possession of Dr. Ben Dowdey).
  • [S390] Thomas Frederick Wildsmith, IV, Personal Family History Files of Thomas Frederick Wildsmith, IV (24518 Fossen Road, Damascus, MD 20872: n. pub., 1998) (note: this information was given to Dr. Ben Dowdey, by e-mail and Gedcom).
  • [S442] Family History files of Mr. Chuck Ritchey, 5190 Eastland Drive, New Carlisle, OH 45344-8611, n.d., originally sent to Dr. Ben Dowdey in 1999.
  • [S443] Family History files of Mr. Ronald D. Goodwin, P.O. Box 543, McIntosh, FL 32664, n.d., including a web site and Gedcom file.
  • [S448] Family History Files of Earl L. Bogan, 714 Calle Adobe, Goodyear, AZ 85338, unknown publish date, obtained from Mr. Bogan's Family Home Page on the Internet, November, 1999.
  • [S453] Family History Files of Albert Lynn Martin, Jr., 1106 Norwich Circle, Atlanta, GA 30324, unknown publish date.
  • [S533] Miscellaneous unpublished information gathered by Dr. Ben Dowdey, from various sources, unknown publish date, Collection of Dr. Ben Dowdey.
  • [S564] Michael Robert Redfern, The History of the Redfearn Family Revisited in unknown series (Louisville, CO: private, 2005).
  • [S600] Tombstone inscriptions, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL, read by Dr. & Mrs. Ben Dowdey.
  • [S601] W.A. Lewis, Cherokee County, Alabama Marriages 1836-1881 (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  • [S602] Bogan Family File, Cherokee County Public Library, Centre, Cherokee Co., AL., unknown publish date.
  • [S609] Orval L. Seay, William Hooper Seay Family Genealogy (2nd. edition; 1520 Hwy 75, Phil Campbell, AL. 35581: the author, 2014 (originally published 1979)).
  • [S612] Findagrave.com, unknown publish date.