Brierfield Cemetery, Brierfield, Bibb Co., AL., with Susan Wildsmith Dowdey
Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cemetery Street, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL.
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey in "Bogan's Lot," Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL.
A Bogan's Lot marker, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL.
Wildsmith monument and family of Edward T. and Nancy Wildsmith, Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
Wildsmith monument, Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, 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
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey in Sec. 16, lot 139 (a Sudderth family plot) of 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
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
Susan Lee (Wildsmith) Dowdey between the graves of her 3rd great-grandparents Edward Lee and Martha (Roy) Lee, Helena Cemetery, Helena, Shelby Co., AL., 1997
West Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
West Brookwood Church, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
West Brookwood Church, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
West Brookwood Church, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
Brookwood Church historical marker, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
Jim Walters Resources Mine #5, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Adairsville, Bartow Co., GA
Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Adairsville, Bartow Co., GA
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey at the graves of her 2nd great-grandparents Silas B. Seay and Nancy Jane Smith, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Adairsville, Bartow Co., GA
Seay memorial marker, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Adairsville, Bartow Co., GA
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey at the Seay plot in Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Adairsville, Bartow Co., GA
Connesena Baptist Church, Kingston, Bartow Co., GA
Connesena Baptist Church Cemetery, Kingston, Bartow Co., GA
Sudderth Perkins Sumter monument, Belleview Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC
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
Jerry Louise Wildsmith, age 1
Robert Snow Wildsmith
Robert Snow Wildsmith obituary, "Birmingham News," June 4, 1947
Robert Snow Wildsmith, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Alice Virginia (Seay) Wildsmith, Christmas 1954, at her son Henry's home
Alice (Seay) Wildsmith, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
John Clower Sudderth and his twin brother Robert Power, or is it the other way?
John Clower Sudderth, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Mary Floy Grogan wedding dress
Mary Floy (Grogan) Sudderth, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Abraham Sudderth grave marker, Belleview Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC
Susan W. Dowdey and daughter Amy at the gravesites of Abraham and Martha Sumter Sudderth, Belleview Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC., about 1993
Susan W. Dowdey and daughter Amy at the Sudderth Perkins Sumter monument, Belleview Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC., about 1993
Martha Sumter Sudderth grave site, Belleview Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC
Emmanuel Sudderth
Emanuel Sudderth and Sarah C. (Brogdon) Sudderth, Hillcrest Cemetery, Buford, GA.
Robert Power Sudderth and his twin brother John Clower, or is it the other way?
Robert Power Sudderth, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Metal cross at the gravesite of Dovie Naomi Bennett Wildsmith, West Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
Charles Robert Seay, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Lois Muschoga Wildsmith
Lois Muschoga Wildsmith, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
John Tegner Wildsmith, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
John and Nathalie (Smith) Wildsmith, and sons (from left) Cliff, Dennis and John Tegner
Nathalie (Smith) Wildsmith, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Metal cross at gravesite of William Thomas Seay, West Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey at the gravesite of her great-grandfather William Thomas Seay, West Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL., 2016
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey at the unmarked grave site of her great-grandmother Dovie Daughtry Arnold Seay, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Dovie Daughtry Arnold Seay grave marker, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey at the grave site of her great-grandmother Dovie Daughtry Arnold Seay, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL., 2016
Dovie Daughtry Arnold Seay grave marker in the "Arnold Plot," Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Edward Taylor Wildsmith and Nancy (Tegner) Wildsmith
Edward T. Wildsmith fatal accident, "Birmingham (AL) Age-Herald," June 11?, 1918, p. 5
Edward T. Wildsmith obituary, unidentified paper, June 13, 1918
Edward Taylor Wildsmith, Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
ET Wildsmith & Co., 18th Street, Birmingham, AL., 1890's
Nancy Elizabeth (Tegner) Wildsmith and Edward Taylor Wildsmith
Nancy (Tegner) Wildsmith obituary, unidentified newspaper, February 1, 1928
Nancy E. (Tegner) Wildsmith, Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
Nancy (Tegner) Wildsmith obituary, "Birmingham Post," February 1, 1928
Marriage certificate of Thomas Wildsmith and Mary Mills
Muschoga (Ballard) Wildsmith and her son Edward Taylor Wildsmith
Muschoga Ballard Wildsmith grave marker, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 7, Lot 51.5N), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Muschoga Wildsmith
Susan W. Dowdey at the gravesite of her 3rd great-grandmother Sarah M. Ballard, Brierfield Cemetery, Brierfield, Bibb Co., AL
Sarah M. Ballard headstone, Brierfield Cemetery, Brierfield, Bibb Co., AL
Sarah M. Ballard footstone, Brierfield Cemetery, Brierfield, Bibb Co., AL., with the initials "SMB"
Thomas H. Wildsmith grave marker, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 7, Lot 51.5N), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Florence Wildsmith Broomall grave marker, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 7, Lot 51.5N), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Thomas Broomall grave marker, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 7, Lot 51.5N), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Martha (Roy) Lee and Edward "Ned" Lee
Edward "Ned" Lee grave, Helena Cemetery, Helena, Shelby Co., AL.
Edward "Ned" Lee grave marker, Helena Cemetery, Helena, Shelby Co., AL.
Martha (Roy) Lee grave, Helena Cemetery, Helena, Shelby Co., AL.
Martha (Roy) Lee grave marker, Helena Cemetery, Helena, Shelby Co., AL.
Metal cross at gravesite of Freddie Alvin Seay, West Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
Military Death Record for Royal Seay
Memorial plaque on the 21st Street Viaduct, Birmingham, AL., honoring members of the 167th Infantry regiment killed in WWI
Memorial plaque to the 167th Infantry Regiment on the 21st Street Viaduct, Birmingham, AL
Parade on the 21st Street Viaduct ("Rainbow Viaduct"), Birmingham, AL. 1920
Silas B. Seay and Nancy Jane Smith (courtesy Orval L. Seay)
Silas B. Seay grave marker, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church cemetery, Adairsville, Bartow Co., GA
Nancy Jane Smith and Silas B. Seay (courtesy Orval L. Seay)
Nancy Jane Smith Seay grave marker, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church cemetery, Adairsville, Bartow Co., GA
Hope Jackson Brogdon
Hope Jackson Brogdon, Level Creek Methodist Cemetery, Suwanee, GA.
Mary (Sudderth) Shiflett grave, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
John C. Sudderth, Jr. grave, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Harold G. Sudderth
"Slick"
"Slick"
Harold G. Sudderth, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Louise (Sudderth) Garrett
George L. Sudderth, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Sadie (Harrison) Sudderth, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.
Emily (Bogan) Brogdon
Emily (Bogan) Brogdon, Level Creek Methodist Cemetery, Suwanee, GA.
Bogan's Mill, Gwinnett Co., GA (from FindAGrave.com)
William Shadrack Bogan gravestone, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, AL.
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey with her 3rd great-grandparents, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, AL.
Ann Fee (Bogan) gravestone, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, AL.
Albert Hancock Bogan grave marker, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL
Malinda Palestine Clayton grave marker, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL
Mary Isabella Bogan grave marker, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL
Margaret Julia Bogan grave marker, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL
Zacariah Laney grave marker, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL
Lucinda Echols Bogan grave marker, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL
Pressley B. Arnold grave marker, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Susan Wildsmith Dowdey at the graves of her 2nd great-grandparents Pressley B. and Martha (Parker) Arnold, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jeffsrson Co., AL
Martha E. Parker Arnold tombstone, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Martha E. Parker Arnold tombstone, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Jennie E. Arnold Pettus grave marker, Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
David A. Pettus grave marker, Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 2, Lot 19), Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL
Warren G. Lee grave, Helena Cemetery, Helena, AL.
Margaret Roy, wife of Isaac Roy
Lugenia (Barger) Lee grave, Helena Cemetery, Helena, AL.
Lizzie Borden
Pres. James E. Carter, Jr.
William Ellery, Jr.
Pres. Richard M. Nixon
Pres. Warren G. Harding
Julia Ward Howe
Sir Robert L. Borden (left), and Sir Winston Churchill
Marilyn Monroe
Hon. Ezra Cornell
Gov. Alonzo Cornell
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
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe,
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
St. Nicholas' Church, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Sarah Ferguson "Fergie," Dutchess of York, and Prince Andrew
Abigail Smith Adams,
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
Abigail Adams,
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
Pres. John Quincy Adams, in an 1848 daguerreotype
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
Sarah Gatewood Shumate grave marker, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee Co., AL