With grateful appreciation, the following line of Dowdys was provided by Harry Dowdy (email: colonelhkd@comcast.net) in the Summer of 2005. Harry has been accumulating information for a book about the Dowdy family. Any information that can be passed along would be most welcomed. Note that the spelling difference -

 

 

 

Dowdy (2)
Joshua "Josh" H. Dowdy
(1833 - 1872)

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Parents: Lemuel Dowdey and Emeline Sawyer
Siblings: William Henry Dowdey, Sr.
Marriage: Josh Dowdy married Margaret Clark (1847 - ????)
Children: Josh and Margaret had four children:
Rachel Dowdy (1861 - ????)
William Wallace Dowdy (1864 - 1950)
Emma Dowdy (1866 - ????)
Elizabeth Dowdy (1868 - ????)
Notes: Margaret Clark had one sister, Flora Clark (1846 - ????). Her parents were Samuel Clark (1795 - ????) and Margaret Clark (1830 - ????)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dowdy (3)
William Wallace Dowdy, Sr.
(September 22, 1864 - July 28, 1950)

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Parents: Joshua Dowdy and Margaret Clark
Siblings: Rachel Dowdy, Emma Dowdy and Elizabeth Dowdy
Marriage: William married 1st: Rebecca Wright (1858? - 1897?), 2nd Alice Shiver (1874 - 1942) and 3rd Rosa Scott (1918 - 1998)
Children: William had 20 children, plus two by adoption:
By first wife, Rebecca Wright:
by adoption: Willie ? (1878 - 1947)
by adoption: Frank ? (1880 - ????)
Lemuel Dowdy (1883 - 1958)
Joshua Dowdy (???? - ????)
Amy Dowdy (1886? - ????)
Emma Dowdy (1888 - 1936)
William Wallace Dowdy, Jr. (1890 - 1984)
Margaret Dowdy (1892 - ????)
Rebecca Dowdy (1895 - ????)
Henry Dowdy (1897 - 1972)

By second wife, Alice Shiver:
Harry Kendall Dowdy (1899 - 1980)
Ernest Dowdy (1901 - 1983)
Catherine Dowdy (1903 - 1996)
Fred Dowdy (1905 - 1963)
Alice Dowdy (1908 - 1996)
Annie Mai Dowdy (1911 - 1997)
George Dowdy (1913 - 2000)
Jack Dowdy (1916 - 1997)
Lewis Dowdy (1918 - 2000)
Sam Dowdy (1920 - ????)

By third wife, Rosa Scott:
Annie Dowdy (living)
Fannie Dowdy (living)
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Dowdy (4)
Harry Kendall Dowdy, Sr.
(1899 - 1980)

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Parents: William Wallace Dowdy, Sr. and Alice Shiver
Siblings: Ernest Dowdy, Catherine Dowdy, Fred Dowdy, Alice Dowdy, Annie Mai Dowdy, George Dowdy, Jack Dowdy and Lewis Dowdy (1918 - 2000). Harry has half brothers & sisters by Rebecca Wright: Lemuel Dowdy, Joshua Dowdy, Amy Dowdy, Emma Dowdy, William Wallace Dowdy, Jr., Margaret Dowdy, Rebecca Dowdy and Henry Dowdy. And, Harry also has half sisters by Rosa Scott: Annie Dowdy and Fannie Dowdy
Marriage: Harry married Eliza Snelling (1909 - 1976)
Children: There were three children:
William Ovid Dowdy (1930 - 1999)
Harry Kendall Dowdy, Jr. (living)
Doris Dowdy ( )
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