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James Wilsey Dowell 1856–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Fairport, Muscatine, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 30 May 1895

Death Location: Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: George Dowell

Mother: Elizabeth Knight

Spouse(s): Hattie Bledsoe, Sarah Miller

Children(s): Roy Dowell, Mabel Dowell, Nellie Dowell, Ella Dowell

The story of James Wilsey Dowell began in 1856 in Fairport, Muscatine, Iowa, United States. James Wilsey Dowell married Hattie Alice Bledsoe, Sarah A Miller, and had children including Ella Mae Dowell, Mabel Edith Dowell, Nellie B Dowell, Roy James Dowell. James Wilsey Dowell passed away in 1895 in Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wilsey Dowell began in 1856 in Fairport, Muscatine, Iowa, United States.
  • James Wilsey Dowell married Hattie Alice Bledsoe, Sarah A Miller, and had children including Ella Mae Dowell, Mabel Edith Dowell, Nellie B Dowell, Roy James Dowell.
  • James Wilsey Dowell passed away in 1895 in Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America.

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James Dowell's Ancestors

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James Dowell
1856–1895
Birth Place: Fairport, Muscatine, Iowa, United States
Parents
George Martin Dowell
1822–1888
Alabama
Elizabeth (Catherine) Knight
1832–1888
Wales
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dowell's Descendants

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James (Wilsey) Dowell (9 Jul 1856–30 May 1895) m. Hattie (Alice) Bledsoe (Abt. 1870–Bef. 1900) m. Sarah (A) Miller (Abt. 1860–After 1883)
  1. 1. Roy (James) Dowell 1889–1957 m. Uta (Helen) Ussery 1902–1996
  2. 2. Mabel (Edith) Dowell 1891–1933 m. Roy (Gilbert) Bundy 1885–1961
    1. 1. Bernice (Edith) Bundy 1913–1985
    2. 2. Roy (Gilbert Bundy) Jr 1912–1913
  3. 3. Nellie (B) Dowell 1887–1955 m. Roy (Gilbert) Bundy 1885–1961 m. Herbert (Franklin) Hearn 1886–1987
    1. 1. Betty (Colleen) Hearn 1925–1989
  4. 4. Ella (Mae) Dowell 1879–1963

James Dowell's Timeline

2 Records

1856
9 Jul 1856
Birth of James Wilsey Dowell in Fairport, Muscatine, Iowa, United States
Fairport, Muscatine, Iowa, United States
1895
30 May 1895
Age 39
Death of James Wilsey Dowell in Cherokee County, Kansas
Cherokee County, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Fairport, Muscatine, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1895
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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