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John Ellis Dowell 1857–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1857

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 30 Jan 1897

Death Location: Indian Mound, Pemiscot Co., Missouri

Father: Wiley DOWELL

Mother: Harett Heath

Spouse(s): Mary Pierce

Children(s): Elnora Dowell, Rufus Dowell, Mattie Dowell, Ellie Dowell, Lula Dowell

John Ellis Dowell was born in 1857 in Tennessee, the child of Wiley Bradley Dowell And Harett J Heath. In 1870, John Ellis Dowell resided in District 9, Newburn, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. John Ellis Dowell married Mary Jane Pierce, and had children including Ellie Dowell, Elnora Dowell, Lula Dowell, Mattie Mary Dowell, Rufus Lee Dowell. John Ellis Dowell passed away in 1897 in Indian Mound, Pemiscot Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • John Ellis Dowell was born in 1857 in Tennessee, the child of Wiley Bradley Dowell And Harett J Heath.
  • In 1870, John Ellis Dowell resided in District 9, Newburn, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Ellis Dowell married Mary Jane Pierce, and had children including Ellie Dowell, Elnora Dowell, Lula Dowell, Mattie Mary Dowell, Rufus Lee Dowell.
  • John Ellis Dowell passed away in 1897 in Indian Mound, Pemiscot Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dowell's Ancestors

Self
John Dowell
1857–1897
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Wiley Bradley DOWELL
1815–1880
Knox, Tennessee, USA
Harett (J) Heath
1820–1870
Tennessee
Grandparents
Coleby Dowell
1795–1860
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally") ELLIOT
1793–1870
South Carolina, United States
James (S) Heath
1804–1869
North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (Delaney) Pate
1804–1870
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas ***
1766–1834
Rebecca Greening
1765–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dowle
1737–1815
Avery ***
1735–1821

John Dowell's Descendants

1.
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John (Ellis) Dowell (Abt 1857–30 Jan 1897) m. Mary (Jane) Pierce (Oct 1858–after 1900)
  1. 1. Elnora Dowell 1890–1976 m. John (Lewis) Casteel 1885–1959
    1. 1. Myrtle Danley 1909–1992 m. Nelson (W) Danley 1907–1998
      1. 1. Walter (Elzie Danley) Sr 1933–2022 m. Dottie (Jean) Reagan 1932–2012
      2. 2. Wanda Koontz 1931–2018
      3. 3. Lou (A.) Danley 1942–1942
      4. 4. Elbert (Donald) Danley 1929–1929
    2. 2. Henry Casteel 1905–1910
    3. 3. Edward (F) Casteel 1907–1928
    4. 4. Verlon (Lewis) Casteel 1911–1972 m. Mary (Lucille) Briley 1915–1984 m. Katie (Lou) Parks 1909–
      1. 1. Bobbie (Lee) Casteel 1933–2002
    5. 5. Ina (Lorella) Casteel 1915–1987 m. John (Herman) Ricketts 1903–1991
      1. 1. Charlie (Thomas) Rickett 1932–1987
      2. 2. Danny (Ray) Ricketts 1948–1998
      3. 3. Francis (Geraldine) Ricketts 1930–2018 m. Robert (Owen) Stevens 1915–1990
        1. 1. Lenard (Tyrone) Stevens 1943–2008
    6. 6. Dorothy (D.) Casteel 1921–2001 m. Sanford (E) Jensen 1925–1998 m. Herman (C) Holland 1920–1990 m. Preston (F) Parks 1911–1940
      1. 1. Mervyn (Clyde) Holland 1942–1997
      2. 2. Kathryn (Eleanor) Holland 1945–2015
      3. 3. Jerry (Preston) Parks 1937–2004 m. Wanda (Lee) Williams 1938–2022
      4. 4. Francis (Wayne) Parks 1938–1989
    7. 7. John (Raymond) Casteel 1926–2004 m. Bernadine (V) Legrande 1928–1992
    8. 8. Laura (Ann) Casteel 1917–1996 m. Floyd (Cooper) Yancey 1914–2002
      1. 1. Ruby (Regena) Yancey 1938–2004
      2. 2. Alvin (Dean) Yancey 1946–2020
      3. 3. Alva (Don) Yancey 1946–2022
    9. 9. Danley 1910–1991
  2. 2. Rufus (Lee) Dowell 1887–1948
  3. 3. Mattie (Mary) Dowell 1894–1963
  4. 4. Ellie Dowell 1896–
  5. 5. Lula Dowell 1903–1961

John Dowell's Timeline

3 Records

1857
Abt 1857
Birth of John Ellis Dowell in Tennessee
Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 13
John Ellis Dowell resided here in District 9, Newburn, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Newburn, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1897
30 Jan 1897
Age 40
Death of John Ellis Dowell in Indian Mound, Pemiscot Co., Missouri
Indian Mound, Pemiscot Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1857
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 9, Newburn, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Indian Mound, Pemiscot Co., Missouri

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