dowdy, j a
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Dowdy, J. A.; J A Dowdy; J. A. Dowdy; J.A. Dowdy
- Record count
- 18
- Sources
- court_cases,guardian_abstracts,life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Bloomfield; Cane Creek; Dexter; Stoddard County; T24N R9E, Stoddard County, Missouri; rfds
- First event date
- 10 Sep 1885
- Last event date
- 6 Mar 1919
Timeline — 17 events
- 1882-06-24 Stoddard County. Signer of 'A Call' to Democratic voters of Stoddard County to meet at the Bloomfield courthouse July 5, 1882 to elect a county Democratic central committee Quote: "we the undersigned Democratic citizens and voters of this county... to meet with us at the court house in the town of B…
- 1884-06-28 Stoddard County. Named as adm'r in the Probate Court Docket, July Term, 1884, for Wednesday, July 30. The estate name is cut in the image [OCR uncertain] Co-mentioned: [name cut] [ending l] & Co.. Quote: "Estate [name cut] [ending l] & Co., J. A. Dowdy adm'r. [estate name cut in image]"
- 1884-11-01 Stoddard County. J. A. Dowdy appears in the probate court proceedings. [cut in image] [OCR uncertain] Co-mentioned: Neal & Dowdy. Quote: "Probate Court Proceedings."
- 1886-01-09 Bloomfield. Drawn as petit juror by the county court this week for the March term of the circuit court
- 1911-03-01 Dexter. Returned Friday from Hope, Ark., where he had been prospecting several days; showed an alfalfa stalk 22 inches long Quote: "J. A. Dowdy returned Friday from Hope, Ark., where he has been prospecting several days. He showed us an alfalfa stalk 22 inches long,"
- 1911-09-13 Cane Creek. J. A. Dowdy says he has a sweet potato that weighs five pounds Quote: "J. A. Dowdy says he has a sweet potato that weighs five pounds."
- 1913-09-17 J. A. Dowdy's family and the family of Riley Fields went fishing one day last week; both were described as tried fisherman Co-mentioned: Riley Fields. Quote: "J. A. Dowdy's family and the family of Riley Fields went fishing one day last week."
- 1914-08-05 Dexter. Attended the Miller land sale Monday and heard Bob Ward speak; described as a prominent business man of Dexter Co-mentioned: Bob Ward. Quote: "attended the Miller land sale Monday and heard Bob Ward speak"
- 1917-03-02 61 acres, nw ne and e 1/2 ne 12 24-0 (as printed); $2700 Co-mentioned: John and Sibbie Fields. Quote: "John and Sibbie Fields to J. A. Dowdy"
- 1924-04-04 Cane Creek. Mr. J. A. Dowdy and his daughter Grace Brown returned from Risco Sunday after a few days visiting Co-mentioned: Grace Brown.
- 1924-04-11 Cane Creek. Mr. J. A. Dowdy and family called on Mr. C. N. Dowdy and family Sunday Co-mentioned: C. N. Dowdy. Quote: "Mr. J. A. Dowdy and family called on Mr. C. N. Dowdy and family Sunday."
- 1925-05-22 Poplar Bluff. Mr. J. A. Dowdy, wife and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Dowdy and daughter, motored to Poplar Bluff, Thursday Co-mentioned: Jas. Dowdy. Quote: "motored to Poplar Bluff, Thursday."
- 1925-07-10 Cane Creek. An ice cream party was given at J. A. Dowdy's last Tuesday night Quote: "An ice cream party was given at J. A. Dowdy's last Tuesday night."
- 1930 T24N R9E, Stoddard County, Missouri. Landowner listed in the 1930 Hixson plat book, Page 21 - T24N R9E, section(s) 1, 12. Entry from the index spreadsheet Aj uploaded 2026-09-23; transcription not yet spot-checked against the plat images Quote: "Dowdy, J A — Page 21 - T24N R9E, sec 1, 12"
- 1930-04-18 rfds. New subscriber listed on rural free delivery (printed 'rfds') Quote: "J. A. Dowdy and Gus Lorenz, rfds;"
- (undated) Cane Creek. Mr. J. A. Dowdy has purchased a Ford
- (undated) Cane Creek. Mr. J. A. Dowdy and family called on Mrs. George Randles and family Sunday Co-mentioned: George Randles. Quote: "Mr. J. A. Dowdy and family called on Mrs. George Randles and family, Sunday."
Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.