dowdy, james
1802-08-26..1866-04-30 – 1896-12-30..1916-04-30
- Name variants
- Dowdy, James;James Dowdy;James Dowdy (FG memorial 33000444);Jas. Dowdy
- Record count
- 30
- Sources
- census-1900,court_cases,death_certs,fg_cemetery_sweep,life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Castor Township,Stoddard County,Missouri; Dowdy; Liberty; Richland Township,Missouri; Stoddard Co. Mo; T24N R9E,Missouri; caroline-dowdy-new-bethel-cemetery; home near Dexter,Cane Creek; Tramel's mill
- First event date
- 1850-09-20
- Last event date
- 25 May 1857
Timeline — 15 events
- 1850-09-20 Castor Township, Stoddard County, Missouri. age: 48; sex: M; occupation: Farmer; birthplace: n c; real estate value: 500; dwelling no.: 375; family no.: 379; line no.: 32; stamped page: 278; sheet page: 553; assistant marshal: Solomon S. Kitchen
- 1850-09-20 1850 census, Castor Twp, dwelling 375. Age 48, M, Farmer, born n c.
- 1860-09-01 Richland Township, Stoddard County, Missouri. age: 15; sex: M; birthplace: Kentucky; school attendance: 1; dwelling no.: 896; family no.: 840; line no.: 6; stamped page: 465; sheet page: 113; asst. marshal: W H Bedford
- 1860-09-03 Richland Township, Stoddard County, Missouri. age: 33; sex: M; occupation: Farmer; birthplace: Tenepee; real estate value: 2000; personal estate value: 4350; school attendance: 1; dwelling no.: 929; family no.: 871; line no.: 9; stamped page: 469; sheet page: 117; asst. marshal: W H Bedford
- 1866-04-30 Born in Stoddard Co. Mo. Parents: unknown / unknown.
- 1896-12-30 home near Dexter. James Dowdy, aged 94, died at his home near Dexter on the morning of December 30 (1896). Born in North Carolina in 1802, he came to Stoddard County 60 years earlier and had at one time been Sheriff of the county; he had been active until taken ill a week before death Quote: "Dexter…
- 1911-03-01 Dowdy. He and Dick Treadway have been 'looking ugly at each other' the past few days Co-mentioned: Dick Treadway. Quote: "James Dowdy and Dick Treadway have been looking ugly at each other the past few days"
- 1911-03-22 Dowdy. James Dowdy is sowing oats and clover this week
- 1911-07-12 Jas. Dowdy and Dick Treadway finished crop on the fifth and dissolved partnership for a time Co-mentioned: Dick Treadway. Quote: "Jas. Dowdy and Dick Treadway finished crop on the fifth and dissolved partnership for a time."
- 1911-08-23 Cane Creek. Jas. Dowdy was hauling logs to Tramel's mill and Jim was going to build a new barn Co-mentioned: Tramel. Quote: "Jas. Dowdy is hauling logs to Tramel's mill. Jim is going to build a new barn."
- 1911-11-01 Jas. Dowdy's new barn is in progress; M. L. Garner is boss carpenter Co-mentioned: M. L. Garner. Quote: "Jas. Dowdy's new barn is in progress. M. L. Garner is boss carpenter."
- 1916-04-30 Age 50 yrs. Cause: Pulmonary Consumption. Burial: Dowdy Cemetery (buried 1916-05-01).
- 1926-11-05 Dexter. Mr. and Mrs. James Dowdy, of Jackson, Miss., arrived here last week; Mr. Dowdy returned Saturday, but Mrs. Dowdy remained to extend her visit to her mother, Mrs. Beulah Wood Co-mentioned: Beulah Wood. Quote: "Mrs. Dowdy remained to extend her visit to her mother, Mrs. Beulah Wood."
- 1930 T24N R9E, Stoddard County, Missouri. Landowner listed in the 1930 Hixson plat book, Page 21 - T24N R9E, section(s) 1. Entry from the index spreadsheet Aj uploaded 2026-09-23; transcription not yet spot-checked against the plat images Quote: "Dowdy, James — Page 21 - T24N R9E, sec 1"
- (undated) Cane Creek. Last Tuesday evening fire destroyed James Dowdy's brooder house and 200 chicks. (Cane Creek Items)
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.