Joseph T Dowdle

Brief Life History of Joseph T

When Joseph T Dowdle was born on 3 January 1850, in Madison, Alabama, United States, his father, James Gibson Dowdle, was 42 and his mother, Frances Moreland, was 37. He married Mary Ellen Young on 18 December 1873, in Sanford, Covington, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Shannon, Lee, Mississippi, United States in 1910 and Quincy, Monroe, Mississippi, United States in 1920. He died on 24 March 1933, in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Quincy, Monroe, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph T Dowdle
1850–1933
Mary Ellen Young
1852–1900
Marriage: 18 December 1873
Flora Dowdle
1875–1958
Lela May Dowdle
1875–1959
Eddie Dowdle
1877–1877
Mirt H. Dowdle
1881–1924
West E Dowdle
1883–
James Arthur Worth Dowdle
1885–1973
Willie Mack Dowdle
1889–1977
Effie Lee Dowdle
1891–1965

Sources (14)

  • Joe Dowdle, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Joseph T. Dowdle, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Joseph Doudle in entry for James Arthur Doudle, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867

Historical Boundaries: February 4, 1867: Jones, Alabama, United States November 13, 1867 Abolished and returned to Marion County October 8, 1868: Sanford, Alabama, United States February 8, 1877: Lamar, Alabama, United States

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Dowdell .

Altered form of German Daudl, Dautel, which derived from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Theudulf, composed of the elements theod ‘people, race’ + wulf ‘wolf’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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