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John Samuel Dowdy
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John Samuel Dowdy 2 3
- Born: April 1864, Kentucky 3
- Marriage (1): Ida Alice Mountjoy on 10 February 1886 in Atlanta, IL 1 2 3
- Died: 7 November 1949 at age 85
- Buried: After 7 November 1949, Atlanta, IL
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 11 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 24, Dwelling 304, Family 317
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Fourth Street; house owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
John S. Dowdy..Head..Apr 1864..36..KY
(Living with wife and son.)
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• He was buried after 7 November 1949 in the Atlanta Cemetery in Atlanta, IL.
Memorial ID 102093746
Plot 3443.
John married Ida Alice Mountjoy, daughter of George C. Mountjoy and Amanda T. Arnspiger, on 10 February 1886 in Atlanta, IL.1 2 3 (Ida Alice Mountjoy was born on 26 August 1862 in Atlanta, IL,1 3 4 5 6 died on 11 October 1944 in Atlanta, IL 1 6 and was buried after 11 October 1944 in Atlanta, IL 6.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 11 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 24, Dwelling 304, Family 317
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Fourth Street; house owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
John S. Dowdy..Head..Apr 1864..36..KY
Ida A. Dowdy..Wife..Aug 1862..37..IL.Milliner..1/1
Merlin Dowdy..Son..Aug 1888..11..IL
Jerosive(?) Mountjoy..Boarder..Jan 1878..22..IL..Millernery(?)
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Sources
1
James E. Thomas, World Family Tree Vol. 013, Ed. 1, Tree #2790 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: August 14, 1997).
2
Dr. W.W. Houser, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families (1910), page 78.
3
1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 14A, dwelling 304, family 317, John Samuel Dowdy and Ida Alice Mountjoy; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 05 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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Dr. W.W. Houser, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families (1910), page 77.
5
1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Mount Hope Township, McLean County, Illinois, p. 6C, George Mountjoy and Amanda Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0229.
6
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 29 Oct 2018); memorial page for Ida Alice Mountjoy Dowdy (26 Aug 1862\endash 11 Oct 1944), Find A Grave Memorial no. 102092858, citing Atlanta Cemetery, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, USA