+ Lucy E. May
b. October 17, 1825 in Alabama d. December 18, 1871 in
Fayette County, Tennessee. Parents: William Meredith May of Buckingham
Co., VA and Catherine Jarratt of Goochland Co., VA. (Sources:
Lucy E. May Dowdy's tombstone in Ebeneezer Cemetery, Fayette
Co., TN; Fayette Co. marriage records, family records.)
Children of
William Preston Dowdy and Lucy May
5. William
Preston Dowdy, Jr.b.
1847 d. 1858 Buried: Ebeneezer Cemetery, Fayette Co., TN, next
to his grandfather, William Meredith May. (Sources: William Preston
Dowdy, Jr. tombstone, Ebeneezer Cemetery, Fayette Co., TN.)
5. Richard
Oscar Dowdy
b. Abt 1848 m. It is unknown whether Richard Oscar Dowdy married
or not. d. Before June 22, 1921. (Sources: William Preston Dowdy,
Sr. names Richard as his son in his will dated August 28, 1867;
date of birth estimated from 1860 Fayette Co., TN census; death
info estimated from the obituary of his sister, Mary Virginia
Dowdy Allen, who died in 1921
5. Mary Virginia
Dowdy "Jennie"
b. April 19, 1850 m. November 29, 1870 in Fayette Co., TN to
Gustavus Watts Allen. d. June 22, 1921 in Terrell, Kaufman Co.,
TX Burial: Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County, Texas
(Sources: "The Allens of Moscow and Lagrange, Tennessee"
by Mary Virginia Allen and Elizabeth Allen Moore, which cites
family Bible records; William Preston Dowdy names her as his
daughter in his August 28, 1867 will found in Fayette Co., TN
Will Book B; Fayette Co. marriage records; Mary Virginia Dowdy
Allen death certificate.)
5. Florence
May Dowdy
b. Abt. 1852 m. It is not known if Florence Dowdy married or
not. d. ? (Sources: William Preston Dowdy names her as his daughter
in his will dated August 28, 1867, Will Book B, Fayette Co.,
TN; date of birth estimated from 1860 Fayette County, TN census).
5. Walter
Davis Dowdy
b. Abt. 1854 m. It is not known if Walter Davis Dowdy married
or not. d. Before June, 1921. (Sources: William Preston Dowdy,
Sr. names Walter as his son in his will dated August 28, 1867,
Fayette Co., TN Will Book B; date of birth estimated from 1860
Fayette Co., TN census; death info estimated from the obituary
of his sister, Mary Virginia Dowdy Allen, who died in 1921.
5. Lula Dowdy b. Abt. 1856 m. It is
unknown whether Lula Dowdy married or not. d. ? (Sources: William
Preston Dowdy names Lula as his daughter in his will dated August
28, 1867, Will Book B, Fayette Co., TN; date of birth estimated
from 1860 Fayette County, TN census).
5. Sam Edgar
Dowdy
b. Abt 1858 m. It is unknown whether Sam Dowdy married or not.
d. Before June 22, 1921. (Sources: William Preston Dowdy, Sr.
names Sam as his son in his will dated August 28, 1867, Fayette
Co., TN Will Book B; date of birth estimated from 1860 Fayette
Co.,TN census; death info estimated from the obituary of his
sister, Mary Virginia Dowdy Allen, who died in 1921.
5. Eugene
Preston Dowdy****NOTE
- Eugene Preston Dowdy was originally named William Preston Dowdy,
Jr., but his name was changed between 1867 and 1871, as is noted
in a codicil to his father's will dated 1871. He would have been
the second son named William Preston Dowdy, Jr.. b. ? m. It is
unknown whether Eugene Preston Dowdy married or not. d. Before
June 22, 1921 (Sources: William Preston Dowdy, Sr. names William
Preston Dowdy Jr. (later re-named Eugene Preston Dowdy) as his
son in his will dated August 28, 1867, Fayette Co., TN Will Book
B; death info estimated from the obituary of his sister, Mary
Virginia Dowdy Allen, who died in 1921.
5. Minnie
Kate Dowdy
b. After 1860? m. It is not known if Minnie Kate Dowdy married.
d. ? (Sources: William Preston Dowdy names her as his daughter
in his will dated August 28, 1867, Will Book B, Fayette Co.,
TN; she does not appear in the 1860 census for Fayette County,
TN with this family.
.Note: Please
see website for Ames Plantation
in Fayette
County TN for more documented information on this Richard Dowdy
(& source for the children below).
See another
Dowdy family in Fayette County TN -DOWDY BRANCH #20
Richard Dowdy