THOMAS HENRY DOWDY was born 1836, and died August 14, 1908 in Buckingham County, Virginia. Burial: Salem Methodist Church

He married ELIZABETH KATHERINE COLEMAN February 13, 1867 in Buckingham County, Virginia, daughter of GULIELMUS COLEMAN and CAROLINE HUDDLESTON. She was born February 26, 1844 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died February 05, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia. Burial: 1936, Salem Methodist Church Name Known As: Kate

Children of THOMAS DOWDY and ELIZABETH COLEMAN are:

i. CAROLINE2 DOWDY, b. 1868; Name Known As: Carrie

m. NATHANIEL A. DOWDY.Name Known As: Nat; his second marriage; son of James H. and Nancy C. Dowdy; he married first Hannah R. DOWDY on April 19 1873 daughter of William S. and Margaret Dowdy

2. ii. THOMAS EDWIN DOWDY, b. 1869.

iii. VIRGINIA H. DOWDY, b. 1871; d. 1946; Name Known As: Jenny

m. JACOB LEISTRA; b. Holland.

3. iv. ELIZABETH ANN DOWDY, b. March 28, 1874, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. November 22, 1946, Richmond, Virginia.

4. v. MARY D. DOWDY, b. 1876; d. 1946.

5. vi. SHIRLEY PRESTON DOWDY, b. 1877.

6. vii. GUILELMUS C. DOWDY, b. October 10, 1880, Buckingham County; d. 1960.

7. viii. HUBERT HENRY DOWDY, b. June 06, 1882, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. 1969.

ix. AUGUSTUS DOWDY, b. 1885; d. 1887.

8. x. KATHERINE STRATTON DOWDY, b. April 11, 1887; d. 1958, Hopewell, Virginia.

xi. CLEVELAND DOWDY.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS EDWIN2 DOWDY (THOMAS HENRY1) was born 1869. Name Known As: Ebbie

He married MINNIE COLEMAN.

Child of THOMAS DOWDY and MINNIE COLEMAN is:

i. FREDDIE3 DOWDY, b. 1901.

3. ELIZABETH ANN2 DOWDY (THOMAS HENRY1) was born March 28, 1874 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died November 22, 1946 in Richmond, Virginia. Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

She married (1) VICTOR KELSO HALL, son of NICHOLAS HALL and ELLEN KENNON. He was born February 06, 1887 in Louisa County, Virginia, and died April 15, 1914 in Green Springs Depot, Louisa Co., Virginia.

She married (2) DAVID ASA DUNKUM June 28, 1894 in Buckingham County, Virginia, son of RICHARD DUNKUM and SARAH NEWTON. He was born April 23, 1871 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died March 21, 1911 in Louisa County, Virginia.Burial: 1911, Family Cemetery; Bible fly leaf records marriage of David Asa Dunkum fo Virginia and Lizzie Anna Dowdy of Virginia on June 28th, 1894 at Curdsville, Va. by W. A. S. Conrad.

Children of ELIZABETH DOWDY and DAVID DUNKUM are:

9. i. ESSIE IRENE3 DUNKUM, b. February 05, 1898, Wilmington, Fluvanna County, Virginia; d. June 04, 1970, Richmond, Virginia.

10. ii. MAMIE ELIZABETH DUNKUM, b. August 29, 1901; d. July 20, 1954.

iii. MATTIE CATHRON DUNKUM, b. March 06, 1905; d. March 08, 1905.

iv. DAVID ASA DUNKUM, JR., b. April 20, 1908, Louisa County, Virginia; d. May 02, 1908, Louisa County, Virginia.

4. MARY D.2 DOWDY (THOMAS HENRY1) was born 1876, and died 1946. Name Known As: Molly

She married AUKIE T. LEISTRA. He was born in Holland.

Children of MARY DOWDY and AUKIE LEISTRA are:

i. KATE3 LEISTRA, b. 1895.

ii. CAROLINE LEISTRA, b. 1896.

iii. DONALD LEISTRA, b. Abt. 1914.

5. SHIRLEY PRESTON2 DOWDY (THOMAS HENRY1) was born Nov 17, 1877 in Cumberland Co, VA. Occupation: Virginia State Highway Department. Died July 3, 195?

Info sent by Teresa Dowdy Powell in May 2009.

He married ANNE WOOTEN. (ANNIE SUE WOOTEN b.Nov 14, 1879, Buckingham Co.)
Children of SHIRLEY DOWDY and ANNE WOOTEN are:

i. ELWOOD3 DOWDY, b. 1904.

I don't know the order but here are the other children:

ii Vertie Belle Dowdy (married Joseph Blankenship)

iii Nelson Page Dowdy (married Evelyn Brizendine)

iv Helen Hope Dowdy (married (1) George Raymond Oakes and (2) Lon Fournier)

v Herman Lightfoot Dowdy (married Bessie Jamerson)

vi Thomas Ryland Dowdy (married Katherleen Elizabeth Fulcher)

vii Elsie Mabel Dowdy (married Ralph Brooks)

viii Floyd Garland Dowdy (married Euthia Rafferty)

ix Clyde Preston Dowdy (married Betty Irene O'Brien)

11. x. HORACE CHRISTIAN DOWDY, b. Abt. 1914. (Married Elsie Griffith)

6. GUILELMUS C.2 DOWDY (THOMAS HENRY1) was born October 10, 1880 in Buckingham County, and died 1960. He married BLANCHE RUSH.Name Known As: Elmus; Occupation: Farmer

Children of GUILELMUS DOWDY and BLANCHE RUSH are:

i. ANNIE LOUISE3 DOWDY, b. September 29, 1913.

ii. WILBUR DOWDY, b. Abt. 1914.

iii. INFANT DOWDY, b. Abt. 1915, Enon, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. October 11, 1915, Richmond, Virginia.

7. HUBERT HENRY2 DOWDY (THOMAS HENRY1) was born June 06, 1882 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died 1969. Occupation: Farmer

He married LULA BLANCHE COLEMAN May 16, 1907. She was born July 25, 1883 in Enonsville, Buckingham County, Virginia, and died November 28, 1948 in Powhatan County, Virginia.

Children of HUBERT DOWDY and LULA COLEMAN are:

i. LUCY KATHRYN3 DOWDY, b. February 14, 1927, Trent's Mill, Cumberland County, Virginia; m. Richard Franklin BUBB, 1948; d. Abt. 1987, Marietta, Georgia.Education: 1943, Farmville High School

12. ii. LUCILLE COLEMAN DOWDY. (b. 8/11/1910 d. 1/16/1995 Richmond, VA). She married William Ganzert and they had 1 child: Patty Ganzert. After William died, she remarried to George B. Heinig.

iii. ROMA DOWDY, b. January 27, 1913, Cumberland County, Virginia; m. Said W. AMEEN, 1937. (note: another researcher says Roma's birth was January 15 1913)

iv. THOMAS EARLE DOWDY, b. 6/22/1922 d. 11/12/1988, He married Margaret Ann Riddick on 4/2/1949 and they had 4 children: Elizabeth Coleman Dowdy, Thomas Earle Dowdy Jr, Steven Riddick Dowdy, and Paul Blanton Dowdyd. 1988.

13. v. HUGH COLEMAN DOWDY, b. August 04, 1914, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. February 19, 1994, Richmond, Virginia. He married Irene Raynor and they had 1 child: Hugh Coleman Dowdy Jr.

vi. AUGUSTUS B. DOWDY, d. Age 2.

vii. BEULAH BLANCHE DOWDY (Bee Bee) (b. 1/27/1917 d. 6/19/2003) She married William B. Kelly. She later married Earle Robinson.

viii. FLEMSTEAD CARLYSE DOWDY (b. 2/13/1920 d. 5/11/1920) He married Margaret Acors and they had 3 children: Richard C. Dowdy, Nancy Dowdy, and David W. Dowdy.

ix. LILLIAN KATHERINE DOWDY b. 2/11/1908 d. 11/20/1983 Buckingham County She married James Edward Carter and they had 3 children: Dorothy (Dot) Carter, Jacqueline Ann Carter, and Hubert Bradley Carter

 

8. KATHERINE STRATTON2 DOWDY (THOMAS HENRY1) was born April 11, 1887, and died 1958 in Hopewell, Virginia. Name Known As: Katie; Occupation: Boading House, 918 W. Grace St.

She married (1) EDWARD BUTLER. She married (2) FLOYD WOOTEN April 20, 1911 in Enon, Buckingham County, Virginia. He died Abt. 1916.Name Known As: Eddie

Children of KATHERINE DOWDY and EDWARD BUTLER are:

i. ALICE3 BUTLER, b. Abt. 1921.

ii. THOMAS BUTLER, b. Abt. 1923.Name Known As: Tommy

iii. EARL BUTLER, d. 1988.

Generation No. 3

(Dowdy surnames only)

11. HORACE CHRISTIAN3 DOWDY (SHIRLEY PRESTON2, THOMAS HENRY1) was born Abt. 1914.

Child of HORACE CHRISTIAN DOWDY is:

i. PEGGY4 DOWDY, Occupation: School Teacher.

m. CARLIN.

12. LUCILLE3 DOWDY (HUBERT HENRY2, THOMAS HENRY1)

She married WILLIAM GANZERT. He died in Killed in Train Wreck.Name Known As: Bill; Occupation: Railroad Engineer

Child of LUCILLE DOWDY and WILLIAM GANZERT is:

i. PATRICIA4 GANZERT.Name Known As: Patty.

13. HUGH COLEMAN3 DOWDY (HUBERT HENRY2, THOMAS HENRY1) was born August 04, 1914 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died February 19, 1994 in Richmond, Virginia.

Child of HUGH COLEMAN DOWDY is:

i. HUGH COLEMAN4 DOWDY, JR..Education: Virginia Military Institute; Occupation: Dentist in Petersburg.

PRIMARY SOURCE:

July 2008

Find attached the family tree information I have for consideration for branch #10 .4 Thomas H. Dowdy family of Cumberland Co., Virginia.

Thomas and Kate's daughter Elizabeth Ann married David Asa Dunkum. They bought a store at Green Springs Depot in 1905. Dunkum died in 1911 and Lizzie married Victor K. Hall. Victor was murdered in the store in 1914 and sparked hysteria in the county that resulted in the arrest of Elizabeth Ann Hall nee Dunkum for the murder.

This became one of the largest newspaper sensations ever in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Elizabeth Hall was convicted by the media in a courtroom circus and sent to prison for ten years. The story was covered up when everyone realized they had convicted and innocent woman.

It is all in my book Murder At Green Springs: The True Story of the Hall Case, Firestorm of Prejudices.

The Dowdy family figures prominently. All of the children of Thomas H. Dowdy are mentioned, some by the newspapers. Thomas was dead by 1914, but Kate writes the governor to request pardon.

The story is so amazing. If it was not so thoroughly documented, even I would not have believed it.

Sincerely,

J. K. Brandau

jkbrandau@earthlink.net

www.murderatgreensprings.com

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* 2009 source for some of Hubert Henry Dowdy children is Paul Dowdy Paul.Dowdy@ferguson.com

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