ORREN DOWDY of Wilkes NC and Vigo IN

1. __________Dowdy. Married about 1795

+ Frances _________ m (1)_____ Ticer,  (2) _____Dowdy

2. Orren T. Dowdy b January 11, 1797 From Wilkes NC to Indiana in 1822.

+ Zilpha York. born November 29, 1801 in Randolph Co, NC, died February 19,1852 at age of 50.

3. Mahala Dowdy b. 02/05/1826

3. Andrew Jackson Dowdy. b. 04/17/1827. To Indiana. Captain Andrew Jackson Dowdy (Indiana 6th Calvary - formerly 71st Indiana)

+ Amanda Shellato (b.09/15/1831) on 11/30/1854.

4. Orren Aldrich Dowdy b.September 02, 1855
4. Charles Everett Dowdy b.May 30, 1857
4. Madora Annis Dowdy b.March 15, 1859
4. Nelson Ellsworth Dowdy b.January 20, 1861
4. Thomas Morton Dowdy b.January 23, 1863
4. Maria Dowdy b.December 21, 1866
4. Orpha Electa Dowdy b.December 13, 1867
4. Sarah Mahala Dowdy b.February 06, 1870

3. Amon Dowdy b. 1834
3. Mariah Dowdy b. 1837

Mary Lou Kuzdas sons3@chorus.net"Zilpha York was from a large family. her father, Henry York, was a son of jeremiah York. Her mother, Margaret , was daugher of henrey Lenderman Jr. and Eve Dorothy (Shew)Lenderman. Many of their relatives migrated in Indiana. She had a son Frederick Tyser who fought in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Frederic Tyser, wife Elizabeth and daughter Frankie arrived in 1823. It is assumed that Frances Tiser, the mother of Orrin and Frederick came with them.

Frances die in 1857 at the age of 88 in Fayette Township, Vigo, Indiana. The cemetery is the "Old Brick" Cemetery and is online under Vigo Co. USGEN webThe daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Tyser was born in 1813 near Raleigh, Nc. She married a Meredith Shores, born 1807, near Raleigh, NC--they moved to Indian in 1823-- had 8 children and lived on the family farm the rest of theri lives."

State of North Carolina, Wilkes County, Lewises Fork,January 24, 1828

To Henry and Eva Shew Lenderman

Most Honoured Brother and Sisters and Nephews after a long time in separation in body. I yesterday rec. a letter from you dated November the 11, 1827. With joy in the first place to hear from you all and that you are all on the stage of action. Secondly sorrowful when I read of your distress of sickness and misfortune and fateague on your journey to that country. (Indiana) I ever saw before me that dangerous fateaguing. journey, but now I hope you have got a country where you can do much better than here. We are all in common helth at presant through mercy, hoping that these few lines may find you all in good helth. I have nothing strange to write, more than I wrote in a letter last fall. I directed the letter to Vigo County, Terre Post Office - by this letter you never got it. It certainly is there. I can't contain in a letter what I want to do. These times get harder, if possible. I no not whats to be done. My family desires to be remembered to you all. Polley and Betsey is married since you left this country. (Wilkes Co., NC) Polley married James Whittington and Betsey married Allen Whittington, both brothers. Dear Brother (Henry) when I think of the past time in our first days and now you are gone and my family is leaving me - instead of my Last Days being my best Days to the reverse. Sorrow and pain. Many are the Lonesome hours when the Evening of old age are fast approaching. When I must expect my time is not long. Still should be glad to live and die near my relations. Still I must freely give them up for their wellfair if not for my Satisfaction. We all have to try to live in this world in a honest way. Old Sister Siller was well not long ago, all of our Relations is in common helth as far as I know.   Tell Daniel Shew that I can not rent his place for what he told me and it lies just so. I tried to rent it for the third and failed to rent for that. It lies just so, in a Loosing Dispositions. I no not what to do with it, he had better come in and sell it if he can, for the times still get worse instead of better. I want you, Henry, to not fail coming in at the time you was to come, for it may happen that I can not see to your bisness, when called on. For I am Somoned to attend at Lexington in Davidson County to appear at Each and Every Supearor Court held in that county untill the Suit is ended which may not be in my time. I have been in one court and have to be there again, the first Monday after the 4 in March. Also I am sumoned to attend at Statesville in county court on the first Monday after the 4 in April and no expectation of those suits being ever ended in my time. I have attended one cort at each place. I rec pay for attending at Lexington at one cort, the suit is Samuel Scott plaintiff & Joseph Williams Deft. Summoned in behalf of Williams, brother of L. Williams. Sum to prove character of Williams on Plaintiff side. You no the distance to Lexington and Statesville. You no my infirmities. My distress about traveling. Try to come at the time you are, if you can I will do my best for  you, if I am at home. The town of Lexington has so improved since you or  I was there. I had no idea of the place. In those many difficult (times  ?) you may expect is distressing to me. I want you to remember me to Sister York, Daniel Shew, and Phillip Shew. Henry York and all their familys. Orren Dowdy and Zilphey York. If you don't get the other letter, I must inform you that all Eve's people is in common helth, and that Hesse is married to John Glass and has a fine son. (Hesse was a sister of Eve) I wish to be remembered to all inquiring friends if any. Please excuse my bad writing and spelling for it is a very dark and wet day. So we wish with respect to you all to subscribe Our Selves.Your most Efectionate and loving Brother and Sister till Death.So we wish you well.

To: Mr. Henry and Eve Lenderman

From : Leonard and Anne Lenderman

PRIMARY SOURCE: Mary Lou Kuzdas sons3@chorus.net "data I have is via Donna Elliot and a Dowdy family history put together by Virginia Trozpek.". Children of Orren T. Dowdy and Andrew Dowdy courtesy of Donna Elliot donna_elliott@ameritech.net

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