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William Ortho Dowden

William Ortho Dowden

Male 1856 - 1955  (99 years)

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  • Name William Ortho Dowden  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 22 Jun 1856  , , Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 15 Apr 1910  Lincoln Township, Emmet, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Died 1 Oct 1955  Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I235  Dale's Tree
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2013 

    Father Opha Dowden,   b. Greenfield, Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sophia Vandebenton,   b. Greenfield, Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Greenfield, Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F1245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Margaret "Frances" Hyer,   b. 2 Aug 1857, , Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1925, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1880  Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Children 
    +1. Grace Dowden,   b. 1892, , , Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Marilda Dowden,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Fred Dowden,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Mary Dowden,   d. 1935
     5. Emmet Dowden,   b. 1894, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2013 
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jun 1856 - , , Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jan 1880 - Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 15 Apr 1910 - Lincoln Township, Emmet, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Oct 1955 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Census - IA, Dickenson - 1925 State, Iowa, Dickenson, (Digital images. The Generations Network. Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Spirit Lake, dwelling 34, line 84, W.O. Dowden; (www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 23 Jul 2009.

    2. [S350] Census - IA, Emmet - 1910 Fed, Iowa, Emmet, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, Lincoln Township, enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 5A, p. 254 (stamped), dwelling 34, family 34, William O. Dowden (Reliability: 2), 23 Jul 2009.

    3. [S73] Book - BENSON - Phylis Stephen's Book, Phyllis (Benson) Stephens, (N.p.: self published, n.d.) (Reliability: 0), 16 Jun 2011.

    4. [S314] Death Records - IA, Marion - Obituary Cards, Iowa. Knoxville., "Obit Card for Mrs. W.O. Dowden, Mary Frances," Aft 4/17/1925. (Reliability: 2), 11 Dec 2013.

    5. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "William Orth Dowden [Obit]," Aft 1 Oct 1955. (Reliability: 2), 11 Dec 2013.

    6. [S349] Census - IA, Dickenson - 1925 State, Iowa, Dickenson, (Digital images. The Generations Network. Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Spirit Lake, dwelling 34, line 84, W.O. Dowden; (www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 23 Jul 2009.
      This information appeared in the 1925 IA State census for son William O. Dowden.