John Wesley Dowden
1866 - 1939 (73 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. John Wesley Dowden was born on 10 Nov 1866 in Sabine, Louisiana, USA (son of James Davis Dowden, II and Caroline Davis); died on 10 Dec 1939 in Vernon, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Creel Cemetery, Allen Parish, Louisiana. John married Rebecca Arvilla Airhart on 8 Dec 1897 in Vernon, Louisiana, USA. Rebecca (daughter of George Washington Airhart and Georgeann Ellen Bush) was born on 25 Aug 1877 in Louisiana, USA; died on 24 Sep 1935 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Creel Cemetery, Allen Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Luther D. Dowden was born on 5 Jan 1907 in Reeves, Allen, Louisiana, USA; died on 11 Apr 1966 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA.
- Marvin Walter Dowden was born on 7 Mar 1908 in Reeves, Allen, Louisiana, USA; died on 26 Jan 1984 in Buna, Jasper, Texas, USA; was buried in Creel Cemetery, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
- John Harvey Dowden was born on 29 Dec 1911 in Reeves, Allen, Louisiana, USA; died on 6 Nov 1984 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Castor Cemetery, Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA.
- Paul J. Dowden was born on 26 Feb 1914 in Reeves, Allen, Louisiana, USA; died on 3 Dec 1991 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Creel Cemetery, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
- Lillie Mae Dowden was born on 25 Jul 1916 in Reeves, Allen, Louisiana, USA; died on 17 May 1982 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA.
2. James Davis Dowden, II was born on 24 Feb 1807 in Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA (son of James Davis Dowden and Martha Patsy Nash); died on 5 Aug 1873 in Kisatchie, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA. James married Caroline Davis on 11 Aug 1842 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA. Caroline was born on 10 Apr 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Caroline Davis was born on 10 Apr 1818. Children:
- Francis Marion Dowden was born on 24 Feb 1850 in Many, Sabine, Louisiana, USA; died on 13 Jul 1926 in Kisatchie, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- 1. John Wesley Dowden was born on 10 Nov 1866 in Sabine, Louisiana, USA; died on 10 Dec 1939 in Vernon, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Creel Cemetery, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
Generation: 3
4. James Davis Dowden was born about 1785 in Hopewell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA; died between 1824 and 1830 in Kisatchie, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA. James married Martha Patsy Nash. Martha was born about 1787 in Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Martha Patsy Nash was born about 1787 in Mississippi, USA. Children:
- 2. James Davis Dowden, II was born on 24 Feb 1807 in Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA; died on 5 Aug 1873 in Kisatchie, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA.
- Hugh Dowden was born about 1809 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA; died on 18 Dec 1874 in Kisatchie, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA.
- Alfred Micheal Dowden was born on 22 Oct 1824 in Kisatchie, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA; died on 11 Mar 1911 in Kisatchie, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Billy Dowden Cemetery, Kisatchie, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.