DOWELL Family Genealogy, especially in Jasper County, Illinois
The primary reason for this page was to identify the parents of my ggg-grandmother - Dorcas H. DOWELL, wife of George W. HUFFMAN.
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Dorcas H. DOWELL [d/o George Sipes DOWELL & Jeanette
McCOY]
b. 1848 Probaly Breckinridge Co., KY [Since her father
appears to have moved from KY to IL about 1849, Dorcas was probably born
in KY and most likely in Breckinridge County. The 1860 census says she was
then 12 and born in KY. However, 1870 census says she was born in IL and
age 22. Her date of birth is based on her daughter Alice's family bible which
says that Dorcas died. 25 Feb 1881 aged 32 yrs, 6 [or 10?] mos, 15 days--if
that age is correct her date of birth would be 10 Aug
1848.]
d. 25 Feb 1881
m. 9 Feb 1865 Newton, Jasper Co., IL
George W. HUFFMAN [parents
unknown]
b. about 1840 OH
d. 22 Feb 1903 prob. IL
Issue:
1. Alice Naomi HUFFMAN
b. 2 Dec 1865 Jasper Co., IL
d. 24 May 1941 Robinson, Crawford Co., IL
m. 3 Jul 1881 Jasper Co., IL
Edward Everett MILLS
2. Louise 'Lou' H. HUFFMAN
b. abt 1871 IL
d.
DOWELL references in
Jasper County, Illinois
In semi-chronological order
List of Settlers & Dates of Settlement from Jasper Co., IL,
Newton Press, October 26, 1887
George Dowell, 1849, age 70
1850 Federal Census Index
There are no DOWELL family listed in the Jasper County Index.
There is however:
DOWSEL, George / p.287 / McCoy Precinct. [see
following]
DOWSEL, William R. / p.287 / North Precinct.
1850 Federal Census, Jasper County, Illinois
Here is George DOWELL on the 1850 census: McCoy Precinct, p.287, family #359,
dwelling #359
George Dowsil* / 33 / m / $75 / KY
Janath " / 34 / f / Va
Mary E. " / 12 / f / KY
Eli H. " / 9 / m / KY
Seth " / 7 / m / KY
continued on next page (287b) heading reads: North Precinct
Wm. R. Dowell / 4 / m / KY
Sarah H. / 3 / f / KY [Is this Dorcas H.?, she is listed
as Dorcas on 1860 census]
John W / 6/12 / m / KY
*After comparing words that the census taker has written which I can read I am sure that what looks like an "s" is more likely an "e". George DOWSIL is really George DOWELL the "i" being a small "l". It is more conclusive on the top of the second page for Wm. R. Dowell which looks like "Wm. R. Dowsll".
Further down on the same page - p.287b; #365, #365
Wm McCoy / 44 / m / va
Pauline " / 39 / f / Va
Isaac " / 21 / m / KY
Mary " / 16 / f / KY
Harietta " / 14 / f / KY
Christopher " / m / KY
continued on next page (288)
Ezra [?] McCoy / 10 / m / KY
Nancy " / 8 / f / KY
John [?] " / 6 / m / KY
Roda S " / 5 / f / KY
Sarah S. " / 2 / f / KY
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database;
www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/data_lan.html
George Dowell 11/16/1850; SWSW16, 8N, 14 W, 2; 39.83ac
George Dowell 1/12/1853; SESW9, 8N, 14W, 2; 40ac
Riely Dowell 11/16/1850: SESW16, 8N, 14W, 2; 39.83ac
Riley Dowell 11/18/1850; NENE31, 8N, 14W, 2; 40ac
BLM Land Patent Records Site
www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Riley Dowel, 1/1/1851; Palestine landoffice/ doc. #19613
No Dowell listed
1860 Federal Census, Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., IL.
p.119, Ste. Marie Post Office; Dwelling 891; family 815
George Dowell / 42 / m / Farmer / $400 / KY
Jenetta " / 44 / f / VA
Thomas " / 17 / m / KY / In School
Dorcas H. " / 12 / f / KY / In School
Orilla J. " / 6 / f / IL
Landford H. " / 2 / m / IL
1860 Federal Census, Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., IL
p.188; Dwelling 1618; family 1281
Isaac McCoy / 26 / m / Farmer / 700 / 300 /
KY
[Mary] Elizabeth [Dowell] McCoy / 21 /
f / KY
Wilburt McCoy / 3 / m / ILL
Flora McCoy / 1 / f / Ill
Jasper County men enlisted in the Civil War
http://www.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/civilwar
Eli H. Dowell; 38th Infantry, Co. K; residence: NEWTON
Frank McCoy; 38th Infantry, Co. H; Jasper County
Dewdrops, a book of proverbs that belonged to my ggg-grandmother,
Dorcas Dowel, published by the American Tract Society, NY, not dated, now
in my possession.
Front cover has inscription: "Eli H. Dowell, His book, the H book"
[it may read "the * book" where the asterisk or symbol
looks like the letter H. I don't know what this means]
Back cover has inscription: "Dorcas
Dowell"
perhaps Eli H. Dowell is her brother?
Marriage Certificate of Geo. Huffman & Dorcas Dowel, Book 3, Marriage
Records, p.273, Jasper County Clerk Recorders office, Newton, IL.
Application: "....George Huffman and miss Dorcas Dowel....witness, E.H. Curtiss,
Clerk of the County Court.....at Newton this 8th day of February A.D. 1865.
[signed] E. H. Curtiss, Clerk."
"....I hereby Certify that on the 9th day of February A.D. 1865 I joined
in the Holy State of Matrimony Mr. George Huffman and Miss
Dorcas Dowel according to the usual custom and laws of Illinois. Given
under my hand and seal this 9th day of February A.D. 1865, Thomas Neal, J.P."
International Genealogy Index for Illinois
Dowel, Dorcas W m. 09 Feb 1865 Geo. Huffman Jasper
Co., IL
Dowel, Elizabeth W m. 21 Dec 1854 Isaac McCoy Jasper Co., IL
Dowel, Jane W m. 21 Jul 1869 Wm. or Wilson T. Fear Jasper Co.,
IL
The source listed for the above 3 records is the book
of marriages from Jasper Co., IL [LDS Film #1312611]
1870 Federal Census, Jasper Co., IL; Willow Hill Twp.;23 Jul 1870;
p.387B
#217/204
DOWEL, George / 53 / m / w / Farmer / KY / eligible to vote
DOWEL, [jeane]tta [?] /
53 / f / w / / VA / can't read or write
DOWEL, Thomas / 24 / m / w / works on farm / KY [listed
as Seth in 1850]
DOWEL, Sanford / 12 / m / w / IL / in school
SALSBURY, Mary / 14 / f / IL
1870 Federal Census, Jasper Co., IL; Granville Twp., Yale Postoffice;
15 Jul 1870; p.281B
#223/186
HUFFMAN, George / 30 / m / w / Farmer / OH / eligible to vote
HUFFMAN, Dorcus
[Dowell] / 22 / F / W / keeping house / Illinois
HUFFMAN, Alice / 4 / F / W / Illinois
KELLEY, James / 12 / M / W / works on farm / Kentucky
1870 Federal Census, Jasper Co., IL; Granville Twp., Yale Postoffice;
19 Jul 1850; p.285
#241/244
Isaac McCoy / 37 / m / w / farmer / [?] / 200 / KY
Elizabeth [Dowell] McCoy / 28 / F / w / keeping
house / KY
Wilbert McCoy / 12 / m / IL
Violet McCoy / 8 / f / IL
Luther McCoy / 6 / m / IL
Eli McCoy / 4 / m / IL
Richard McCoy / 2 / m / IL
Arthur McCoy / 8mo / m / IL
1880 Federal Census: New Liberty, Jasper Co., IL,
p.349D
Thomas Dowell Male W 35 KY Blacksmith KY
KY
Lucy Dowell Wife Fem W 23 OH Keeping House
KY KY
Zelora Dowell Dau Fem W 5 IL -- KY
OH
Harry C. Dowell Son Male W 1 IL -- KY
OH
George Dowell Father Widowed Male W 63 KY
Magistrate KY KY
"Births, marriages, deaths, 1835-1908; indexes 1877-1908", Jasper
County County Clerk, LDS Film #1312611
Dowell, Seth T. & Lucy Bridges: 442; m. 1 Dec 1873 at Jasper Co., IL
Edward E. Mills & Alice Naomi Huffman Bible pages, in my
possession [I will add scans of these pages at a
later date]
"This Certifies that the Rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between
Edward E. Mills of Jasper Co. IL... and Alice N. Huffman of Jasper Co. I..
on the 3rd day of July at Residence by J. E. Armstrong, Elder of the Baptis
[sic] Church A.D. 1881. Witness: P. S. Beals, J. L. Madden"
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Edward E. Mills |
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Alice N. [Dowell] Huffman his |
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8 Mills children omitted here |
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Dorcas H. [Dowell]
Huffman |
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[4 Mills omitted here] |
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George W. Huffman |
Note:
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Name: George Sipes DOWELL Birth: abt 1817 Breckinridge Co., KY Death: aft 1887 probably in Jasper Co., IL1 Father: Littleberry DOWELL (1796-1873) Mother: Rachael SIPES (~1796-~1817) Other spouses: Barbara PHILLIPS Misc. Notes: George's birth is often sited as 17 Jan 1821.2 And his mother's death is often sited as 1817.3 Census and newspaper records that I have found so far estimate George's birth closer to 1817 [33 in 1850 = b.c.18174; 42 in 1860 = b.c.18185; 53 in 1870 = b.c.18176; 70 in 1888 = b.c.18187]. If he really was born in 1821, then he was only 15 years old in 1836 when he married then 21 year old Jeanett McCoy. It seems more likely that he was born about 1817, we will have to wait and see what primary sources arise. He settled in Jasper County about 1849, buying land from the Federal Government in Nov. 1850 and again in 1853.7, 8 His brother Riley may have also purchased land at the same time but apparently never moved from KY or went right back to Breckinridge Co., KY.8 George is not listed in the probate index for Jasper Co., IL. Did he die there intestate or did he move out of the County and die elsewhere?
Marriage: 10 Mar 1836 Breckinridge Co., KY2 Misc. Notes: 34 on 1850 census = b.c.18164; 44 on 1860 census = b.c.18165; 53 on 1870 census = b.c.18176 Jeanette's mother died when Jeanette was about 8 or 9 years old. After which she was raised by her stepmother, Dorcas Hadley.
Children:
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Sources: 1. "List of Settlers & Dates of Settlement from Jasper Co., IL," Newton Press, 26 Oct 1887, "George Dowell, 1849, age 70." This implies that he was still living in 1887 when the list was printed. 2. Kinfolks, Opal London Cox. 3. Sipes Book (title?), 1985 or later, Louise Barnett sent copies from this book which she called the "Sipes Book". 4. "1850 Federal Census," Jasper Co., IL, McCoy Precinct, Family 359, p.287-287b, enumerated 11 Dec 1850, LDS Film #007683. 5. "1860 U.S. Federal Census," Jasper County, Illinois. 6. "1870 Federal Census," Jasper Co., IL, Willow Hill Twp., p.387b, Dwelling 217, LDS Film #545731. 7. "List of Settlers & Dates of Settlement from Jasper Co., IL," Newton Press, 26 Oct 1887. 8. "Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database," www.sos.state.il.us.depts/archives/data_lan.html. 9. "Births, marriages, deaths, 1835-1908; indexes 1877-1908," Jasper County Clerk, LDS Film #1312611. 10. "Pages from Edward Mills Family Bible," possession of Troy Schmidt, Damaged by fire, prob. before 1912., The Bible lists her age as: 32 years, (6 or 10?) months, 15 days. Assuming that age is correct; if the number of months is 6: her dob=10 Aug; if 10 her dob=10 Apr. 11. Ibid. 12. "Marriage Certificate - Huffman & Dowel," 9 Feb 1865, County Clerk and Recorders Office, Newton, Jasper Co., IL, Marriage Records, Book 3, p.273. 13. International Genealogy Index 14. "Correspondance with Louise Barnett of Creve Coeur, IL," Mar 2000. |
Misc & unconfirmed notes:
Mary 'Polly' DOWELL [Aunt of George Sipes DOWELL listed above]
b. Bedford Co., VA; m. to Joel JARRETT in Breckinridge Co., KY -- they settled
in Olney, Jasper Co., KY
Thomas C. DOWELL [Uncle of George Sipes DOWELL listed above]
1. his son Nicholas Joshua DOWELL settled in Mercer Co., IL
2. his daughter Louisa DOWELL m. George BRUINGTON -- they settled in Mercer
Co., IL
3. his son Micajah 'McCager' DOWELL had a son Anderson -- he settled in Mercer
Co., IL
4. his daughter Mary 'Polly' DOWELL m. Mason JARRETT (1st cousin) -- they
settled in Jasper Co., KY
To Do List:
I have ordered an index of Will Records 1850-1913 to look for what DOWELLs are there
I have ordered Land and Property Grantee Index for 1840-1881
Need to find George & any other Dowell on the:
1855 State Census
Links to related sites:
Surname pages:
DOWELL Post
& read queries on the Dowell Family Genealogy Forum
DOWELL
Surname Web
DOWEL
Surname Web
Illinois Links :
Genealogy & History of Jasper
Co., IL by Kim
Torp
Jasper County Genealogy ILGenWeb Project
Illinois
Public Domain Land Tract Sales & Archives
Illinois Civil War
Soldiers, etc.
My Family History Pages:
Index of Troy's Genealogy
websites
February 13, 2000
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Dowell -
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