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↑ Source: #S94 Data: Text: birth date: 1835 birth place: New York, USA burial place: Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA death date: 1915 death place: Michigan, USA Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S156 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M432_363; Page: 129A; Image: 252 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1850 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan Object: @M1839@
↑ Source: #S189 Data: Text: military date: 23 Sep 1861 CONT military place: Illinois CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT residence place: Michigan CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S163 Data: Text: Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1908 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Object: @M1837@
↑ Source: #S22 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 461A; Enumeration District: 214; Image: 0954. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1835 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Object: @M370@
↑ Source: #S161 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_656; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374669 Data: Text: residence date: 1910 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1778@
↑ Source: #S160 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 745; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1240745 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT marriage date: 1865 CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1900 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Object: @M1783@
↑ Source: #S192 Page: Source Citation: The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008533493; Roll Number: 212; Certificate Number: 584 Data: Text: Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT death date: 17 Apr 1915 CONT death place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
↑ Source: #S157 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M653_562; Page: 802; Image: 264; Family History Library Film: 803562 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1860 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Object: @M1833@
↑ Source: #S197 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 20; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 287 Data: Text: residence date: June 1890 CONT residence place: Van Buren, Michigan, United States CONT military date: 1861 CONT military date: 1864 CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1840@
↑ Source: #S163 Data: Text: residence date: 1909 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1835@
↑ Source: #S151 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M593_706; Page: 400A; Image: 435; Family History Library Film: 552205 Data: Text: residence place: South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan CONT residence date: 1870 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA Object: @M1838@
↑ Source: #S163 Data: Text: residence date: 1913 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1836@
↑ Source: #S198 Page: Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Illinois; Enlistment date: 23 Sep 1861 Data: Text: military date: 23 Sep 1861 CONT military place: Illinois CONT residence place: Hartford, Michigan CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S163 Data: Text: Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1914 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Object: @M1834@
↑ Source: #S220 Data: Text: death date: 17 Apr 1915 CONT death place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT burial place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA
↑ Source: #S189 Data: Text: military date: 23 Sep 1861 CONT military place: Illinois CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT residence place: Michigan CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S157 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M653_562; Page: 802; Image: 264; Family History Library Film: 803562 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1860 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Object: @M1833@
↑ Source: #S161 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_656; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374669 Data: Text: residence date: 1910 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1778@
↑ Source: #S151 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M593_706; Page: 400A; Image: 435; Family History Library Film: 552205 Data: Text: residence place: South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan CONT residence date: 1870 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA Object: @M1838@
↑ Source: #S220 Data: Text: death date: 17 Apr 1915 CONT death place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT burial place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA
↑ Source: #S94 Data: Text: birth date: 1835 birth place: New York, USA burial place: Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA death date: 1915 death place: Michigan, USA Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S156 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M432_363; Page: 129A; Image: 252 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1850 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan Object: @M1839@
↑ Source: #S22 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 461A; Enumeration District: 214; Image: 0954. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1835 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Object: @M370@
↑ Source: #S160 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 745; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1240745 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT marriage date: 1865 CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1900 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Object: @M1783@
↑ Source: #S192 Page: Source Citation: The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008533493; Roll Number: 212; Certificate Number: 584 Data: Text: Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT death date: 17 Apr 1915 CONT death place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
↑ Source: #S94 Data: Text: birth date: 1835 birth place: New York, USA burial place: Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA death date: 1915 death place: Michigan, USA Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S192 Page: Source Citation: The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008533493; Roll Number: 212; Certificate Number: 584 Data: Text: Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT death date: 17 Apr 1915 CONT death place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
↑ Source: #S220 Data: Text: death date: 17 Apr 1915 CONT death place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT burial place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA
↑ Source: #S22 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 461A; Enumeration District: 214; Image: 0954. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1835 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Object: @M370@
↑ Source: #S157 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M653_562; Page: 802; Image: 264; Family History Library Film: 803562 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1860 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Object: @M1833@
↑ Source: #S189 Data: Text: military date: 23 Sep 1861 CONT military place: Illinois CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT residence place: Michigan CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S151 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M593_706; Page: 400A; Image: 435; Family History Library Film: 552205 Data: Text: residence place: South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan CONT residence date: 1870 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA Object: @M1838@
↑ Source: #S151 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M593_706; Page: 400A; Image: 435; Family History Library Film: 552205 Data: Text: residence place: South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan CONT residence date: 1870 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA Object: @M1838@
↑ Source: #S163 Data: Text: residence date: 1909 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1835@
↑ Source: #S163 Data: Text: residence date: 1913 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1836@
↑ Source: #S22 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 461A; Enumeration District: 214; Image: 0954. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1835 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Object: @M370@
↑ Source: #S163 Data: Text: Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1908 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Object: @M1837@
↑ Source: #S197 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 20; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 287 Data: Text: residence date: June 1890 CONT residence place: Van Buren, Michigan, United States CONT military date: 1861 CONT military date: 1864 CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1840@
↑ Source: #S163 Data: Text: Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1914 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Object: @M1834@
↑ Source: #S198 Page: Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Illinois; Enlistment date: 23 Sep 1861 Data: Text: military date: 23 Sep 1861 CONT military place: Illinois CONT residence place: Hartford, Michigan CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S160 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 745; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1240745 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT marriage date: 1865 CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1900 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Object: @M1783@
↑ Source: #S156 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M432_363; Page: 129A; Image: 252 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1850 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan Object: @M1839@
↑ Source: #S161 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_656; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374669 Data: Text: residence date: 1910 CONT residence place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1778@
↑ Source: #S220 Data: Text: death date: 17 Apr 1915 CONT death place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT burial place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA
↑ Source: #S94 Data: Text: birth date: 1835 birth place: New York, USA burial place: Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA death date: 1915 death place: Michigan, USA Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S198 Page: Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Illinois; Enlistment date: 23 Sep 1861 Data: Text: military date: 23 Sep 1861 CONT military place: Illinois CONT residence place: Hartford, Michigan CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S197 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 20; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 287 Data: Text: residence date: June 1890 CONT residence place: Van Buren, Michigan, United States CONT military date: 1861 CONT military date: 1864 CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1840@
↑ Source: #S189 Data: Text: military date: 23 Sep 1861 CONT military place: Illinois CONT birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT residence place: Michigan CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd
↑ Source: #S197 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 20; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 287 Data: Text: residence date: June 1890 CONT residence place: Van Buren, Michigan, United States CONT military date: 1861 CONT military date: 1864 CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd Object: @M1840@
↑ Source: #S160 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 745; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1240745 Data: Text: birth date: Aug 1835 CONT birth place: New York, USA CONT marriage date: 1865 CONT Name: Jefferson Smith Dowd CONT residence date: 1900 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Object: @M1783@
↑ Source: #S160 Page: Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 745; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1240745 Data: Text: residence date: 1900 CONT residence place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA CONT birth date: Jul 1841 CONT birth place: Pennsylvania, USA CONT Name: Olive P Unknown CONT marriage date: 1865 Object: @M1783@
Source: S151 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record;
Source: S156 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the;
Source: S157 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;
Source: S160 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;
Source: S161 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;
Source: S163 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;
Source: S189 Author: Historical Data Systems, comp Title: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.Copyright 1997-2009Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35Duxbury, MA 02331.Ori;
Source: S192 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920. Microfilm publication, 302 rolls. Library of Michigan. Lansing, Michigan. http://seekingmichigan.org.Original data: Michigan Death R;
Source: S197 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1890 Veterans Schedules Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123,;
Source: S198 Author: Historical Data Systems, comp. Title: American Civil War Soldiers Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA form the following list of works. Copyright 1997-2000 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury.Orig;
Source: S94 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2011 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 16 January 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi; Repository: #R1
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