William
James
Dowden
Born in Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Davis Dowden II
and Caroline (Davis) Dowden
Brother of
James Hinson Dowden, Jane Dowden, Susan Dowden, Amos Perry Dowden, George H. Dowden, Edwin B. Dowden, Aaron Dowden, Francis Marion Dowden, Franklin Luke Dowden, Luke Conerly Dowden, Young I Dowden, Florian Dowden and John Wesley Dowden
Husband of
Harriet Rebecca (Conerly) Dowden
— married
17 Apr 1867 in Vernon, Louisiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Cullen Dowden, William Wilkerson Dowden, Francis Asbury Dowden, Harriet Emeline (Dowden) Lee and Mary Virginia (Dowden) Presnall
Died
at age 85
in Vernon, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2014
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Biography
This profile is part of the Dowding Name Study.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCJ8-B2V : accessed 8 December 2014), W J Dowden in household of Jas Dowden, Sabine parish, Sabine, Louisiana, United States; citing family 403, NARA microfilm publication M432, NARA microfilm publication M432, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFP7-TJY : accessed 8 December 2014), William Dowden in household of James Dowden, , Sabine, Louisiana, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. , household ID 410, NARA microfilm publication M653; NARA microfilm publication M653. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,423.
- "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M87J-9VB : accessed 20 January 2015), Wm J Dowden, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 18, family 136, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,027.
- "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS56-CBM : accessed 20 January 2015), William J Dowden in household of Francis Dowden, Ward 8, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,569.
- "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPY1-P8W : accessed 9 December 2014), William J Dowden in household of Henry J Miller, Police Jury Ward 1, Sabine, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 14B, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,541.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
William Dowden
:
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Charlotte (Dowden) Rogers :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Carolyn (Dowden) Jamail :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Michael McVey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A710302 [compare], Ancestry member MMcVey54
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