The following bio has been added at the suggestion of Find-A-Grave member Dr. J The Seeker:
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine Commemorative Kenosha Counties Wisconsin J. H. Beers & CO. Chicago 1906
Page 148
JAMES C. DOWSE, who is next to the oldest settler in Kenosha county, Wis., now living, and a highly respected resident of Section 34, Pleasant Prairie township, was born in Lincolnshire, England, Oct. 26, 1815. His parents were James and Martha (Pinder) Dowse.
The parents of Mr. Dowse, like their ancestors, were natives of England. They had five sons and one daughter, all of whom have passed away with the exception of our venerable subject. His father was a butcher and cattle dealer, and owned a small farm in Lincolnshire, where he died aged seventy years. His wife passed away at about the same age.
James C. Dowse was reared in England, where he lived until twenty- two years of age, and then emigrated to America. He arrived in New York in 1837, and walked all the distance to Wisconsin. He became acquainted with rivermen and worked on a flat- boat on the Mississippi river and also on a canal near Yazoo, but in 1838 he went back to England and was present at the great spectacle of the coronation of the late beloved Queen Victoria. In the same year he returned to America with his brother John, and came again to Wisconsin. They bought a farm of 240 acres, in Pleasant Prairie township, of which James C. Dowse owns 180 acres at present, upon which he resides. His brother John died soon after settling in Kenosha county. Our venerable subject has lived here for the past sixty -eight years and, with one exception, is the oldest continuous resident of Kenosha county.
Mr. Dowse was married (first) at Gurnee, ILL., to Miss Abigail Lovejoy, and they had three sons and one daughter: William C, of Pleasant Prairie township; James E., who died in the Union army during the Civil War; Ernest P. of Chicago; and Mary, who died in early childhood. William C. married Mary Ann Oliver, and they had ten children, those living being: James C., Abigail (wife of William Dowse), Alice, Clara and Daisy. Ernest P. married Julia Lovejoy and their surviving children are Byron C., Ralph, Clarence and Paul.
Mr. Dowse was married (second) in 1848, to Mrs. Sarah Dexter, widow of Jackson Dexter, and a sister of his first wife. There was one son born to this union, Byron C. Mrs. Dowse died Dec. 23, 1877, aged about sixty- one years. She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Dowse is a member of the Episcopal Church. His parents and his grandparents. John and Alice (Doubleday) Dowse, all belonged to the Church of England. In his political sentiment Mr. Dowse is a Republican, and he has served a number of terms as township supervisor.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine Commemorative Kenosha Counties Wisconsin J. H. Beers & CO. Chicago 1906
Page 148
JAMES C. DOWSE, who is next to the oldest settler in Kenosha county, Wis., now living, and a highly respected resident of Section 34, Pleasant Prairie township, was born in Lincolnshire, England, Oct. 26, 1815. His parents were James and Martha (Pinder) Dowse.
The parents of Mr. Dowse, like their ancestors, were natives of England. They had five sons and one daughter, all of whom have passed away with the exception of our venerable subject. His father was a butcher and cattle dealer, and owned a small farm in Lincolnshire, where he died aged seventy years. His wife passed away at about the same age.
James C. Dowse was reared in England, where he lived until twenty- two years of age, and then emigrated to America. He arrived in New York in 1837, and walked all the distance to Wisconsin. He became acquainted with rivermen and worked on a flat- boat on the Mississippi river and also on a canal near Yazoo, but in 1838 he went back to England and was present at the great spectacle of the coronation of the late beloved Queen Victoria. In the same year he returned to America with his brother John, and came again to Wisconsin. They bought a farm of 240 acres, in Pleasant Prairie township, of which James C. Dowse owns 180 acres at present, upon which he resides. His brother John died soon after settling in Kenosha county. Our venerable subject has lived here for the past sixty -eight years and, with one exception, is the oldest continuous resident of Kenosha county.
Mr. Dowse was married (first) at Gurnee, ILL., to Miss Abigail Lovejoy, and they had three sons and one daughter: William C, of Pleasant Prairie township; James E., who died in the Union army during the Civil War; Ernest P. of Chicago; and Mary, who died in early childhood. William C. married Mary Ann Oliver, and they had ten children, those living being: James C., Abigail (wife of William Dowse), Alice, Clara and Daisy. Ernest P. married Julia Lovejoy and their surviving children are Byron C., Ralph, Clarence and Paul.
Mr. Dowse was married (second) in 1848, to Mrs. Sarah Dexter, widow of Jackson Dexter, and a sister of his first wife. There was one son born to this union, Byron C. Mrs. Dowse died Dec. 23, 1877, aged about sixty- one years. She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Dowse is a member of the Episcopal Church. His parents and his grandparents. John and Alice (Doubleday) Dowse, all belonged to the Church of England. In his political sentiment Mr. Dowse is a Republican, and he has served a number of terms as township supervisor.
The following bio has been added at the suggestion of Find-A-Grave member Dr. J The Seeker:
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine Commemorative Kenosha Counties Wisconsin J. H. Beers & CO. Chicago 1906
Page 148
JAMES C. DOWSE, who is next to the oldest settler in Kenosha county, Wis., now living, and a highly respected resident of Section 34, Pleasant Prairie township, was born in Lincolnshire, England, Oct. 26, 1815. His parents were James and Martha (Pinder) Dowse.
The parents of Mr. Dowse, like their ancestors, were natives of England. They had five sons and one daughter, all of whom have passed away with the exception of our venerable subject. His father was a butcher and cattle dealer, and owned a small farm in Lincolnshire, where he died aged seventy years. His wife passed away at about the same age.
James C. Dowse was reared in England, where he lived until twenty- two years of age, and then emigrated to America. He arrived in New York in 1837, and walked all the distance to Wisconsin. He became acquainted with rivermen and worked on a flat- boat on the Mississippi river and also on a canal near Yazoo, but in 1838 he went back to England and was present at the great spectacle of the coronation of the late beloved Queen Victoria. In the same year he returned to America with his brother John, and came again to Wisconsin. They bought a farm of 240 acres, in Pleasant Prairie township, of which James C. Dowse owns 180 acres at present, upon which he resides. His brother John died soon after settling in Kenosha county. Our venerable subject has lived here for the past sixty -eight years and, with one exception, is the oldest continuous resident of Kenosha county.
Mr. Dowse was married (first) at Gurnee, ILL., to Miss Abigail Lovejoy, and they had three sons and one daughter: William C, of Pleasant Prairie township; James E., who died in the Union army during the Civil War; Ernest P. of Chicago; and Mary, who died in early childhood. William C. married Mary Ann Oliver, and they had ten children, those living being: James C., Abigail (wife of William Dowse), Alice, Clara and Daisy. Ernest P. married Julia Lovejoy and their surviving children are Byron C., Ralph, Clarence and Paul.
Mr. Dowse was married (second) in 1848, to Mrs. Sarah Dexter, widow of Jackson Dexter, and a sister of his first wife. There was one son born to this union, Byron C. Mrs. Dowse died Dec. 23, 1877, aged about sixty- one years. She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Dowse is a member of the Episcopal Church. His parents and his grandparents. John and Alice (Doubleday) Dowse, all belonged to the Church of England. In his political sentiment Mr. Dowse is a Republican, and he has served a number of terms as township supervisor.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine Commemorative Kenosha Counties Wisconsin J. H. Beers & CO. Chicago 1906
Page 148
JAMES C. DOWSE, who is next to the oldest settler in Kenosha county, Wis., now living, and a highly respected resident of Section 34, Pleasant Prairie township, was born in Lincolnshire, England, Oct. 26, 1815. His parents were James and Martha (Pinder) Dowse.
The parents of Mr. Dowse, like their ancestors, were natives of England. They had five sons and one daughter, all of whom have passed away with the exception of our venerable subject. His father was a butcher and cattle dealer, and owned a small farm in Lincolnshire, where he died aged seventy years. His wife passed away at about the same age.
James C. Dowse was reared in England, where he lived until twenty- two years of age, and then emigrated to America. He arrived in New York in 1837, and walked all the distance to Wisconsin. He became acquainted with rivermen and worked on a flat- boat on the Mississippi river and also on a canal near Yazoo, but in 1838 he went back to England and was present at the great spectacle of the coronation of the late beloved Queen Victoria. In the same year he returned to America with his brother John, and came again to Wisconsin. They bought a farm of 240 acres, in Pleasant Prairie township, of which James C. Dowse owns 180 acres at present, upon which he resides. His brother John died soon after settling in Kenosha county. Our venerable subject has lived here for the past sixty -eight years and, with one exception, is the oldest continuous resident of Kenosha county.
Mr. Dowse was married (first) at Gurnee, ILL., to Miss Abigail Lovejoy, and they had three sons and one daughter: William C, of Pleasant Prairie township; James E., who died in the Union army during the Civil War; Ernest P. of Chicago; and Mary, who died in early childhood. William C. married Mary Ann Oliver, and they had ten children, those living being: James C., Abigail (wife of William Dowse), Alice, Clara and Daisy. Ernest P. married Julia Lovejoy and their surviving children are Byron C., Ralph, Clarence and Paul.
Mr. Dowse was married (second) in 1848, to Mrs. Sarah Dexter, widow of Jackson Dexter, and a sister of his first wife. There was one son born to this union, Byron C. Mrs. Dowse died Dec. 23, 1877, aged about sixty- one years. She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Dowse is a member of the Episcopal Church. His parents and his grandparents. John and Alice (Doubleday) Dowse, all belonged to the Church of England. In his political sentiment Mr. Dowse is a Republican, and he has served a number of terms as township supervisor.
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A Native of Lincolnshire England
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According to information furnished by Jan Sohlgren, James Cole Dowse was the son of James Cole & Martha Pinder Dowse. James Cole Dowse was an early pioneer in Pleasant Prairie
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