H may be Hunley for his father
According to Tennessee death records, Irvin Dowdy was born 09 Jun 1850 in Marion, Smyth County, VA,
Married 1st cousin Mary Frances Parsons
and died 30 Jun 1935 in Jasper, Marion County, TN.
He was buried in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Chattanooga
PARENTS
His parents were Hunley Dowdy and Isabelle Parsons
(at the time of their marriage, Isabelle was the widow of William L. Austin - Isabelle was the daughter of Robert Parsons and Ann Wilburn Parsons and grew up in the brick house built by slaves on Old Mill Rd).
Hunley and Isabelle Parsons Austin Dowdy were married 20 Nov 1844 in Franklin County, VA:
Father Hundley Dowdy on 20 Nov 1844 in Franklin co., Virginia.
had two known children:
Salina L. b. 1846 and
Irvin H. b. 1850.
Isabelle is listed as the wife of Hundley Dowdy in the 1850 of Bedford co. Virginia, and in the 1860-1880 censuses at Marion, Smyth co., Virginia.
Her children are derived from these censuses.
Her son Irvin H. Dowdy married his cousin Martha Francis Parsons.
Martha was the dau of John Wilburn Parsons and Catherine Cox.
John Wilburn b. 1818 was Isabella's youngest sibling.
H may be Hunley for his father
According to Tennessee death records, Irvin Dowdy was born 09 Jun 1850 in Marion, Smyth County, VA,
Married 1st cousin Mary Frances Parsons
and died 30 Jun 1935 in Jasper, Marion County, TN.
He was buried in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Chattanooga
PARENTS
His parents were Hunley Dowdy and Isabelle Parsons
(at the time of their marriage, Isabelle was the widow of William L. Austin - Isabelle was the daughter of Robert Parsons and Ann Wilburn Parsons and grew up in the brick house built by slaves on Old Mill Rd).
Hunley and Isabelle Parsons Austin Dowdy were married 20 Nov 1844 in Franklin County, VA:
Father Hundley Dowdy on 20 Nov 1844 in Franklin co., Virginia.
had two known children:
Salina L. b. 1846 and
Irvin H. b. 1850.
Isabelle is listed as the wife of Hundley Dowdy in the 1850 of Bedford co. Virginia, and in the 1860-1880 censuses at Marion, Smyth co., Virginia.
Her children are derived from these censuses.
Her son Irvin H. Dowdy married his cousin Martha Francis Parsons.
Martha was the dau of John Wilburn Parsons and Catherine Cox.
John Wilburn b. 1818 was Isabella's youngest sibling.
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