Married to Maude Elizabeth Mangum on July 6, 1915. Ira and Maude were the parents of Ira Leonard Dowdee(1916-1975) and Thomas Elwood Dowdee(1917-1988).

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Leslie Dowdy
Home in 1900: Freeman, Franklin, North Carolina
Age: 10
Birth Date: Mar 1890
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Norman Dowdy
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
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Household Members: Name Age
Norman Dowdy 39
Cora Dowdy 34
Ballie Dowdy 2
Leslie Dowdy 10
Flora Dowdy 8
Carlton Dowdy 4
Rosa Dowdy 2
Burla Dowdy 1

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Lesley Doudy [Lesley Dowdy]
Age in 1910: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Norman A Doudy
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's name: Cora Doudy
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham Ward 3, Durham, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
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Household Members: Name Age
Norman A Doudy 49
Cora Doudy 44
Mallie Doudy 22
Lesley Doudy 20
Flora Doudy 18
So Doudy 14
Rosa Doudy 12
Burla Doudy 15
George Doudy 6
Vallina Walker 35
Mattie Mcphearson 18

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Ira Leslie Dowdy
County: Durham
State: North Carolina
Birthplace: North Carolina;United States of America
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1890
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1765638
DraftBoard: 0

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: J L Dawdy
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 28
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Merchant
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1890
Birth Place: Moore, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 14 Oct 1918
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Father's name: N A Dawdy
Mother's name: Miss Wicker
Cause of death: Influenza and pneumonia
Informant: N A Dowdy, Durham, NC