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DOWIS SURNAMES 
Below are the first four generations. Only my direct line is listed, however, the individuals with numbers next to their name do have additional information. Please feel free to contact me if these are of interest to you. Individuals' names highlighted in blue have links to their photo and/or tombstones. DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FRANKLIN DOWIS Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM FRANKLIN DOWIS died 1818 in Knox County, KY. Children of WILLIAM FRANKLIN DOWIS are: i. MARY DOWIS, b. 1763; m. WILLIAM SMITH. ii. BETSY DOWIS, b. 1765. 2. iii. REBECCA DOWIS, b. 1767. She married JOHN DAILEY 1792 in SC. 3. iv. JESSE DOWIS, b. 1769, SC; d. March 12, 1858, Knox County, KY. He married CHARITY MILLS 4. v. ISAAC DOWIS, SR., b. 1771, Newberry County, SC; d. 1864, Sheridan, Worth Co., MO. He married (1) SUSAN BARNETTE. He married (2) ELIZABETH ROGERS. 5. vi. NANCY DOWIS, b. 1776. 6. vii. WILLIAM DOWIS, JR., b. 1776; d. 1859, Miami County, OH. He married (1) REBECCA JOHNSON May 3, 1809 in Knox County, KY. He married (2) DELILAH DAWSON August 6, 1816 in Scioto County, OH. He married (3) ELIZABETH ANDREWS September 15, 1857 in Miami County, OH. viii. JOHN DOWIS, b. December 14, 1799; d. March 28, 1882. Generation No. 2 3. JESSE DOWIS (WILLIAM FRANKLIN) was born 1769 in SC, and died March 12, 1858 in Knox County, KY. He married CHARITY MILLS. Children of JESSE DOWIS and CHARITY MILLS are: i. CHARITY DOWIS, b. 1789; m. SAMUEL BURK, December 29, 1826, Knox County, KY. ii. REBECCA ANN DOWIS, b. 1791; m. WILLIAM STEELE, August 20, 1831, Knox County, KY. 7. iii. TELITHA DOWIS, b. 1795, SC. She married (1) JOSEPH POLLY July 22, 1822 in Knox County, KY. She married (2) WILLIAM BARTON, JR. October 31, 1835. 8. iv. ROBERT DOWIS, b. February 26, 1805, SC; d. September 9, 1851, Knox County, KY. He married NANCY STEELE November 7, 1828 in Whitley County, KY. 9. v. WILLIAM DOWIS, b. January 6, 1810, KY; d. January 16, 1869. He married ALLEY HART March 23, 1835 in Whitley County, KY, daughter of STEPHEN HARTand SARAH BRADFORD 10. vi. SUSAN DOWIS, b. 1821. She married SOLOMON BARTON December 12, 1835. Generation No. 3 9. WILLIAM DOWIS (JESSE, WILLIAM FRANKLIN) was born January 6, 1810 in KY, and died January 16, 1869. He married ALLEY HART March 23, 1835 in Whitley County, KY, daughter of JOHN FONZIE HART. Children of WILLIAM DOWIS and ALLEY HART are: i. JANE DOWIS, b. 1834; m. G.B. HALFIELD. ii. LUCINDA DOWIS, b. 1836, KY; m. MICH ROOK. iii. SARAH DOWIS, b. 1838, KY. iv. JESSE DOWIS, b. June 8, 1840, KY; d. November 19, 1856, Knox County, KY. 12. v. STEPHEN DOWIS, b. 1842, KY; d. May 24, 1890, Sumner County, KS. He married SOPHRONIA ELIZABETH ELLIOTT February 8, 1865 in Knox County, KY. vi. JOHN P. MARTIN DOWIS, b. May 4, 1846, KY; d. September 21, 1864. vii. MAHALA P. DOWIS, b. May 4, 1846; d. October 6, 1899. 13. viii. MARY ANN DOWIS, b. August 3, 1848, Knox County, KY; d. November 30, 1929, McKinney, TX. She married HENRY M. THOMPSON December 13, 1866, son of HIRAM THOMPSON and MARY ENGLE. 14. ix. ROBERT PARKS DOWIS, b. May 8, 1851, Knox County, KY; d. July 2, 1881. He married ELIZA AN BISHOP February 3, 1870 in Knox County, KY. x. SUSAN ANN DOWIS, b. March 26, 1854, KY; m. ELI HAYS. 15. xi. NANCY M. DOWIS, b. September 2, 1856, KY; d. November 5, 1899. She married WILLIAM R. LEE August 17, 1871 in Knox County, KY, son of JAMES HARVEY LEE and SARAH CATHERINE HOWERTON. 16. xii. RACHEL DOWIS, b. 1858, Knox County, KY. She married PRYOR LEE March 29, 1877 in Knox County, KY, son of JAMES HARVEY LEE and SARAH CATHERINE HOWERTON. Generation No. 4 15. NANCY M. DOWIS (WILLIAM, JESSE, WILLIAM FRANKLIN) was born September 2, 1856 in KY, and died November 5, 1899. She married WILLIAM R. LEE August 17, 1871 in Knox County, KY, son of JAMES HARVEY LEE and SARAH CATHERINE HOWERTON. See Lee page for information on children. 
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