Really don't know much about the Dowd family. James R. Dowd Sr. sort of arrived here in MCAR, married, did his part for the war effort, lived quietly after that, and left. Wasn't really around long enough to leave much of a trail. This from the unedited/unpublished Supplement to "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" might be of help: ELIZABETH ARKANSAS TENNESSEE "Lizzie" COWDREY b Izard Co. AR 3 April 1839 d OK ca 1893 m Yellville 3 July 1858 JAMES R. DOWD Sr., Captain, b GA Jan 1831. He served with his own company of state troops, CSA, in the Civil War. In Little North Fork Township MCAR 1880. Moved to Broken Arrow OK. Children: Jack Dowd b 27 Nov 1861 m MCAR 18 Dec 1887 Ida Belle Pearson (daughter of Levi & Elizabeth Pearson) b MCAR 1879; James R. Dowd Jr. b MCAR 14 March 1864; Mary E. Dowd b MCAR 23 Dec 1870. Found in the MCAR 1880 census for Little North Fork Township: #124-124 Levi Pearson 48 farmer AR OH OH. Elizabeth 38 wife TN TN TN. Ida Bell 9 dau AR AR TN. Mary J. 5 dau AR AR TN. Nora A 1 dau AR AR TN. Ruth Pearson 22 niece AR AR TN. #126-126 James R Dowd 40 teacher GA GA GA. Elizabeth [Cowdry] 35 wife AR SC SC. James 10 son AR GA SC. Mary 8 dau AR GA SC. >From the unedited/unpublished Supplement to "Genealogies of MCAR Families 1811-1900:" Children of William Pearson Sr.: LEVI PIERSON b AR ca 1832 d bef 1892 m/1 ___; m/2 ELIZABETH A. ___ b TN Dec 1843 d aft 1920. In Little North Fork Township 1870, 1880. Elizabeth is a widow in North Fork Township 1900 and is living there with her widowed daughter Ida Bell in 1910. In 1920 Elizabeth is living with her grandson Roy Dowd, son of daughter Ida Bell (Pierson) Dowd. Children of Levi & Elizabeth A. (___) Pierson Jr. IDA BELL "Bella" PIERSON b MCAR 1871 m MCAR 18 Dec 1888 JACK DOWD (son of James R. & Elizabeth Arkansas Tennessee "Lizzie" [Cowdrey] Dowd Sr.) b MCAR 27 Nov 1861 d MCAR bef 1910. Bella is a widow in North Fork Township living next door to her brother John in 1910. Her mother is living with her in 1910. >From "Marion Co. AR 1890" by Helen McMindes: Jack (Jackson?) Dowd, 19 and single in 1880. North Fork Township. (He is boarding and a farm laborer in the John H. & Emily Thompson household. In 1900 there is a young widow, Belle Dowd, who appears to be his widow with 5 of 6 children born to them. One child is deceased and three were born after 1890.) Belle wife b AR Feb 1871. Roy N. Dowd b AR Dec 1888. Robert Dowd b June 1889. J. R. Dowd b March 1868 is single and living with his parents (James R. & Elizabeth [Cowdry] Dowd) in North Fork Township in 1900. "Cemeteries of Marion Co" by Marian Burnes: Fairview Cemetery MCAR. Roy Dowd b 13 Dec 1888 d 6 Aug 1969. Ida Dowd b 9 Dec 1892 d 10 March 1962. [Roy is obviously the son of Jack & Belle Dowd. Ida is probably his wife or his unmarried sister.] I also find, but have yet to trace to anyone specific, the following: "Marion Co Marriage Records 1905-1917" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts: Robert L Dowd aged 22 of Oakland m MCAR 9 Feb 1913 Pearl Godon aged 21 of Baxter Co. AR. Della Dowd aged 21 of Oakland m MCAR 4 Feb 1913 J. P. Baldwin aged 34 of Oakland. [These could be children of Jack and Belle (Pearson) Dowd.] >From an unedited article planned for appearance in the January 2001 issue of "Bramble Bush," newsletter of the Historic Genealogical Society of MCAR: Dowd's Company, Arkansas State Troops, CSA. On 22 May 1861, James R. Dowd organized a company of Confederate volunteers at Yellville. They traveled south to Camp Walker, Arkansas, where they were enrolled 11 July 1861 in state service as Company E of the Fifth Regiment of Arkansas State Troops under the command of Colonel Thomas P. Dockery. As part of Brigadier General Nicholas B. Pearce's Brigade, the 5th Regiment took part in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, 10 August 1861. This regiment suffered three killed and 11 wounded. Of these, Dowd's Company E reported five wounded. All state troops were mustered out of service in late and August and early September of 1861, releasing the volunteers to return to their homes and organize companies for Confederate service. Most of Dowd's men re-enlisted, many of them in the 27th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA. After all this ice and snow goes away and I can get off the farm, I might be able to find more at the library in sources I don't have here at home. Will give it a try and see what happens. Other than this, we here in MCAR know nothing of James R Dowd's family. Any thing you'd care to share with us would be greatly appreciated. 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