The following children (or at least members of the household) were recorded in the 1850 Census, Tennessee, Marshall County, District 9, household 166. Maybe Joseph was Josephine. (1) Amos Dowdy b. abt 1810, Tennessee & Rebecca Elliot b. abt 1810, North Carolina m. abt 1832, Tennessee (2) Franci Dowdy b. abt 1833, Tennessee (2) William Dowdy b. abt 1834, Tennessee (2) America Dowdy b. abt 1836, Tennessee (2) Issac Dowdy b. abt 1838, Tennessee (2) Wiley Dowdy b. abt 1840, Tennessee (2) Josaphine Dowdy b. abt 1844, Tennessee (2) James Dowdy b. abt 1847, Tennessee (2) Mahala Dowdy b. abt 1850, Tennessee Bob Farmer Florissant, MO -----Original Message----- >From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Dec 31, 2006 3:02 PM >To: MOSTODDA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [STODDARD, MO] AMOS DOWDY & REBECCA ELLIOT > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Dowdy, Elliot >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.stoddard/717.1/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >Angela: > >I may have written to you previously on this query but thought I'd write again since there is no response posted on the message board. > >I have checked with the pre-eminant genealogist working on this line and she says emphaticlaly that Amos and Rebecca did not have a son by the name of Joseph. > >Ruth Dowdy-McArthur >