Person:John Dowd (2)

Information from church records, received from Madelyn Gould:

First Baptist Church of Harmony, NY

Name: Dowd, John Chester Status: former Received by: Baptism Baptism Date: April 4, 1864 Rec'd Date: April 4, 1864 Dismissal: Feb 3, 1872

April 2, 1864 At which time the following named persons were received as candidates for baptism and membership B. Franklin Dowd,... Charles A. Dowd, Hellen M. Davis ... John C. Dowd.... Christine Cross.

Feb. 3, 1872 Covenant meeting gave letter of dismission to Bro. Chester Dowd.

Childhood Census:

1855 State Census of New York

Benjamin H. Doud 44 born VT living in Clymer 1 month Rhoda 39 born Oneida County William 11 born Allegany County Franklin 7 born Chautauqua County Chester 2 born Chautauqua County

1860 French Creek, Clymer, Chautauqua County, NY

Benjamin F. Doud 49 carpenter and joiner $1200 $800 Vermont Rhoda 44 NY William 16 farmer NY Franklin 12 NY Chester 7 NY

1870 Panama, Harmony Twp, Chautauqua County, NY

Dowd, Benjamin 61 carpenter and joiner $1200 $1300 VT Rhoda 55 keeping house NY Chester 17 NY attended school within the last year

Per bio of John C and Frank: John Chester was educated first at Panama, NY, later at Mayville, NY, and attended medical school in NY for two years. He lived in Kansas from 1879 to 1886. [See below for text of John Chester's portion of that bio.]

1880 Atchison, Atchison Co KS John C. Dowd Self M Male W 27 NY Clerk in store NY NY Ella Dowd wife M Female W 25 PA Keeping House NY MA Fred Dowd Son S Male W 3 PA at home NY PA Bennie Dowd Son S Male W 1 NY at home NY PA

Bio appearing in Atchison Co history, abt 1882: JNO. C. DOWD, gravel roofer and mover of buildings, residence on T street between Sixth and Seventh, was originally from New York, born December 21, 1852, in Chautauqua County; after obtaining a practical education, he learned the carpenter's trade with his father and pursued that vocation previous to coming to Kansas. Mr. Dowd came to Atchison December 27, 1880, and worked at his trade until the spring of 1882. Then he purchased the gravel roofing business of one Mr. Sanders, which he has since successfully conducted. He employs from four to ten men, as the time of the season demands. A part of his business being the moving of buildings, also general carpenter work. His work extends through Atchison and the surrounding counties. Mr. D and wife are members of the Baptist church, and he belongs to the A. O. U. W. Mrs. D was formerly Ella C. Rockwood of Pennsylvania, whom he married in 1873.

The Frank and John bio says that John had "practiced for seven years" as a dentist and the publication was dated 1894, putting Chester in Cleveland in roughly 1887.

John Chester's portion of the 1894 Cleveland bio: [quote]

    Dr. J.C. Dowd, dentist, of Cleveland, Ohio (brother of Dr. Frank Dowd), was born in Chautauqua county, New York, December 21, 1852, attended the select school in Panama, that State, completing a course in Mayville, same State.  He attended a medical college two years, and practiced under a license of the State.  In Cleveland he has practiced for seven years with very good success.
    Dr. J.C. Dowd was married in 1873, to Miss Ella Rockwood, daughter of Deacon Rockwood of Union City, Pennsylvania.  Dr. Dowd and his wife have five children, viz.:  Fred E., a student in the city schools, Bennie, Fran C., Roy and mabel.
    Mrs. Dowd is a member of the Baptist Church, and Doctor of the Disciple.  He is a member of the Knights of Pythias (the main lodge), also of the Maccabees; and he has been a member of several other societies.  In politics he is a thorough Republican.
    Dr. Dowd lived in Kansas from 1879 to 1886.  He was engaged in contracting and building in that State, and while there was burned out, losing all.  His location was Atchison.  He was a member of the Atchison Flambeau Club that took part in the parade at St. Louis at the time of the "Unveiling of the Prophets".  He carries a scar resulting from injuries received at that time, and the report came home that he was killed.  The injury was caused by the accidental explosion of a bomb, by which five others were also injured.  Dr. Dowd was carried to the hospital, as it was thought, in a dying condition.

[end quote]

John C. Dowd appears in the 1930 census as an inmate of the Cleveland State Mental Hospital. His death certificate confirms that he died in that institution of pneumonia, with constributing cause listed as 'arteriosclerosis with psychosis". I do not yet know how long he was a patient there.

1. ↑ Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of Cleveland, Ohio. The Lewis Publishing Company, 1894.
2. ↑ Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Ohio Death Certificate.

   vol# 6701 cert# 52904

3. ↑ GEDCOM file submitted by Madelyn Gould. Created on 28 NOV 2006. Imported on 5 Dec 2006..
4. ↑ Chautauqua, New York, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693)
   Clymer.
5. ↑ Chautauqua, New York, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593)
   Harmony township.
6. ↑ John C. Dowd household, in Atchison, Kansas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
   Atchison City, pg 330A; NA film t9-0372 Family History Library Library Film 1.
7. ↑ Paulding, Ohio, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
   Antwerp.
8. ↑ Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co, OH.
9. ↑ Cleveland State Hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH.
10.   Cutler, William G. History of the State of Kansas. (Chicago, Illinois: A. T. Andreas, 1883)
    Atchison Co History.