William Penn Dowlin

Female 1874 - 1928  (54 years)


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  • Name William Penn Dowlin 
    Born 27 Jul 1874  Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Nov 1928  Upper Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Nov 1928  Vincent Baptist Churchyard, Pikeland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3909  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 20 May 2016 

    Father George F Dowlin,   b. Jun 1828, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Jane Elizabeth Chrisman,   b. Feb 1838, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1930, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married Abt 1861 
    Family ID F1584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Documents
    1870 US Federal Census and the Household of George and Jane Dowlin
    1870 US Federal Census and the Household of George and Jane Dowlin
    Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania
    George Dowlin; 42 year old farmer born in Pennsylvania; Real Estate Value 17,240, Personal Estate: 10,000.
    Jane E. Dowlin; 32 year old wife; born in Pennsylvania.
    Walter S. Dowlin; 7 year old male born in Pennsylvania.
    Eugene Dowlin; 5 year old male born in Pennsylvania.
    Stanley C. Dowlin; 3 year old male born in Pennsylvania.
    Homer Dowlin; 1 year old male born in Pennsylvania.
    Hannah Renols; 55 year old female born in Pennsylvania.

    Source:
    Year: 1870; Census Place: Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1325; Page: 19A; Image: 156049; Family History Library Film: 552824
    1880 US Federal Census and the Household of George and Jane Dowlin
    1880 US Federal Census and the Household of George and Jane Dowlin
    Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania (Image 6)
    The family name is mis-spelled as "Dorolin" on Ancestry.com
    Dwelling 50/54:
    George Dowlin; 52 year old farmer born in Pennsylvania.
    Jane E. Dowlin; 42 year old wife born in Pennsylvania.
    Walter S. Dowlin; 16 year old son born in Pennsylvania.
    Eugene Dowlin; 14 year old son born in Pennsylvania.
    Stanley Dowlin; 13 year old son born in Pennsylvania.
    Homer Dowlin; 11 year old son born in Pennsylvania.
    George W. Dowlin; 9 year old son born in Pennsylvania.
    Martha Dowlin; 7 year old daughter born in Pennsylvania.
    William P. Dowlin; 5 year old son born in Pennsylvania.
    Ella W. Sloan; 19 year old servant

    Dwelling 51/55:
    Elizabeth Dowlin; 50 year old female who is married; born in Pennsylvania.
    Frank Dowlin; 11 year old son born in Pennsylvania.
    1900 US Federal Census and the Household of George and Jane Dowlin
    1900 US Federal Census and the Household of George and Jane Dowlin
    Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Household 31/31:
    Dowlin, Walter S.; born Sep 1863 in Pennsylvania. married twelve years
    Dowlin, Sarah P.; wife; born Dec 1863 in Pennsylvania, three children, two living.
    Dowlin, R. Jane, daughter; born Apr 1891 in Pennsylvania.
    Dowlin, Lilian B., daughter; born June 1894 in Pennsylvania.
    Gillian, George; Servant

    Household 32/32:
    George F. Dowlin; born Jun 1828 in Pennsylvania; married thirty-nine years.
    Jane E. Dowlin, wife; born Feb 1838 in Pennsylvania; eight children, six living.
    Homer Dowlin, son; born Dec 1868 in Pennsylvania, lawyer.
    Martha C., daughter; born Nov 1872 in Pennsylvania.
    W. Penn, son; born July 1874 in Pennsylvania.

    Source:
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1393; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1241393
    The Death Certificate of William Penn Dowlin of Uwchlan, Pennsylvania
    The Death Certificate of William Penn Dowlin of Uwchlan, Pennsylvania
    William was fifty-four years old when he died of "razor wounds of throat and wrists (suicidal)." He was married but his wife is not listed.

    Source:
    Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.