Grace Ada Dowdy, Kentucky and Missouri
We are searching for information on the parents or any family of Grace Ada Dowdy, b. 28 Feb, 1901 in Wykcliffe, Ky. Father may be named Robert or Bud, as it is hard to read on death certificate. Mother is listed as Emma Stone.
Grace's siblings were George Dowdy, David Dowdy, Benjamin Dowdy, Robert Dowdy, and William Dowdy. Her father died and her mother remarried a John W. Walker. The family then lived in Sylvanina, Scott Co., MO. Grace had a half-brother William Walker. Grace's mother died when she was 12 years old about 1913.There may be 2 or 3 more brothers. Grace was the only daughter. Grace moved to St. Louis, MO. George Dowdy had a son named George Dowdy, Jr. who married a Catherine Treece in LaValle, MO, which is a ghost town now. They had several children, Mary Belle Dowdy, Clara May Dowdy, Dora Belle Dowdy, Theral Dowdy, Shirley Dowdy, Florence Dowdy, George Dowdy, and Emma Dowdy. Shirley died at age 5-1/2. Theral lived only 12 hours after birth. Grace was killed in a head-on collision by her uncle's house, per family history, in Ballard Co., KY while visiting relatives on Oct 22, 1949. Family history is that Grace's family came from Mayfield, Graves Co., KY. We can not find any more information on her parents, Bud? Dowdy or Emma Stone. Any information greatly appreciated.