Dowling, John
1831 - 1898 (67 years)-
Name Dowling, John [1] Birth 1825 Ireland 
[2] Birth 1830 Ireland [3] Born 1831 Ballaghboy, Laois, Ireland [1] - Queen's County
Gender Male Census 3 Jun 1870 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA [3] Age: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head Occupation 3 Jun 1870 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA [3] Works on Rail Roand Residence 3 Jun 1870 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA [3] 43 Township Range 2 Occupation Bef 1880 Morgan, Illinois, USA [1] Farmer Occupation Bef 1880 Christian, Illinois, USA [1] Farmer Residence Bef 1880 Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA [1] Residence 1880 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [1] Census 8 Jun 1880 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [2] Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head Race White [2] Occupation 8 Jun 1880 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [2] Labourer Reference Number 25047 Residence 8 Jun 1880 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [2] 117 Stone Street Died 26 Aug 1898 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA [1] - Age: 67
Buried 31 Aug 1898 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA [1] - Service at St Patrick's Church
Person ID I25047 Dowling-One-Name-Study Last Modified 23 Feb 2019
Father Dowling, Thomas, b. Ireland , d. DECEASED Relationship natural Mother , b. Ireland , d. DECEASED Relationship natural Family ID F17588 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Mother , b. Ireland Relationship natural Family ID F17621 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family White, Mary Ann, b. 1837, New York, USA , d. 4 Nov 1886, Illinois, USA (Age 49 years) Children 1. Dowling, Edward, b. 1860, Illinois, USA , d. 20 Oct 1933, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 73 years) [natural]2. Dowling, John, b. 14 Feb 1866, Macon, Illinois, USA , d. 28 Jan 1935, Peoria City, Peoria, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years) [natural]3. Dowling, James, b. 1875, Illinois, USA , d. DECEASED [natural]4. Dowling, Katie L, b. 1856, Illinois, USA , d. 30 May 1932, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years) [natural]5. Dowling, Sarah Margarette, b. 1862, Illinois, USA , d. DECEASED [natural]6. Dowling, Mary, b. 1864, Illinois, USA , d. DECEASED [natural]7. Dowling, Hannah, b. 1869, Illinois, USA , d. DECEASED [natural]8. Dowling, , d. DECEASED [natural] 9. Dowling, , d. DECEASED [natural] Last Modified 23 Feb 2019 Family ID F17589 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 1825 - Ireland 
Birth - 1830 - Ireland 
Census - Age: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 3 Jun 1870 - Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA Occupation - Works on Rail Roand - 3 Jun 1870 - Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA Residence - 43 Township Range 2 - 3 Jun 1870 - Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA 
Occupation - Farmer - Bef 1880 - Morgan, Illinois, USA 
Occupation - Farmer - Bef 1880 - Christian, Illinois, USA 
Residence - Bef 1880 - Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA 
Residence - 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Census - Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 8 Jun 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Occupation - Labourer - 8 Jun 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 117 Stone Street - 8 Jun 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA 
Died - 26 Aug 1898 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Buried - 31 Aug 1898 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S1389] Decatur, Illinois, USA, Decatur Herald Despatch (print edition), gaildowling1 originally shared this on 9 March 2013.
DEATH OF JOHN DOWLING - KILLED BY TRAIN AT SPRINGFIELD - Became Bewildered And Stopped Directly In Front of a Wabash Passenger Train - His Family Did Not Know Of His Death For Twenty-four Hours After It Had Occurred - Was Supposed To Be Safe At The Home Of His Daughter - The Funeral Today. - At Springfield on Friday morning John DOwling an old and well-known resident of Decatur was killed by a Wabash passenger train and by an odd combination of circumstances came near to being buried in the potter's field as an unknown. He had been visiting his daughters in Springfield and was on the way home from one to the home of the other when he met his death. Each supposing that their father was at the home of the other felt no uneasiness on his account and knew nothing of his death until about twenty-four hours after it had occurred. Mr. Dowling had been at the home of his daughter Mrs Leroy Ralphs short distance west of Springfield, and on Friday concluded to go to the city and visit his daughter Mrs M J Kennedy. It was while on his way to the home of the latter that he was killed. He was walking between the tracks when a passenger train from the west came up behind him. The engineer gave the whistle signals for the crossing and noticing that the man was dangerously near the track upon which the train was approaching, sounded another warning. Dowling looked back over his shoulder and immediately stepped onto the track which placed him into danger. The train was rounding the curve and the supposition now is that he was bewildered by that and had done what he thought would place him in safety. When the engineer first noticed the man the engine was only about three hundred feet away. A few seconds later he sounded the second whistle and when the unfortunate man stepped into the place of danger there was not time enough to do anything to prevent the accident. His body was tossed high into the air and death must have come to him instantly. The day was warm and the old gentleman when starting to walk the two miles intervening between the houses of his daughters took off his coat so that when his body was picked up there was nothing by which the remains would be identified. Mrs Kennedy did not know that her father was intending to come to the city that day and therefore naturally supposed that he was still at the home of Mrs Ralph and the latter had no reason to think he had not reached the home of Mrs Kennedy in safety. Early Saturday morning Leroy Ralph was at the home of Mrs Kennedy and asked about his father-in-law and learning that he had not appeared there at once suspected what afterward proved true, that the unknown man lying unidentified was his father-in-law. Last night the remains were brought to Decatur and taken to the home of his son Edward Dowling at 434 East Decatur street. The deceased was a native of Queen's county, Ireland, where he was born 67 years ago, and when a young man came to this country, first stopping at Jacksonville for a number of years he farmed in Morgan and Christian counties and about eighteen years ago came to Decatur, His wife died about twelve years ago and since that time he has made his home with his children, visiting first one and then the other, but Decatur was looked upon as his home. He is survived by three sons, Edward Dowling of Decatur, John Dowling of Peuria? and James Dowling of Chapaign. His three daughters are Mrs Leroy Ralph and Mrs M J Kennedy of Springfield and Mrs George Rambo of LaPlace? Mrs J Y? Holland is a sister-in-law and John and Humphrey White brothers-in-law of the deceased. The burial will occur today. The funeral service will be held at St Patrick's Catholic Church at 2 o'clock this afternoon."
News-Dowling-John-1831-1898-Decatur-Herald-1898-08-31 - [S998] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 229; Page: 404A; Enumeration District: 151.
Record for John Dowling
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Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 229; Page: 404A; Enumeration District: 151 - [S966] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 2, Christian, Illinois; Roll: M593_194; Page: 149B; Family History Library Film: 545693.
Record for John Dowling
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Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 2, Christian, Illinois; Roll: M593_194; Page: 149B; Family History Library Film: 545693
- [S1389] Decatur, Illinois, USA, Decatur Herald Despatch (print edition), gaildowling1 originally shared this on 9 March 2013.
