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Ephraim Spencer “E. S.” Dowd

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Birth	:	1859 Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	7 Jul 1906 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA
Burial	:	Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.9794006, -121.2869034
Plot	:	Block 36, Row T, Lot 428
Description	:	E. S. Dowd is buried in the Stockton Rural Cemetery without a grave marker. According to the records maintained by the cemetery, E. S. Dowd is buried in Block 36, Row T, Lot 428. His burial spot is three lots east of the upright grave marker for Thomas George Bolton. Per the California Death Index, E. S. Dowd died on 7 Jul 1906 in San Joaquin County, CA, at the age of 47 years, giving him a year of birth in or about 1859. Ephraim Spencer Dowd was Spencer Dowd in the 1860 federal census, Spencer Doud in... Read More	E. S. Dowd is buried in the Stockton Rural Cemetery without a grave marker. According to the records maintained by the cemetery, E. S. Dowd is buried in Block 36, Row T, Lot 428. His burial spot is three lots east of the upright grave marker for Thomas George Bolton. Per the California Death Index, E. S. Dowd died on 7 Jul 1906 in San Joaquin County, CA, at the age of 47 years, giving him a year of birth in or about 1859. Ephraim Spencer Dowd was Spencer Dowd in the 1860 federal census, Spencer Doud in the 1870 federal census, and Spencer K. Dowd in the 1880 federal census. If he really did have 10 children in a marriage, it was between 1880 and 1900. Ephraim Spencer Dowd registered to vote in Sacramento County, CA, on 7 Jul 1898. He was then living on Rose Avenue in Oak Park. He was a native of Iowa and he was a farmer. He was 39 years old, 5 feet 6 3/4 inches in height, with a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and light-colored hair. E. S. Dowd was employed as a car builder by the Southern Pacific Railroad on 3 Jul 1899, per its records. He was living at 503 East Avenue in Oak Park, Sacramento County, CA. He left the employment on 9 Jun 1904. The cause of leaving was terse: "Quit." He gave his date of birth when employed as 28 Jul 1862. Ephraim Spencer Dowd cannot be found in the 1900 federal census under any variation of his name. E. S. Dowd was admitted to the Stockton State Hospital (for the mentally insane) on 12 Jun 1906 per the order of Sacramento County, CA, Superior Court Judge E. C. Hart. The petitioner in the case was W. O. Girardey. The committal was ordered on 11 Jun 1906 after E. S. Dowd was examined by physicians J. A. James and E. W. Twitchell. His personal information was included on his hospital record. He was born in Iowa, he was 47 years old, he was a widower, his religion was Protestant, his color was White, his time in California was 13 years, and the state he last lived in was Montana. He said he was the father of 10 children, with 9 still alive. He had a "common school" education. He was employed as a car builder. He indicated that he had a fracture of his skull that resulted in hallucinations of sight and hearing. The present attack started on 15 Nov 1905. The facts showing insanity were these: "Locked himself in room from which he was released by forcible entry. Patient was weak, ate ravenously, endeavored to go to another house." The diagnosis was dementia. E. S. Dowd died on 7 Jul 1906 in the Stockton State Hospital from the earlier injury to his skull. Per the Woodard/Hill Family on Ancestry.com, Ephraim Spencer Dowd was born in Wapello County, Iowa, in 1859 to Nathan W. Dowd (1833-1906) and the former Laura P. Mathena (1833-1902).

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Ephraim Spencer “E. S.” Dowd's memorial is located at: Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, USA.
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Ephraim Spencer “E. S.” Dowd death on 7 Jul 1906 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA
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Latitude: 37.9794006
Longitude: -121.2869034

Family Members:

Parent

Laura P. Mathena Dowd

(1833 - 1902)

Siblings

Alvin Clayton Dowd

(1860 - 1938)

Daniel Thorton Dowd

(1870 - 1926)

Jesse Vivan Dowd

(1876 - 1951)

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