Father: Decania Dowling (1803-1857)
Mother: Elizabeth S. Zorn (1803-1864)
11/09/1850 - Lived with parents and sibs, America, Barnwell District, SC (indexed in the 1850 U.S. Census as "Eliza Dowling")
1853-1855 - Attended, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
1855 - M.D. degree, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (from: Barnwell District, SC; preceptor: Dr. A. H. Johnson)
10/16/1857 - Father, Decania, died in SC
07/20/1861 - Enlisted as Asst. Surgeon, 1st SC Infantry (Hagood's), Summerville, SC
10/08/1861 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st SC Infantry (Hagood's)
03/15/1862 - Resigned (succeeded by Asst. Surgeon John Safford Stoney)
04/12/1862 - Appointed, Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
07/05/1864 - Mother, Elizabeth, died in SC (buried: Guess Family Cemetery, Denmark, Bamberg Co., SC)
09/03/1870 - Farmer, Bamberg Township, Barnwell Co., SC (lived with the Frank Odom family - indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as E. Henry Dowling)
08/18/1871 - "The receipt from Dr. Elijah H. Dowling, of Barnwell County, of the first bale of South Carolina cotton and its sale at 25 cents per pound, have already been reported. Now the curious fact is noticed that this is the third consecutive year that Charleston had received her "first bale" from Dr.Dowling, one of the most successful, practical and extensive planters of Barnwell County." [The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, SC, Aug. 18, 1871, p.2]
~1872 - Married, Virginia Caroline "Jennie" Spann (1850 - 1887), South Carolina
06/30/1880 - Planter, Bamberg Township, Barnwell Co., SC (lived with wife, V.S., two sons, and one daughter - indexed in the 1880 U.S. Census as E.H. Dowling)
02/18/1887 - Wife, Virginia, died (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
~1887 - Married, Laura Cannon (1845 - 1917)
06/15/1900 - Lived on a farm with wife Laura C. and 21 y.o. daughter (indexed in the 1900 U.S. Census as Elijah H. Dowling)
10/19/1906 - Died, Bamberg Co., SC (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
01/04/1917 - Widow, Laura, died in Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
12/06/2016. Unpublished database.
Mother: Elizabeth S. Zorn (1803-1864)
11/09/1850 - Lived with parents and sibs, America, Barnwell District, SC (indexed in the 1850 U.S. Census as "Eliza Dowling")
1853-1855 - Attended, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
1855 - M.D. degree, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (from: Barnwell District, SC; preceptor: Dr. A. H. Johnson)
10/16/1857 - Father, Decania, died in SC
07/20/1861 - Enlisted as Asst. Surgeon, 1st SC Infantry (Hagood's), Summerville, SC
10/08/1861 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st SC Infantry (Hagood's)
03/15/1862 - Resigned (succeeded by Asst. Surgeon John Safford Stoney)
04/12/1862 - Appointed, Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
07/05/1864 - Mother, Elizabeth, died in SC (buried: Guess Family Cemetery, Denmark, Bamberg Co., SC)
09/03/1870 - Farmer, Bamberg Township, Barnwell Co., SC (lived with the Frank Odom family - indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as E. Henry Dowling)
08/18/1871 - "The receipt from Dr. Elijah H. Dowling, of Barnwell County, of the first bale of South Carolina cotton and its sale at 25 cents per pound, have already been reported. Now the curious fact is noticed that this is the third consecutive year that Charleston had received her "first bale" from Dr.Dowling, one of the most successful, practical and extensive planters of Barnwell County." [The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, SC, Aug. 18, 1871, p.2]
~1872 - Married, Virginia Caroline "Jennie" Spann (1850 - 1887), South Carolina
06/30/1880 - Planter, Bamberg Township, Barnwell Co., SC (lived with wife, V.S., two sons, and one daughter - indexed in the 1880 U.S. Census as E.H. Dowling)
02/18/1887 - Wife, Virginia, died (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
~1887 - Married, Laura Cannon (1845 - 1917)
06/15/1900 - Lived on a farm with wife Laura C. and 21 y.o. daughter (indexed in the 1900 U.S. Census as Elijah H. Dowling)
10/19/1906 - Died, Bamberg Co., SC (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
01/04/1917 - Widow, Laura, died in Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
12/06/2016. Unpublished database.
Father: Decania Dowling (1803-1857)
Mother: Elizabeth S. Zorn (1803-1864)
11/09/1850 - Lived with parents and sibs, America, Barnwell District, SC (indexed in the 1850 U.S. Census as "Eliza Dowling")
1853-1855 - Attended, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
1855 - M.D. degree, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (from: Barnwell District, SC; preceptor: Dr. A. H. Johnson)
10/16/1857 - Father, Decania, died in SC
07/20/1861 - Enlisted as Asst. Surgeon, 1st SC Infantry (Hagood's), Summerville, SC
10/08/1861 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st SC Infantry (Hagood's)
03/15/1862 - Resigned (succeeded by Asst. Surgeon John Safford Stoney)
04/12/1862 - Appointed, Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
07/05/1864 - Mother, Elizabeth, died in SC (buried: Guess Family Cemetery, Denmark, Bamberg Co., SC)
09/03/1870 - Farmer, Bamberg Township, Barnwell Co., SC (lived with the Frank Odom family - indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as E. Henry Dowling)
08/18/1871 - "The receipt from Dr. Elijah H. Dowling, of Barnwell County, of the first bale of South Carolina cotton and its sale at 25 cents per pound, have already been reported. Now the curious fact is noticed that this is the third consecutive year that Charleston had received her "first bale" from Dr.Dowling, one of the most successful, practical and extensive planters of Barnwell County." [The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, SC, Aug. 18, 1871, p.2]
~1872 - Married, Virginia Caroline "Jennie" Spann (1850 - 1887), South Carolina
06/30/1880 - Planter, Bamberg Township, Barnwell Co., SC (lived with wife, V.S., two sons, and one daughter - indexed in the 1880 U.S. Census as E.H. Dowling)
02/18/1887 - Wife, Virginia, died (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
~1887 - Married, Laura Cannon (1845 - 1917)
06/15/1900 - Lived on a farm with wife Laura C. and 21 y.o. daughter (indexed in the 1900 U.S. Census as Elijah H. Dowling)
10/19/1906 - Died, Bamberg Co., SC (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
01/04/1917 - Widow, Laura, died in Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
12/06/2016. Unpublished database.
Mother: Elizabeth S. Zorn (1803-1864)
11/09/1850 - Lived with parents and sibs, America, Barnwell District, SC (indexed in the 1850 U.S. Census as "Eliza Dowling")
1853-1855 - Attended, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
1855 - M.D. degree, Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (from: Barnwell District, SC; preceptor: Dr. A. H. Johnson)
10/16/1857 - Father, Decania, died in SC
07/20/1861 - Enlisted as Asst. Surgeon, 1st SC Infantry (Hagood's), Summerville, SC
10/08/1861 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st SC Infantry (Hagood's)
03/15/1862 - Resigned (succeeded by Asst. Surgeon John Safford Stoney)
04/12/1862 - Appointed, Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
07/05/1864 - Mother, Elizabeth, died in SC (buried: Guess Family Cemetery, Denmark, Bamberg Co., SC)
09/03/1870 - Farmer, Bamberg Township, Barnwell Co., SC (lived with the Frank Odom family - indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as E. Henry Dowling)
08/18/1871 - "The receipt from Dr. Elijah H. Dowling, of Barnwell County, of the first bale of South Carolina cotton and its sale at 25 cents per pound, have already been reported. Now the curious fact is noticed that this is the third consecutive year that Charleston had received her "first bale" from Dr.Dowling, one of the most successful, practical and extensive planters of Barnwell County." [The Daily Phoenix, Columbia, SC, Aug. 18, 1871, p.2]
~1872 - Married, Virginia Caroline "Jennie" Spann (1850 - 1887), South Carolina
06/30/1880 - Planter, Bamberg Township, Barnwell Co., SC (lived with wife, V.S., two sons, and one daughter - indexed in the 1880 U.S. Census as E.H. Dowling)
02/18/1887 - Wife, Virginia, died (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
~1887 - Married, Laura Cannon (1845 - 1917)
06/15/1900 - Lived on a farm with wife Laura C. and 21 y.o. daughter (indexed in the 1900 U.S. Census as Elijah H. Dowling)
10/19/1906 - Died, Bamberg Co., SC (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
01/04/1917 - Widow, Laura, died in Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC (buried: Restland Cemetery, Bamberg, Bamberg Co., SC)
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
12/06/2016. Unpublished database.
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