Greene County PA Archives Biographies.....Dowlin, John M. October 16, 1855 - ????
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Source: Biographical History of Greene County, Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888
Author: Samuel P. Bates

      John M Dowlin, farmer and stock grower, was born in 
Jefferson Township, Greene County, Penna, October 16, 1855, 
and is a son of John Dowlin and Elma Bell Dowlin.  His 
father, who is a native of Cumberland Township, is also a 
farmer and stock dealer, and resides in Jefferson Township.  
He is a Democrat and was United States Revenue Collector for 
a number of years. John M Dowlin's grandfather was Paul 
Dowlin, a farmer of English descent.
  
      Mr Dowlin is the only son in a family of six children. 
 He was reared on the farm and attended the common school.  
He makes a business of farming and raising fine cattle and 
sheep, and superintends the home farm, consisting of 400 
acres of most valuable land.
  
      He was married in Washington County, Penna, February 
1, 1875, to Miss Rebecca J Moredock, daughter of Simon 
Moredock and Mary Reynolds Moredock.  Their children are: 
Dessie L Dowlin; Albert L Dowlin (deceased); John Dowlin; 
Gertrude Dowlin; Simon E Dowlin; and Charles B Dowlin.  In 
politics Mr Dowlin is a Democrat.  He and Mrs Dowlin are 
prominent members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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