Louisa E. Dandy: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Louisa E. Dandy was born about 1840 in Louisiana (daughter of Thomas Dandy and Mary ???); and died.

Louisa married Abraham Rinkle Dowden on 23 Dec 1856 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Abraham was born on 14 Feb 1839 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
They had a family of 6 known children, some of which lived in Sabine Parish and some in Natchitoches Parish. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 98).

Generation: 2

Thomas Dandy was born about 1805 in South Carolina; and died.

Notes:

Listed as owning land in the Sabine Parish area in 1843. On the Sabine Parish 1850 and 1860 federal census. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, p 98).

Thomas married Mary ???. Mary was born about 1820 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary ??? was born about 1820 in North Carolina; and died.

Notes:

Her maiden name might be Jones, or she might have been widowed from a Jones. At the time of the 1850 census, 6 year old Josephine and Octavia Jones were living with the Dandy family. They were living next door to the Mathew Jones family, also of North Carolina. If she was the widow Jones, then it would appear that only the youngest Dandy child, 1 year old Theodore would be hers. The other older children would likely have been born in Thomas by a prior marriage. Note the 6 year gap and age between 7 year old Martha and 1 year old Theodore.

Children:

Sarah Ann Dandy was born on 20 Apr 1834 in Alabama; died on 20 Dec 1876 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
Nancy Adeline Dandy was born about 1835 in Louisiana; and died.
Matilda Caroline Dandy was born about 1839 in Louisiana; died about 1870 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
1. Louisa E. Dandy was born about 1840 in Louisiana; and died.
Thomas Dandy was born about 1841 in Louisiana; and died.
Martha A. Dandy was born about 1843 in Louisiana; and died.
Theodore Dandy was born about 1849 in Louisiana; and died.