Robert Dowdle - Pendleton District, SC
I do not research the Dowdle family but I ran across the following and someone may be interested.
Marriage and Death Notices from the Pendleton Messenger of Pendleton, S. C. (Continued)
J. M. Lesesne
The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 47, No. 3 (Jul., 1946), pp. 163-170
Published by: South Carolina Historical Society, p. 168
[Died:] on the 6th ult. after a long and painful illness Mr. Robert Dowdle aged 76 years and for the last 36, a resident of this district.He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, an honest upright man, and highly esteemed by all who knew him.He has left a widow and several children and many other relatives and friends by whom his loss will be long lamented and his memory revered.(August 9, 1820)