| Downs Family of Kent Co., Delaware |
| George Downs 1 |
Birth place from LDS on the net ======================= 1860 IN Census Index, Page 2094 1860 Downs, Benjamin IN JENNINGS CO. SPENCER TWP 283 1860 Downs, Curtis IN JENNINGS CO. SPENCER TWP 283 1860 Downs, George IN JENNINGS CO. GENEVA TWP 082 1860 Downs, ... ========================= During the reunion in Ohio, Jim Downs told me he had information that some of the brothers who migrated to Jennings Co. had gone to Iowa during the 1840's. They then returned to Jenninngs Co. and he thought maybe the 1850 census would show us if any of their children were born in Iowa and this would prove or disprove the information. Well, it seems that all of the children had the abbreviation IA after their names. I asked the librarian in the genealogy department about this. She informed me that the abbreviation for Indiana was IA until Iowa became a state. She looked it up and Iowa became a state in 1846. However, all the people in Spencer Twnship are listed as having been born in IA. So we don't think the census taker used the proper abreviation for Indiana and used the old IA meaning Indiana and not Iowa. This is what the census showed. Living in Spencer Township: George Downs, Age 35, Male,Profession:Blacksmith Value of Real Estate : 100 Place of Birth: Ohio; Ann Downs Age 35 Female Born: Penn.; Leonard , Male,Age 13 Profession: Farmer, Born: Ohio; Harriett, Female, Age 12, Born: Ohio; William, Male,. Age 10, Born Ohio, Catherine, Female, Age 7, Born: IA, Martha, Female, Age 5, Born:IA; John, Male, Age 3, Born: IA; Sarah, Female, Age 1 , Born IA. =-=================[DOWNSOF DELAWARE2005GED.FBK.FBK.FBK.FBK] The 1850 US census for Jennings County, Indiana (see below) proves that George along with brother's Curtis Jr. and Benjamin returned from Iowa in the spring of 1850. They had been out there about 10 years. Brother's Sameul, Robert, and Owen died in Iowa. Weather they all went out together in 1840 or so it is unknow at this time. Also weather they actually lived in Jennings County before going to Iowa is unknown, but they did own land in Jennings County as early as 1838 although the 1850 census shows at least George was still in Ohio as his daughter, Harriet was born in Ohio in 1838. ============================== INDIANA DEATHS, 1882-1920 VITAL RECORDS George Downs died June 15, 1889. (location not noted) age 78. Source location: City Health office Conty clerk office, Rochester Indiana. Source notes: The source of this record is the book C-15 page 15 within the series produced by the Indiana works Progress Administation. ================== Saturday, November 9, 1878 PETIT JURORS. The following persons have been drawn to serve as petit jurors at the November term of the Circuit Court: Benneville GUISE, Michael SINNOTT, Hiram HENDERSON, Wm. D. MOORE, David CORBIN, Geo. W. DOWNS, John JOHNSON, Levi BURCH, John KING, James WARE, Daniel STRUCKMAN, Robinson WHEELER. ================================================== ROCHESTER SENTINEL - Saturday, September 2, 1871 Mr. GEO. DOWNS will please accept the thanks of The Sentinel for a very large and excellent watermelon... =============================================== ROCHESTER UNION-SPY - Friday, June 16, 1871 One day last week Mr. GEO. DOWNS concluded to unload his shot gun... The "mud daubbers" had filled the barrel with mud, which had dried in, and when Mr. Downs fired, the cylinder bursted, a piece of it hitting him on the eye. It is feared that the sight is gone, as he has been unable to see any with it since the unfortunate occurrence. - Sentinel. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George Downs Sex: M Birth: 18 Mar 1815 in Jefferson Co, OH Death: 15 Jul 1889 in Fulton Co, IN Fact 1: Jul 1889 Buried in Rochester IOOF CEMETERY, Rochester, Fulton Co IN Fact 4: 26 Sep 1850 Census Spencer Township, Jennings Co, IN page 180 Fact 5: 9 Jul 1860 Census Geneva Township, Jennings Co, IN page 20 Fact 6: 29 Jul 1870 Census Rochester Township, Fulton Co, IN page 7 Note: Date of Death taken from Fulton Co IN death records 1882-1920 Date of marriage taken from Anns obit ======================================================================= Jim Downs PO Box 146 Rochester, IN 46975 ==================== JoEllen Bendall 6714 Gateshead Lane Indianapolis, IN 46220 317/254-8920 ========================== JoAnne Bendall (Mother to JoEllen above) 1332 W. Monticello Rd. rochester IN 46975 ============================== Marcia Smith (sister to JoAnne above) Box 835 Eureka, Illinois 61530 ======================= Anita & Richard O'Toole e-mail aotoole@apk.net 1354 Mockingbird Dr. Kent, OH 44240 ==================== 1860 IN Census Index, Page 2094 1860 Downs, Benjamin IN JENNINGS CO. SPENCER TWP 283 1860 Downs, Curtis IN JENNINGS CO. SPENCER TWP 283 1860 Downs, George IN JENNINGS CO. GENEVA TWP 082 1860 Downs, ... ========================= [DAMN DOWNES 2001.FBK.FBK.FTW] From the Rochester Chronicle, Thursday, November 12, 1863. George Downs is mentioned as a premium winner at the sixth annual Fulton County Fair held in October. Also John Downs is mentioned. This could have been brother John Hall or son John Dan. FULTON COUNTY EXCERPTS 1858-1864 pp 122-123. As Lenard Downs is mentioned in the Newspaper a year later, I sirmise that George and sons Lenard and John Dan Downs and possibly other family members came to Fulton County together earlier in 1863 and possibably before. These three were the only ones to make there notice in the newspapers or elsewhere that I can find. =================================== ROCHESTER SENTINEL,Saturday, December 15, 1877 LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Rochester Post office for the week ending Dec. 15th, 1877: Belle Alexander, Anna BELL, Elizabeth BOYER, Sophia CARTER, Mary A. CRIST, Mollie DAVIS, Anna DAWSON, Wm. H. DAWSON, Miss S. J. DAVONS, George DOWNS, ( others ) (So where in the hell did he go?? ) ==================================== I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN OBITUARY FOR GEORGE. ALTHOUGHT GEORGE IS MENTIONED IN HIS SONS WILLIAM'S OBITUARY, "the father was born in Ohio and died in this(Fulton) county in 1892" THERE IS NO STONE FOR HIM AT THE IOOF BESIDE HIS WIFE ANN. (HAVE FOUND DEATH RECORDS IN FULTON COUNTY OF WILLIAM JUNE 15, 1889 AGE 78 YEARS ) Jim Downs PO Box 146 Rochester, IN 46975 ==================== JoEllen Bendall 6714 Gateshead Lane Indianapolis, IN 46220 317/254-8920 ========================== JoAnne Bendall (Mother to JoEllen above) 1332 W. Monticello Rd. rochester IN 46975 ============================== Marcia Smith (sister to JoAnne above) Box 835 Eureka, Illinois 61530 ======================= Anita & Richard O'Toole e-mail aotoole@apk.net 1354 Mockingbird Dr. Kent, OH 44240 ==================== 1860 IN Census Index, Page 2094 1860 Downs, Benjamin IN JENNINGS CO. SPENCER TWP 283 1860 Downs, Curtis IN JENNINGS CO. SPENCER TWP 283 1860 Downs, George IN JENNINGS CO. GENEVA TWP 082 1860 Downs, ... ======================== 1850 US CENSUS JENNINGS COUNTY, INDIANA 421B 35 Downs Ann 35 Penn spencer-2.txt 420B 24 Downs Arcena 3 Ia spencer-2.txt 420B 19 Downs Benjamin 31 Oh spencer-2.txt 421B 39 Downs Catharine 7 Ia spencer-2.txt 423B 23 Downs Cristena 33 Penn spencer-2.txt 423B 22 Downs Curtis 37 Oh spencer-2.txt 420B 23 Downs David W 5 Ia spencer-2.txt 420B 22 Downs Edward L 8 Ia spencer-2.txt 421B 34 Downs George 36 Oh spencer-2.txt 421B 37 Downs Harriet 12 Oh spencer-2.txt 421B 41 Downs John 3 Ia spencer-2.txt 423B 24 Downs Judith 8 Ia spencer-2.txt 421B 36 Downs Leonard 15 Oh spencer-2.txt 421B 40 Downs Martha 5 Ia spencer-2.txt 423B 25 Downs Mary 5 Ia spencer-2.txt 423B 6 Downs Patrick 10 Ia spencer-2.txt 333A 5 Downs Sam 25 unknown vernon-1.txt 420B 21 Downs Samuel B 10 Ia spencer-2.txt 420B 20 Downs Sarah 27 Penn spencer-2.txt 421B 42 Downs Sarah E 1 Ia spencer-2.txt 423B 26 Downs William 2 Ia spencer-2.txt 421B 38 Downs William 10 Oh spencer-2.txt 423B 27 Downs William W */12 Ia spencer-2.tx
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