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Alice Josephine Downs 1870–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1870

Birth Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1919

Death Location: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Oscar Downs

Mother: Victoria Tinsley

Spouse(s): Quitman Finlay

Children(s): Alice Finlay

In 1870, Alice Josephine Downs entered the world in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA, born to Oscar Jackson Downs And Victoria Rutherford Tinsley. Alice Josephine Downs married Quitman Finlay, and had children including Alice Dorothy Finlay. Alice Josephine Downs passed away in 1919 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1870, Alice Josephine Downs entered the world in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA, born to Oscar Jackson Downs And Victoria Rutherford Tinsley.
  • Alice Josephine Downs married Quitman Finlay, and had children including Alice Dorothy Finlay.
  • Alice Josephine Downs passed away in 1919 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oscar Downs
1840–1877
Birth Location: Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
OD
Victoria Tinsley
1847–1870
Birth Location: Monroe County, Georgia, USA
VT

Spouses(s)

Quitman Finlay
1865–1922
Birth Location: Lavaca County, Texas, USA
QF

Children(s)

Alice Finlay
1897–1984
Birth Location: Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
AF

Alice Downs's Ancestors

Self
Alice Downs
1870–1919
Birth Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Parents
Oscar Jackson Downs
1840–1877
Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Victoria (Rutherford) Tinsley
1847–1870
Monroe County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Wood) Downs
1802–1882
Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States of America
Henrietta Downs
1814–1886
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
William Downs
1770–1840
Keturah Wells
1764–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Downes
1741–1781
Sarah Wells
1743–1835

Alice Downs's Descendants

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Alice (Josephine) Downs (3 Jan 1870–31 Aug 1919) m. Quitman Finlay (21 Jul 1865–7 Jan 1922)
  1. 1. Alice (Dorothy) Finlay 1897–1984 m. Thomas (Richard) Meredith 1886–1941 m. Capt (Alexander Payson Knapp) Jr. 1894–1966
    1. 1. Thomas (Robin Meredith) IV 1928–1992
    2. 2. Frederick (Minns) Meredith 1935–1995
    3. 3. Allan (Finlay) Meredith 1932–2020 m. Jean (Mary) Meredith 1934–2017
    4. 4. Edward (Quitman 'Ted') Knapp 1920–2001 m. Monica (McGregor 'Mac') McGhie 1924–1999
    5. 5. Emma (Florence) Knapp 1921–1924

Alice Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1870
3 Jan 1870
Birth of Alice Josephine Downs in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
1919
31 Aug 1919
Age 49
Death of Alice Josephine Downs in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1870
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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