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Ben Hazel Downing 1915–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1915

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1990

Death Location: , Montgomery, Alabama, USA,

Father: Benjamin Downing

Mother: Cora Day

Spouse(s): Glen Smith

Children(s): Bernice Downing, Rex Downing, William Downing

The story of Ben Hazel Downing began in 1915 in Alabama, USA. In 1940, Ben Hazel Downing resided in Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA. Ben Hazel Downing married Glen Imogene Jean Smith, and had children including Bernice Downing, Living Downing, Rex Downing, William Harrison Downing. Ben Hazel Downing passed away in 1990 in , Montgomery, Alabama, USA,.

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Biography

  • The story of Ben Hazel Downing began in 1915 in Alabama, USA.
  • In 1940, Ben Hazel Downing resided in Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
  • Ben Hazel Downing married Glen Imogene Jean Smith, and had children including Bernice Downing, Living Downing, Rex Downing, William Harrison Downing.
  • Ben Hazel Downing passed away in 1990 in , Montgomery, Alabama, USA,.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ben Downing's Ancestors

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Ben Downing
1915–1990
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Benjamin David Downing
1881–1929
Cullman County, Alabama
Cora (Lea) Day
1882–1917
Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, USA,
Grandparents
John (Franklin) Downing
1856–1932
Alabama, USA
Mary (E) Harris
1857–1886
William Day
1849–
, , Alabama, USA
Mary C.
1853–
, , Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Downing
1805–1866
Jane Smith
1834–1913
Elizabeth Grider
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Downing
1786–1865
Mary Meharg
1790–
John Smith
1801–
Anna
1803–

Ben Downing's Descendants

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Ben (Hazel) Downing (18 May 1915–17 Feb 1990) m. Glen (Imogene "Jean") Smith (17 apr 1919–05 Nov 1963)
  1. 1. Bernice Downing 1941–1942
  2. 2. Rex Downing 1939–2018
  3. 3. William (Harrison) Downing 1935–1978

Ben Downing's Timeline

3 Records

1915
18 May 1915
Birth of Ben Hazel Downing in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Ben Hazel Downing resided here in Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
1990
17 Feb 1990
Age 75
Death of Ben Hazel Downing in , Montgomery, Alabama, USA,
, Montgomery, Alabama, USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1915
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00155; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 47-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00155; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 47-18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rural, Miss, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00155; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 47-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1990
    Event Place: , Montgomery, Alabama, USA,

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