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Bessie Pearl Downing 1885–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1885

Birth Location: Sprice Creek, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 25 Jun 1956

Death Location: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Downing

Mother: Mollie Shultz

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Bessie Pearl Downing was born in 1885 in Sprice Creek, Pennsylvania, the child of William Downing And Mollie Mary Shultz. In 1900, Bessie Pearl Downing resided in Irwin Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie Pearl Downing passed away in 1956 in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Pearl Downing was born in 1885 in Sprice Creek, Pennsylvania, the child of William Downing And Mollie Mary Shultz.
  • In 1900, Bessie Pearl Downing resided in Irwin Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bessie Pearl Downing passed away in 1956 in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Bessie Downing's Ancestors

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Bessie Downing
1885–1956
Birth Place: Sprice Creek, Pennsylvania
Parents
William Downing
1861–1938
PA
Mollie (Mary) Shultz
1867–1946
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Samuel Downing
1828–1898
Yellow Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Steel
1826–1865
Henderson Township, Hunt, Pennsylvania, USA
Henry (Clay) Shultz
1842–1924
Pennsylvania
Maggie (Margaret Isett) Crawford
1850–1926
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Downing
1800–1881
Mary Rhodes
1808–1880
John Steel
1794–1870
Mary Kemmerling
1798–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jr.
1765–1830
Sarah Richards
1770–1850
Samuel Rhodes
1784–1870
Catharine Reed
1789–1832
Jonas Steel
1756–1826
Mary White
1765–

Bessie Downing's Timeline

3 Records

1885
Feb 1885
Birth of Bessie Pearl Downing in Sprice Creek, Pennsylvania
Sprice Creek, Pennsylvania
1900
1900
Age 15
Bessie Pearl Downing resided here in Irwin Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Irwin Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1956
25 Jun 1956
Age 71
Death of Bessie Pearl Downing in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1885
    Event Place: Sprice Creek, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Irwin Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1241497

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Irwin Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Irwin Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1241497

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1956
    Event Place: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

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