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Betty Jane Downing 1931–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1931

Birth Location: Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 12 August 2005

Death Location: Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Downing

Mother: Nellie Huckaby

Spouse(s): Gerald Smith

Children(s):

Betty Jane Downing was born in 1931 in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of James Allison Downing And Nellie Ann Huckaby. In 1935, Betty Jane Downing resided in Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois. In 1940, Betty Jane Downing resided in Ludlow Twp, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Betty Jane Downing married Gerald Wayne Smith. Betty Jane Downing passed away in 2005 in Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Betty Jane Downing was born in 1931 in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of James Allison Downing And Nellie Ann Huckaby.
  • In 1935, Betty Jane Downing resided in Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Betty Jane Downing resided in Ludlow Twp, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • Betty Jane Downing married Gerald Wayne Smith.
  • Betty Jane Downing passed away in 2005 in Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Betty Downing's Ancestors

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Betty Downing
1931–2005
Birth Place: Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
James Allison Downing
1898–1980
Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Nellie (Ann) Huckaby
1899–1967
Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Emery (Allison) Downing
1870–
Indiana, USA
Mary (Caroline) Mills
1882–1947
Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mills
1840–1900
Margaret Nelson
1849–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Nelson
1814–
Rebecca Richarts
1820–

Betty Downing's Timeline

4 Records

1931
19 December 1931
Birth of Betty Jane Downing in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 4
Betty Jane Downing resided here in Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 9
Betty Jane Downing resided here in Ludlow Twp, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Ludlow Twp, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA
2005
12 August 2005
Age 74
Death of Betty Jane Downing in Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1931
    Event Place: Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00766; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 10-47
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00766; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 10-47

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ludlow Twp, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00766; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 10-47

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 2005
    Event Place: Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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