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Elizabeth Leah Downs 1925–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1925

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 2001

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Father: Percy Downs

Mother: Helen Wilson

Spouse(s): Frederick Knoche

Children(s):

Elizabeth Leah Downs was born in 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Percy Clifton Downs And Helen Elizabeth Wilson. In 1930, Elizabeth Leah Downs resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Elizabeth Leah Downs resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth Leah Downs married Frederick Dewey Knoche, and had children including Steven Bruce Knoche. Elizabeth Leah Downs passed away in 2001 in Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Leah Downs was born in 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Percy Clifton Downs And Helen Elizabeth Wilson.
  • In 1930, Elizabeth Leah Downs resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Elizabeth Leah Downs resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • Elizabeth Leah Downs married Frederick Dewey Knoche, and had children including Steven Bruce Knoche.
  • Elizabeth Leah Downs passed away in 2001 in Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Downs's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Downs
1925–2001
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Percy Clifton Downs
1901–1986
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Helen (Elizabeth) Wilson
1905–1973
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Clifton (Garland Downs) Sr
1874–1954
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Mae "Maggie") Callis
1874–1929
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ely Callis
1840–1927
Lucy Knight
1843–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Knight
1805–1849
Harriett Forrest
1820–1905

Elizabeth Downs's Timeline

9 Records

1925
8 Nov 1925
Birth of Elizabeth Leah Downs in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Elizabeth Leah Downs resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Elizabeth Leah Downs resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 15
Elizabeth Leah Downs resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
Elizabeth Leah Downs resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Elizabeth Leah Downs resided here in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1992
1992
Age 67
Elizabeth Leah Downs resided here in Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
2001
14 Apr 2001
Age 76
Death of Elizabeth Leah Downs in Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
2001
17 Apr 2001
Age 76
Burial of Elizabeth Leah Downs in Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 2342206
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169361
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tanners Creek, Norfo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 2342206

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Granby High School; Year: 1943

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tanners Creek, Norfo

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 2001
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Apr 2001
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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