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Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs 1879–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1879

Birth Location: Beaver Valley, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 September 1956

Death Location: Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Thomas Downs

Mother: Margaret Casey

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1879, Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs entered the world in Beaver Valley, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Thomas Downs And Margaret Casey. In 1880, Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided in Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1900, Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided in Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs passed away in 1956 in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs entered the world in Beaver Valley, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Thomas Downs And Margaret Casey.
  • In 1880, Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided in Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1900, Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided in Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs passed away in 1956 in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Ellen Downs's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Downs
1879–1956
Birth Place: Beaver Valley, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Downs
1838–1923
Ireland
Margaret Casey
1841–1912
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Patrick ("Padred") Downs
1795–
Ireland
Ann Elmes
1795–1870
Ireland
Michael (J) Casey
1815–1903
County Limerick, Ireland
Mary Boice
1818–1878
Robeson, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Casey
1790–1850
Ellen Clarey
1790–1878
*John Boice
1794–1867
Mary Griffin\Griffith
1795–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
DANIEL Casey*
1770–
Jo-hannah Sullivan*
1773–

Ellen Downs's Timeline

7 Records

1879
8 April 1879
Birth of Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs in Beaver Valley, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver Valley, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided here in Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided here in Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided here in Bloomsburg Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bloomsburg Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided here in Bloomsburg Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bloomsburg Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs resided here in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1956
1 September 1956
Age 77
Death of Ellen Margaret "Nellie" Downs in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1879
    Event Place: Beaver Valley, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1118; Page: 9C; Enumeration District: 162

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1398; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1241398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bloomsburg Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bloomsburg Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1334; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375347

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bloomsburg Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bloomsburg Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1555; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, 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: Sunbury, Northumberl

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1956
    Event Place: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Morning Press - 4 Sep 1956 - Page 2, 4 Sep 1956

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shamokin
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Shamokin News-Dispatch; Publication Date: 4 Sep 1956; Publication Place: Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.04597606,0.56047696,0.27257904&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1956
    Event Place: Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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