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Eva Pearl Downey 1902–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Pleasantville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1991

Death Location: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Downey

Mother: Minnie Little

Spouse(s): Lawrence Bennett

Children(s): Minnie Bennett

Eva Pearl Downey was born in 1902 in Pleasantville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Lee Anderson Downey And Minnie Ozias Little. Eva Pearl Downey married Lawrence Lafayette Bennett, and had children including Minnie Dean Bennett. Eva Pearl Downey passed away in 1991 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eva Pearl Downey was born in 1902 in Pleasantville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Lee Anderson Downey And Minnie Ozias Little.
  • Eva Pearl Downey married Lawrence Lafayette Bennett, and had children including Minnie Dean Bennett.
  • Eva Pearl Downey passed away in 1991 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Downey
1872–1954
Birth Location: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
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Minnie Little
1875–
Birth Location: Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lawrence Bennett
1895–1979
Birth Location: Hollow Rock, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Minnie Bennett
1928–2021
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
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Eva Downey's Ancestors

Self
Eva Downey
1902–1991
Birth Place: Pleasantville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Lee Anderson Downey
1872–1954
Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
Minnie (Ozias) Little
1875–
Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (James) Downey
1852–1917
Lewis, Tennessee, United States
Nancy (Hannah) Land
1856–1939
Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Elkanah Land
1827–1916
Nancy Barber
1830–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cooper Land
1806–1892
Hannah Anderson
1802–1868

Eva Downey's Descendants

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Eva (Pearl) Downey (20 Jul 1902–24 Apr 1991) m. Lawrence (Lafayette) Bennett (5 Jun 1895–13 June 1979)
  1. 1. Minnie (Dean) Bennett 1928–2021

Eva Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1902
20 Jul 1902
Birth of Eva Pearl Downey in Pleasantville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Pleasantville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1991
24 Apr 1991
Age 89
Death of Eva Pearl Downey in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Pleasantville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1991
    Event Place: Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
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