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Flavius Foster Downs 1856–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1856

Birth Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas

Death Date: 29 Jan 1940

Death Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Downs

Mother: Martha Fort

Spouse(s): Tabbian Yelverton

Children(s): William Downs, Anna Downs, Martha Downs, Pinkey Jr

Flavius Foster Downs was born in 1856 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, the child of William Pinckney Downs And Martha Sandal Fort. Flavius Foster Downs married Tabbian Yelverton, and had children including Anna Miller Downs, Martha Browning Downs, Pinkey Lovick Downs Jr, William Fort Downs. Flavius Foster Downs passed away in 1940 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Flavius Foster Downs was born in 1856 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, the child of William Pinckney Downs And Martha Sandal Fort.
  • Flavius Foster Downs married Tabbian Yelverton, and had children including Anna Miller Downs, Martha Browning Downs, Pinkey Lovick Downs Jr, William Fort Downs.
  • Flavius Foster Downs passed away in 1940 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Flavius Downs's Ancestors

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Flavius Downs
1856–1940
Birth Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas
Parents
William Pinckney Downs
1830–1860
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States of America
Martha (Sandal) Fort
1831–1863
Ala
Grandparents
William (Wood) Downs
1802–1882
Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States of America
Henrietta Downs
1814–1886
Georgia
David (Glendenning) Fort
1803–1859
Wake Crossroads, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Araminta (Harlow) Myatt
1807–1869
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Downs
1770–1840
Keturah Wells
1764–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Downes
1741–1781
Sarah Wells
1743–1835

Flavius Downs's Descendants

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Flavius (Foster) Downs (17 Apr 1856–29 Jan 1940) m. Tabbian Yelverton (8 August 1858–3 March 1893)
  1. 1. William (Fort) Downs 1879–1967 m. Amanda Downs 1890–
  2. 2. Anna (Miller) Downs 1888–1944 m. Henry (Markley) Crosswell 1886–1957
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Crosswell 1914–1998 m. Roger (S.) Byrne 1918–1977
    2. 2. Henry (Markley) Crosswell 1915–2000 m. Elizabeth (Adelai) Crosswell 1915–2001
    3. 3. Flay (Downs) Crosswell 1920–2004
    4. 4. James (Earle) Crosswell 1922–2006 m. Ruth Bardin 1922–1994
    5. 5. Nancy Crosswell 1923–2010 m. James (H Houser) Sr 1919–1995
    6. 6. Infant Crosswell 1920–1920
  3. 3. Martha (Browning) Downs 1881–1970 m. Lynn (Porter) Talley 1881–1942
    1. 1. Beatrice (Anne) Talley 1920–1969
    2. 2. Dr (Carolynn D Talley) Anderson 1917–1997
    3. 3. Kathleen (Downs) Talley 1908–2000 m. Charles (Anderson) Spence 1904–1984
      1. 1. Lynn (Talley) Spence 1937–2009
    4. 4. Martha (Downs) Talley 1915–1999
  4. 4. Pinkey (Lovick Downs) Jr 1884–1967 m. Beatrix (A) Downs 1890–1981
    1. 1. Josephine (Grey) Downs 1918–1970 m. Larry Baugh 1910–

Flavius Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1856
17 Apr 1856
Birth of Flavius Foster Downs in Waco, McLennan, Texas
Waco, McLennan, Texas
1940
29 Jan 1940
Age 84
Death of Flavius Foster Downs in Bell, Texas
Bell, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Temple, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Bell, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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