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Gladys Lorraine Downs 1898–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1898

Birth Location: Oakland, Alameda Co. California, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1989

Death Location: Vacaville, Solono County, CA

Father: Oscar Jr

Mother: Mai Brandt

Spouse(s): Orval Shorley, William Hopkins

Children(s): William Hopkins

Gladys Lorraine Downs was born in 1898 in Oakland, Alameda Co. California, USA, the child of Oscar Jackson Downs Jr And Mai Elizabeth Brandt. Gladys Lorraine Downs married Orval F Shorley, William Basil Hopkins, and had children including William James Hopkins. Gladys Lorraine Downs passed away in 1989 in Vacaville, Solono County, CA.

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Biography

  • Gladys Lorraine Downs was born in 1898 in Oakland, Alameda Co. California, USA, the child of Oscar Jackson Downs Jr And Mai Elizabeth Brandt.
  • Gladys Lorraine Downs married Orval F Shorley, William Basil Hopkins, and had children including William James Hopkins.
  • Gladys Lorraine Downs passed away in 1989 in Vacaville, Solono County, CA.

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Gladys Downs's Ancestors

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Gladys Downs
1898–1989
Birth Place: Oakland, Alameda Co. California, USA
Parents
Oscar Jackson Downs Jr
1876–1951
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Mai (Elizabeth) Brandt
Oakland, Alameda Co. California
Grandparents
Oscar (Jackson) Downs
1840–1877
Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Anna ('Annie' Muna) Robinson
1853–1929
Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Downs
1802–1882
Henrietta Downs
1814–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Downs
1770–1840
Keturah Wells
1764–1836

Gladys Downs's Descendants

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Gladys (Lorraine) Downs (18 April 1898–17 Dec 1989) m. Orval (F) Shorley (abt 1890–) m. William (Basil) Hopkins (12 Sept 1896–25 Jan. 1951)
  1. 1. William (James) Hopkins 1924–2002

Gladys Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1898
18 April 1898
Birth of Gladys Lorraine Downs in Oakland, Alameda Co. California, USA
Oakland, Alameda Co. California, USA
1989
17 Dec 1989
Age 91
Death of Gladys Lorraine Downs in Vacaville, Solono County, CA
Vacaville, Solono County, CA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1898
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda Co. California, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Vacaville, Solono County, CA

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