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Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey 1838–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1838

Birth Location: Walker County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 31 July 1892

Death Location: Spring Hill, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John 1812

Mother: Catherine Guttery

Spouse(s): Reuben USA

Children(s): Martha Lowson, Isaac 1, Sarah 1, Thaguel 1, Mary 1, Rebecca' 1, Thomas 1, Phillip 1, William 1, John Norris

The story of Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey began in 1838 in Walker County, Alabama, USA. Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey married Reuben Newton Norris Usa, and had children including Isaac D Norris 1, John N Duffy Norris, Martha J Lowson, Mary S Norris 1, Phillip U Norris 1, Rebecca Becky Deruth Ann Norris 1, Sarah Norris 1, Thaguel A Norris 1, Thomas Robert Norris 1, William R Norris 1. Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey passed away in 1892 in Spring Hill, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey began in 1838 in Walker County, Alabama, USA.
  • Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey married Reuben Newton Norris Usa, and had children including Isaac D Norris 1, John N Duffy Norris, Martha J Lowson, Mary S Norris 1, Phillip U Norris 1, Rebecca Becky Deruth Ann Norris 1, Sarah Norris 1, Thaguel A Norris 1, Thomas Robert Norris 1, William R Norris 1.
  • Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey passed away in 1892 in Spring Hill, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John 1812
1788–1890
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
J1
Catherine Guttery
1813–1892
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Reuben USA
1836–1911
Birth Location: Walker County, Alabama, USA
RU

Children(s)

Martha Lowson
1858–1927
Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, United States
ML
Isaac 1
1875–
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
I1
Sarah 1
1873–
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
S1
Thaguel 1
1871–
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
T1
Mary 1
1869–
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
M1
Rebecca' 1
1867–1911
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
R1
Thomas 1
1866–1941
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
T1
Phillip 1
1865–1919
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
P1
William 1
1863–1921
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
W1
John Norris
1858–1933
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
JN

Hannah Downey's Ancestors

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Hannah Downey
1838–1892
Birth Place: Walker County, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Downey 1812
1788–1890
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Catherine (Kitty) Guttery
1813–1892
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Joseph (Allen) Downey
1767–1843
Ireland
Elizabeth (Burch) Whitfield
1766–1860
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Hannah (Amy) Johnson
1779–1855
Abbeville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Downey
1745–1826
Sarah Benson
1745–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hannah Downey's Descendants

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Hannah (Elizabeth “Betty) Downey (17 Feb 1838–31 July 1892) m. Reuben (Newton Norris) USA (16 May 1836–4 January 1911)
  1. 1. Martha (J) Lowson 1858–1927 m. Gulder (F.) Losson 1846–1923 m. John (Wesley Barton) 1 1863–1886
    1. 1. Dolly Lawson 1894–1946
      1. 1. Annie (Lene) Rickles 1926–1993
    2. 2. Auther Lawson 1891–1925
      1. 1. Clyde (G. 'Bill') Lawson 1923–2003
    3. 3. Floyd Lawson 1894–1971
    4. 4. Callie Wilson 1886–
    5. 5. Noah (Madison Tude) Barton 1880–1957
    6. 6. Sallie (Callie) Barton 1884–1918
    7. 7. Samuel (Sam James Daniel) LAWSON 1883–1949
    8. 8. Lillie Plunkett 1897–1961
    9. 9. Queen Lowson 1898–1910
    10. 10. Virgil (W.) LAWSON 1889–1890
    11. 11. Emma Barton 1885–1963
    12. 12. Ada (Elizabeth Barton) 1 1887–1953
    13. 13. Queen (Lawson) 1 1898–
  2. 2. Isaac (D Norris) 1 1875–
  3. 3. Sarah (Norris) 1 1873– m. Charley (W) Pitts 1865–1938
    1. 1. John (J) Pitts 1894–
    2. 2. Florrie (B) Pitts 1896–
    3. 3. Sarah (E) Pitts 1899–
  4. 4. Thaguel (A Norris) 1 1871–
  5. 5. Mary (S Norris) 1 1869–
  6. 6. Rebecca' (Becky' DeRuth Ann Norris) 1 1867–1911
  7. 7. Thomas (Robert Norris) 1 1866–1941
  8. 8. Phillip (U Norris) 1 1865–1919
  9. 9. William (R Norris) 1 1863–1921
  10. 10. John (N. "Duffy") Norris 1858–1933

Hannah Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1838
17 Feb 1838
Birth of Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey in Walker County, Alabama, USA
Walker County, Alabama, USA
1892
31 July 1892
Age 54
Death of Hannah Elizabeth “Betty Downey in Walker County, Alabama, USA
Walker County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Walker County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 July 1892
    Event Place: Walker County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spring Hill, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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