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Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs 1894–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1894

Birth Location: Sampson, Chippewa Wisconsin; note: birth on WWI draft was October 18th; birth on 1900 census 1895

Death Date: 1 Jan 1983

Death Location: Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA

Father: John Downs

Mother: Lillian Norton

Spouse(s): Hazel DOWNS

Children(s): William Sr

The story of Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs began in 1894 in Sampson, Chippewa Wisconsin; note: birth on WWI draft was October 18th; birth on 1900 census 1895. Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs married Hazel Madeline Watkins Downs, and had children including William Joel Downs Sr. Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs passed away in 1983 in Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs began in 1894 in Sampson, Chippewa Wisconsin; note: birth on WWI draft was October 18th; birth on 1900 census 1895.
  • Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs married Hazel Madeline Watkins Downs, and had children including William Joel Downs Sr.
  • Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs passed away in 1983 in Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA.

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Hubert Downs's Ancestors

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Hubert Downs
1894–1983
Birth Place: Sampson, Chippewa Wisconsin; note: birth on WWI draft was October 18th; birth on 1900 census 1895
Parents
John Archibald Downs
1855–1942
Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada
Lillian (Elizabeth) Norton
1873–1902
Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Norton
1819–1900
New York, USA
Clara ((Goteau Utick)) Drinkwine
1845–1907
French Canadian Territory, CANADA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Norton
1790–1874
Elizabeth Savage
1789–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Baker
1767–1833
Susanna Frost
1764–1835

Hubert Downs's Descendants

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Hubert ("Bert" Oliver) Downs (8 Oct 1894–1 Jan 1983) m. Hazel (Madeline Watkins) DOWNS (9 Apr 1910–10-6-1965)
  1. 1. William (Joel Downs) Sr 1932–1987 m. Barbara (Gail) Stapleton 1938–2011

Hubert Downs's Timeline

4 Records

1894
8 Oct 1894
Birth of Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs in Sampson, Chippewa Wisconsin; note: birth on WWI draft was October 18th; birth on 1900 census 1895
Sampson, Chippewa Wisconsin; note: birth on WWI draft was October 18th; birth on 1900 census 1895
1916
24 Jul 1916
Age 22
Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs was married in Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA
Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA
1966
04 Mar 1966
Age 72
Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs was married In Island Lake, Rusk Co., WI
Island Lake, Rusk Co., WI
1983
1 Jan 1983
Age 89
Death of Hubert "Bert" Oliver Downs in Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA
Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Sampson, Chippewa Wisconsin; note: birth on WWI draft was October 18th; birth on 1900 census 1895

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1966
    Event Place: Island Lake, Rusk Co., WI

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1983
    Event Place: Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA

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