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James Allott Downing 1940–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1940

Birth Location: Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1982

Death Location: Norwalk, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Arthur Downing

Mother: Lois Allott

Spouse(s): Linda Crabb

Children(s):

In 1940, James Allott Downing entered the world in Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA, born to Arthur Downing And Lois Lucille Allott. In 1950, James Allott Downing resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA. James Allott Downing married Linda Ann Crabb, and had children including Brent Downing, Jamie Anderson, Todd Downing. James Allott Downing passed away in 1982 in Norwalk, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1940, James Allott Downing entered the world in Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA, born to Arthur Downing And Lois Lucille Allott.
  • In 1950, James Allott Downing resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • James Allott Downing married Linda Ann Crabb, and had children including Brent Downing, Jamie Anderson, Todd Downing.
  • James Allott Downing passed away in 1982 in Norwalk, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Downing's Ancestors

Self
James Downing
1940–1982
Birth Place: Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
Parents
Arthur Downing
1907–1996
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Lois (Lucille) Allott
1918–1968
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Joshua (Charles) Allott
1875–1922
Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Pearl (C) Boston
1885–1966
Hannibal Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Allott
1835–1908
Mary Wolstencroft
1836–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wolstencroft
1804–1878
Margaret Crossley
1802–1877

James Downing's Timeline

3 Records

1940
17 Apr 1940
Birth of James Allott Downing in Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 10
James Allott Downing resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1982
29 Dec 1982
Age 42
Death of James Allott Downing
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 30 Dec 1982; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.07951917,0.33281246,0.26262122&xid=3355
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: 2310; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 102-201

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: 2310; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 102-201

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: 2310; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 102-201

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 30 Dec 1982; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.07951917,0.33281246,0.26262122&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1982
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 30 Dec 1982; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.07951917,0.33281246,0.26262122&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwalk, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 30 Dec 1982; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.07951917,0.33281246,0.26262122&xid=3355

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