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James Asbury Downey Eaton 1920–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1920

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Mar 2015

Death Location: Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Lucy Downey

Spouse(s): Alice Peter

Children(s):

James Asbury Downey Eaton was born in 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Joseph Jackson Eaton Sr And Lucy Lykes Downey. In 1930, James Asbury Downey Eaton resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1935, James Asbury Downey Eaton resided in Birmingham, Alabama. James Asbury Downey Eaton married Alice Ida Peter, and had children including Ida Lynn Eaton, Jade Alice Eaton. James Asbury Downey Eaton passed away in 2015 in Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Asbury Downey Eaton was born in 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Joseph Jackson Eaton Sr And Lucy Lykes Downey.
  • In 1930, James Asbury Downey Eaton resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, James Asbury Downey Eaton resided in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • James Asbury Downey Eaton married Alice Ida Peter, and had children including Ida Lynn Eaton, Jade Alice Eaton.
  • James Asbury Downey Eaton passed away in 2015 in Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Eaton's Ancestors

Self
James Eaton
1920–2015
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Jackson Eaton Sr
1882–1940
Limestone County, Alabama, United States of America
Lucy (Lykes) Downey
1887–1957
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (Asbury Downey) Sr
1856–1936
Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Gustavus (Aurelius) Lykes
1866–1951
Wetumpka, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Peyton Downey
1833–1899
Nancy Brown
1837–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brown
1813–1867
Sarah Rutledge
1818–1900

James Eaton's Timeline

8 Records

1920
30 Sep 1920
Birth of James Asbury Downey Eaton in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 10
James Asbury Downey Eaton resided here in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
James Asbury Downey Eaton resided here in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 20
James Asbury Downey Eaton resided here in , Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1946
1946
Age 26
James Asbury Downey Eaton resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1948
Abt 1948
Age 28
James Asbury Downey Eaton resided here in Birmingham
Birmingham
1950
1950
Age 30
James Asbury Downey Eaton resided here in Mountain Brook, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Mountain Brook, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
2015
13 Mar 2015
Age 95
Death of James Asbury Downey Eaton in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1920
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01502; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 2-33A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01502; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 2-33A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 79

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1948
    Event Place: Birmingham
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Birmingham News; Publication Date: 17 Oct 1948; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; ,0.24399045,0.5140626,0.5736381&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1948
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 17 Oct 1948 - Page 74, 17 Oct 1948

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mountain Brook, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mountain Brook, Jeff

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Allentown, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 6 Apr 2015; Publication Place: Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 2015
    Event Place: Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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