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Jesse Richard Downey 1903–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1903

Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1972

Death Location: Sacramento, California

Father: Jefferson Sr

Mother: Belle Downey

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Jesse Richard Downey was born in 1903 in Oklahoma, USA, the child of Jefferson Davis Downey Sr And Belle Downey. Jesse Richard Downey passed away in 1972 in Sacramento, California.

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Biography

  • Jesse Richard Downey was born in 1903 in Oklahoma, USA, the child of Jefferson Davis Downey Sr And Belle Downey.
  • Jesse Richard Downey passed away in 1972 in Sacramento, California.

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Jesse Downey's Ancestors

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Jesse Downey
1903–1972
Birth Place: Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Jefferson Davis Downey Sr
1861–1949
Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
Belle Downey
1875–1953
Texas, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (C) Downey
1832–1900
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Armelia Lane
1838–1923
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Henry (S) Pope
1839–
Mississippi, USA
Julia (Ann Shamblin Ellington Pope) DNA
1844–1893
Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Downey
1788–1890
Catherine Guttery
1813–1892
Phebe Walden
1817–1906
John Sr
1805–1879
Tripp Pope
1802–1860
Necy Wiggins
1812–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Downey
1767–1843
Elizabeth Whitfield
1766–1860
Hannah Johnson
1779–1855
David Walden
1758–1849
Mary Hickman
1771–1850
Allen Pope
1765–1841
Lydia Trippe
1768–1841

Jesse Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1903
18 Nov 1903
Birth of Jesse Richard Downey in Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, USA
1972
23 May 1972
Age 69
Death of Jesse Richard Downey in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1972
    Event Place: Sacramento, California

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