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John Simeon Downing 1850–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1850

Birth Location: Platte County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 1921

Death Location: Platte County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Ezekiel Downing

Mother: Rebecca Litzenberg

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John Simeon Downing was born in 1850 in Platte County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Ezekiel Andrew Downing And Rebecca Litzenberg. In 1850, John Simeon Downing resided in Marshall, Platte, Missouri, USA. John Simeon Downing passed away in 1921 in Platte County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Simeon Downing was born in 1850 in Platte County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Ezekiel Andrew Downing And Rebecca Litzenberg.
  • In 1850, John Simeon Downing resided in Marshall, Platte, Missouri, USA.
  • John Simeon Downing passed away in 1921 in Platte County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Downing's Ancestors

Self
John Downing
1850–1921
Birth Place: Platte County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Ezekiel Andrew Downing
1826–1870
Lincoln County, Missouri, USA or Pennsylvania
Rebecca Litzenberg
1825–1912
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
John Downing
1798–1811
Kentucky, USA
Eliza Blair
1803–1860
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Downing
1754–1817
Rachel Brown
1760–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Downing
1712–1777

John Downing's Timeline

3 Records

1850
27 May 1850
Birth of John Simeon Downing in Platte County, Missouri, United States of America
Platte County, Missouri, United States of America
1850
1850
John Simeon Downing resided here in Marshall, Platte, Missouri, USA
Marshall, Platte, Missouri, USA
1921
1921
Age 71
Death of John Simeon Downing
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1850
    Event Place: Platte County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Marshall, Platte, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1921
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Platte County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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