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John Henry " Floyd" Downing 1891 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1891

Birth Location: Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States

Death Date: 1 Sep 1966

Death Location: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States

Father: John Downing

Mother: Della McNinch

Spouse(s): Veola Griggs

Children(s): Thelma Downing, Mildred Downing, Lester Downing

John Henry " Floyd" Downing was born in 1891 in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States, the child of John Henry Downing and Della Rosetta McNinch. John Henry " Floyd" Downing married Veola Bell Griggs, and had children including Thelma Lela Downing, Mildred Ena Downing, Lester Floyd Downing. John Henry " Floyd" Downing passed away in 1966 in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States.

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Biography

  • John Henry " Floyd" Downing was born in 1891 in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States, the child of John Henry Downing and Della Rosetta McNinch.
  • John Henry " Floyd" Downing married Veola Bell Griggs, and had children including Thelma Lela Downing, Mildred Ena Downing, Lester Floyd Downing.
  • John Henry " Floyd" Downing passed away in 1966 in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Downing's Ancestors

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John Downing
1891 – 1966
Birth Place: Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States
Parents
John Henry Downing
1856 – 1927
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Della (Rosetta) McNinch
1854 – 1947
New York
Grandparents
Henry Mcninch
1826 – 1915
Livingston County, New York
Mariah ((Maria)) Flemings
1836 – 1906
Livingston County, New York
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Fleming
1788 – 1855
Elizabeth Sims
1810 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Fleming
1750 – 1818
Sarah West
1750 – 1788

John Downing's Descendants

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John (Henry " Floyd") Downing (30 Oct 1891 – 1 Sep 1966) m. Veola (Bell) Griggs (27 Apr 1896 – 3 Dec 1987)
  1. 1. Thelma (Lela) Downing (5 Nov 1913 – 1 Sep 1997)
  2. 2. Mildred (Ena) Downing (10 Apr 1918 – 8 Dec 1997)
  3. 3. Lester (Floyd) Downing (13 Feb 1920 – 19 Oct 1999) m. Genevieve Barber (11 May 1920 – 15 Apr 2008)
    1. 1. Leonard (L) Downing\Stewart (abt 1939 – ) m. Barbara Timm (abt 1943 – )
      1. 1. Amy Stewart (1965 – ) m. VanDenburg

John Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1891
30 Oct 1891
Birth of John Henry " Floyd" Downing in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States
Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States
1966
1 Sep 1966
Age 75
Death of John Henry " Floyd" Downing in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1966
    Event Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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