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John Richard Downs 1943–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Sep 1943

Birth Location: Mattawan, Michigan

Death Date: 14 Jun 2017

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Father: Valdimore Downs

Mother: Lorretta Kelly

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In 1943, John Richard Downs entered the world in Mattawan, Michigan, born to Valdimore Charles Smith Downs And Lorretta Margaret Kelly. In 1950, John Richard Downs resided in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA. In 1990, John Richard Downs resided in Maple Heights, Ohio, USA. John Richard Downs married Joan Ruth Downs, and had children including James Richard Downs, John Michael Downs, Thomas Edward Downs. John Richard Downs passed away in 2017 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1943, John Richard Downs entered the world in Mattawan, Michigan, born to Valdimore Charles Smith Downs And Lorretta Margaret Kelly.
  • In 1950, John Richard Downs resided in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1990, John Richard Downs resided in Maple Heights, Ohio, USA.
  • John Richard Downs married Joan Ruth Downs, and had children including James Richard Downs, John Michael Downs, Thomas Edward Downs.
  • John Richard Downs passed away in 2017 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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John Downs's Ancestors

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John Downs
1943–2017
Birth Place: Mattawan, Michigan
Parents
Valdimore Charles Smith Downs
1916–1982
Paw Paw, Michigan
Lorretta (Margaret) Kelly
1917–2003
Oak Park, Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Downs's Timeline

6 Records

1943
09 Sep 1943
Birth of John Richard Downs in Mattawan, Michigan
Mattawan, Michigan
1950
1950
Age 7
John Richard Downs resided here in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
1990
1990-2002
Age 47
John Richard Downs resided here in Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
1993
1993
Age 50
John Richard Downs resided here in Maple Heights, OH
Maple Heights, OH
1995
1995-2020
Age 52
John Richard Downs resided here in Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
2017
14 Jun 2017
Age 74
Death of John Richard Downs in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Mattawan, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births, 1968-1998; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, OH, USA
    [3] Ohio, Deaths, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018
    [4] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [5] U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, 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: Antwerp, Van Buren

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990-2002
    Event Place: Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Maple Heights, OH
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995-2020
    Event Place: Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Garfield Heights, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 2017
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018

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