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Joseph Walter Downs 1885–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1885

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: September 20 1958

Death Location: Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA

Father: Joseph Downs

Mother: Sarah Russell

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In 1885, Joseph Walter Downs entered the world in Illinois, USA, born to Joseph Andrew Downs And Sarah Jane Russell. Joseph Walter Downs passed away in 1958 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Joseph Walter Downs entered the world in Illinois, USA, born to Joseph Andrew Downs And Sarah Jane Russell.
  • Joseph Walter Downs passed away in 1958 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA.

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Joseph Downs's Ancestors

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Joseph Downs
1885–1958
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Joseph Andrew Downs
1831–1907
Giles County, Tennessee
Sarah (Jane) Russell
1846–1891
Pulaski County, Illinois
Grandparents
Thomas (Lafette) Downs
1805–1894
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Sarah Sonor
1807–1850
Green, Ross County, Ohio, USA
Robert (A.) Russell
1819–
Illinois
Charlott (A Milly) Clines
1821–
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Downs
1773–1847
Caroline Holden
1790–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1885
29 May 1885
Birth of Joseph Walter Downs in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1958
September 20 1958
Age 73
Death of Joseph Walter Downs in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA
Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1885
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 20 1958
    Event Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA

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