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Laura Eugenia Downey 1874–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1874

Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Sep 1967

Death Location: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Downey

Mother: Nancy Land

Spouse(s): Jesse DUNCAN

Children(s): Pearl DUNCAN, Charles DUNCAN, Lula DUNCAN, William Duncan, Etha DUNCAN, Lena DUNCAN, Earl DUNCAN, Ernest DUNCAN, Howard DUNCAN, Harold DUNCAN, Olivia DUNCAN, Ezra DUNCAN

Laura Eugenia Downey was born in 1874 in Perry, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas James Downey And Nancy Hannah Land. Laura Eugenia Downey married Jesse Richardson Duncan, and had children including Charles Finley Duncan, Earl Duncan, Ernest Hunter Duncan, Etha Gertrude Duncan, Ezra Patterson Duncan, Harold Downey Duncan, Howard Brown Duncan, Lena Earline Duncan, Lula Mae Duncan, Olivia Ann Duncan, Pearl Estilee Duncan, William Willie Duncan. Laura Eugenia Downey passed away in 1967 in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Laura Eugenia Downey was born in 1874 in Perry, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas James Downey And Nancy Hannah Land.
  • Laura Eugenia Downey married Jesse Richardson Duncan, and had children including Charles Finley Duncan, Earl Duncan, Ernest Hunter Duncan, Etha Gertrude Duncan, Ezra Patterson Duncan, Harold Downey Duncan, Howard Brown Duncan, Lena Earline Duncan, Lula Mae Duncan, Olivia Ann Duncan, Pearl Estilee Duncan, William Willie Duncan.
  • Laura Eugenia Downey passed away in 1967 in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Downey
1852–1917
Birth Location: Lewis, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Land
1856–1939
Birth Location: Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Jesse DUNCAN
1866–1925
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Pearl DUNCAN
1891–1982
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Charles DUNCAN
1894–1984
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Lula DUNCAN
1896–1998
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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William Duncan
1897–1939
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Etha DUNCAN
1899–1991
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Lena DUNCAN
1901–1992
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Earl DUNCAN
1905–1991
Birth Location: Aetna, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
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Ernest DUNCAN
1907–1964
Birth Location: Aetna, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
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Howard DUNCAN
1909–1973
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Harold DUNCAN
1910–2000
Birth Location: Aetna, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
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Olivia DUNCAN
1903–1903
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Ezra DUNCAN
1892–1971
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Laura Downey's Ancestors

Self
Laura Downey
1874–1967
Birth Place: Perry, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas James Downey
1852–1917
Lewis, Tennessee, United States
Nancy (Hannah) Land
1856–1939
Brush Creek, Perry County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Elkanah (Anderson) Land
1827–1916
Cane Creek, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (B.) Barber
1830–1907
Perry County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Cooper Land
1806–1892
Hannah Anderson
1802–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elkanah Anderson
1774–1815
Sarah Murray
1777–1840

Laura Downey's Descendants

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Laura (Eugenia) Downey (20 Feb 1874–5 Sep 1967) m. Jesse (Richardson) DUNCAN (23 Feb 1866–19 Nov 1925)
  1. 1. Pearl (Estilee) DUNCAN 1891–1982
  2. 2. Charles (Finley) DUNCAN 1894–1984
  3. 3. Lula (Mae) DUNCAN 1896–1998
  4. 4. William ('WILLIE') Duncan 1897–1939 m. Lettie (Virginia) Garner 1897–1993
    1. 1. Karl (Kent) Duncan 1921–2002
  5. 5. Etha (Gertrude) DUNCAN 1899–1991
  6. 6. Lena (Earline) DUNCAN 1901–1992
  7. 7. Earl DUNCAN 1905–1991
  8. 8. Ernest (Hunter) DUNCAN 1907–1964
  9. 9. Howard (Brown) DUNCAN 1909–1973
  10. 10. Harold (Downey) DUNCAN 1910–2000
  11. 11. Olivia (Ann) DUNCAN 1903–1903
  12. 12. Ezra (Patterson) DUNCAN 1892–1971

Laura Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1874
20 Feb 1874
Birth of Laura Eugenia Downey in Perry, Tennessee, USA
Perry, Tennessee, USA
1967
5 Sep 1967
Age 93
Death of Laura Eugenia Downey in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1874
    Event Place: Perry, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1967
    Event Place: Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, USA
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