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Lewis Sphinx Downing 1826–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1826

Birth Location: St Clair County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 19 Mar 1865

Death Location: General, Hospital, Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Father: James Downing

Mother: Mary Clark

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Lewis Sphinx Downing was born in 1826 in St Clair County, Alabama, USA, the child of James E Downing And Mary Polly Clark. Lewis Sphinx Downing passed away in 1865 in General, Hospital, Richmond City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Sphinx Downing was born in 1826 in St Clair County, Alabama, USA, the child of James E Downing And Mary Polly Clark.
  • Lewis Sphinx Downing passed away in 1865 in General, Hospital, Richmond City, Virginia, USA.

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Lewis Downing's Ancestors

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Lewis Downing
1826–1865
Birth Place: St Clair County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James E Downing
1788–1865
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Clark
1804–1879
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John Downing
1766–1820
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly McHarg) Walker
1766–1800
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Downing
1730–1774
Jane Bevan
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Downing's Timeline

3 Records

1826
24 Aug 1826
Birth of Lewis Sphinx Downing in St Clair County, Alabama, USA
St Clair County, Alabama, USA
1865
19 Mar 1865
Age 39
Death of Lewis Sphinx Downing in Richmond, Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA
1865
19 Mar 1865
Age 39
Death of Lewis Sphinx Downing in General, Hospital, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
General, Hospital, Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1826
    Event Place: St Clair County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1865
    Event Place: General, Hospital, Richmond City, Virginia, USA

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