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Lewis Emil Downs 1922–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1922

Birth Location: Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1993

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America

Father: John Downs

Mother: Lois Claypool

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Yoshida, Florence Whitlock

Children(s): Anthony Downs

Lewis Emil Downs was born in 1922 in Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA, the child of John Robinson Downs And Lois Sedalia Claypool. In 1942, Lewis Emil Downs resided in Mountain View Avenue in Tttft. In 1950, Lewis Emil Downs resided in El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA. Lewis Emil Downs married Elizabeth Sadako Beti Yoshida, Florence Nadine Whitlock, and had children including Anthony Edward Downs. Lewis Emil Downs passed away in 1993 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lewis Emil Downs was born in 1922 in Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA, the child of John Robinson Downs And Lois Sedalia Claypool.
  • In 1942, Lewis Emil Downs resided in Mountain View Avenue in Tttft.
  • In 1950, Lewis Emil Downs resided in El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Lewis Emil Downs married Elizabeth Sadako Beti Yoshida, Florence Nadine Whitlock, and had children including Anthony Edward Downs.
  • Lewis Emil Downs passed away in 1993 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lewis Downs's Ancestors

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Lewis Downs
1922–1993
Birth Place: Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA
Parents
John Robinson Downs
1874–1960
Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Lois (Sedalia) Claypool
1883–1958
Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Downs's Descendants

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Lewis (Emil) Downs (23 Oct 1922–22 May 1993) m. Elizabeth (Sadako “Beti”) Yoshida (18 November 1933–25 January 2010) m. Florence (Nadine) Whitlock (1 May 1924–14 Aug 2006)
  1. 1. Anthony (Edward) Downs 1945–2006

Lewis Downs's Timeline

5 Records

1922
23 Oct 1922
Birth of Lewis Emil Downs in Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA
Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA
1942
Abt 1942
Age 20
Lewis Emil Downs resided here in Mountain View Avenue in Tttft
Mountain View Avenue in Tttft
1950
1950
Age 28
Lewis Emil Downs resided here in El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
1959
1959
Age 37
Lewis Emil Downs resided here in Bakersfield, California, USA
Bakersfield, California, USA
1993
22 May 1993
Age 71
Death of Lewis Emil Downs in San Joaquin County, California, USA
San Joaquin County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, Place: San Joaquin; Date: 22 May 1993; Social Security: 558288721
    [2] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 23 Oct 1922; Birth County: Tulare
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 1563; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 19-771

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1942
    Event Place: Mountain View Avenue in Tttft
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 17 Aug 1942; Publication Place: Bakersfield, California, USA; ,0.19139776,0.25728348,0.28748962&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 1563; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 19-771

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Bakersfield, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Taft
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 17 Aug 1942; Publication Place: Bakersfield, California, USA; ,0.19139776,0.25728348,0.28748962&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1993
    Event Place: San Joaquin County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, Place: San Joaquin; Date: 22 May 1993; Social Security: 558288721
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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