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Lillie Myrtle Downs 1877–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Jewett, Edgar, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 6 Oct 1974

Death Location: El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States of America

Father: Milton Downs

Mother: Lydia Hall

Spouse(s): Eugene Lorentz

Children(s): Lydia Lorentz, Adrian Lorentz, Gilbert Lorentz, Irvin Lorentz, Frances Lorentz, Hazel Lorentz, James Lorentz

The story of Lillie Myrtle Downs began in 1877 in Jewett, Edgar, Illinois, United States. Lillie Myrtle Downs married Eugene Lorentz, and had children including Adrian Hall Lorentz, Frances Eugenia Lorentz, Gilbert Edward Lorentz, Hazel Maree Lorentz, Irvin Florus Lorentz, James Lewis Lorentz, Lydia Lillie Lorentz. Lillie Myrtle Downs passed away in 1974 in El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lillie Myrtle Downs began in 1877 in Jewett, Edgar, Illinois, United States.
  • Lillie Myrtle Downs married Eugene Lorentz, and had children including Adrian Hall Lorentz, Frances Eugenia Lorentz, Gilbert Edward Lorentz, Hazel Maree Lorentz, Irvin Florus Lorentz, James Lewis Lorentz, Lydia Lillie Lorentz.
  • Lillie Myrtle Downs passed away in 1974 in El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States of America.

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Lillie Downs's Ancestors

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Lillie Downs
1877–1974
Birth Place: Jewett, Edgar, Illinois, United States
Parents
Milton Downs
1851–1934
Illinois
Lydia Hall
1851–1921
Douglas, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Marshall) Hall
1821–1853
Statesville, Iredell, NC
Elizabeth Creviston
1831–1861
Wayne County, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
William Hall
1784–1879
Elizabeth Gregg
1788–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hall
1740–1804
Elizabeth Sloan
1747–1831

Lillie Downs's Descendants

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Lillie (Myrtle) Downs (18 Jan 1877–6 Oct 1974) m. Eugene Lorentz (30 Aug 1874–27 Jan 1948)
  1. 1. Lydia (Lillie) Lorentz 1904–1990
  2. 2. Adrian (Hall) Lorentz 1908–2002
  3. 3. Gilbert (Edward) Lorentz 1906–1975
  4. 4. Irvin (Florus) Lorentz 1902–1963
  5. 5. Frances (Eugenia) Lorentz 1898–1990 m. Albert (Henry) Crossley 1894–1979
    1. 1. Marvin (Albert) Crossley 1916–1988
    2. 2. Ethyle (Bernice) Crossley 1918–2002
    3. 3. Weldon (Keith) Crossley 1924–2004
    4. 4. James (Donald) Crosley 1934–1996
    5. 5. Lawrence (Eugene) Crossley 1930–2016 m. Joan Hinds 1931–2020
    6. 6. Robert (A) Crossley 1921–2011
  6. 6. Hazel (Maree) Lorentz 1900–1953
  7. 7. James (Lewis) Lorentz 1916–2002

Lillie Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1877
18 Jan 1877
Birth of Lillie Myrtle Downs in Jewett, Edgar, Illinois, United States
Jewett, Edgar, Illinois, United States
1974
6 Oct 1974
Age 97
Death of Lillie Myrtle Downs in El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States of America
El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Jewett, Edgar, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1974
    Event Place: El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States of America

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