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Mahala Jane Downs 1839–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1839

Birth Location: Mercer County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1921

Death Location: Emmett Valley, Gem, Idaho, USA

Father: Josephus Downs

Mother: Mary Spry

Spouse(s): Richard Martin

Children(s): Jurrell Martin, Nellie Martin

Mahala Jane Downs was born in 1839 in Mercer County, Ohio, USA, the child of Josephus Downs And Mary S Spry. Mahala Jane Downs married Richard Philemon Martin, and had children including Jurrell Samuel Martin, Nellie Martin. Mahala Jane Downs passed away in 1921 in Emmett Valley, Gem, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • Mahala Jane Downs was born in 1839 in Mercer County, Ohio, USA, the child of Josephus Downs And Mary S Spry.
  • Mahala Jane Downs married Richard Philemon Martin, and had children including Jurrell Samuel Martin, Nellie Martin.
  • Mahala Jane Downs passed away in 1921 in Emmett Valley, Gem, Idaho, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josephus Downs
1795–1868
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
JD
Mary Spry
1797–1872
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Richard Martin
1837–1891
Birth Location: Vermont, USA
RM

Children(s)

Jurrell Martin
1871–1922
Birth Location: Hustler, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
JM
Nellie Martin
1880–1966
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
NM

Mahala Downs's Ancestors

Self
Mahala Downs
1839–1921
Birth Place: Mercer County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Josephus Downs
1795–1868
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Mary (S.) Spry
1797–1872
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Spry) Jr.
1756–1836
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Ruth (Margaret (m1785\William Spry) Taylor Spry) (p4GGM)
1766–1845
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spry
1723–1767
Catherine Wells
1720–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Spry
1693–1741
Rebecca Wells
1697–1755
Humphrey Wells
1680–1750
Elizabeth Spry
1681–1759

Mahala Downs's Descendants

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Mahala (Jane) Downs (16 Aug 1839–10 Apr 1921) m. Richard (Philemon) Martin (20 May 1837–14 Sep 1891)
  1. 1. Jurrell (Samuel) Martin 1871–1922 m. Cora (Ellan) Hayden 1879–1939
    1. 1. Lee Martin 1909–1980
    2. 2. Evah (Loretta) Martin 1911–2002
    3. 3. Willard (L.) Martin 1910–1980
    4. 4. Ethal (Mae) Martin 1915–1915
    5. 5. Irene (Ester) Martin 1914–2008 m. Clarence (Vern) Ross 1902–1966
      1. 1. Robert (Floyd) Ross 1932–2007
      2. 2. James (Vernon) Ross 1930–2008
    6. 6. Floyd Martin 1907–
  2. 2. Nellie Martin 1880–1966 m. Loyal (Grafton) Jordan 1875–1950
    1. 1. Clark (Richard) Jordan 1907–1989
    2. 2. Olga (Mahala) Jordan 1911–2005
    3. 3. Orly (Mathew) Jordan 1908–1990
    4. 4. Opal (Lucetta) Jordan 1906–1999

Mahala Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1839
16 Aug 1839
Birth of Mahala Jane Downs in Mercer County, Ohio, USA
Mercer County, Ohio, USA
1921
10 Apr 1921
Age 82
Death of Mahala Jane Downs in Emmett Valley, Gem, Idaho, USA
Emmett Valley, Gem, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1839
    Event Place: Mercer County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Emmett Valley, Gem, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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