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Nancy Downs 1818–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Knox, Ohio, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1858

Death Location: Monroe, Knox, Ohio, USA

Father: George Downs

Mother: Rebekah Thrift

Spouse(s): Jacob\Jared Popham

Children(s): Elizabeth Popham, Kate Popham, Catharine Popham, Josephine Popham, Taylor Popham, Jacob Popham, Mary Popham, Rebecca Popham

In 1818, Nancy Downs entered the world in Knox, Ohio, USA, born to George Downs And Rebekah Elgin Thrift. Nancy Downs married Jacob Jared Popham, and had children including Catharine Popham, Elizabeth Popham, Jacob Popham, Josephine Popham, Kate Popham, Mary Elizabeth Popham, Rebecca A Popham, Taylor Popham. Nancy Downs passed away in 1858 in Monroe, Knox, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Nancy Downs entered the world in Knox, Ohio, USA, born to George Downs And Rebekah Elgin Thrift.
  • Nancy Downs married Jacob Jared Popham, and had children including Catharine Popham, Elizabeth Popham, Jacob Popham, Josephine Popham, Kate Popham, Mary Elizabeth Popham, Rebecca A Popham, Taylor Popham.
  • Nancy Downs passed away in 1858 in Monroe, Knox, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Downs
1777–1841
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Rebekah Thrift
1780–1841
Birth Location: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia Colony
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Spouses(s)

Jacob\Jared Popham
1814–1886
Birth Location: Culpepper County, Virginia, USA
JP

Children(s)

Elizabeth Popham
1838–
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Kate Popham
1843–1899
Birth Location: Ohio
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Catharine Popham
1845–
Birth Location: Ohio
CP
Josephine Popham
1848–
Birth Location: Ohio
JP
Taylor Popham
1850–
Birth Location: Ohio
TP
Jacob Popham
1854–
Birth Location: Ohio
JP
Mary Popham
1841–
Birth Location: Ohio
MP
Rebecca Popham
1842–
Birth Location: Ohio
RP

Nancy Downs's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Downs
1818–1858
Birth Place: Knox, Ohio, USA
Parents
George Downs
1777–1841
Maryland, USA
Rebekah (Elgin) Thrift
1780–1841
Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
John Downs
1750–1848
Sarah Underhill
1750–
Reverend (William Absalom Thrift) Sr.
1760–1821
Loudon, Fairfax, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth Elgin
1765–1791
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Thrift
1700–1788
Rebekah Hamilton
1725–1788
Francis Elgin
1728–1782
Rebecca Cartwright
1732–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Thrift
1669–1736
Elizabeth Parsons
1669–1735
Charles Hamilton
1704–1786

Nancy Downs's Descendants

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Nancy Downs (1818–Abt. 1858) m. Jacob\Jared Popham (10 Oct 1814–06 Sep 1886)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Popham 1838– m. Thomas Parker 1839–
    1. 1. Sarah (Thomas) Parker 1863–1944 m. Otis (Wellington) Gilbert 1860–1909
      1. 1. Bernice (Aileen) Gilbert 1891–1959 m. Claude (Eugene) Stelzer 1891–1938
        1. 1. Pauline (Elnora) Stelzer 1915–2005 m. Wellington (A.) Findlay 1910–1967
        2. 2. Robert (Eugene) Stelzer 1927–1957
        3. 3. Dorothy (Alice) Stelzer 1917–2009
        4. 4. Marian (D.) Stelzer 1925–2011
        5. 5. Kathryn (Louise) Stelzer 1911–1994 m. Meredith (Paul) Wollenzien 1910–1977 m. Richard Rowland 1912–
        6. 6. John (Gilbert) Stelzer 1923–1982 m. Beatrice (Fay) Holter 1919–2011
      2. 2. John (Gordon) Gilbert 1895–1955
      3. 3. Mark (Hanna) Gilbert 1898–1947
    2. 2. Francis Parker 1860–
    3. 3. Alice (M) Parker 1863–1935
  2. 2. Kate Popham 1843–1899
  3. 3. Catharine Popham 1845–
  4. 4. Josephine Popham 1848–
  5. 5. Taylor Popham 1850–
  6. 6. Jacob Popham 1854–
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Popham 1841–
  8. 8. Rebecca (A) Popham 1842–

Nancy Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Nancy Downs in Knox, Ohio, USA
Knox, Ohio, USA
1858
Abt. 1858
Age 40
Death of Nancy Downs in Monroe, Knox, Ohio, USA
Monroe, Knox, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Knox, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1858
    Event Place: Monroe, Knox, Ohio, USA
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