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Nelson Henry Downs 1874–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1874

Birth Location: Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 4 Aug 1945

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Franklin Downs

Mother: Charlotte Smith

Spouse(s): Ida Wedmore

Children(s): Ralph Downes, Nelson Downs

Nelson Henry Downs was born in 1874 in Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of Franklin S Downs And Charlotte Elizabeth Smith. In 1900, Nelson Henry Downs resided in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. In 1910, Nelson Henry Downs resided in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Nelson Henry Downs married Ida Alice Wedmore, and had children including Nelson E Downs, Ralph Kenneth Downes. Nelson Henry Downs passed away in 1945 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Nelson Henry Downs was born in 1874 in Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of Franklin S Downs And Charlotte Elizabeth Smith.
  • In 1900, Nelson Henry Downs resided in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1910, Nelson Henry Downs resided in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Nelson Henry Downs married Ida Alice Wedmore, and had children including Nelson E Downs, Ralph Kenneth Downes.
  • Nelson Henry Downs passed away in 1945 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franklin Downs
1841–1908
Birth Location: Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Charlotte Smith
1849–
Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ida Wedmore
1879–1960
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ralph Downes
1900–1956
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Nelson Downs
1902–
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Nelson Downs's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Downs
1874–1945
Birth Place: Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Franklin S Downs
1841–1908
Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Charlotte (Elizabeth) Smith
1849–
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Lewis) Downs
1805–1874
Woodbridge/Bethany, New Haven, Connecticut,USA
Julianna Downs
1809–1881
Woodbridge/Bethany, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Downs
1780–1851
Amy Sperry
1790–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Job Sperry
1756–1833
Rebecca Russell
1766–1847

Nelson Downs's Descendants

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Nelson (Henry) Downs (4 Dec 1874–4 Aug 1945) m. Ida (Alice) Wedmore (1879–1960)
  1. 1. Ralph (Kenneth) Downes 1900–1956 m. Fannie (Bell) Perkinss 1904–1978
    1. 1. Ralph (Kenneth) Downes 1924–2001
    2. 2. Betty Downes 1929–1998 m. Landon (Paul) Tesneary 1922–2000
    3. 3. Alice (Jane) Downes 1925–2003 m. Kenneth (Holtry) Moses 1929–1987 m. Kermit (Harvey) Krasley 1913–1991
    4. 4. Frances (Lee) Downes 1933–2012 m. James (Edgar) Peck 1926–1987
  2. 2. Nelson (E) Downs 1902–

Nelson Downs's Timeline

8 Records

1874
4 Dec 1874
Birth of Nelson Henry Downs in Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1900
1900
Age 26
Nelson Henry Downs resided here in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Nelson Henry Downs resided here in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1920
1920
Age 46
Nelson Henry Downs resided here in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Nelson Henry Downs resided here in Southington, Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Southington, Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
Nelson Henry Downs resided here in Southington, Connecticut
Southington, Connecticut
1940
1940
Age 66
Nelson Henry Downs resided here in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1945
4 Aug 1945
Age 71
Death of Nelson Henry Downs in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1874
    Event Place: Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00507; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2-203
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_184; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 188
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0214; FHL microfilm: 2340003
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 147; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0414
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_132; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0239; FHL microfilm: 1374145

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 147; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0414

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_132; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0239; FHL microfilm: 1374145

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_184; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 188

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Southington, Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0214; FHL microfilm: 2340003

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Southington, Connecticut
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00507; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2-203

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00507; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2-203

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1945
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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