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Oscar Jackson Downs 1840–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1840

Birth Location: Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Downs

Mother: Henrietta Downs

Spouse(s): Anna Robinson, Victoria Tinsley

Children(s): Hallie Downs, Oscar Jr, Alice Downs

In 1840, Oscar Jackson Downs entered the world in Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA, born to William Wood Downs And Henrietta Downs. Oscar Jackson Downs married Anna Annie Muna Robinson, Victoria Rutherford Tinsley, and had children including Alice Josephine Downs, Hallie L Downs, Oscar Jackson Downs Jr. Oscar Jackson Downs passed away in 1877 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Oscar Jackson Downs entered the world in Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA, born to William Wood Downs And Henrietta Downs.
  • Oscar Jackson Downs married Anna Annie Muna Robinson, Victoria Rutherford Tinsley, and had children including Alice Josephine Downs, Hallie L Downs, Oscar Jackson Downs Jr.
  • Oscar Jackson Downs passed away in 1877 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oscar Downs's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Downs
1840–1877
Birth Place: Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Wood Downs
1802–1882
Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States of America
Henrietta Downs
1814–1886
Georgia
Grandparents
William (Wood) Downs
1770–1840
Aquebogue, Suffolk, New York, USA
Keturah Wells
1764–1836
New Suffolk, Suffolk, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Downes
1741–1781
Sarah Wells
1743–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oscar Downs's Descendants

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Oscar (Jackson) Downs (5 Dec 1840–1877) m. Anna ('Annie' Muna) Robinson (26 Dec 1853–7 Mar 1929) m. Victoria (Rutherford) Tinsley (26 June 1847–15 Dec 1870)
  1. 1. Hallie (L) Downs 1874–1874
  2. 2. Oscar (Jackson Downs) Jr 1876–1951 m. Mai (Elizabeth) Brandt m. Dora (Alice) Downs 1878–1956
    1. 1. Gladys (Lorraine) Downs 1898–1989 m. Orval (F) Shorley 1890– m. William (Basil) Hopkins 1896–1951
      1. 1. William (James) Hopkins 1924–2002
    2. 2. Hazel (Shirley) Downs 1901–1982 m. Lester (Francis) Bouton 1896–1951
      1. 1. Jean (L "Jeanne" (Powell)) Bouton 1919–2014 m. William (Osborne (Bill) Powell) Mr 1916–1999
  3. 3. Alice (Josephine) Downs 1870–1919 m. Quitman Finlay 1865–1922
    1. 1. Alice (Dorothy) Finlay 1897–1984 m. Thomas (Richard) Meredith 1886–1941 m. Capt (Alexander Payson Knapp) Jr. 1894–1966
      1. 1. Thomas (Robin Meredith) IV 1928–1992
      2. 2. Frederick (Minns) Meredith 1935–1995
      3. 3. Allan (Finlay) Meredith 1932–2020 m. Jean (Mary) Meredith 1934–2017
      4. 4. Edward (Quitman 'Ted') Knapp 1920–2001 m. Monica (McGregor 'Mac') McGhie 1924–1999
      5. 5. Emma (Florence) Knapp 1921–1924

Oscar Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1840
5 Dec 1840
Birth of Oscar Jackson Downs in Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1877
1877
Age 37
Death of Oscar Jackson Downs in Texas, United States of America
Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Mount Hope, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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