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Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs 1917–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1917

Birth Location: Short, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 22 Jan 1978

Death Location: Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA

Father: James Downs

Mother: Laura 🧬

Spouse(s): Sherman Blackburn

Children(s): William Sr

In 1917, Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs entered the world in Short, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA, born to James Alva Downs And Laura Kate Wood. Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs married Sherman Alonzo Blackburn, and had children including William Billy Lee Herndon Sr. Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs passed away in 1978 in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs entered the world in Short, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA, born to James Alva Downs And Laura Kate Wood.
  • Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs married Sherman Alonzo Blackburn, and had children including William Billy Lee Herndon Sr.
  • Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs passed away in 1978 in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Downs
1897–1926
Birth Location: Indian Territory
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Laura 🧬
1900–1982
Birth Location: Vanburen, Craford Co., AR
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Spouses(s)

Sherman Blackburn
1906–1996
Birth Location: Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma
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Children(s)

William Sr
1932–1998
Birth Location: Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
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Patricia Downs's Ancestors

Self
Patricia Downs
1917–1978
Birth Place: Short, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
James Alva Downs
1897–1926
Indian Territory
Laura (Kate Wood) 🧬
1900–1982
Vanburen, Craford Co., AR
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Patricia Downs's Descendants

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Patricia (Belle (Emma)) Downs (18 Oct 1917–22 Jan 1978) m. Sherman (Alonzo) Blackburn (14 Dec 1906–5 Feb 1996)
  1. 1. William ("Billy" Lee Herndon) Sr 1932–1998 m. Loretta (Isabelle) Smesrud 1934–1971

Patricia Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1917
18 Oct 1917
Birth of Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs in Short, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
Short, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
1978
22 Jan 1978
Age 61
Death of Patricia Belle (Emma) Downs in Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA
Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Short, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1978
    Event Place: Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, USA
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