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Raymond Benjamin Downing 1885–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JUL 1885

Birth Location: Kilkenny, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 16 DEC 1950

Death Location: Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA

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Spouse(s): Ethel Jeffries

Children(s): Ethel Downing, Roy Downing

Raymond Benjamin Downing was born in 1885 in Kilkenny, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA, the child of Paul Downing And Mary Jones. Raymond Benjamin Downing married Ethel Marie Jeffries, Louella Pearl Dean, and had children including Ethel Mae Downing, Roy Wendell Downing. Raymond Benjamin Downing passed away in 1950 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA.

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  • Raymond Benjamin Downing was born in 1885 in Kilkenny, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA, the child of Paul Downing And Mary Jones.
  • Raymond Benjamin Downing married Ethel Marie Jeffries, Louella Pearl Dean, and had children including Ethel Mae Downing, Roy Wendell Downing.
  • Raymond Benjamin Downing passed away in 1950 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA.

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Raymond Downing
1885–1950
Birth Place: Kilkenny, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA
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Raymond Downing's Descendants

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Raymond (Benjamin) Downing (4 JUL 1885–16 DEC 1950) m. Ethel (Marie) Jeffries (4 JAN 1896–11 FEB 1956)
  1. 1. Ethel (Mae) Downing 1906–
  2. 2. Roy (Wendell) Downing 1909–1934

Raymond Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1885
4 JUL 1885
Birth of Raymond Benjamin Downing in Kilkenny, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA
Kilkenny, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA
1950
16 DEC 1950
Age 65
Death of Raymond Benjamin Downing in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA
Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JUL 1885
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1950
    Event Place: Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA

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