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Robert Lee Downey 1865 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1865

Birth Location: Beat 3, Choctaw, Walker Co, AL, USA

Death Date: 09 FEB 1963

Death Location: Theadville, Clarke, Mississippi, United States

Father: William Downey

Mother: Armelia Lane

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The story of Robert Lee Downey began in 1865 in Beat 3, Choctaw, Walker Co, AL, USA. Robert Lee Downey passed away in 1963 in Theadville, Clarke, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Lee Downey began in 1865 in Beat 3, Choctaw, Walker Co, AL, USA.
  • Robert Lee Downey passed away in 1963 in Theadville, Clarke, Mississippi, United States.

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Robert Downey's Ancestors

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Robert Downey
1865 – 1963
Birth Place: Beat 3, Choctaw, Walker Co, AL, USA
Parents
William Carroll "Buck" Downey
1832 – 1900
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Armelia Lane
1838 – 1923
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John Downey
1788 – 1890
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Catherine (Kitty) Guttery
1813 – 1892
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
John (Madison) Lane
1805 – 1879
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Phebe (Ann) Walden
1817 – 1906
Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Downey
1767 – 1843
Elizabeth Whitfield
1766 – 1860
Hannah Johnson
1779 – 1855
David Walden
1758 – 1849
Mary Hickman
1771 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jemima Ely
1750 – 1820
Abigail Johnson
1734 –
Sarah Hampton
1741 – 1820
John Heckmann
1740 – 1825
Anna (Leibengut)
1742 – 1785

Robert Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1865
August 1865
Birth of Robert Lee Downey in Beat 3, Choctaw, Walker Co, AL, USA
Beat 3, Choctaw, Walker Co, AL, USA
1963
09 FEB 1963
Age 98
Death of Robert Lee Downey in Theadville, Clarke, Mississippi, United States
Theadville, Clarke, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1865
    Event Place: Beat 3, Choctaw, Walker Co, AL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 FEB 1963
    Event Place: Theadville, Clarke, Mississippi, United States

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