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Robert Herman Downing 1887–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1887

Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1968

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Father: Amos Downing

Mother: Mary Locke

Spouse(s): Virginia Christy

Children(s): Versa Downing, Kenneth Downing

Robert Herman Downing was born in 1887 in Davis, Iowa, USA, the child of Amos Ulysses Downing And Mary Minerva Locke. Robert Herman Downing married Virginia M Christy, and had children including Kenneth Robert Downing, Versa Orlena Downing. Robert Herman Downing passed away in 1968 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Herman Downing was born in 1887 in Davis, Iowa, USA, the child of Amos Ulysses Downing And Mary Minerva Locke.
  • Robert Herman Downing married Virginia M Christy, and had children including Kenneth Robert Downing, Versa Orlena Downing.
  • Robert Herman Downing passed away in 1968 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

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Robert Downing's Ancestors

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Robert Downing
1887–1968
Birth Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
Amos Ulysses Downing
1864–1896
Davis, Iowa, USA
Mary (Minerva) Locke
1865–1944
Davis, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Mashech (William) Downing
1829–1912
Adams, Ohio, USA
Martha (Ellen) Conner
1840–1925
Preston, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mashech Downing
1793–1873
Rutha Butler
1792–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Downing
1772–1808
Susannah Newman
1770–1860

Robert Downing's Descendants

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Robert (Herman) Downing (7 May 1887–26 Aug 1968) m. Virginia (M) Christy (19 Nov 1890–13 Dec 1955)
  1. 1. Versa (Orlena) Downing 1907–1985 m. Claude (Taylor) Lasley 1906–1967
    1. 1. Betty (Claudine) Lasley 1928–2015 m. Norman (Benton) Osborn 1924–2007
    2. 2. Virginia (Jane) Lasley 1933–1936
    3. 3. Beatrice (Jean) Lasley 1930–2009
    4. 4. Robert (E) Lasley 1937–2015
  2. 2. Kenneth (Robert) Downing 1909–1970

Robert Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1887
7 May 1887
Birth of Robert Herman Downing in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA
1968
26 Aug 1968
Age 81
Death of Robert Herman Downing in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1887
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 485-03-9933; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1968
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 485-03-9933; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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