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Russell Raymond Downs 1918–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1918

Birth Location: Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America

Death Date: 15 February 1996

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: James Downs

Mother: Emma Keim

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Russell Raymond Downs was born in 1918 in Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of James Arthur Downs And Emma Loretta Downs Keim. Russell Raymond Downs passed away in 1996 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Russell Raymond Downs was born in 1918 in Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of James Arthur Downs And Emma Loretta Downs Keim.
  • Russell Raymond Downs passed away in 1996 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Russell Downs's Ancestors

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Russell Downs
1918–1996
Birth Place: Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America
Parents
James Arthur Downs
1878–1962
Baldwin City, Douglas County, Kansas, United States of America
Emma (Loretta Downs) Keim
1880–1959
Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America
Grandparents
Solomon (S.) Keim
1836–1904
Holmes County, Ohio, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Keim
1841–1923
Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Keim
1804–1853
Elizabeth Hochstetler
1797–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Keim
1768–1830
Veronica Stutzman
1764–1807

Russell Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1918
17 April 1918
Birth of Russell Raymond Downs in Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America
Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America
1996
15 February 1996
Age 78
Death of Russell Raymond Downs in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1918
    Event Place: Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1996
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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