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Verna Ethel Downing 1897–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1897

Birth Location: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 23 Aug 1988

Death Location: Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, USA

Father: Augustus Downing

Mother: Nancy Christy

Spouse(s): Ray Jaggers

Children(s): Phylles Jaggers

The story of Verna Ethel Downing began in 1897 in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA. In 1905, Verna Ethel Downing resided in Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, USA. In 1915, Verna Ethel Downing resided in Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, USA. Verna Ethel Downing married Ray Emmerson Jaggers, and had children including Phylles Jean Jaggers. Verna Ethel Downing passed away in 1988 in Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Verna Ethel Downing began in 1897 in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1905, Verna Ethel Downing resided in Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1915, Verna Ethel Downing resided in Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, USA.
  • Verna Ethel Downing married Ray Emmerson Jaggers, and had children including Phylles Jean Jaggers.
  • Verna Ethel Downing passed away in 1988 in Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Augustus Downing
1861–1935
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
AD
Nancy Christy
1864–1934
Birth Location: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
NC

Spouses(s)

Ray Jaggers
1897–1961
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
RJ

Children(s)

Phylles Jaggers
1920–1982
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
PJ

Verna Downing's Ancestors

Self
Verna Downing
1897–1988
Birth Place: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
Augustus Alva Downing
1861–1935
Davis, Iowa, USA
Nancy (Ellen) Christy
1864–1934
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Moses Downing
1833–1920
Fountain, Indiana, USA
Martha Robbins
1832–1910
Decatur, Indiana, USA
John (Comer) Christy
1833–1905
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Christena Fisk
1835–1917
Columbus, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Downing
1797–1837
Susannah Wilkinson
1801–1891
John Robbins
1800–1857
Edith Sanders
1802–1854
Samuel Christy
1785–1845
Eleanor Sanders
1787–1877
Jesse Fisk
1803–1847
Regina Henkle
1806–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Wilkinson
1776–1833
Frances Farnsworth
1776–1852
Absalom Robbins
1765–1860
Mary Ogle
1770–1824
William Sanders
1778–1836
Catherine Howard
1774–1865
Joseph Christy
1761–1852
Geddy Sutfin
1763–1790
Ezekiel Sanders
1758–1822
Ezkiel Sanders
1750–1822
Isaac Henkle
1767–1817
Susannah VanMeter
1771–1820

Verna Downing's Descendants

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Verna (Ethel) Downing (5 Jun 1897–23 Aug 1988) m. Ray (Emmerson) Jaggers (16 Jun 1897–24 May 1961)
  1. 1. Phylles (Jean) Jaggers 1920–1982

Verna Downing's Timeline

5 Records

1897
5 Jun 1897
Birth of Verna Ethel Downing in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
1905
1 Mar 1905
Age 8
Verna Ethel Downing resided here in Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, USA
Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, USA
1915
1915
Age 18
Verna Ethel Downing resided here in Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, USA
Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 28
Verna Ethel Downing resided here in Milan, Sumner, Kansas, USA
Milan, Sumner, Kansas, USA
1988
23 Aug 1988
Age 91
Death of Verna Ethel Downing in Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, USA
Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_157; Line: 6
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 515-20-5514; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Milan, Sumner, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_157; Line: 6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1988
    Event Place: Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 515-20-5514; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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