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Vernon Clyde Downing 1924–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1924

Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 6 Feb 1996

Death Location: Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Father: Clyde Downing

Mother: Lucretia Frysinger

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Vernon Clyde Downing was born in 1924 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA, the child of Clyde Leslie Downing And Lucretia Frysinger. Vernon Clyde Downing passed away in 1996 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Vernon Clyde Downing was born in 1924 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA, the child of Clyde Leslie Downing And Lucretia Frysinger.
  • Vernon Clyde Downing passed away in 1996 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

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Vernon Downing's Ancestors

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Vernon Downing
1924–1996
Birth Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Clyde Leslie Downing
1893–1981
Davis, Iowa, USA
Lucretia Frysinger
1894–1986
Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Noah Downing
1866–1941
Davis, Iowa, USA
Iva (Elizabeth) Knedler
1872–1960
Green, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ellis Downing
1835–1899
Narcissus Bales
1836–1868
Alfred Knedler
1833–1914
Susan Pavey
1838–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Downing
1797–1837
Susannah Wilkinson
1801–1891
David Bales
1806–1855
Rachel Hiner
1818–1869
George Knedler
1786–1878
Rachel Wright
1792–1834

Vernon Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1924
4 Dec 1924
Birth of Vernon Clyde Downing in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1996
6 Feb 1996
Age 72
Death of Vernon Clyde Downing in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1924
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1996
    Event Place: Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA

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