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Walter Archie Downs 1920–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1920

Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1996

Death Location: Minden, Douglas County, Nevada, USA

Father: Walter Downs

Mother: Bessie Johnson

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Walter Archie Downs was born in 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Walter Archiebald Downs And Bessie May Johnson. In 1935, Walter Archie Downs resided in Palo Verde, Riverside, California. In 1940, Walter Archie Downs resided in Palo Verde, Palo Verde, Riverside, California, USA. Walter Archie Downs passed away in 1996 in Minden, Douglas County, Nevada, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Archie Downs was born in 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Walter Archiebald Downs And Bessie May Johnson.
  • In 1935, Walter Archie Downs resided in Palo Verde, Riverside, California.
  • In 1940, Walter Archie Downs resided in Palo Verde, Palo Verde, Riverside, California, USA.
  • Walter Archie Downs passed away in 1996 in Minden, Douglas County, Nevada, USA.

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Walter Downs's Ancestors

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Walter Downs
1920–1996
Birth Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Walter Archiebald Downs
1902–1970
Oklahoma, USA
Bessie (May) Johnson
1900–1993
Missouri
Grandparents
Walter (Grey) Downs
1873–1916
Tennessee, United States
Anna (Emiline) Carter
1882–1971
Arkansas
James (Carrel) Johnson
1874–1951
Barry, Missouri, USA
Mary (Alice) Carter
1877–1972
Texas
Great-Grandparents
Russell Johnson
1827–1899
Louisa Carter
1835–1898
James Carter
1855–1919
Catherine Ward
1856–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Downs's Timeline

4 Records

1920
26 Aug 1920
Birth of Walter Archie Downs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Walter Archie Downs resided here in Palo Verde, Riverside, California
Palo Verde, Riverside, California
1940
1940
Age 20
Walter Archie Downs resided here in Palo Verde, Palo Verde, Riverside, California, USA
Palo Verde, Palo Verde, Riverside, California, USA
1996
20 Feb 1996
Age 76
Death of Walter Archie Downs in Minden, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Minden, Douglas County, Nevada, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Palo Verde, Riverside, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Palo Verde, Palo Verde, Riverside, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1996
    Event Place: Minden, Douglas County, Nevada, USA

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