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Wilbur C Downing 1909–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1909

Birth Location: Missouri, United States

Death Date: 29 Jan 1993

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America

Father: Jesse Downing

Mother: Pearl Westmoreland

Spouse(s): Dorothy King

Children(s):

Wilbur C Downing was born in 1909 in Missouri, United States, the child of Jesse Cleveland Downing And Pearl Harriet Westmoreland. In 1910, Wilbur C Downing resided in North Benton, Howell, Missouri, USA. In 1920, Wilbur C Downing resided in Lemoore, Kings, California, USA. Wilbur C Downing married Dorothy Blanche King, and had children including Bobbie Dean Downing, Verna S Downing. Wilbur C Downing passed away in 1993 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wilbur C Downing was born in 1909 in Missouri, United States, the child of Jesse Cleveland Downing And Pearl Harriet Westmoreland.
  • In 1910, Wilbur C Downing resided in North Benton, Howell, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1920, Wilbur C Downing resided in Lemoore, Kings, California, USA.
  • Wilbur C Downing married Dorothy Blanche King, and had children including Bobbie Dean Downing, Verna S Downing.
  • Wilbur C Downing passed away in 1993 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Downing
1884–1968
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Pearl Westmoreland
1890–1961
Birth Location: Missouri
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy King
1917–2008
Birth Location: California
DK

Children(s)

Wilbur Downing's Ancestors

Self
Wilbur Downing
1909–1993
Birth Place: Missouri, United States
Parents
Jesse Cleveland Downing
1884–1968
Missouri, USA
Pearl (Harriet) Westmoreland
1890–1961
Missouri
Grandparents
James (W) Downing
1857–1933
Pike County, MO
Rachel (Amelia) Downing
1859–1935
Pike County, Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sr
1837–1922
Malinda Smith
1835–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Downing
1788–1843
Martha Casey
1793–1861

Wilbur Downing's Timeline

8 Records

1909
24 November 1909
Birth of Wilbur C Downing in Missouri, United States
Missouri, United States
1910
1910
Age 1
Wilbur C Downing resided here in North Benton, Howell, Missouri, USA
North Benton, Howell, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Wilbur C Downing resided here in Lemoore, Kings, California, USA
Lemoore, Kings, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Wilbur C Downing resided here in Lemoore, Lemoore, Kings, California, USA
Lemoore, Lemoore, Kings, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Wilbur C Downing resided here in Fellows, Kern, California
Fellows, Kern, California
1940
1940
Age 31
Wilbur C Downing resided here in Judicial Township 9, Kern, California, USA
Judicial Township 9, Kern, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Wilbur C Downing resided here in Kern, California, USA
Kern, California, USA
1993
29 Jan 1993
Age 84
Death of Wilbur C Downing in Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1909
    Event Place: Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: North Benton, Howell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: North Benton, Howell, Missouri; Roll: T624_784; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1374797

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lemoore, Kings, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lemoore, Lemoore, Kings, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lemoore, Kings, California; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2339857

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fellows, Kern, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00214; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 15-68A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Judicial Township 9, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00214; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 15-68A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kern, California; Ro

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lemoore
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Nevada State Journal; Publication Date: 28 Jun 1935; Publication Place: Reno, Nevada, USA; ,0.22016393,0.36963

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1993
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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