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William Victor Downey 1843–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1843

Birth Location: Alleghany, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 August 1914

Death Location: Big Island, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Archibald Downey

Mother: Sarh Matheney

Spouse(s): Mary Powell

Children(s): Charles Downey, William Downey, Walter Downey, Emma Downey, Georgiana Downey, James Downey, Frank Downey, Mollie Downey

William Victor Downey was born in 1843 in Alleghany, Virginia, USA, the child of Archibald Downey And Sarh Elizabeth Matheney. William Victor Downey married Mary Elizabeth Powell, and had children including Charles Stewart Downey, Emma Downey, Frank Downey, Georgiana Downey, James Downey, Mollie Downey, Walter Downey, William Lucas Downey. William Victor Downey passed away in 1914 in Big Island, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Victor Downey was born in 1843 in Alleghany, Virginia, USA, the child of Archibald Downey And Sarh Elizabeth Matheney.
  • William Victor Downey married Mary Elizabeth Powell, and had children including Charles Stewart Downey, Emma Downey, Frank Downey, Georgiana Downey, James Downey, Mollie Downey, Walter Downey, William Lucas Downey.
  • William Victor Downey passed away in 1914 in Big Island, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Downey's Ancestors

Self
William Downey
1843–1914
Birth Place: Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Parents
Archibald Downey
1790–1860
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarh (Elizabeth) Matheney
1805–1890
Somerset Co. Maryland
Grandparents
William Matheny
1759–1836
Hope Plantation, Stafford County, Virginia
Sarah Stevens
1765–1825
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Mary Harrison
1765–1834
Abel Steevens
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Downey's Descendants

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William (Victor) Downey (16 Sep 1843–31 August 1914) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Powell (1 Feb 1846–15 Jul 1928)
  1. 1. Charles (Stewart) Downey 1867–1937 m. Mary (Lee) Downey 1872–1900
    1. 1. Georgia (Virginia) Downey 1896–1986 m. Emmett (Edward Nuckols) Sr. 1894–1958
      1. 1. Emmett (Edward Nuckols) Jr. 1894–1958 m. Ruth (Elvira) Wingfield 1918–2000
      2. 2. Lyle (W) Nuckols 1912–1987
      3. 3. Mildred (Beatrice) Nuckols 1921–2010 m. George (William) Linthicum 1920–2006
      4. 4. Edith (Downey) Nuckols 1920–1991
  2. 2. William (Lucas) Downey 1874–1947
  3. 3. Walter Downey 1893–1913
  4. 4. Emma Downey 1872–
  5. 5. Georgiana Downey 1878–
  6. 6. James Downey 1866–
  7. 7. Frank Downey 1869–
  8. 8. Mollie Downey 1876–

William Downey's Timeline

7 Records

1843
16 September 1843
Birth of William Victor Downey in Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Alleghany, Virginia, USA
1843
16 Sep 1843
Birth of William Victor Downey in Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Alleghany, Virginia, USA
1861
28 Sep 1861
Age 18
William Victor Downey was married in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA
1864
22 December 1864
Age 21
William Victor Downey was married
None
1864
23 Dec 1864
Age 21
William Victor Downey was married in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
William Victor Downey resided here in Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1914
31 August 1914
Age 71
Death of William Victor Downey in Big Island, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Big Island, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1843
    Event Place: Alleghany, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: 1353; Page: 219B; Enumeration District: 019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1843
    Event Place: Alleghany, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1861
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 December 1864

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: 1353; Page: 219B; Enumeration District: 019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1914
    Event Place: Big Island, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Island, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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