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William Anderson Downey 1857 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAR 1857

Birth Location: Eldridge, Walker Co., AL

Death Date: 01 AUG 1934

Death Location: Nauvoo, Walker, Alabama

Father: William Downey

Mother: Armelia Lane

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William Anderson Downey was born in 1857 in Eldridge, Walker Co., AL, the child of William Carroll "Buck" Downey and Armelia Lane. William Anderson Downey passed away in 1934 in Nauvoo, Walker, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William Anderson Downey was born in 1857 in Eldridge, Walker Co., AL, the child of William Carroll "Buck" Downey and Armelia Lane.
  • William Anderson Downey passed away in 1934 in Nauvoo, Walker, Alabama.

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William Downey's Ancestors

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William Downey
1857 – 1934
Birth Place: Eldridge, Walker Co., AL
Parents
William Carroll "Buck" Downey
1832 – 1900
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Armelia Lane
1838 – 1923
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John Downey
1788 – 1890
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Catherine (Kitty) Guttery
1813 – 1892
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
John (Madison) Lane
1805 – 1879
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Phebe (Ann) Walden
1817 – 1906
Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Downey
1767 – 1843
Elizabeth Whitfield
1766 – 1860
Hannah Johnson
1779 – 1855
David Walden
1758 – 1849
Mary Hickman
1771 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jemima Ely
1750 – 1820
Abigail Johnson
1734 –
Sarah Hampton
1741 – 1820
John Heckmann
1740 – 1825
Anna (Leibengut)
1742 – 1785

William Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1857
10 MAR 1857
Birth of William Anderson Downey in Eldridge, Walker Co., AL
Eldridge, Walker Co., AL
1934
01 AUG 1934
Age 77
Death of William Anderson Downey in Nauvoo, Walker, Alabama
Nauvoo, Walker, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1857
    Event Place: Eldridge, Walker Co., AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 AUG 1934
    Event Place: Nauvoo, Walker, Alabama

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