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William Dinges Downey 1912–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1912

Birth Location: Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Oct 2016

Death Location: Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Father: Fred Downey

Mother: Daisy Dinges

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William Dinges Downey was born in 1912 in Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA, the child of Fred C Downey And Daisy Vance Dinges. In 1935, William Dinges Downey resided in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia. In 1940, William Dinges Downey resided in Madison Dist, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. William Dinges Downey passed away in 2016 in Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Dinges Downey was born in 1912 in Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA, the child of Fred C Downey And Daisy Vance Dinges.
  • In 1935, William Dinges Downey resided in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia.
  • In 1940, William Dinges Downey resided in Madison Dist, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.
  • William Dinges Downey passed away in 2016 in Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

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William Downey's Ancestors

Self
William Downey
1912–2016
Birth Place: Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Parents
Fred C. Downey
1875–1963
Virginia
Daisy (Vance) Dinges
1878–1940
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (William) Dinges
1848–1920
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Marshall) Rinker
1849–1917
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dinges
1819–1884
Mary Grandstaff
1828–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dinges
1790–1865
Frances Housden
1793–1850
George Grandstaff
1787–1878
Mary Reedy
1790–1847

William Downey's Timeline

4 Records

1912
16 Jul 1912
Birth of William Dinges Downey in Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
William Dinges Downey resided here in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia
Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 28
William Dinges Downey resided here in Madison Dist, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Madison Dist, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
2016
24 Oct 2016
Age 104
Death of William Dinges Downey in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04294; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 86-21
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04294; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 86-21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Madison Dist, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04294; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 86-21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 2016
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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