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WILLIS DOWNS 1817–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1817

Birth Location: , Jasper, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 8 Aug 1854

Death Location: , Newton, Georgia, USA

Father: Shelly Sr

Mother: Rhoda Lewis

Spouse(s): Louisa Freeman)

Children(s): Tinsey ❤️

WILLIS DOWNS was born in 1817 in , Jasper, Georgia, USA, the child of Shelly Payne Downs Sr And Rhoda R Lewis. WILLIS DOWNS married Louisa Adline Guffin 1M Downs 2M Freeman, and had children including Tinsey Ann W Downs. WILLIS DOWNS passed away in 1854 in , Newton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • WILLIS DOWNS was born in 1817 in , Jasper, Georgia, USA, the child of Shelly Payne Downs Sr And Rhoda R Lewis.
  • WILLIS DOWNS married Louisa Adline Guffin 1M Downs 2M Freeman, and had children including Tinsey Ann W Downs.
  • WILLIS DOWNS passed away in 1854 in , Newton, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shelly Sr
1795–1862
Birth Location: Near Oak Hill, Newton, Georgia, United States
SS
Rhoda Lewis
1797–1827
Birth Location: Newton, Georgia, USA
RL

Spouses(s)

Louisa Freeman)
1816–1888
Birth Location: Jasper County, GA
LF

Children(s)

Tinsey ❤️
1847–1905
Birth Location: Newton Co. GA
T❤

WILLIS DOWNS's Ancestors

Self
WILLIS DOWNS
1817–1854
Birth Place: , Jasper, Georgia, USA
Parents
Shelly Payne Downs Sr
1795–1862
Near Oak Hill, Newton, Georgia, United States
Rhoda (R.) Lewis
1797–1827
Newton, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James Downs
1754–1817
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Nancy OWENS
1763–1817
, , Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Barnabas Downs
1730–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIS DOWNS's Descendants

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WILLIS DOWNS (17 Nov 1817–8 Aug 1854) m. Louisa (Adline Guffin (1m. Downs, 2m.) Freeman) (26 Dec 1816–1888)
  1. 1. Tinsey (Ann W Downs) ❤️ 1847–1905 m. John ("Jake" "J. J." Jacob Freeman) ❤️ 1849–1915
    1. 1. Mary (Celestia Freeman) ❤️ 1873–1944 m. Lemuel (Anderson Strickland) ❤️ 1862–1923
      1. 1. Charles (Crosby) Strickland 1904–1988 m. Trudie (Mae) DeMasters 1909–1978
        1. 1. Martha (Charlene) Strickland 1933–2001 m. Williard (Edmon) Smith 1929–2006

WILLIS DOWNS's Timeline

2 Records

1817
17 Nov 1817
Birth of WILLIS DOWNS in , Jasper, Georgia, USA
, Jasper, Georgia, USA
1854
8 Aug 1854
Age 37
Death of WILLIS DOWNS in , Newton, Georgia, USA
, Newton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1817
    Event Place: , Jasper, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1854
    Event Place: , Newton, Georgia, USA
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