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Descendants of Joseph S. Downing

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH S.¹ DOWNING was born 1803 in Yates County, New York. He married MARY GARREN January 15, 1843 in Andrew County, Missouri, daughter of NOAH GARREN and KATHERINE COPPLE. She was born 1824 in Clark County, Indiana, and died September 25, 1879 in Taylor County, Iowa.

Notes for JOSEPH S. DOWNING:
AFN: Q71G-HT

The 1860 census of Taylor County, IA. Page 81 shows Joseph Downing as HOH, 60, M, Farmer, no real estate, personal estate, $200, born in NY; Mary, 38, F, born in IN; John, 17, M, Farm Laborer, born in MO, attended school within the year; Christopher, 16, M, Farm Laborer, born in Mo, att. school; Page 82 continued family, Noah W., 14, M, MO, att. school; L., 12, F, MO, att. school; Benj., 9, M, Iowa, att. school (this pretty well narrows it down as to when they moved to Iowa); Sarah A. 8, F, Iowa, att. school; Cyntha, 6, F, Iowa; James R., 4, M, Iowa; and Nancy,1, F, Iowa. (George Downing)

Joe,
I copied page 6 of the Taylor County, Jackson Twp census also. It was taken July 1, 1870. The Downing children are listed as Donning, but I'm pretty sure it's the right family. Apparently Joseph died between 1863 and 1870 since the youngest child, Martha, is shown as 7, and Mary has remarried to George Herren. It reads as follows; line 18, dwelling 37, family #36, Herren, George, 34, M, W, Farmer, real estate $810, Pers. est. $350, born in Ohio, Month if married within the last year, Jan, cannot read, cannot write, male citizen 21 years and up; Mary, 44, F, W, Keeping House, born in Indiana, Mo. if marr. within last year, Jan, cannot read or write; Donning, Lomira, 19, F, W, at home, born in Missouri, cannot read or write; Donning, Benjamin F., 17, M, W, at home, Iowa, cannot read or write; Donning, Santa Ann, 16, F, W, at home, Iowa, cannot read or write; Donning, Syntha A., 15, F, W, at home, Iowa, cannot read or write; Donning, Nancy C., 10, F, W, at home, Iowa, cannot read or write; Donning, James R., 13, M, W, at home, Iowa, cannot read or write; Donning, Martha A., 7, F, W, at home, Iowa.
Some of the ages are not consistant as shown in 1860, but I think probably George Herren answered the
enumerator's questions and really didn't know the ages. Just gave something approximate.
I thought you might be interested in this, George Downing

Notes for MARY GARREN:
AFN: Q71G-NP

Appears in the 1860 Census of Taylor County, as 38 y.o.a.

Appears in the 1870 Census of Taylor County, as 44 y.o.a.

Marriage Notes for JOSEPH DOWNING and MARY GARREN:
Andrew County Marriages shows: "92 15 Jan 1843 Joseph Denning(sic)--Mary Garner? (Garren?) 145".

More About JOSEPH DOWNING and MARY GARREN:
Marriage: January 15, 1843, Andrew County, Missouri

Children of JOSEPH DOWNING and MARY GARREN are:

2.	i.	JOHN WESLEY² DOWNING, b. June 17, 1843, Andrew County, Missouri; d. December 23, 1934, Nodaway County, Missouri.
	ii.	CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DOWNING, b. 1844, Andrew County, Missouri.
	iii.	NOAH WASHINGTON DOWNING, b. July 28, 1846, Andrew County, Missouri; d. June 27, 1924, Nodaway County, Missouri.
	iv.	LOMIRA JANE DOWNING, b. 1850, Andrew County, Missouri.
	v.	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DOWNING, b. August 16, 1852, Taylor County, Iowa; d. July 07, 1922, Savannah, Missouri.
	vi.	CYNTHIA A. DOWNING, b. September 30, 1854, Taylor County, Iowa; d. March 05, 1945, Taylor County, Iowa.
	vii.	SANTA ANN DOWNING, b. 1855, Taylor County, Iowa; d. 1946.
	viii.	JAMES R. DOWNING, b. February 22, 1858, Taylor County, Iowa; d. May 12, 1940, Nodaway County, Missouri.
	ix.	NANCY C. DOWNING, b. 1859, Taylor County, Iowa.
	x.	MARTHA ANN DOWNING, b. October 07, 1865, Taylor County, Iowa; d. September 28, 1902, Nodaway County, Missouri.

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