NameAlfred O. Downing
Birth30 May 1850, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherSamuel Downing (~1818-~1876)
MotherAmanda P. Offutt (1821-1850)
Marriage22 Sep 1880, Lafayette Co., Missouri
SpouseLura Linden Logan
Birth13 Nov 1862, Parkersburg, Wood Co., Virginia
Death8 Apr 1928, Higginsville, Lafayette Co., Missouri
Children
BirthJun 1881, Lafayette Co., Missouri
Birth22 Feb 1883, Dover, Lafayette Co., Missouri
Death23 Feb 1956, Waverly, Lafayette Co., Missouri
BirthDec 1884, Lafayette Co., Missouri
Notes for Lura Linden Logan
Her death certificate records Mrs. Lura Linden Downing, age 65 years 4 months 18 days, born 19 Nov 1862 in Parkersburg, W.V., married, (the spouse field just repeats the word married), father Henry Logan, born in West Virginia, mother’s maiden name Mary Ann Harwood, born in Bellville, W. Va., cause of death heart block, informant S. B. Downing, Higginsville, Mo., burial in City Cemetery.

Since West Virginia did not exist in 1862, they apparently mean the part of Virginia that later became West Virginia.
Notes for Alfred O. & Lura Linden (Family)
Missouri Co marriage records scanned online at Ancestry.com record the marriage of Alfred C. Downing and Lura Linden Logan on 22 Sep 1880 in Lafayette Co., Missouri.
Census
1900 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Davis township, enumerated 2 June, lists on p. 3A as family #53:
Downing, Alfred, 50, b. Apr 1850, Ky Ky Ky; Lula, wife, 37, b. Nov 1862, Missouri Virginia Virginia, married 20 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Marjorie, dau, 18, b. June 1881; Leverett, son, 17, b. Feb 1883; Kenny, son, 15, b. Dec 1884; Rogan, Mary Ann, mother-in-law, 68, b. Nov 1831, Virginia Va Va, widowed, mother of 1 child, 0 living. All children born Missouri Ky Mo.

The number of children living does not make sense for Mary Ann, since Lula/Lura was her daughter. The surname of “Rogan” is apparently a misunderstanding by the census taker.

1910 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Davis township, enumerated 2 May, lists on p. 18B as family #412/435:
Downing, Alfred O., 60, b. Ky Ky Ky, plasterer; Lura L., wife, 47, b. Va Va Va, first marriage for both, married 30 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living.

1920 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Davis township, Higginsville ward 2, enumerated 10 Jan, lists on p. 9A as family #233/236:
Downing, Alf, 70, b. Ky Ky Ky; Lura, wife, 58, b. Va Va Va.
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