1850 census of Garrard Co., Ky, division 1, enumerated 29 Aug, lists as family #574/609:
William Downing, 60; James, 26; Elizabeth, 15. All born in Ky.

Also in the same dwelling, as family #574/610, are the family of Hiram Dickerson age 40, with wife Susan age 36, and 9 children ranging from age 17 to 2. Birth records for two further children born in 1855 and 1858 record the parents as Hiram Dickerson and Susan Downing.