NameDudley Downs
BirthOct 1868, Bath Co., Kentucky
Deathbef 1910
BurialUpper Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath Co., Ky
FatherHenry Daniel Downs (1832-1920)
MotherMary McClain (1836-1929)
Marriageabt 1889, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseRachel “Nannie” or “Peachie” Pergram
Birth31 Jul 1869, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death7 Jan 1944, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherRobert Lee Pergram (1825-1893)
MotherNancy Ann Warner (1830->1900)
Other spousesIsaac McClain
Children
Birthabt 1891, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death10 Jan 1933, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Notes for Rachel “Nannie” or “Peachie” Pergram
Her death certificate records Rachael McClain, age 74 years 5 months 6 days, born 31 July 1869, died 7 Jan 1944 at Eastern State Hospital, length of stay 2 years 8 months 22 days, cause of death myocarditis, due to senile psychosis - paranoid type, parents dead, informant hospital records, burial in Lexington, Ky.
Census Notes for Dudley & Rachel “Nannie” or “Peachie” (Family)
1900 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 3, enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 6A as family #94:
Downs, Dudley, 29, b. Oct 1870, farmer; Rachel, wife, 28, b. Aug 1871, married 11 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Emma, dau, 10, b. Dec 1889; Ethel, dau, 8, b. Mar 1892; Kate P., dau, 5, b. Aug 1894; Bessie L., dau, 2, b. Dec 1897. All born Ky Ky Ky.

Most of the ages are off by a year or two, judging by other census years. (Dudley was recorded as 2 in 1870 and 12 in 1880; Rachel was recorded as 1 in 1870 and 11 in 1880.)

1910 census of Bath Co., Ky, Preston precinct, enumerated 25 April, lists on p. 12A as family #158:
Mclean, Isac, 66, widowed, b. Ky unk unk, farmer. Downs, Rachel, housekeeper, 36, widowed, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Emma, 20; Kate, 14; Everet, 8; Nosissa, 6. All Downs born Ky Ky Ky.
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