Family Group Sheet
NameJames Franklin Downing, 1C3R
Birth4 Apr 1847, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death29 Apr 1922, Missouri
FatherJohn Patterson Downing (1827-1897)
MotherNancy Nickell (1828-1867)
Marriage20 Jan 1869, Lafayette Co., Missouri
SpouseMartha E. Stewart
Birth2 Dec 1842, Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri
FatherEphraim Stewart (1818-1907)
MotherLeah Grove (1814-1903)
Children
1 MWilliam Edgar Downing, 2C2R
BirthJan 1870, Lafayette Co., Missouri
2 FLeah Anna Downing, 2C2R
Birthabt 1872, Lafayette Co., Missouri
3 FJettie Downing, 2C2R
Birthabt 1875, Lafayette Co., Missouri
4 MFred Downing, 2C2R
Birthabt 1877, Lafayette Co., Missouri
5 FMayme F. Downing, 2C2R
BirthMar 1879, Lafayette Co., Missouri
6 FBessie M. Downing, 2C2R
BirthJan 1882, Johnson Co., Missouri
Death8 Oct 1970, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio
SpouseJohn Lenus Wenrick
7 MCharles Lee Downing, 2C2R
Birth17 Feb 1884, Johnson Co., Missouri
Death13 Nov 1946, Kern Co., California
SpouseEthel G. Wallace
SpouseVerley Brack Smith
Notes for James Franklin & Martha E. (Family)
Missouri marriage records list the marriage in Johnson Co. of James Frank Downing and Mattie Stewart, both of Johnson Co., on 20 Jan 1869.
Census
1870 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Freedom township, enumerated 1 July, lists on p. 55 as family #352/359:
Downing, James F., 23, farmer, b. Ky; Martha, 24, b. Missouri; William E., 5/12, b. Jan in Missouri.
1880 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Freedom township, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 13 as family #109:
Downing, James, 34, b. Ky Ky Ky; Martha, 36, wife, b. Mo Va Va; Edgar, 10, son; Leah, 8, dau; Jettie, 5, dau; Fred, 3, son; Mary, 1, dau. All children born Mo Ky Mo. (There is a month of birth notation next to Mary’s name, but it is too faint to read.)
1900 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Post Oak township, enumerated 23 June, lists on p. 18B as family #397/398:
Downing, James F., farmer, 53, b. Apr 1847, Ky Ky Ky; Martha, wife, 57, b. Dec 1842, Mo WV WV, married 31 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living; Mayme F., dau, 21, b. Mar 1899; Bessie, dau, 18, b. Jan 1882; Charles, son, 16, b. Feb 1884. All children born Mo Ky Mo.
1910 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Post Oak township, lists as family #12:
Downing, James F., 63, b. Ky Ky Ky; Martha, wife, 66, b. Mo Ind Va, married 41 years, mother of 7 children, 5 living.
Downing, James F., 23, farmer, b. Ky; Martha, 24, b. Missouri; William E., 5/12, b. Jan in Missouri.
1880 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Freedom township, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 13 as family #109:
Downing, James, 34, b. Ky Ky Ky; Martha, 36, wife, b. Mo Va Va; Edgar, 10, son; Leah, 8, dau; Jettie, 5, dau; Fred, 3, son; Mary, 1, dau. All children born Mo Ky Mo. (There is a month of birth notation next to Mary’s name, but it is too faint to read.)
1900 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Post Oak township, enumerated 23 June, lists on p. 18B as family #397/398:
Downing, James F., farmer, 53, b. Apr 1847, Ky Ky Ky; Martha, wife, 57, b. Dec 1842, Mo WV WV, married 31 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living; Mayme F., dau, 21, b. Mar 1899; Bessie, dau, 18, b. Jan 1882; Charles, son, 16, b. Feb 1884. All children born Mo Ky Mo.
1910 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Post Oak township, lists as family #12:
Downing, James F., 63, b. Ky Ky Ky; Martha, wife, 66, b. Mo Ind Va, married 41 years, mother of 7 children, 5 living.
