Family Group Sheet
NameMorean Downing
Birthabt 1816, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Marriage29 Dec 1842, Daviess Co., Missouri
SpouseLydia Ann Brunk
Birthabt 1822, Ohio
Children
BirthMay 1858, Grundy Co., Missouri
SpouseAnnie
Notes for Morean Downing
His given name is most likely a spelling variation of Marion.
Notes for Morean & Lydia Ann (Family)
Daviess Co. Missouri marriage records, p. 43, list the marriage on 29 Dec 1842 of Morean Downing and Lydia Ann A. Brunk, both of Daviess Co., by James McMahan.
I am entering this family and into my database mostly because they were in Grundy Co., Missouri, during the same time period that my GGG Uncles William Morrison Downing and James F. Downing were also there, so I want to be able to keep from confusing their descendants.
They may also end up being related somehow.
I am entering this family and into my database mostly because they were in Grundy Co., Missouri, during the same time period that my GGG Uncles William Morrison Downing and James F. Downing were also there, so I want to be able to keep from confusing their descendants.
They may also end up being related somehow.
Census
This family was in a different county in Missouri every census year!
1850 census of Daviess Co., Missouri, district 27, enumerated 1 Oct, lists on p. 38 as family #237/241:
Morean Downing, 34, b. Ky; Lydia A., 24, b. Ohio; Samuel, 4, b. Mo; John, 2, b. Mo; Ellen J., 1/12, b. Mo.
1860 census of Grundy Co., Missouri, Madison township, enumerated 22 June, lists on p. 17 as family #900/785:
Morum Downing, 44, farmer, b. Ky; Lydia, 38, b. Ohio; Samuel, 13; John, 11; Emma, 7; Wm, 5; Sanford, 2. All children born in Missouri.
1870 census of Caldwell Co., Missouri, Hamilton township, enumerated 25 July, lists on p. 5 as family #33:
Downing, Marion, 61, farmer, b. Oh; Lydia, 54, b. Oh; William, 15, b. Mo; Sanford, 12, b. Mo; Morine (male), 9, b. Mo; Hannah, 7, b. Mo; James, 4, b. Mo.
1880 census of Ray Co., Missouri, Grape Grove township, enumerated 25 June, lists on p. 26 as family #221:
Downing, Morean, 64, farmer; Wm, 24, son; Sanford, 19, son; Morean, 19, son; James, 14, son.
Morean’s birth section shows Ky Penn Ky, and those of his sons Missouri Ky Va, which conflicts with the place of birth given for Lydia in other census years.
1850 census of Daviess Co., Missouri, district 27, enumerated 1 Oct, lists on p. 38 as family #237/241:
Morean Downing, 34, b. Ky; Lydia A., 24, b. Ohio; Samuel, 4, b. Mo; John, 2, b. Mo; Ellen J., 1/12, b. Mo.
1860 census of Grundy Co., Missouri, Madison township, enumerated 22 June, lists on p. 17 as family #900/785:
Morum Downing, 44, farmer, b. Ky; Lydia, 38, b. Ohio; Samuel, 13; John, 11; Emma, 7; Wm, 5; Sanford, 2. All children born in Missouri.
1870 census of Caldwell Co., Missouri, Hamilton township, enumerated 25 July, lists on p. 5 as family #33:
Downing, Marion, 61, farmer, b. Oh; Lydia, 54, b. Oh; William, 15, b. Mo; Sanford, 12, b. Mo; Morine (male), 9, b. Mo; Hannah, 7, b. Mo; James, 4, b. Mo.
1880 census of Ray Co., Missouri, Grape Grove township, enumerated 25 June, lists on p. 26 as family #221:
Downing, Morean, 64, farmer; Wm, 24, son; Sanford, 19, son; Morean, 19, son; James, 14, son.
Morean’s birth section shows Ky Penn Ky, and those of his sons Missouri Ky Va, which conflicts with the place of birth given for Lydia in other census years.
