Family Group Sheet
NameRussell Manning Downing, 2C2R
Birth1 Feb 1907, Johnson Co., Missouri
Death9 Dec 1951, Johnson Co., Missouri
BurialSunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson Co., Mo
FatherElba Patterson Downing (1871-1946)
MotherLula May Robbins (1873-)
Marriage24 Nov 1930, Sedalia, Pettis Co., Missouri
SpouseRuthann Shackelford
Birth14 Dec 1906, Johnson Co., Missouri
Death18 Oct 2000
BurialSunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson Co., Mo
FatherSimpson Nathan Shackelford (1868-1964)
MotherDorothy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Toland (1873-1933)
Notes for Russell Manning Downing
His death certificate (scanned online at the Missouri State Archives web site) records Russell Manning Downing, age 44, born 1 Feb 1907 in Missouri, married, husband of Ruth Downing, died 9 Dec 1951 in rural Hazel Hill township, Johnson Co., Mo, father Elba Patterson Downing, mother’s maiden name Lula M. Myrtle, cause of death gun shot wound in head, suicide, informant Ruth Downing, burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Mo.
Census
I cannot find Russell in the 1930 census.
Notes for Ruthann Shackelford
As a child she appears to have been named Ruth Ann, two separate names, but as an adult she went by Ruthann.
Her gravestone says Ruthann Downing, 1906 - 2000.
The SSDI lists Ruthann Downing, born 14 Dec 1906, died 18 Oct 2000, SSN issued in Missouri before 1951.
Her gravestone says Ruthann Downing, 1906 - 2000.
The SSDI lists Ruthann Downing, born 14 Dec 1906, died 18 Oct 2000, SSN issued in Missouri before 1951.
Notes for Russell Manning & Ruthann (Family)
Pettis Co., Missouri marriage records list the marriage on 24 Nov 1930 of Russel Downing and Ruth Shackelford, both residents of Warrensburg, Johnson Co., Missouri, both over 21, by A. M. Harland, Probate Judge of Pettis Co.
