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Descendants of George Downs - 3 Generations

Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE1 DOWNS was born April 23, 1817, and died May 1897. He married SARAH ANN HAYES December 13, 1840 in Lambeth Church, County Surrey, England.

 More About GEORGE DOWNS:

Fact 1: Buried at Ashland Cemetary, Ashland, Ohio.

Fact 2: April 1870, Emigrated to America on "Constantine" from London in June, (7 weeks journey).

  Children of GEORGE DOWNS and SARAH HAYES are:

2. i. RICHARD GEORGE2 DOWNS, b. November 05, 1844; d. July 02, 1937.

ii. GEORGE THOMAS JR. DOWNS, b. March 25, 1850; d. December 27, 1880.

iii. BENJAMIN DOWNS, b. September 06, 1852; d. Unknown. Died in youth.

3. iv. HENRY "HARRY" DOWNS, b. November 20, 1854; d. Unknown.

4. v. JANE "JENNY" DOWNS, b. March 16, 1857; d. Unknown.

5. vi. ANN SARAH "SADIE" DOWNS, b. April 15, 1860, London, England; d. October 22, 1942, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.

Generation No. 2

2. RICHARD GEORGE2 DOWNS (GEORGE1) was born November 05, 1844, and died July 02, 1937. He married (1) IDA PARQUETTE. He married (2) SARAH LATTER December 20, 1865 in St. Saviour Church, Southwark County.

 More About RICHARD GEORGE DOWNS:

Fact 1: June 1868, Emigrated to America on "Cornelius Grinnell".

Fact 2: Occupation: Brickmaker.

  Children of RICHARD DOWNS and IDA PARQUETTE are:

i. ROBERT3 DOWNS, m. HELEN SCOTT.

ii. JANE "JENNY" DOWNS, m. J.D. SCOTT.

6. iii. CHARLES DOWNS.

iv. EDWARD DOWNS.

v. FRANK B. DOWNS, d. 1944; m. ISA TOOMEY.

More About FRANK B. DOWNS:

Fact 1: 1917, Created Brookside Park, Ashland, Ohio from an old stone quarry.

Fact 2: Occupation: Jeweler.

  vi. GEORGE DOWNS. Died in infancy.

vii. WALTER DOWNS.

7. viii. ADA DOWNS.

 

ix. ALBERT DOWNS, b. 1880; d. 1925.

Children of RICHARD DOWNS and SARAH LATTER are:

8. x. CAROLINE "CARRIE"3 DOWNS, b. England; d. Unknown.

9. xi. ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" DOWNS, b. 1860, England; d. 1943.

3. HENRY "HARRY"2 DOWNS (GEORGE1) was born November 20, 1854, and died Unknown. He married MARY DEVON 1883.

  Children of HENRY DOWNS and MARY DEVON are:

i. WINONA3 DOWNS. Died in infancy.

ii. HELEN DOWNS, m. RALPH AVERY. No children.

10. iii. EDGAR DOWNS.

4. JANE "JENNY"2 DOWNS (GEORGE1) was born March 16, 1857, and died Unknown. She married MARTIN STEADMAN.

  Children of JANE DOWNS and MARTIN STEADMAN are:

i. HARVEY3 STEADMAN.

ii. LOIE STEADMAN.

iii. WINNE STEADMAN, m. FRED MISCHLER.

More About WINNE STEADMAN:

Fact 2: Occupation: Barber in Akron, Ohio

  iv. NELLIE STEADMAN.

5. ANN SARAH "SADIE"2 DOWNS (GEORGE1) was born April 15, 1860 in London, England, and died October 22, 1942 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. She married GEORGE MICHAEL KNAPP June 20, 1881, son of MICHAEL KNAPP and MAGDALENA MILHEIM.

 More About GEORGE MICHAEL KNAPP:

Fact 1: Buried at Ashland Cemetary, Ashland, Ohio.

Fact 2: Occupation: Coopersmith.

  Children of ANN DOWNS and GEORGE KNAPP are:

i. FLOYD LEWIS3 KNAPP, b. May 02, 1882; d. Unknown; m. MAUDE WILHELM.

11. ii. MAGDALENA KNAPP, b. September 15, 1884, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; d. April 25, 1982, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.

12. iii. BERTHA OPAL KNAPP, b. June 30, 1887; d. August 02, 1971.

13. iv. LUCY RACHEL KNAPP, b. October 28, 1890; d. Unknown.

14. v. LELIA RHEA KNAPP, b. October 14, 1898; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

6. CHARLES3 DOWNS (RICHARD GEORGE2, GEORGE1). He married DADE SOULE.

 

Children of CHARLES DOWNS and DADE SOULE are:

i. RICHARD4 DOWNS.

ii. MARTHA DOWNS.

7. ADA3 DOWNS (RICHARD GEORGE2, GEORGE1). She married JEFFREY SR. EDMONDSON.

  Child of ADA DOWNS and JEFFREY EDMONDSON is:

i. JEFF JR.4 EDMONDSON.

8. CAROLINE "CARRIE"3 DOWNS (RICHARD GEORGE2, GEORGE1) was born in England, and died Unknown. She married CHARLES SHOPBELL April 12, 1914.

  Child of CAROLINE DOWNS and CHARLES SHOPBELL is:

i. LILLIAN4 SHOPBELL.

9. ELIZABETH "LIZZIE"3 DOWNS (RICHARD GEORGE2, GEORGE1) was born 1860 in England, and died 1943. She married FRED KNAPP, son of MICHAEL KNAPP and MAGDALENA MILHEIM.

  Children of ELIZABETH DOWNS and FRED KNAPP are:

i. JESSIE4 KNAPP, m. HARVEY BRUBAKER.

ii. MARY KNAPP, m. MILTON DUFFY.

iii. THOMAS KNAPP, m. HARMON.

iv. GERTIE KNAPP, b. 1889; d. 1919; m. SNYDER.

10. EDGAR3 DOWNS (HENRY "HARRY"2, GEORGE1). He married HELEN WEAVER.

  Child of EDGAR DOWNS and HELEN WEAVER is:

i. ELIZABETH4 DOWNS.

11. MAGDALENA3 KNAPP (ANN SARAH "SADIE"2 DOWNS, GEORGE1) was born September 15, 1884 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, and died April 25, 1982 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. She married DUANE PIERCE MARBLE June 25, 1903 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, son of FERDINAND MARBLE and MARTHA WAGES.

 More About MAGDALENA KNAPP:

Fact 1: Buried at Ashland Cemetary, Ashland, Ohio.

Fact 2: At time of death: Had 10 grandchildren, 30 greatgrandchildren, & 3 G.G.grandkids

 More About DUANE PIERCE MARBLE:

Fact 1: Buried at Ashland Cemetary, Ashland, Ohio.

Fact 2: Occupation: U.S. Post Office Clerk at Ashland, Ohio for 30 years.

  Children of MAGDALENA KNAPP and DUANE MARBLE are:

i. PAULINE VIRGINIA4 MARBLE, b. July 21, 1905, Ashland, Ohio; m. FORREST PULLIAM "BUD" GOSSETT, December 08, 1926, Ashland, Ohio.

More About PAULINE VIRGINIA MARBLE:

Fact 1: July 22, 1995, Pauline's 90th Luncheon, Tallahassee Garden Club

Fact 2: July 21, 1905, Born 04:30 A.M., Physician D.L. Mohn

More About FORREST PULLIAM "BUD" GOSSETT:

Fact 1: September 1975, Buried at Vermillion Cemetary, Haysville, Ohio.

Fact 2: Occupation: Owner of Gossett Tree Service

ii. LAWRENCE DUANE MARBLE, b. December 31, 1907, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; d. October 15, 1968, Mount Vernon, Ohio; m. (1) MARY EDNA "RED" BAILEY, June 12, 1928, Reform, Alabama; m. (2) JULIA ELIZABETH FRIZZELL, June 14, 1937, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.

More About LAWRENCE DUANE MARBLE:

Fact 1: Buried at Ashland Cemetary, Ashland, Ohio.

Fact 2: Occupation: Standard Oil (SOHIO) Salesman.

Fact 3: 1945, Moved from Ashland to Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

Cause of Death: Heart attack

More About MARY EDNA "RED" BAILEY:

Fact 1: Buried at Liberty Church Cemetary, Pickens County, Alabama

 

More About JULIA ELIZABETH FRIZZELL:

Fact 1: September 1985, Buried at Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.

Fact 2: Occupation: Former Ashland County Health Nurse.

Fact 3: 1930, Graduate from of the Sammaritan Hospital of Nursing at Ashland.

  iii. RUTH JANICE MARBLE, b. January 18, 1910, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; m. WILLIAM MONROE "BILL" STAHL, January 14, 1939, San Angelo, Texas.

 More About WILLIAM MONROE "BILL" STAHL:

Fact 1: buried at Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.

Fact 2: Employed at Stahl's Hardware from 1929-1970, a total of 41 years.

  iv. KENTON MAURICE MARBLE, b. March 12, 1912, Ashland, Ohio; d. January 15, 1961, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; m. MARY EDNA "RED" BAILEY, October 19, 1937, Columbus, Mississippi.

  v. EMORY WAGES MARBLE, b. July 03, 1914, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; m. (1) SARA LOUISE MOWISER, April 10, 1941, Ashland, Ohio; m. (2) THELMA HETTINGER, January 16, 1956, Ashland, Ohio.

 More About EMORY WAGES MARBLE:

Fact 2: Occupation: Pharmacist

  vi. GEORGE DOWNS MARBLE, b. July 03, 1914, Ashland, Ohio; m. MARION ELIZABETH DANNLEY, August 15, 1942, Ashland, Ohio.

 More About GEORGE DOWNS MARBLE:

Fact 1: 1944, at (Battle of the Bulge) WWII

Fact 2: Occupation: College Professor of Economics.

 More About MARION ELIZABETH DANNLEY:

Fact 1: Buried at Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.

12. BERTHA OPAL3 KNAPP (ANN SARAH "SADIE"2 DOWNS, GEORGE1) was born June 30, 1887, and died August 02, 1971. She married WILBUR RAYMOND ARNOLD.

  Children of BERTHA KNAPP and WILBUR ARNOLD are:

i. MARGERY4 ARNOLD, m. DANIEL STAIR WEBSTER.

ii. SARA JANE ARNOLD, m. EARL MATSON LOVELL.

iii. NED ARNOLD.

13. LUCY RACHEL3 KNAPP (ANN SARAH "SADIE"2 DOWNS, GEORGE1) was born October 28, 1890, and died Unknown. She married HOMER "REX" MCDOWELL.

  Child of LUCY KNAPP and HOMER MCDOWELL is:

i. REX4 MCDOWELL, m. JEANE HURST.

14. LELIA RHEA3 KNAPP (ANN SARAH "SADIE"2 DOWNS, GEORGE1) was born October 14, 1898, and died Unknown. She married TOM D. WORKMAN.

  Children of LELIA KNAPP and TOM WORKMAN are:

i. TOMMY D. JR.4 WORKMAN, m. ARLENE OWENS.

ii. DAVID KNAPP WORKMAN, m. ANN KOERTING.

iii. MARY ANN WORKMAN.

iv. JIMMY WORKMAN, m. JUDY DRODDY.

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