Individual Details
Joseph Downing
(4 Oct 1777 - )
Events
| Birth | 4 Oct 1777 | Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Mar 1799 | Mason, Kentucky, United States - Sarah Peddicord | | ||
| Census | 1810 | Mason, Kentucky, United States | |||
| Marriage | 18 Nov 1819 | Mason, Kentucky, United States - Frances |  | | |
| Census | 1820 | Mason, Kentucky, United States | | | |
| Census | 1830 | Western Division, Mason, Kentucky, United States | | | |
| Census | 1840 | Northern Division, Mason, Kentucky, United States | | | |
| Census | 1850 | District 1, Mason, Kentucky, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Frances (1789 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Downing (1820 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Downing (1824 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Downing (1826 - ) |
| Child | Frances Downing (1830 - ) |
| Spouse | Sarah Peddicord (1772 - 1818) |
| Child | Jacob Downing (1799 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca Downing (1801 - ) |
| Child | Downing (1802 - ) |
| Child | Abel Downing (1803 - ) |
| Child | Telitha Downing (1804 - ) |
| Child | John Downing (1806 - ) |
| Child | Susan Downing (1807 - 1852) |
| Child | Reason Downing (1811 - 1851) |
| Child | Sarah P. Downing (1814 - 1880) |
| Father | John Downing (1749 - 1826) |
| Mother | Susannah Ellis (1750 - 1815) |
| Sibling | Ellis Downing (1771 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Nancy Downing (1772 - 1860) |
| Sibling | James Downing (1773 - ) |
| Sibling | Susanna Downing (1776 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Downing (1779 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Downing (1781 - ) |
| Sibling | Dorcas Downing (1783 - ) |
| Sibling | Delilah Downing (1783 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Catherine Downing (1785 - ) |
| Sibling | Lydia Downing (1787 - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel Downing (1789 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Downing (1792 - ) |
| Sibling | Reason Downing (1793 - 1849) |
Notes
Marriage
Bride's name is given as Fanny Slack, a widow. Bondsman was Jacob Slack, perhaps husband of Joseph's sister Delilah (Downing) Slack.Census
There are 9 in the household -- 2 males age 0-9, 1 age 16-25 [this one age 16-18], 1 male age 26-44 [Joseph], 1 female age 0-9, 3 females age 10-15, 1 female age 26-44. There was also one slave.Census
There were 9 persons in the household and 3 slaves: 3 males age 0-4, 1 male age 15-19, 1 male age 20-29, 1 male age 50-59, 1 female age 10-14, 1 female age 15-19 and 1 female age 30-39.Census
There were 10 persons in the household and 6 slaves: 2 males age 10-14, 1 slave age 15-19, 1 male age 20-29, 1 male age 50-59, 1 female age 0-4, 1 female age 5-9, 1 female age 15-19, 1 female age 20-29 and 1 female age 40-49.Census
His occupation is given as farmer and his real estate is valued at $7,000.Endnotes
1. E. Polk Johnson, A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians (Chicago: Lewis, 1912).
2. Joseph Downing household, 1850 U.S. census, District1, Mason Co., Kentucky, page 36, household 194, family 197; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 212..
3. Ancestry, "Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2013), Joseph Downing to Sarah Pedicord; Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850.
4. Joseph Downing household, 1850 U.S. census, District1, Mason Co., Kentucky, page 36, household 194, family 197; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 212..
5. KYGenWeb / Mason County, Kentucky, "Marriage Abstract 3, 1818-1826," database, kykinfolk.com (http://kykinfolk.com/mason/bk3groom.html : accessed 10 November 2013), Joseph Downing marriage to Fanny Slack.
6. 1820 census, Mason Co., Kentucky, population schedule, , p. 70, Jos. Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M33, roll 26.
7. 1830 census, Mason Co., Kentucky, population schedule, Western Division, p. 220, Jos Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 39.
8. 1840 census, Mason Co., Kentucky, population schedule, Northern Division, p. 12, Joseph Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 119.
9. Joseph Downing household, 1850 U.S. census, District1, Mason Co., Kentucky, page 36, household 194, family 197; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 212..