Individual Details
William Downing
(2 Feb 1828 - 1 May 1884)
Johnson: Kentucky and Kentuckians -- "[He] secured what education was available in the country schools of his day. He cultivated the farm and took a deep interest in all those questions effecting the welfare of the whole community. He was an earnest Baptist and gave his hand to all the good causes promulgated by the church of his faith. In the question of politics he voted with the Democratic party and he was a member of the organization, known as the Sons of Temperance . . . "
Events
| Birth | 2 Feb 1828 | Mason, Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1850 | District 1, Mason, Kentucky, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 19 Mar 1857 | Nancy F. Wherry | | ||
| Death | 1 May 1884 | Washington Precinct, Mason, Kentucky, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy F. Wherry (1831 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" Downing (1857 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Eliza Downing (1858 - ) |
| Child | Joseph W. Downing (1860 - ) |
| Child | Lydia Ella Downing (1862 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Ellis Downing (1864 - ) |
| Child | Ida Alice Downing (1866 - ) |
| Child | Charles Reason Downing (1868 - 1896) |
| Father | Reason Downing (1793 - 1849) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Ellis (1796 - ) |
| Sibling | John Downing (1817 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Nancy Downing (1819 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Susan Downing (1820 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Isaac Ellis Downing (1821 - 1892) |
| Sibling | James Downing (1823 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Lydia Ann Downing (1824 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Eliza J. Downing (1826 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth F. Downing (1830 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Reason Downing (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph T. Downing (1835 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Thomas M. Downing (1837 - 1907) |
Notes
Census
His occupation is given as farm hand.Endnotes
1. E. Polk Johnson, A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians (Chicago: Lewis, 1912).
2. Elizabeth Downing household, 1850 U.S. census, District 1, Mason Co., Kentucky, page 14, household 189, family 192; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 212..
3. Elizabeth Downing household, 1850 U.S. census, District 1, Mason Co., Kentucky, page 14, household 189, family 192; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 212..
4. E. Polk Johnson, A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians (Chicago: Lewis, 1912).
5. E. Polk Johnson, A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians (Chicago: Lewis, 1912).