Individual Details

Lawrence Henry Downing

(16 Dec 1888 - 6 Jan 1982)

Events

Birth	16 Dec 1888	Ripley, Brown, Ohio, United States
Census	1900	Huntington Township, Brown, Ohio, United States
Census	1910	Jefferson Township, Brown, Ohio, United States
DraftReg	5 Jun 1917	Brown, Ohio, United States
Military	in World War I
Census	1920	Jefferson Township, Brown, Ohio, United States
Marriage	11 May 1923	Daisey Marie Jameson
Census	1930	Bowersville, Brown, Ohio, United States
Death	6 Jan 1982
Burial		Linwood Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Brown, Ohio, United States

Families

Spouse	Daisey Marie Jameson (1901 - 1997)
Child	Living

Father	William Downing (1860 - 1943)
Mother	Nancy Jane Griffith (1859 - 1931)
Sibling	Louanna Downing (1887 - 1978)
Sibling	Bessie Lee Downing (1890 - 1914)
Sibling	Sylvia Blanche Downing (1892 - )
Sibling	Minni May Downing (1895 - 1900)
Sibling	Delia Amber Downing (1896 - 1915)
Sibling	Mary Alice Downing (1899 - )
Sibling	William G. Downing (1901 - )
Sibling	R. Clayborn Downing (1902 - )

Notes

Census

He attended school 6 months within the census year.

Census

His occupation is given as laborer - farm.

DraftReg

His name is given as Lawrence Henry Downing and his address as Russellville, Ohio. He is employed in farm work by Wallace Goodrich in Avilla, Indiana. He is described as of medium height and medium build with gray eyes and light brown hair.

Census

His occupation is given as teacher - rural school.

Census

His occupation is given as teacher - public school. He rents his home on Main St. for $15 per month. He is shown as a veteran of the World War.

Burial

Services were held 8 Jan 1982 at Knechtly Potts Funeral Home with George H. Smith, chaplain, officiating. Military services were conducted by Georgetown American Legion Post 180.

Endnotes

1. Edward Ping compiler, "Canny, West, Perkins, Pikes, Davis, Stephenson, and Richey Genealogy", RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, online, Downing data downloaded 24 May 2010..

2. 1900 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Huntington Twp., enumeration district (ED) 8, p. 13A, household 269, family 272, William Downing family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1242.

3. 1910 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Jefferson Twp., enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 10B, dwelling 258, family 265, William Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1157.

4. 1920 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Jefferson Twp., enumeration district (ED) 34, p. 2A, dwelling 28, family 28, William Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1351.

5. Lawrence Henry Downing World War I Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1917, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..

6. 1930 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Bowersville village, enumeration district (ED) 9, p. 1A, dwelling 9, family 10, Lawrence H. Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 1804.

7. 1900 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Huntington Twp., enumeration district (ED) 8, p. 13A, household 269, family 272, William Downing family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1242.

8. 1910 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Jefferson Twp., enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 10B, dwelling 258, family 265, William Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1157.

9. Lawrence Henry Downing World War I Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1917, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..

10. Lawrence H. Downing funeral card, in Maryan R. Gill scrapbook, , privately held by James V. Gill, , Versailles, KY 40383, 2010.

11. 1920 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Jefferson Twp., enumeration district (ED) 34, p. 2A, dwelling 28, family 28, William Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1351.

12. 1930 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Bowersville village, enumeration district (ED) 9, p. 1A, dwelling 9, family 10, Lawrence H. Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 1804.

13. Edward Ping compiler, "Canny, West, Perkins, Pikes, Davis, Stephenson, and Richey Genealogy", RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, online, Downing data downloaded 24 May 2010..

14. 1930 census, Brown Co., Ohio, population schedule, Bowersville village, enumeration district (ED) 9, p. 1A, dwelling 9, family 10, Lawrence H. Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 May 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 1804.

15. Lawrence H. Downing funeral card, in Maryan R. Gill scrapbook, , privately held by James V. Gill, , Versailles, KY 40383, 2010.

16. Lawrence H. Downing funeral card, in Maryan R. Gill scrapbook, , privately held by James V. Gill, , Versailles, KY 40383, 2010.