Individual Details

Elmo Reason Downing

(19 Sep 1888 - 14 Feb 1963)

His obituary says he attended school in Westville, Illinois. "He lived in Colorado Springs for 17 years, working for Pikes Peak Florist until his retirement in 1956. He was a veteran of the first World War."

Events

Birth	19 Sep 1888	Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census	1900	Georgetown Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census	1910	Georgetown Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
DraftReg	5 Jun 1917	Vermilion, Illinois, United States
MilitWWI
Census	1920	Georgetown Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Moved	1922	to Colorado
Census	1930	Bordenville, Park, Colorado, United States
Death	14 Feb 1963	of a heart attack - 1327 N. Nevada, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Burial	16 Feb 1963	Memorial Gardens, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

Families

Father	Charles Leonard Downing (1838 - 1919)
Mother	Matilda Ann Guess (1851 - 1943)
Sibling	Priscilla May Downing (1869 - 1930)
Sibling	Oscar Jones Downing (1872 - )
Sibling	Francis Constantine "Frank" Downing (1873 - 1943)
Sibling	Susan Downing (1876 - 1939)
Sibling	Celestia Ella Downing (1879 - 1972)
Sibling	Lottie B. Downing (1884 - 1956)
Sibling	Lettie B. Downing (1884 - 1884)
Sibling	Minnie Leona Downing (1890 - 1978)

Notes

Census

His name is given as Reason E. He attended school 8 months within the census year.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer - farm.

DraftReg

His name is given as Elmo Downing and his address as Westville, Illinois. He is a self-employed farmer in Westville. His marital status is single and he is described as of short height and slender build with blue eyes and brown hair.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer - general farm.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer - general farm. He is single and a veteran of World War I. He rents his farm.

Endnotes

1. Donna M. Donally, "McBride, Heathman, Terrill, Law, Jaynes, Grim, Downing, Race, Boyle, Kent, Sabin, Maynard, Family Tree, and lot's of others," database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1520346/person/-1927352099 : accessed 3 June 2010), Charles Leonard Downing family.

2. 1900 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown Twp., enumeration district (ED) 60, p. 23A, dwelling 382, family 388, Charles L. Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 348.

3. 1910 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown Twp., enumeration district (ED) 164, p. 30B, dwelling unk, family unk, T. Charles Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 329.

4. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown Twp., enumeration district (ED) 183, p. 5A, dwelling 91, family 93, Matilda Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.

5. Elmo 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. Obituaries: Reason Elmo Downing, Colorado Springs Free Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 16 February 1963, p 13.

7. Elmo Downing, no. 521-38-5450, Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library)

8. 1930 census, Park Co., Colorado, population schedule, Bordenville, enumeration district (ED) 7, p. 1A, dwelling 4, family 4, Elmo Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 248.

9. 1900 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown Twp., enumeration district (ED) 60, p. 23A, dwelling 382, family 388, Charles L. Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 348.

10. 1910 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown Twp., enumeration district (ED) 164, p. 30B, dwelling unk, family unk, T. Charles Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 329.

11. Elmo 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..

12. Obituaries: Reason Elmo Downing, Colorado Springs Free Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 16 February 1963, p 13.

13. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Georgetown Twp., enumeration district (ED) 183, p. 5A, dwelling 91, family 93, Matilda Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.

14. Obituaries: Reason Elmo Downing, Colorado Springs Free Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 16 February 1963, p 13.

15. 1930 census, Park Co., Colorado, population schedule, Bordenville, enumeration district (ED) 7, p. 1A, dwelling 4, family 4, Elmo Downing household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 June 2010); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 248.

16. Donna M. Donally, "McBride, Heathman, Terrill, Law, Jaynes, Grim, Downing, Race, Boyle, Kent, Sabin, Maynard, Family Tree, and lot's of others," database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1520346/person/-1927352099 : accessed 3 June 2010), Charles Leonard Downing family.

17. Obituaries: Reason Elmo Downing, Colorado Springs Free Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 16 February 1963, p 13.

18. Elmo Downing, no. 521-38-5450, Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library)

19. Obituaries: Reason Elmo Downing, Colorado Springs Free Press, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 16 February 1963, p 13.