Individual Details
Charles G. Downs Senior
(1835 - 5 Oct 1868)
Charles Downs bought the family store from his brother, Lewis Downs, before the Civil War. Charles served as postmaster. He was a Republican and pro-Union during the Civil War.
Charles Downs died from lock jaw suffered in an accident. He was a member of the Reformed Church.
Charles Downs died from lock jaw suffered in an accident. He was a member of the Reformed Church.
Events
| Birth | 1835 | Downsville, Washington, MD | |||
| Marriage | 1863 | Elizabeth Long |  | ||
| Death | 5 Oct 1868 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Long (1846 - 1906) |
| Child | Grafton Downs Senior (1864 - ) |
| Child | Sadie Elizabeth Downs ( - ) |
| Child | Charles G. Downs Junior ( - 1890) |
| Father | Charles Downs ( - 1857) |
| Mother | Mary Ensminger ( - 1869) |
| Sibling | Christopher Downs (1823 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Lewis O. Downs ( - 1906) |
| Sibling | Lucretia Downs ( - 1906) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Downs ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Downs ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah C. Downs ( - 1906) |
| Sibling | Louisa Downs ( - 1906) |
Endnotes
1. Williams, Thomas. History of Washington County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time, Including a History of Hagerstown (Hagerstown. 1906), page 945.