Individual Details
Lewis Downey Senior
(Abt 1811 - Abt 1848)
Lewis Downey was an overseer of slave laborers on a plantation for many years. He later bought a farm near Williamsport, Maryland. In 1847 he and his family moved to Ogle County, Illinois. There Lewis drove wagons to and from Chicago, Illinois. He belonged to the Disciple Church.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1811 | Downsville, Washington, MD | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1832 | Hadassah Brown |  | ||
| Death | Abt 1848 | Knoxville, Knox, IL |
Families
| Spouse | Hadassah Brown (1815 - 1901) |
| Child | Maria Downey (1836 - 1906) |
| Child | Elizabeth Downey (1838 - ) |
| Child | Catharine Downey (1841 - 1906) |
| Child | Anna Downey (1842 - ) |
| Child | George Downey (1843 - ) |
| Child | Eleanor Downey (1845 - 1882) |
| Child | Lewis Downey Junior (1848 - ) |
| Father | Timothy Downey ( - 1861) |
| Sibling | Peter Downey ( - ) |
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 1060.