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Charity Brown¹

Parents

• Charity Brown was born on 9 January 1817 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States.^2,3,4,5
• She and William T. Downing, Junior, were married 10 January 1833 or 30 January 1833 in Bond County, Illinois, United States.^6,7
• Charity was enumerated on the 1850 census in the household of her spouse in Hunt County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household are:
  1. Downing, William, age 35, farmer, real estate valued at $400.
  2. -----, Charity, age 33.
  3. -----, Rachel, age 15, attends school (I believe this is Rhoda).
  4. -----, Rebecca, age 11, attends school.
  5. -----, Thos. B., age 9, attends school.
  6. -----, William T., age 6, attends school.
  7. -----, John B., age 4.
  8. -----, Mary C., age 3.
  Missing from the household is Joel (age 6). I suspect he and Willliam T. are the same person.⁸
• Charity was enumerated on the 1860 census in the household of her spouse in Greenfield Post Office, Hunt County, Texas, United States. Living in this house were:
  1. Downing, William, age 45, works as a farmer, real estate valued at $2000, personal estate valued at $850.
  2. -----, Charity, age 44.
  3. Knight, Rebecca, age 21 [She is William & Charity's widowed daughter.]
  4. Downing, Thomas, age 18, works as farm labor.
  5. -----, Joel, age 16.
  6. -----, John, age 14.
  7. -----, Elisabeth, age 12, attends school.
  8. -----, Baalam, age 6, attends school.
  9. -----, Obediah, age 3.
  10. Knight, William, age 2, born TX. [He is Rebecca's son and William and Charity's grandson.].
  Living in the next house enumerated is William's brother, Carter L. Downing. Missing from the household are William and Mary. I suspect that William and Joel are the same person based on their birthdates and the fact that neither one appear on the census records together.⁹
• Charity was enumerated on the 1870 census in the household of her spouse in Precinct 4, Hunt County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Downing, William, age 55, farmer, real estate $1000, personal estate $630.
  2. -----, Charity, age 55.
  3. -----, Baalam, age 16.
  4. -----, Obediah, age 13.
  5. -----, William, age 11, attends school.
  6. Denton, Mary [daughter of Rhoda], age 16.
  7. Hobbs, Wm [not entered; unknown relationship], age 20.
  8. Denton, Florida, age 14, attends school.¹⁰
• She died after 1880 in Hunt County, Texas, United States.¹

• Last Edited: 22 June 2019

Citations

1. [S256] Ancestry.com, "Family Trees," database, accessed 14 Apr 2017), Thomas Brown; Downing Family Tree (Casey Downing).
2. [S256] Ancestry.com, "Family Trees," database, accessed 8 Apr 2017), Obediah Carter Downing; Downing Family Tree.
3. [S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Baalam gives that his parents were born in Illinois., T623, roll 1647, Justice Precinct #1, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 51A, dwelling 230, family 231, B. M. Downing
4. [S317] Texas, Hunt County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 44 (born circa 1816) and born in Tenneessee., M653, roll 1298, Precinct 9 (Greenfield Post Office), p. 19 (36), dwelling 135, family 134, William Downing, accessed 6 Apr 2004
5. [S324] Texas, Hunt County, 1870 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 55 (born circa 1815) and born in Tennessee., M593, roll 1593, Precinct #4 (Lone Oak Post Office), p. 4, dwelling 21, family 21, William Downing, accessed 6 Apr 2004
6. [S337] Ancestry.com, "Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1880," database, Ancestry,com, Ancesry.com, accessed 17 May 2014), Charity Brown and William Downing; citing Family History LIbrary microfilm 1317522.
7. [S326] Illinois State Archives and Illinois Genealogical Society, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives, accessed 20 Apr 2017), Charity Brown and William Downing; Bond County, Volume A, page 122.
8. [S318] Texas, Hunt County, 1850 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, 1. Downing, William, age 35, farmer, real estate valued at $400, born IL.
   2. -----, Charity, age 33, born TN.
   3. -----, Rachel, age 15, born MO, attends school (I believe this is Rhoda).
   4. -----, Rebecca, age 11, born MO, attends school.
   5. -----, Thos. B., age 9, born MO, attends school.
   6. -----, William T., age 6, attends school.
   7. -----, John B., age 4, born TX.
   8. -----, Mary C., age 3, born TX.
   
   Missing from the household is Joel (age 6). I suspect he and Willliam T. are the same person., M432, roll 911, (no townhip given), p. 229, dwelling 111, family 116, William Downing, accessed 6 Apr 2004
9. [S317] Texas, Hunt County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M653, roll 1298, Precinct 9 (Greenfield Post Office), p. 19 (36), dwelling 135, family 134, William Downing, accessed 6 Apr 2004
10. [S324] Texas, Hunt County, 1870 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M593, roll 1593, Precinct #4 (Lone Oak Post Office), p. 4, dwelling 21, family 21, William Downing, accessed 6 Apr 2004