The Genealogy of the Downing Family

Person Page 542

Jerry ("Nell") Downing1

Parents

  • Jerry ("Nell") Downing was also known as Nellie Downing.2
  • She was born on 27 September 1915 in Byers, Clay County, Texas, United States.1,3,4
  • Jerry was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1920 Census in Byers, Clay County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
    1. Downing, Thomas O., rented home, age 38, worked a a laborer in oil refining for a wage.
    2. -----, Mollie B., age 32.
    3. -----, Gertrude, age 12, attended school.
    4. -----, Nell, age 4 years 8 months.5
  • Jerry was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1930 Census in Justice Precinct #2, Wichita County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
    1. Downing, Oscar; renting at $10 monthly, owns radio, age 48, worked in oil fields, not a veteran.
    2. -----, Mollie; age 42.
    3. -----, Nellie; age 14, attending school.
    4. -----, Billie J.; age 8, attending school.2
  • Jerry was living in Union County, New Mexico, United States, on 1 April 1935.6
  • She and Kitts were married before June 1937 They later divorced.4,7
  • She appeared on the 1940 census in the household of her parents in Montague County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
    1. -----, Oscar, age 58, he worked as a farmer for 50 weeks on his own account, he received more than $50 doing other work.
    2. -----, Mollie, age 52. .
    3. -----, Nell, age 23, marital status is divorced
    4. -----, Billie Jane, age 18, attending high school.6
  • She and Grover Leonard ("Coach") Cannaday were married about July 1942.4
  • She died on 21 January 2005, at age 89.4
  • She was buried estimated 24 January 2005 in Purley Baptist Church, Purley, Franklin County, Texas, United States.8

Family: Grover Leonard ("Coach") Cannaday (b. 2 October 1916, d. 10 April 1988)

  • Jerry Leonard Cannaday+
  • Sandra Jay Cannaday+
  • Last Edited: 29 June 2019

Citations

  1. [S321] Texas Department of State Health Services, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Digital Images of Birth Certificates Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932, Birth Cerificate 35769 (1915), Jerry Nell Downing (amended), accessed 18 Apr 2017.
  2. [S314] Texas, Wichita County, 1930 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T626, roll 2410, Justice Precinct #3, enumeration district (ED) 243-4, sheet 90A, p. 70, dwelling 210, family 221, Oscar Downing, accessed 16 Apr 2017
  3. [S38] Texas, Montague County, 1940 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, gives ages as 23 and born in Texas., T627, roll 4108, Justice Precinct #18, enumeration district (ED) 169-19, sheet 8A, household 159, Oscar Downing, accessed 17 May 2014
  4. [S292] Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications & Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, entry for Jerry Nelldowning Kitts, 1937, SS no. 463-05-6473, accessed 18 Apr 2017
  5. [S343] Texas, Clay County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, 1. Downing, Thomas O., rented home, age 38, able to read and write, born TX, father TX, mother IL, worked a a laborer in oil refining for a wage.
    2. -----, Mollie B., age 32, able to read and write, born TX, father AL, mother TX.
    3. -----, Gertrude, age 12, attended school and able to read and write.
    4. -----, Nell, age 4 years 8 months., T625, roll 1784, Byers Town, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 5a, p. 1645, dwelling 88, family 95, Thomas O. Downing, accessed 10 May 2002
  6. [S38] Texas, Montague County, 1940 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T627, roll 4108, Justice Precinct #18, enumeration district (ED) 169-19, sheet 8A, household 159, Oscar Downing, accessed 17 May 2014
  7. [S38] Texas, Montague County, 1940 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T627, roll 4109, Justice Precinct #18, enumeration district (ED) 169-19, sheet 8A, household 159, Oscar Downing, accessed 17 May 2014
  8. [S53] Find-A-Grave, digital images, accessed 18 Apr 2017<, Jerry Nell Downing Cannaday