The Genealogy of the Downing Family

Susana Bur

Susana Bur was born in March 1845 in Illinois, United States.^1,2
She and Thomas B. Downing were married on 31 October 1861 in Hunt County, Texas, United States.³
Susana was enumerated on the 1880 census in the household of her spouse in Precinct 4, Hunt County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
1. Downing, TB Downing, age 39, farmer.
2. -----, Susana, age 36.
3. -----, Thos F., age 19.
4. -----, Wm, age 18.
5. -----, Obediah, age 6.
6. -----, Elbert B., age 3.
7. Key, Emma, age 25, orphan.⁴
Susana was enumerated on the 1900 census in the household of her spouse in Justice Precinct #4, Hunt County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
1. Downing, TB, head,age 58, works as a blacksmith, owns his house free.
2. -----, Susan, wife, age 55, birthed 7 children - 5 still living.
3. -----, Dora, daughter, age 19.
4. -----, Abe (Obediah), son, age 25, works as a printer.
5. -----, Albert (Elbert?), son, age 22, works as a farm laborer.
6. -----, John, age 14, at school for 8 months.
7. Beer, Rachel, MIL.³

[S327] Texas, Hunt County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 36 (born circa 1844) and born in Illinois. Her father was born in Illinois and her mother was born in Texas., T9, roll 1312, Precinct #4, enumeration district (ED) 68, p. 10B, dwelling 90, family 90, T. B. Downing household, accessed 24 Oct 2004
[S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives born Mar 1845 and born in Illinois., T623, roll 1648, Justice Precinct #4, enumeration district (ED) 131, sheet 12A, dwelling 204, family 204, TB Downing household, accessed 13 Apr 2005
[S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T623, roll 1648, Justice Precinct #4, enumeration district (ED) 131, sheet 12A, dwelling 204, family 204, TB Downing household, accessed 13 Apr 2005
[S327] Texas, Hunt County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T9, roll 1312, Precinct #4, enumeration district (ED) 68, p. 10B, dwelling 90, family 90, T. B. Downing household, accessed 24 Oct 2004