The Genealogy of the Downing Family

Person Page 567

Joel Downing1

Parents

  • Note.
  • Joel Downing was born in 1844 in Texas, United States.1
  • Joel witnessed the census of William T. Downing, Junior, in the 1850 census on 22 October 1850 in Hunt County, Texas, United States.2
  • He appeared on the 1860 census in the household of his parents 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.1
  • Last Edited: 30 June 2019

Citations

  1. [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
  2. [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