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John B. Downing¹

Parents

• John B. Downing was born about 1846 in Texas, United States.¹
• John was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1850 Census 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.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: 29 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