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Baalam Downing¹

Parents

• Baalam Downing was born on 6 January 1854 in Texas, United States.^1,2,3,4
• 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
• He appeared on the 1870 census in the household of his parents 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.²
• He and Susan Mills were married before 1879.
• Baalam was listed as a brother on the 1880 census of Obediah Carter Downing enumerated on 24 June 1880 in District #2, Wise County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Downing, OC, age 24, farmer.
  2. -----, AO, age 20.
  3. -----, Allie, age 1, born TX.
  4. -----, BM, age 26 (relationship to head - brother), farmer.
  5.-----, Travis B, age 8/12 (relationship to head - newphew).³
• Baalam Downing and Sarah Jane Lee were married on 16 February 1881 in Hunt County, Texas, United States.⁵
• He appeared on the 1900 census on 14 June 1900 in Justice Precinct #1, Hunt County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Downing, B.M., born Jan 1854, age 46, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free..
  2. -----, Sarah J., born Jan 1854, age 46, has had 2 children, both still living.
  3.-----, Mattie, born Apr 1878, age 22, (She is listed as B.M.'s daughter and not step-daughter)
  4. -----, Oscar, born Nov 1881, age 18.⁴
• He appeared on the 1910 census as an in-law to George Winfield Wariner in 2nd Judicial Precinct, Wise County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Wossener, George Wossener, head, white, age 31, dentist, own shop, owns his own house free.
  2. -----, Martha, wife, age 31, has given birth to 3 children - all of them are living.
  3. -----, Ethel, age 7.
  4. -----, Berne, age 5
  5. -----, Ila, age 2.
  6. Downing, Balam Downing, age 53, works as a County Commissioner for a wage. [He is George's father-in-law]
  7. -----, Sarah J., age 54. [She is George's mother-in-law]⁶
• Baalam Downing died on 19 March 1916, at age 62, in Wise County, Texas, United States.

• Last Edited: 21 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. [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
3. [S316] Texas, Wise County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T9, roll 1333, District #2, enumeration district (ED) 126, p. 43, dwelling 391, family 392, OC Downing, accessed 31 Mar 2004
4. [S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T623, roll 1647, Justice Precinct #1, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 51A, dwelling 230, family 231, B. M. Downing
5. [S309] Texas, Wise County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives that this is their second marriages and that they have been married for 28 years., T624, roll 1600, 2nd Judicial Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 249, sheet 7A, dwelling 244, family 222, George Wossener, accessed 30 Sep 2004
6. [S309] Texas, Wise County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T624, roll 1600, 2nd Judicial Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 249, sheet 7A, dwelling 244, family 222, George Wossener, accessed 30 Sep 2004