The Genealogy of the Downing Family

William Downing, Senior¹

William Downing, Senior, was born on 15 September 1783 in North Carolina, United States.^2,3
He has conflicting birth information of 15 September 1783 in Arbermarle County, Virginia, United States.¹
He and Rhoda Short were married on 9 August 1808 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, United States, There is some conflicting information. This marriage has also been reporting as being in 1805 in Madison County, Illinois.¹
He died on 28 March 1857, at age 73, in Dade County, Missouri, United States.²

James Downing (b. 1809, d. 25 March 1857)
Joel T. Downing (b. 1810, d. 21 December 1842)
Obediah Downing (b. 1812, d. 1859)
William T. Downing, Junior+ (b. 4 September 1814, d. 29 January 1874)
John Vandalia Downing+ (b. 23 March 1820, d. 1 March 1855)
Esther H. Downing+ (b. 18 March 1823, d. 29 December 1869)
Mary E. Downing (b. 1826, d. 1857)
Carter Tarrent Downing+ (b. 10 April 1830, d. 9 January 1898)

[S256] Ancestry.com, "Family Trees," database, accessed 11 Apr 2017), William Downing; my tree 011_2012_12_28 2013 .(staleyp41).
[S256] Ancestry.com, "Family Trees," database, accessed 15 Apr 2017), William T. Downing; Van-Ramzel (Martin Vandenbrook).
[S327] Texas, Hunt County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T9, roll 1312, Precinct 4`, enumeration district (ED) 68, p. 4, dwelling 32, family 32, C.T. Downing, accessed 24 Apr 2005