The Genealogy of the Downing Family

Person Page 3,158

Rachel1

  • Rachel was born about 1822 in Illinois, United States.1
  • She and Bur were married before 1845.
  • She appeared on the 1900 census as an in-law to Thomas B. Downing 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.1

Family: Bur (b. estimated 1820)

  • Last Edited: 22 June 2019

Citations

  1. [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