Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Austin Downs    
                Born: Dec-  -1845          in Marion Co, (W)VA  1,2
                Died: Jan- 7-1929          in Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Buried:                      in Big Battle Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1880, 1900, 1910     in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV  
             Resided: 1865                 in Marion Co, WV  2
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Sarah Ann Talkington   5  
             Married: Apr-20-1865          in Marion Co, WV  2
                Born: Jan-  -1843          in Marion Co, (W)VA  1,2 (see note 1)
                Died: Jul-22-1932           4,6
              Buried:                      in Big Battle Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1880, 1900, 1910     in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV  
             Resided: 1865                 in Marion Co, WV  2
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Father: John Talkington   (1810 - 1903) 
              Mother: Mary Metz   (1815 - 1880) 
           F Child 1: Hannah Myra Downs      
       Also known as: Hannah Marie Downs 7
                Born: Mar-21-1866          in Marion Co, WV  7,8
                Died: Apr- 4-1947          in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  7,6
              Buried:                      in Doak Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV  7,9
              Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40     in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1885                 in Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Census: 1880                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Useba Fernando Ford  b. Mar- 9-1863  d. Jun-30-1936  
       Also known as: Ucebous F. Ford 8
             Married: May-14-1885          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
           F Child 2: Mary California Downs      
                Born: Jan-16-1868           10
                Died: Apr- 3-1922           10
              Census: 1880                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Lloyd Hutson  b. Sep-30-1862  d. Jan-23-1927  
             Married: Apr-22-1886          in Doddridge Co, WV  10
           M Child 3: John Seymour "Jack" Downs      
                Born: 1869                 in Marion Co, WV  11,8
                Died: 1917                  11
              Census: 1910                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1894                 in Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Census: 1880                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  12
                Wife: Effa Landora Curry  b. 1875  d. 1944  
       Also known as: Effie Currey 13
             Married: Aug-18-1894          in Doddridge Co, WV  8

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(2) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. 
(3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(4) Findagrave.com. 
(5) Death record of daughter. 
(6) Headstone (year only) 
(7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(9) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(10) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 149. 
(11) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(12) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). 
(13) Death record of son. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1843, but date on headstone is
1844.







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