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French Lemar DOWNS

French Lemar DOWNS

Male 1915 - 1957  (42 years)

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  • Name French Lemar DOWNS 
    Born 29 Aug 1915  Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Aug 29 1913, but birth record shows it as Aug 29 1915. Age in 1920 Census was six.
    Gender Male 
    Military PFC, 347th Ord Depot Co, US Army, World War II (Europe)  [2] 
    Census 1920  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation lay-out worker in steel industry  [1] 
    Died 3 Sep 1957  Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Big Battle Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I79771  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 May 2017 

    Father John Seymour "Jack" DOWNS,   b. 15 Nov 1869, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Effa Landora CURREY,   b. 23 Apr 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944  (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F25667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    79771_FrenchLemarDowns_USArmy_WW2.jpg    		79771_FrenchLemarDowns_USArmy_WW2.jpg
    French L Downs, Fuerth, Germany, ca 1945    		French L Downs, Fuerth, Germany, ca 1945

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.