Doddridge County Roots


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James L. DOWNS

James L. DOWNS

Male 1897 - 1915  (18 years)


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  • Name James L. DOWNS
    Birth 1897  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 30 Jan 1915  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Big Battle Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I97731  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2015

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

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  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S2012] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S14] Obituary.
      West Union Herald, Thursday, Feb 4 1915, in its entirety:
      "James Downs, son of J. S. Downs who lived near the head of Big Battle, died at a Clarksburg hospital Saturday evening. He was brought back home and interred at the Big Battle graveyard. He was a bright young man aged about eighteen years."
      (NOTE: The Saturday before the publication of this obituary was January 30th. A death record corresponding to this death has not been found. Harrison County Death Records contain an entry for a James Downs who died in Clarksburg on June 15 1915, age 64, occupation oil worker.)