Born in United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James H. Downing
— married
31 Aug 1868 in Davis, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Thomas Downing and Grace Viola (Downing) Whisler
Died
at about age 68
in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2012
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Biography
Sources
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJD9-95C : 4 November 2017), James H. Downing and Martha Housley, 31 Jan 1868, , Davis, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 968,466.
- "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HCJ6-PW2 : 2 December 2019), Martha Downing in household of James Downing, Fox River, Davis, Iowa; citing p. 11, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,459.
- "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTS8-8T7 : 4 April 2020), Marth Downing, Davis, Iowa, United States; citing p. 200, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,196.
- "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SZB-9MW : 16 March 2018), Martha H Housley, Davis, Iowa, United States; citing card #19, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,366.
- "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8D-H1NW : 18 October 2019), Martha Louisa Downing, 8 Mar 1918, Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102842720.
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