John Downing (1789 - 1859)

Born 21 Jun 1789 in Mason, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Boiler) Downing — married 17 Jun 1813 in Ross, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1859 at age 70 in Kelso, Morris, Kansas Territory, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Downing Name Study.

"John was born in Mason Co., KY on June 21, 1789, the son of Mary Chenoweth and Timothy Downing. The Chenoweth families in this area were poised to cross the Ohio River and settle in Ross Co. It is believed that John accompanied one or more of his parents in this move. How long his parents lived after that is not known, but John is married in Ross County, just shy of this 24th birthday to Mary Boiler, who was 21. She was the daughter of David Boiler and Nancy Fisher. Before his marriage John had served in the War of 1812 from Ohio enrolling on April 27th 1812 for a year as a Private. By the time his service ended in May of the following year, he had risen in rank to Corporal. Ross County became Pike County and in the next eighteen years John and Mary would have 6 children, before moving to Hancock Co., OH in 1831, where their last 3 children were born, bringing the total to 9. Here they lived until 1858, when they and many of their married children went by covered wagon to Morris Co., KS. John died that first winter and was buried in a family plot. Mary lived to the age of 90, dying in 1882, and was buried beside her husband."^[1]

Children of JOHN DOWNING and MARY BOILER are:

• David b. February 12, 1815, Pike Co., OH; d. December 16, 1906, Findlay, Hancock Co., OH; m. MARETTA DORSEY, February 18, 1838, Pike Co., OH; b. November 15, 1818, Pike Co., OH; d. May 07, 1893, Findlay, Hancock Co., OH.
• Jane b. January 25, 1817, Pike Co., Ohio; d. April 25, 1914, Hancock Co., OH; m. CHARLES FOUNTAIN MALLAHAN, February 07, 1847, Hancock Co., OH; b. September 26, 1818, Fairfield Co., OH; d. December 30, 1877, Hancock Co., OH.
• George b. February 11, 1819, Pike Co., OH; d. September 06, 1904, Collins, Story Co., IA; m. LAVINIAH VAN BUSKIRK, March 08, 1852, Hancock Co., OH; b. January 01, 1831, Ohio; d. April 02, 1870, Ohio.
• William b. May 12, 1821, Ohio; d. May 20, 1898, Morris Co., KS; m. ELIZA JANE GREEN, Hancock Co., OH; b. May 11, 1826, Pennsylvania; d. February 16, 1907, Morris Co., KS.
• Emilia b. October 30, 1823, Pike Co., OH; d. January 02, 1901, Clements, Chase Co., KS; m. SAMUEL CLYMER, December 31, 1844, Hancock Co., OH; b. November 17, 1824, Fairfield Co., OH; d. September 01, 1853, Benton Ridge, Hancock Co., OH.
• Isaac b. October 04, 1827, Pike Co., OH; d. March 16, 1873, Morris Co., KS; m. SALOME GREEN, September 04, 1851, Hancock Co., OH; b. Bet. 1822 - 1835; d. Unknown.
• John b. December 28, 1831, Pike Co., OH; d. December 13, 1837, Ohio.
• Rusena b. February 22, 1832, Pike Co., OH; d. April 12, 1913, Ohio; m. (1) SAMUEL DAY; b. Bet. 1817 - 1837; d. 1850; m. (2) PHILIP REED BUNN, September 21, 1854; b. July 13, 1813, Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH; d. April 05, 1893.
• Timothy b. January 24, 1837, Blanchard twp., Hancock Co., OH; d. March 15, 1876, Morris Co., KS; m. MARY WOOD; b. Abt. 1842, Kentucky; d. Unknown.

Research Notes

NOTE: Kentucky Territory became a state of the Union on 1 June 1792. Kansas Territory became a state of the Union on 29 January 1861.

Sources

1. ↑ Chenowith History, Fourth Generation - https://web.archive.org/web/20161021135302/http://chenowethsite.com/ch6t1mj.htm

• "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDVZ-QMX : 8 December 2014), John Downing and Polly Boiler, 17 Jun 1813; citing Ross,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 281,637.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXQZ-N2H : 9 November 2014), John Downing, Blanchard, Hancock, Ohio, United States; citing family 67, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2W-MZC4 : 13 December 2015), John Downing, 1859; Burial, Kelso, Morris, Kansas, United States of America, Downing Cemetery; citing record ID 65156382, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZK8-LBW : 8 December 2014), John Downing and Polly Boiles, 17 Jun 1813; citing Ross, Ohio, United States, reference item 1 p 199; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 281,637.
• History of Hancock County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns ... Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Biographies, History of the Northwest Territory, History of Ohio, Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc. Warner, Beers, 1886 - Hancock County (Ohio) - 880 pages. (https://books.google.com/books?id=dA7VAAAAMAAJ&q=john+downing#v=snippet&q=382&f=false):

"John Downing came here in the spring of 1832, from Pike County, Ohio, cleared a small patch on Section 13, south of the river and put in a crop. The following autumn he brought out his family, consisting of his wife and eight children; the sons being David, George, William, Isaac, and John. One son, Timothy, was born on the Blanchard after settlement. In 1849 George and William went to California, and in 1850 David followed them, but after a few years spent in the gold regions, all returned to this county. About twenty five years ago William removed to Kansas, whither he was soon afterward followed by his father and brothers, Isaac and Timothy. George subsequently went to Iowa, and David, now a resident of Findlay, is the only one of John Downing s children living in Hancock County. "

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDGM-GF7 : 8 December 2014), John Downing and Polly Boiler, 17 Jun 1813; citing Ross, Ohio, United States, reference Vol B p112; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 281,649.
• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8C3-9ZS : 8 December 2014), John Downing in entry for Rusena Bunn, 12 Apr 1913; citing Blanchard Twp., Putman, Ohio, reference fn 24520; FHL microfilm 1,953,646.
• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8FS-6QM : 8 December 2014), John Downing in entry for Jane Mallahan, 25 Apr 1914; citing Riley Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio, reference fn 24632; FHL microfilm 1,953,914.
• "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6F3-GH3 : 13 December 2014), John Downing in entry for Jane Mallahan, 25 Apr 1914; citing Death, Riley, Putnam, Ohio, United States, source ID v 3 p 165, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 915,770.
• Family Search and first hand knowledge.