John was born in 1865 to Alexander and Margaret Harper Downing. [1]
John married Mary Catherine Scott in Belmont County, Ohio on April 24, 1895. [2] John and Mary lived in Belmont County, and he worked for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as an agent. The couple had four children: Harry L., Margaret, Olive, and Mary Blanche.[3][4]
John passed away on June 18, 1928 in Barton, Ohio. [5] He is buried at St. Clairsville Union Cemetery in St. Clairsville, Ohio. [6]
Sources
↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZJB-MP2 : 8 December 2014), John Alexander Downing, 18 Jun 1928; citing Barton Village, Belmont, Ohio, reference fn 35202; FHL microfilm 1,991,300.
↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD4R-2J8 : 8 December 2014), John A. Downing and Mary C. Scott, 24 Apr 1895; citing Belmont Co., Ohio, reference 2:3LSSDKP; FHL microfilm 902,148.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLXK-DZQ : accessed 8 August 2017), John A Downing, Colerain, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 14A, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1156; FHL microfilm 1,375,169.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRP-P73 : accessed 8 August 2017), John A Downing, Colerain, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing ED 1, sheet 9B, line 88, family 217, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1349; FHL microfilm 1,821,349.
↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZJB-MP2 : 8 December 2014), John Alexander Downing, 18 Jun 1928; citing Barton Village, Belmont, Ohio, reference fn 35202; FHL microfilm 1,991,300.
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD4R-8XP : 8 December 2014), John A. Downing in entry for Harry Lee Downing and Clara Mae Coates, 06 Jan 1917; citing St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio, reference 2:3JFW1TL; FHL microfilm 902,154.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZNN-879 : 8 December 2014), John A. Downing in entry for John B.F. Bowers and Olive Belle Downing, 07 Jun 1923; citing Belmont, Ohio, United States, reference Item 2 P 124 N 13569; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,134,118.
"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKRZ-MWH : 8 December 2014), John A Downing, 18 Jun 1928; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. , certificate number , Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
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