Jennie Ella (Ledford) Downey (1899 - 1971)

Born 5 Nov 1899 in Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Anson Downey — married 8 Sep 1910 in Marshall, Saline County, Missouri USA

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1971 at age 71 in Girard, Crawford County, Kansas, United States

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Biography

When Jennie Ella Ledford was born on November 5, 1899, in Waverly, Missouri, her father, Alfred, was 53, and her mother, RoviIla, was 48. She married Benjamin Anson Downey on September 8, 1910, in Marshall, Missouri. They had three children during their marriage. She died on March 12, 1971, in Girard, Kansas, at the age of 71, and was buried there.

GIRARD--Mrs. Jennie Downey, 80 of Girard, died at 8 a.m. Sunday at the Girard Rest Home, She had been ill since November 1970. Born Nov. 5, 1890, at Waverly, Mo., she moved to Weir as a young woman. She married Ben Downey on Sept. 3, 1910, at Marshall, Mo., and they lived in Weir and Mulberry before moving to a farm near Girard in 1924. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the Electa Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She had been a past member of the Grand Army Republic Circle, and the William McKinley Post of the United Spanish American War Veterans Auxiliary. Survivors include the widower; two sons, Ben A Downey of Girard and Fred W Downey of Topeka; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Another son, Ralph L Downey died in 1954. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.D. Smith Chapel in Girard with the Rev. Gene Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Girard Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Fred Downey, Ward Downey, Steve Downey, Charles Hembree, William Hoyt, and William Perry. The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the chapel.

Sources

• 1900 Census - 1900; Census Place: Middleton, Lafayette, Missouri; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1240869; Alfred Ledford - Residence: Middleton, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, Jennie E Ledford - Daughter - Female - Age 11 - Birthplace: Missouri

• 1910 Census - Census Place: Waverly Ward 2, Lafayette, Missouri; Roll: T624_794; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374807; Year: Alfred H Ledford - Residence: Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, Jennie Ledford - Daughter - Female - Age 20 - Birthplace: Missouri

• 1920 United States Federal Census; Year: 1920; Census Place: Weir, Cherokee, Kansas; Roll: T625_526; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 42

• 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Crawford, Kansas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2340434

• 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Girard, Crawford, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01227; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 19-7

• 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Girard, Crawford, Kansas

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64402890/jennie-ella-downey

• Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82346925/person/232322492525/facts

• U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current Publication Date: 21/ Nov/ 2007; Publication Place: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA;

• Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925; Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_35; Line: 23

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002; Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]

• Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis News - 24 Sep 1987 - Page 53l ; 24 Sep 1987