OK Family Groupsheet for Thomas Ellsworth Downing Family Submitted by: Ray Downing Email address: RDown3657@aol.com Husband: Thomas Ellsworth Downing Birthdate: 17 Nov 1868 Birthplace: West Chester, Chester co., PA Death date: 19 Dec 1918 Place of death: Hickory Twp., Grant co., OK Where Buried: Caldwell Cem., Caldwell, KS Father: John Benjamin Downing Mother: Mary Couch Downing Marriage date: 13 Apr 1801 Marriage place: Harper co., KS Wife: Rosa Belle Stephenson Birthdate: 23 Aug 1871 Birthplace: Jackson co., KS Death date: 28 Feb 1951 Place of death: Caldwell, Sumner co., KS Where Buried: Caldwell Cem., Caldwell, KS Father: Frank Stephenson Mother: Emma Easterly CHILDREN Child No. 1: Ralph Leo Downing Sex: M Birthdate: 27 Jul 1891 Birthplace: Freeport, Harper co., KS Death date: 9 Feb 1959 Place of death: Wichita, Sedgwick co, KS Marriage date: 10 Jul 1917 Marriage place: Where Buried: Caldwell cem., Caldwell, KS Spouse's name: Mary Mahala Angle Child No. 2: George Olaf Downing Sex: M Birthdate: 25 Dec 1892 Birthplace: Freeport, Harper co., KS Death date: 27 Nov 1956 Place of death: Caldwell, Sumner co., KS Marriage date: Marriage place: Where Buried: Caldwell cem., Caldwell, KS Spouse's name: ** Did not marry ** Child No. 3: Susan Storey Downing Sex: F Birthdate: 27 Jan 1895 Birthplace: Hickory Twp., Grant co., OK Death date: 12 Feb 1972 Place of death: Medford, Grant co., OK Marriage date: about 1915 Marriage place: Where Buried: Rosemound cem., Medford, OK Spouse's name: William Lemuel Arterburn Child No. 4: Sylvia Josephine Downing Sex: F Birthdate: 25 Nov 1896 Birthplace: Renfrew, Grant co., OK Death date: 16 Sep 1988 Place of death: Medford, Grant co., OK Marriage date: Marriage place: Where Buried: Caldwell cem., Caldwell, KS Spouse's name: ** Did not marry ** Child No. 5: Francis Belmont Downing Birthdate: 13 May 1899 Birthplace: Renfrew, Grant co., OK Death date: 10 Oct 1979 Place of death: Caldwell, Sumner co., KS Marriage date: 17 Sep 1919 Marriage place: Where Buried: Caldwell cem., Caldwell, KS Spouse's name: Rosa Elsie Kottas Child No. 6: Ruth Naomai Downing Sex: F Birthdate: 9 Feb 1901 Birthplace: Grant co., OK Death date: 21 Oct 1989 Place of death: Newkirk, Kay co., OK Marriage date: after 1930 Marriage place: Where Buried: Spouse's name: Stanley Simanek Child No. 7: Mable Carrie Downing Sex: F Birthdate: 2 Dec 1902 Birthplace: Grant co., OK Death date: Oct 1980 Place of death: Enid, Garfield co., OK Marriage date: 28 Jul 1925 Marriage place: Medford, Grant co., OK Where Buried: Enid Cemetery, Enid, OK Spouse's name: Clarence William Best Child No. 8: Harley Ellsworth Downing Sex: M Birthdate: 2 Oct 1904 Birthplace: Medford, Grant co., OK Death date: 19 Oct 1958 Place of death: Caldwell, Sumner co., KS Marriage date: 1925 Marriage place: Where Buried: Caldwell cem., Caldwell, KS Spouse's name: Maybelle Ethel Cupp Documentation: United States Census reports; various death certificates, grave markers in Caldwell cemetery, Caldwell, Kansas, Interviews with descendants (1999), correspondence with descendants; family records. The father, Thomas, was a victim of the Great Influenza outbreak of 1918. He was very active with the school board in Grant county up until his premature death. ************************************************************************* OKGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed OKGenWeb representative with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the OKGenWeb to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ *************************************************************************