Ancestry of
Robert S. Downs
(1841–1905)
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- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- John Downs
- Mother:
- Margaret Shaw
- Birth Date:
- 10 Jul 1841
- Birth Location:
- West Dover Hundred, Kent, Delaware
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 29 Apr 1905
- Death Location:
- Harrington, Kent, Delaware
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington, Kent, Delaware
- Notes:
Civil War veteran - Union
Robert Downs participated in the Battles of Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Davis' House and Hatch's Run. He was wounded at Cold Harbor and Petersburg.
Robert S. Downs
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Marriages for Robert S. Downs
- Spouse:
- Margaret Powell
- Marriage Date:
- 2 Dec 1865
- Marriage Location:
- Kent County, Delaware
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Sources for Robert S. Downs
- 1 Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware, Vol. 2, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: J. M. Runk and Co. (1899), 793-794.
- 2 Delaware, U.S., Death Records, 1861-1933, Death certificate for Robert S Downs.
- 3 Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1806-1933, Marriage record for Robert S Downs and Margaret Powell.
- 4 Federal Census, DE, Kent County, 1880, Mispillion, E.D. 39, p. 45, Image 45 of 92.
- 5 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 03/02/2021).
- 6 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for son James Powell Downs.