DESCENDANTS OF JAMES
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Don Norman
1.JAMES
James Downey was born in MD about 1773. He married Susan
Howard. Susan was born in PA about 1789. The family moved to
what is now
Known children of James and Susan
(Howard)
2. (1). Alexander b.Apr 1825
m.Sarah Jane Brannon
2.ALEXANDER
Alexander
Downey, a son of James and Susan (Howard)
was born in April 1825 in Preston County VA (WV) and died in Calhoun
P. and
6, 1830 and died in
Children of Alexander and Sarah Jane
(Brannon)
3. (1). James b.Sep 1849
4. (2). Jeremiah b. 1850
m. Mary Jane Jarvis
5. (3). Sarah Jane b.Apr 9 1853 d.May 23 1936
m. John Wesley Jarvis
6. (4). Thomas J. b. Dec 1852
m. Susan Amanda Jarvis
7. (5). Luverna Ellen b.May 14 1855 d.Oct 1 1940
m.Peter Alexander Reip
8. (6). James B. b.Jul 23 1857
m.Martha Ellen White
9. (7). Minora b.Aug 6 1860 d.Oct 19 1951
m.Addison Bucy
Rollyson
10. (8). Eunice b.Dec 28 1862 d.Nov 26 1919
m.James Spencer Meadows
11. (9). Flora Stone b.Sep 1866 d.Aug 29 1878
12. (10). Ulysses Grant b. 1869 d. 1939
m.Emma
Florence Meadows
13. (11).
m.William H. Fulks
4.JERMIAH DOWNEY 2.ALEXANDER
Jeremiah Downey, a son of
Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon)
Children of Jeremiah and Mary Jane
(Jarvis)
14. (1).
15. (2). Sarah F. b.c. 1879
16. (3).
17. (4). John Sherman b. Dec 1885
m. Elva -----
18. (5). Grant S. b. Mar 1890
19. (6). Jerry P. b. Nov 1893
20. (7). Corrine b. Nov 1898
6.THOMAS J. DOWNEY 2.ALEXANDER
Thomas J. Downey, a son of
Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon)
Known children of Thomas J. and Susan
Amanda (Jarvis)
21. (1).
22. (2). Della b. May 1894
23. (3). George R. b. Jun 1896
m. ?
24. (4). Charles b. Sep 1898
25. (5). Shirley (m) b.c. 1903
26. (6). Flossie b.c. 1907
5.SARAH JANE
Sarah Jane Downey, a daughter of Alexander and Sarah J.
(Brannon)
there
a son of Alfred Harrison and Sarah T. (Hensley) Jarvis, was born in
Kanawha County VA (WV)
Children of John Wesley and Sarah Jane
(
27. (1). Edith Edna b.Aug 12 1876 d.Mar 17 1892
28. (2). Alfred b.Nov 9 1878
m.Alafair Hunt
29. (3). Charles Wesley b.Jun 21 1881 d.May 29 1936
30. (4). Conley b.Jun 4 1889
31. (5). Agnes Myrtle b.Apr 1891 d.Apr 1978
m.Okey J. Conley
32. (6). Nora "Maggie" b.Jul 22 1893
7.LUVERNA ELLEN
Luverna Ellen Downey, a daughter of Alexander and Sarah A. (Brannon)
Peter Alexander Reip
Amanda (Chenoweth) Reip, was
born in
and died there
Children of Peter Alexander and Luverna Ellen (
33. (1). Francis Alexander b.Jan 25 1879 d.Jun 14 1953
m.Mary Victoria Mace
34. (2). Maude Alma b.Nov 21 1881 d.Nov 26 1928
m.Clarence F. Campbell
35. (3). Adam b.Oct 21 1884 d.Jul 13 1969
36. (4). Grover b.Mar 18 1891 d.Jun 3 1963
m.May Carey
m.Blanche M. Casady
37. (5). William Howard b.Oct 13 1893 d.Oct 25 1970
m.Maude Stella Ellis
38. (6). Emma b.Jan 24 1897 d.May 20 1992
m.Richard Franklin Hanger
8.JAMES B. DOWNEY 2.ALEXANDER
James B.
Downey, a son of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon)
was born in VA
They are listed
in the 1900
married 8 years and Martha was the mother of 4 children, all living.
Known children of James B. and martha Ellen (White)
39. (1).
40. (2). Losie J. b.Feb 1895
41. (3). Una S. (f) b.Jul 1897
42. (4). Spencer W. b.Mary 1899
9.MINORA DOWNEY 2.ALEXANDER
Minora Downey, a daughter of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon)
Addison Bucy Rollyson
Jr. and Jane (Ballengee) Rollyson, was born
Children of Addison Bucy
and Minora Edith (
43. (1). Flora E. b.Jan 20 1882
m.Frederick Alfred Rogers
44. (2). Almira Esther b.Nov 16 1883 d. 1976
45. (3). Ella b.Feb 18 1886 d. 1977
46. (4). Lyda Jane b.Jun 6 1889
m.Worthy Hardway
12.ULYSSES GRANT
Ulysses Grant Downey, a son of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon)
Known children of Ulysses Grant and
Emma Florence (Meadows)
47. (1). Sarah A. b.Nov 1890
48. (2). Kenneth b.Apr 1893
49. (3). Cecil b.Apr 1895
50. (4). Stella b.May 1896
51. (5). Gay b.Sep 1898
17.JOHN SHERMAN
John Sherman Downey, a son of
Jeremiah and Mary Jane (Jarvis)
Known children of John Sherman and elva
52. (1). John S. b.c. 1916
53. (2). M. Louise b.c. 1918
54. (3). Charlotte A. b.c. 1920
55. (4). Julia A. b.c. 1921
23.GEORGE R. DOWNEY 6.THOMAS J.
George R. Downey, a son of
Thomas J. and Susan Amanda (Jarvis)
Known children of George R. Downey.
56. (1). Maxine E. b.c. 1914
57. (2). Bernard F. b.c. 1915
m.
58. (3). Ernest b.c. 1918
59. (4).
60. (5). James L. b.c. 1925
61. (6). Bobbie F. b.c. 1928
57.BERNARD F. DOWNEY 23.GEORGE R. DOWNEY 6.THOMAS J.
Bernard F. Downey, a son of
George R. Downey, was born in
Known child of Bernard F. and Georgia Downey.
62. (1). Robert F. b.c. 1928 d.
m. Marcille Garrett
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Dollison, Roger, "The Descendants of John Harwood Rollyson"
Hartsine, Laverne, Letter to
Don
"History of
Norman, Don, "Descendants of John Jarvis", "Decendants of Peter Reip",
"Descendants of William Rollyson"
1850
1900
1900, 1930
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