DESCENDANTS OF JAMES DOWNEY

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                               Don Norman

 

1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

    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 Calhoun County WV before 1848.

 

Known children of James and Susan (Howard) Downey.

 

  2.  (1). Alexander               b.Apr    1825

         m.Sarah Jane Brannon

 

 

2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

    Alexander Downey, a son of James and Susan (Howard) Downey,

was born in April 1825 in Preston County VA (WV) and died in Calhoun

County WV December 6, 1908.  He married Sarah Jane Brannon in

Kanawha County VA (WV) about 1848.  Sarah, a daughter of Thomas

P. and Lydia (Wilson) Brannon, was born in Kanawha County March

6, 1830 and died in Calhoun County WV April 1, 1899.

 

Children of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon) Downey.

 

  3.  (1). James                   b.Sep    1849

 

  4.  (2). Jeremiah                b.       1850

         m. Mary Jane Jarvis Dec 19 1876

 

  5.  (3). Sarah Jane              b.Apr  9 1853   d.May 23 1936

         m. John Wesley Jarvis Oct 3 1875

 

  6.  (4). Thomas J.               b. Dec  1852

         m. Susan Amanda Jarvis Jul 24 1890

 

  7.  (5). Luverna Ellen           b.May 14 1855   d.Oct  1 1940

         m.Peter Alexander Reip Jan 24 1878

 

  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 Jan 20 1881

 

 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   Apr 18 1889

 

 13. (11). Lydia                   b.       1872   d.       1927

         m.William H. Fulks

 

 

4.JERMIAH DOWNEY    2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

Jeremiah Downey, a son of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon) Downey, was born in Clay County VA (WV) in October 1849. He married Mary Jane Jarvis in Clay County December 19, 1876. Jane, a daughter of of Thomas and Julia Ann (Siers) Jarvis, was born March 13, 1861 and died in November 1926.

 

Children of Jeremiah and Mary Jane (Jarvis) Downey.

 

 14.  (1). Lydia B.                 b.c.    1877

 

 15.  (2). Sarah F.                 b.c.    1879

 

 16.  (3). Burton                   b. Nov  1883

 

 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 DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

Thomas J. Downey, a son of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon) Downey, was born in VA (WV) in December 1852. He married Susan Amanda Jarvis July 24, 1890. Susan, a daughter of Thomas and Julia Ann (Siers) Jarvis, was born in WV in March 1869.

 

Known children of Thomas J. and Susan Amanda (Jarvis) Downey.

 

 21.  (1). Blaine                   b. Apr  1892

 

 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 DOWNEY    2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

      Sarah Jane Downey, a daughter of Alexander and Sarah J.

(Brannon) Downey, was born in Calhoun County April 9, 1853 and died

there May 23 1936. She married John Wesley Jarvis October 3, 1875. John,

a son of Alfred Harrison and Sarah T. (Hensley) Jarvis, was born in

Kanawha County VA (WV) June 24, 1856 and died in Calhoun County WV

December 20, 1926.

 

Children of John Wesley and Sarah Jane (Downey) Jarvis.

 

 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 Feb 28 1914

 

 32.  (6). Nora "Maggie"          b.Jul 22 1893

 

 

7.LUVERNA ELLEN DOWNEY    2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

    Luverna Ellen Downey, a daughter of Alexander and Sarah A. (Brannon)

Downey, was born May 14, 1855 and died October 1, 1940. She amrried

Peter Alexander Reip January 24, 1878. Peter, a son of Adam and Edith

Amanda (Chenoweth) Reip, was born in Calhoun County WV August 23, 1856

and died there May 15, 1929.

 

Children of Peter Alexander and Luverna Ellen (Downey) Reip.

 

 33.  (1). Francis Alexander       b.Jan 25 1879   d.Jun 14 1953

         m.Mary Victoria Mace Jun 23 1904

 

 34.  (2). Maude Alma              b.Nov 21 1881   d.Nov 26 1928

         m.Clarence F. Campbell Apr 3 1904

 

 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 Jan 19 1918

         m.Blanche M. Casady Jul 15 1923

 

 37.  (5). William Howard          b.Oct 13 1893   d.Oct 25 1970

         m.Maude Stella Ellis Mar 5 1917

 

 38.  (6). Emma                    b.Jan 24 1897   d.May 20 1992

         m.Richard Franklin Hanger Mar 16 1919

 

 

8.JAMES B. DOWNEY    2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

    James B. Downey, a son of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon) Downey,

was born in VA July 23, 1857. He married Martha Ellen White.

    They are listed in the 1900 Calhoun County WV census. They had been

married 8 years and Martha was the mother of 4 children, all living.

 

Known children of James B. and martha Ellen (White) Downey.

 

 39.  (1). Preston                 b.May    1893

 

 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 DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

    Minora Downey, a daughter of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon)

Downey, was born August 6, 1860 and died October 19, 1951. She married

Addison Bucy Rollyson January 20, 1881. Addison, a son of John Harwood

Jr. and Jane (Ballengee) Rollyson, was born March 22, 1852 and died

September 13, 1890.

 

Children of Addison Bucy and Minora Edith (Downey) Rollyson.

 

 43.  (1). Flora E.                b.Jan 20 1882

         m.Frederick Alfred Rogers Apr  6 1905

 

 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 Jun 5 1912

 

 

12.ULYSSES GRANT DOWNEY    2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

    Ulysses Grant Downey, a son of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Brannon)

Downey, was born in Calhoun County WV in May 1869. He married Emma

Florence Meadows April 18, 1889. Emma was born in WV in 1873.

 

Known children of Ulysses Grant and Emma Florence (Meadows) Downey.

 

 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 DOWNEY   4.JERMIAH DOWNEY    2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

John Sherman Downey, a son of Jeremiah and Mary Jane (Jarvis) Downey, was born in MO in December 1885. He married Elva -----. Elva was born in WV in 1897.

 

Known children of John Sherman and elva Downey.

 

 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. DOWNEY   2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

George R. Downey, a son of Thomas J. and Susan Amanda (Jarvis) Downey, was born in Clay County WV in June 1896. His spouse is unknown.

 

Known children of George R. Downey.

 

 56.  (1). Maxine E.                b.c.    1914

 

 57.  (2). Bernard F.               b.c.    1915

         m. Georgia -----

 

 58.  (3). Ernest                   b.c.    1918

 

 59.  (4). Leon                     b.c.    1925

 

 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. DOWNEY   2.ALEXANDER DOWNEY     1.JAMES DOWNEY

 

Bernard F. Downey, a son of George R. Downey, was born in Clay County WV about 1915. He married Georgia -----.

 

Known child of Bernard F. and Georgia Downey.

 

 62.  (1). Robert F.                b.c.    1928      d. Jan 31 2007

         m. Marcille Garrett

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

Dollison, Roger, "The Descendants of John Harwood Rollyson"

Hartsine, Laverne, Letter to Don Norman Apr 14 1994, Apr 24 1995

"History of Calhoun County WV 1989" pp.56,57

Norman, Don, "Descendants of John Jarvis", "Decendants of Peter Reip",

"Descendants of William Rollyson"

1850 Gilmer County VA census

1900 Calhoun County WV census

1900, 1930 Clay County WV census

“Clayberry.org” Clay County WV Dec 4 2007