Downs Tree » James Edward "Edd" (James Edward "Edd") Downs (1881-1953)

Personal data James Edward "Edd" (James Edward "Edd") Downs 

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Household of James Edward "Edd" (James Edward "Edd") Downs

He is married to Mary Ethel Littleton.

They got married on February 7, 1903, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Claudie M Downs  1906-1978 
  3. Johnson Clowers Downs  1909-1981 
  4. Jimmie Curtis Downs  1909-1940 
  5. Mary A Downs  1913-2004 
  6. Edward Downs  ± 1915-

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Edward "Edd" Downs

Daniel D Downs
1827-1898
Mary Melissa Gaddy
1834-1899
Charles Lewis Gober
1817-1900
James M Downs
1852-1902

James Edward "Edd" Downs
1881-1953

1903

Mary Ethel Littleton
± 1887-1964

Walter William Downs
1906-1949
Claudie M Downs
1906-1978
Johnson Clowers Downs
1909-1981
Jimmie Curtis Downs
1909-1940
Mary A Downs
1913-2004
Edward Downs
± 1915-

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    2. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    Historical events

    Birthday October 7, 1881

    • The temperature on October 7, 1881 was about 11.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
      • April 14 » The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
      • May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
      • July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
      • July 23 » The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
      • September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.

    Day of marriage February 7, 1903

    • The temperature on February 7, 1903 was between 0.6 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
      • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
      • June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
      • August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
      • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
      • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

    Day of death February 27, 1953

    • The temperature on February 27, 1953 was between -2.0 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
      • January 20 » Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America.
      • June 8 » The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
      • June 18 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
      • June 19 » Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
      • August 17 » Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
      • October 1 » Andhra State is formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State.
    

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