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Personal data Jay A. Downs 

  • He was born on April 7, 1918 in Gem, Hemphill Co., TX.
  • (Inurnment) after August 7, 2006 in Tahoma Nat. Cem., Kent, King Co., WA.
  • He died on August 8, 2006 in Renton, King Co., WA, he was 88 years old.
  • He is buried after August 7, 2006 in fortasse, somewhere in WA.
  • This information was last updated on February 7, 2013.

Household of Jay A. Downs

He is married to Katherine Edith VanDettum.

They got married on February 20, 1954 at Burien, King Co., WA, he was 35 years old.

Jay A. Downs oo Katherine Edith VanDettum

Marriage source: Witt, Joyce, "MCINTYRE/WITT," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jokar2&id=I40, xxiii July MMVI)

"... Jay A. DOWNS Sex: M Change Date: 22 AUG 2006 Birth: 07 APR 1918 in Gem, Texas Death: 08 AUG 2006 in Renton, Washington Burial: Creamated, Veterans Tahoma National Cemetery, Renton, Washington

Marriage 1 Katherine Edith VANDETTUM b: 05 JAN 1911 in Oneida, IL Married: 20 FEB 1954 in Burien, Washington" <>

Notes about Jay A. Downs

Jay A. Downs

Source: Witt, Joyce, "MCINTYRE/WITT," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jokar2&id=I40, xxiii July MMVI)

"... Jay A. DOWNS Sex: M Change Date: 22 AUG 2006 Birth: 07 APR 1918 in Gem, Texas Death: 08 AUG 2006 in Renton, Washington Burial: Creamated, Veterans Tahoma National Cemetery, Renton, Washington

Marriage 1 Katherine Edith VANDETTUM b: 05 JAN 1911 in Oneida, IL Married: 20 FEB 1954 in Burien, Washington" <>

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Historical events

Birthday April 7, 1918

  • The temperature on April 7, 1918 was between 6.6 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • July 26 » Emmy Noether's paper, which became known as Noether's theorem was presented at Göttingen, Germany, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy.
    • August 21 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
    • August 29 » World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
    • September 26 » World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
    • October 12 » A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
    • November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.

Day of death August 8, 2006

  • The temperature on August 8, 2006 was between 12.2 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
    • February 17 » A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
    • May 27 » The 6.4 Mw  Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
    • August 25 » Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
    • October 9 » North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
    • November 15 » Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.


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Source: Wikipedia

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