Edward Romulus Downing^[1]

1880 - 1966

• Born	24 Aug 1880	, Phillips, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Centre, Marshall, Kansas   [2]
  	Romulus Downing, 44, farmer, born in Indiana. Ada Downing, 39, born in Kansas. Edward Downing, 19, laborer, born in Kansas. Gertie Downing, 17, born in Kansas. Ray Downing, 10, born in Kansas. Abram Bennett, 81, widowed, born in Ohio.
  Census	1930	Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas   [3]
  	Edward R. Downing, 49, carpenter, born in Kansas. Alice L. Downing, 44, nurse, born in Kansas. Martha B. Downing, 18, born in Kansas. Pauline E. Downing, 14, born in Kansas. Edward W. Downing, 11, born in Kansas.
  Social Security Number	568-09-1476  [4]
  Died	Sep 1966	Garden Grove, Orange, California   [5]
  Buried	Sep 1966	Kirwin Cemetery, Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas
  Person ID	I1582	7_families
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Romulus Downing,   b. 28 Dec 1855, , Boone, Illinois ,   d. 9 Jan 1918, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
  Mother	Ada Adelaid Bennett,   b. 12 Oct 1860, , Doniphan, Kansas ,   d. 18 Aug 1943, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
  Married	24 Jul 1879	Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas
  Family ID	F524	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Anna N. Hoffman,   b. 16 Mar 1885, , Jasper, Iowa ,   d. 17 Apr 1920, Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas
  Married	19 Nov 1908	Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas
  Children	1. Martha Belle Downing,   b. 16 Oct 1911, , , Kansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Pauline Elner Downing,   b. 1915, , Phillips, Kansas   3. Wellington Edward Downing,   b. Abt 1919, , Phillips, Kansas ,   d. 28 Jul 1988, Riverside, Riverside, California
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F639	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Grace Lucinda,   b. 7 Oct 1884, , , Kansas ,   d. 11 Sep 1979, Orange, Orange, California
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F215	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Aug 1880 - , Phillips, Kansas Married - 19 Nov 1908 - Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas Census - 1930 - Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas Died - Sep 1966 - Garden Grove, Orange, California Buried - Sep 1966 - Kirwin Cemetery, Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] Bennett Family, Elsie Bennett Essex, (Lebanon, Ind. : Pioneer Press, 1912). [S202] Kansas, Marshall, Centre - 1900 - Federal Census, Kansas, Marshall, Centre, (www.ancestry.com). [S45] Kansas, Phillips, Kirwin - 1930 - Federal Census, Kansas, Phillips, Kirwin, (www.ancestry.com). [S163] Social Security Death Index - Roots Web, Rootsweb.com, (Online ). [S44] California Death Index 1940 - 1997, State of California. Office of the Sate Registrar of Vital Statistics. Department of Health Services, (www.ancestry.com).