Category Archives: Downing

FindMyPast

Posted on October 3, 2012 by genealogysleuth

When I first saw FindMyPast I was particularly struck by the maps which show you the person’s location on that census. I could see many uses for that. And the census maps in FindMyPast would be useful — IF they … Continue reading →

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Mapping My Ancestors

Posted on June 3, 2012 by genealogysleuth

Mapping your family’s historical residences comes up from time to time. Recently blogger Randy Seaver wrote about it in his Genea-Musings. Genealogist Lisa Louise Cooke did an excellent webinar on the subject for RootsMagic. I have her  CD set “Google Earth … Continue reading →

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FEMALE ANCESTORS

Posted on March 25, 2012 by genealogysleuth

How many generations in your direct female line do you know? This question is for females. The way records were kept men can generally go further back with data on male lines than females with their female lines. Mitochondrial DNA … Continue reading →

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Google Images

Posted on July 22, 2011 by genealogysleuth

Randy Seaver, a prolific genealogy blogger, wrote about finding cemetery images on Google Images recently. Naturally I had to try it. I am not sure how it works but searching for “Robert Downing cemetery” brought up his stone, his relatives’ … Continue reading →

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Expand the View 2

Posted on July 11, 2011 by genealogysleuth

This is my maternal grandfather’s mother’s line.Eliza S. “Lida” Harding [1869-1942] m. William H. Downing [1863-1903] m. John Rupp [1878-1935]doBenjamin Harding [1836-1915] m. Mary Ellen Clark [1847-1914]so Daniel Harding [1798-1869] m. Elizabeth Wilson [1801-1884]soJohn Bennett Hardin [?-1849] probable but not sufficiently … Continue reading →

Posted in ancestors, Clarl. Wilson, Downing, genealogy, Harding, Illinois, Isgrig, Logan County, Morrow, Shellhammer, Shoup, Winans | 1 Comment

Expand the View

Posted on July 10, 2011 by genealogysleuth

I recently had a lengthy email correspondence with another transplanted Logan County native. We have different backgrounds and no ancestors in common but when we started talking our ancestors, collaterals and their families brushed at so many spots that I … Continue reading →

Posted in ancestors, Chenoweth, District 96, DNA, Downing, genealogy, Harding, Illinois, Kirby, Logan County, Matthews, Ryan, Scroggin, South Carolina, Ulster | Leave a comment

William Henry Downing Probate

Posted on July 5, 2011 by genealogysleuth

William Henry Downing’s probate file came from the Logan County Circuit Clerk. Parts of it could be found at IRAD and the whole probate would be in the FamilySearch files.On December 2, 1903, in the typhoid epidemic, William Henry Downing … Continue reading →

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Delilah Downing Downing Shellhammer Will

Posted on July 4, 2011 by genealogysleuth

Delilah Downing Downing Shellhammer was the youngest child of Robert Downing whose probate was previously discussed. I had never considered that she had a will or probate but I found it in the probate records posted online at FamilySearch. These probate … Continue reading →

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Robert Downing Probate

Posted on July 2, 2011 by genealogysleuth

This is the first of several planned posts on probate. This probate file was obtained in the standard way from the Logan County Circuit Court Clerk. On June 14, 1887, Robert Downing died. The War of 1812 veteran and one … Continue reading →

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13

Posted on February 13, 2011 by genealogysleuth

Samuel Downing, my ggg grandfather, was second of 16 children. His immediate younger brother Thomas followed him to Illinois and purchased neighboring land. Thomas had three wives. He apparently had a thing for the number 13 too. [Remember that.] He … Continue reading →

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