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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

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 →

Posted in Downing, FamilySearch, Illinois, Logan County, probate, Shellhammer | 2 Comments