Reason DOWNING

Birth:
13 Jan 1835
Fountain, Indiana
Death:
8/ 9 Apr 1883
Keokuk, Iowa
Burial:
Reed Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa
Marriage:
17 Aug 1856
Keokuk, Iowa
Sources:
1860 US Census - Richland, Keokuk, Iowa
1870 US Census - Clearcreek, Keokuk, Iowa
1856 Iowa State Census - Richland, Keokuk, IA
Ancestral File - nil
Internet IGI - nil
Pedigree Resource File - nil
1880 Census Richland Twp, Keokuk, Iowa, ED160 p202D
Public Member Trees
Ancestry World Tree Project
New.familysearch.org, Mar 2012
Notes:
                   RESEARCH NOTE:  
There is another Downing family from Illinois, often associated with this line  that is not directly related to this family.
Drucilla MCKINNEY
Birth:
20 Mar 1835
Indiana
Death:
13 Aug 1908
Mahaska, Iowa
Children
Marriage
1
William H. DOWNING
Birth:
1859
Richland Twp, Keokuk, Iowa
Death:
Cynthia MORROW 
Marr:
Abt 1884
of Keokuk, Iowa 
2
Phoebe Anna DOWNING
Birth:
9 Sep 1860
Keokuk, Iowa
Death:
23 Nov 1900
Ollie, Keokuk, Iowa
Seth B. MILLS 
Marr:
10 Oct 1882
 
3
Nancy E. DOWNING
Birth:
1869
Clear Creek Twp, Keokuk, Iowa
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Eli DOWNING
Birth:
15 May 1879
Richland Twp, Keokuk, Iowa
Death:
1955
Tioga, Mahaska, Iowa
Nancy J.  
Marr:
Abt 1905
of Keokuk, Iowa 
5
Levi DOWNING
Birth:
15 May 1879
Richland Twp, Keokuk, Iowa
Death:
1949
Mahaska, Iowa
 
Marr:
 
FCID:6238:197
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Reason Downing - Drucilla McKinney

Reason Downing was born at Fountain, Indiana 13 Jan 1835. His parents were (prob) Jeremiah Benjamin Downing and (prob) Phoebe Stephens.

He married Drucilla McKinney 17 Aug 1856 at Keokuk, Iowa . Drucilla McKinney was born at Indiana 20 Mar 1835 daughter of Thomas M. McKinney and Rachel Coon .

They were the parents of 5 children:
William H. Downing born 1859.
Phoebe Anna Downing born 9 Sep 1860.
Nancy E. Downing born 1869.
Eli Downing born 15 May 1879.
Levi Downing born 15 May 1879.

Reason Downing died 8/ 9 Apr 1883 at Keokuk, Iowa .

Drucilla McKinney died 13 Aug 1908 at Mahaska, Iowa .