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     Jaquette Regnault was born circa 1622 at Ile-et-Vilaine, Phelan-le-Grand, France.¹ She married Thomas Tonnelier circa 1643 at Ile-et-Vilaine, Phelan-le-Grand, France.¹

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     Pearl Greeson was buried at Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony, Harper Co., Kansas, USA. She and Benjamin Henry Downing Jr. were divorced; N. Pearl Greeson was born in 1889. She married Benjamin Henry Downing Jr., son of Benjamin Henry Downing and Kate Ellsworth Dowell, on 6 April 1912 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA.

Pearl Greeson died on 20 December 1961 at Anthony, Harper Co., Kansas, USA.
      ; Obituary from the 'Anthony Republican', Thursday, December 21, 1961.

; 'Pearl Downing, 72, passed away at the Anthony Hospital Wednesday evening, December 20. Mr. and Mrs. Downing came to Anthony in 1912. Her husband, Harry preceeded her in death in 1960. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 21, at 2:30 p.m., in the Elliott Chapel with Rev. Harald Wisegarver officiating. Interment will be in the Forest Park Cemetery. Immediate survivors include her mother, Mrs. Cora Beck, Emporia.'

; From the above, it would appear there were no children of this marriage.

     E. Kent Merry died; (Divorced.) He and Mayme Josephine Downing were divorced; Y. E. Kent Merry married Mayme Josephine Downing, daughter of Benjamin Henry Downing and Kate Ellsworth Dowell, on 22 June 1905 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA.

      ; Cemetery records for Mayme J. Merry show she was divorced at the time of her death in 1951.

     Horace Clarence Alspaugh and Emily Edith Downing were divorced; N. Horace Clarence Alspaugh was born on 29 January 1883 at Odessa, Lafayette Co., Missouri, USA. He married Emily Edith Downing, daughter of Benjamin Henry Downing and Kate Ellsworth Dowell, on 1 March 1907 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA.

Horace Clarence Alspaugh died on 13 October 1947 at Pratt, Pratt Co., Kansas, USA, at age 64.
Horace Clarence Alspaugh was buried after 13 October 1947 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA.
      ; Cemetery records of Maple Grove cemetery show an address at time of death as 1253 N. Waco, Wichita. He is buried in Grave 1, Lot 271, block 'R'. Birth date taken from death certificate in files; matches gravestone inscription.

; Death certificate, obtained 12-18-98, indicates Horace died 'Probably of an acute coronary thrombosis....patient found dead in bed...had gone to bed as usual. No autopsy' Horace was a salesman. Death certificate shows place of death as Pratt, Pratt county, Kansas, length of stay in that community, '1 day' Likely died in Pratt hotel while on a sales trip.

     George Dowell Downing was buried at Bronswood, Du Page Co., Illinois, USA. He was born on 17 July 1874 at Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He married Pearl Redfield on 24 May 1899 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA.

George Dowell Downing died on 6 October 1951 at Hinsdale, Du Page Co., Illinois, USA, at age 77.
      ; In 1997, Dorothy Egnell provided me with this insight into the life of George Dowell Downing, Sr. Her letter deserves preservation, so I include it here fo future generations.

; Photography consultant, Eastman Kodak Company, Retired 1949.

; 'I know that at the time he and Mom were married he was already into photography. Mom used to help him in developing the photos until Rudy came along. 'I was five years old (1921) when we moved to Detroit. Dad was the photographer at Arthur Studios. Certainly we were not wealthy, but we lacked nothing and it was a good, secure life. A nice home at 1301 Virginia Park, a new car -- a Buick, this time -- and cash only. Dad had a horror over being i debt. If he didn't have the money, he didn't buy. 'Then came the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression began. It did not hit us until two years later. Brother George was a freshman at the University of Michigan and I must have been in my final year of Junior HIgh. Arthur Studios closed. Expenisve photos were not high priority those days. But in a fairly short time Dad was offered a job at a studio in Boston. So, in April, we put everything in storage and moved east. 'We moved into a furnished apartment and our days were spent visiting all the war memorials and historic sites, which was an education in itself. By June, Mom had had enough and insisted that we find a house and send for our furniture. Dad gave in and we settled down in a house we loved in Arlington, Mass. George was loking forward to enrolling in MIT -- and then Dad came in one evening and announced that the studio had closed. He was now 59, and was facing the fact that his profession was at a dead end. 'We moved back to Detroit, back came the furniture to storage. We found a terrible little furnished apartment; a most depressing place. Dad started looking for a job -- any job. And he found one. In those days, in the basement of Woolworth's and/or Kresge's 5 and 10 stores, you could find a tiny booth where a curtain could be closed after entering and for 25c a picture could be taken. That's what my dad did for $15 a week. Mom made jars of grap jelly and every day Dad would carry his jelly sandwich for his lunch. 'Mom and Dad had only one couple who were close friends. Mr. Barbeau worke for Eastman Kodak Company, and he must have held a high position according to the way they lived. For years, he had tried to persuade Dad to apply at the company. Now, at last, Dad listened. Mr. Barbeau probably pulled some strings, for Dad travelled to Buffalo for an interview. Mr. Barbeau advised him to knock ten years off his age -- 50, not 60. He came back with a job -- $50 a week! 'They gave him a territory in the southern part of Iowa. Just what he did never knew but he sure did it well because his territory was increased to half of Iowa, then all of Iowa, and in time, nationwide. His title? special Representative of Eastman Kodak Co. 'He would occasionally let us know that he had a demonstration and now it would be in Philadelphia. Mom's manipulative mind took over. The young man she had wanted me to marry had been transferred from Schenectady to Lancaster, PA. She decided we would go to Philly and see the demonstration and Johnny could meet us that evening and Dad could take us out for dinner. How thankful I am that we made that trip and I finally saw my father in action. I fairly burst with pride. He finally retired at the age of 75, and were they surprise to learn his true age!'

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; Gravesite in Bronswood Cemetery, 3805 Madison St., Oak Brook, IL 60521 Section F Lot 83. Illinois death certificate in files. Cause of death was coronary/artery disease and general arteriosclerosis.

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     Dorothy Alspaugh married Living Popkess.
Dorothy Alspaugh was born on 11 May 1915 at Kiowa, Barber Co., Kansas, USA.
Dorothy Alspaugh died after 1974.
      ; The death certificate of Sallie Marie Downing (d. 3 Sep 1940) signed by Dorothy Alspaugh, 1253 N. Waco Avenue. Sallie would have been Dorothy's aunt. Dorothy would have been 25 at that time, so apparently not married to that date.

; twin.

; Dorothy and her brother Harry were twins. Dorothy Dana Downing records. Harry's social security application was obtained Feb. 26, 1999, confirming date of birth and location in Kiowa, Barber county, KS. As they were twins, one assumes Dorothy was present at Harry's birth . The 'Gregath Book', located in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, shows a birth year of 1917, same day and month. However, based on the photo take of Dorothy in 1919, I believe the 1915 year to be correct, as she appears to be four years old in that photo, not two.

     Harry Downing Alspaugh was born on 11 May 1915 at Kiowa, Barber Co., Kansas, USA.
Harry Downing Alspaugh died in September 1979 at San Diego, San Diego Co., California, USA, at age 64.
      ; Birth and death dates are confirmed from SSDI for ss no. 509-18-1689. His socia security application was obtained February 26, 1999, showing his middle name to be 'Downing', and his father's middle name as 'Clarence'. At the time of the application (May 12, 1939), he was unemployed and living at 1253 N. Waco, Wichita. It also shows his birth place as Kiowa, KS. One may safely assume that his twin sister was born on the same date and place!

; twin.

; Harry and his sister, Dorothy, were twins. Dorothy Dana Downing records.

     Sallie Marie Dowell was born on 12 November 1842 at Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.²
Sallie Marie Dowell was buried after 15 March 1923 at Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Nov. 12, 1842, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Death:      May 15, 1923, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Daughter of George W. Dowell and Maria P. Mitchell. Sallie's middle name also appears in documents as "Marie". She did not marry, and spent much of her life in retail positions in Baltimore. Her sister, Kate Dowell Downing, named her first born girl "Sallie Marie" in honor of Sallie. The two Sallie's turned out to be close with each other.
     Family links: Parents: George Washington Dowell (1803 - 1874)
     Siblings:
      Sallie Maria Dowell (1842 - 1923)
      Kate Edith Dowell Downing (1845 - 1917)*
      Annie Schultz Dowell (1851 - 1928)*
      William Henry Dowell (1853 - 1938)*
      George Washington Dowell (1854 - 1931)*
      Edith Virginia Dowell Cassard (1859 - 1947)*
     Burial: Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Created by: Ray Downing
     Record added: Apr 09, 2002
     Find A Grave Memorial# 6333677.²
Sallie Marie Dowell died on 15 May 1923 at Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 80.²
      ; Her sister, Kate, named their first born 'Sallie Marie Downing', obviously in honor of Sallie Marie Dowell. Interesting footnote: both Sallie Marie's lived long lives, but both went unmarried.

; Dowell book, page 5: 'Unmarried'. Listed in that book as 'Sally', but all the census reports show her as 'Sallie'.

; When searching the 1880 census for Barton county, Kansas, I find Sallie Dowell listed in Kansas with her sister's family (Benjamin and Kate Downing). How lon she spent in Kansas is unknown; she does not appear in any 1900 census for Kansas to the best of my knowledge. The book, 'Dowell', states she died back i Calvert county, Maryland, and is buried in a local cemetery there.

     Henry Dowell and Ann 'Nancy' Scrivener were divorced; N. Henry Dowell and Elizabeth Birckhead were divorced; N. Henry Dowell was born in 1770 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. He married Ann 'Nancy' Scrivener on 9 February 1796 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.
Henry Dowell married Elizabeth Birckhead on 18 October 1813 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.

Henry Dowell died in 1829 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.
      ; [Same page as his brother, John, and sister, Susannah.]
1800 U.S. census: HENRY DOWELL: All Saints Parish, 2 males under 10; 1 male 26-45; 2 females under 10; 1 female 26-45; 3 slaves.¹

     Ann 'Nancy' Scrivener and Henry Dowell were divorced; N. Ann 'Nancy' Scrivener was born in 1773 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA. She married Henry Dowell, son of Philip Dowell Jr. and Mary Richardson, on 9 February 1796 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.

Ann 'Nancy' Scrivener died on 7 March 1811 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.
      ; Dowell book, page 3: Died in childbirth. No child is listed as born in 1811, so it would appear the child also died.

     Francis S. Dowell was born on 25 November 1796 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.

     Mary Dowell was buried at Mt. Harmony Cemetery, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. She and Benjamin D. Sunderland were divorced; Y. Mary Dowell was born on 12 June 1797 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. She married Benjamin D. Sunderland on 26 May 1840 at Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA.

Mary Dowell died on 10 October 1881 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 84.
      ; Dowell book, page 3. No children. Divorced Benjamin in 1847.

     Henry Dowell was born on 2 March 1798 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.
Henry Dowell died on 26 August 1822 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 24.

     Elizabeth S. Dowell was born on 22 July 1799 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.
Elizabeth S. Dowell died on 21 November 1821 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 22.

     Anne Scrivner Dowell and Zachariah Taneyhill were divorced; N. Anne Scrivner Dowell was born on 25 March 1802 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. She married Zachariah Taneyhill on 9 September 1826 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.

Anne Scrivner Dowell died on 14 November 1829 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 27.

     Benjamin D. Sunderland and Mary Dowell were divorced; Y. Benjamin D. Sunderland was born in 1794 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. He married Mary Dowell, daughter of Henry Dowell and Ann 'Nancy' Scrivener, on 26 May 1840 at Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA.

Benjamin D. Sunderland died on 4 December 1872 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.
Benjamin D. Sunderland was buried after 4 December 1872 at Friendship Methodist, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.

     Elizabeth Birckhead and Henry Dowell were divorced; N. Elizabeth Birckhead was born at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. She married Henry Dowell, son of Philip Dowell Jr. and Mary Richardson, on 18 October 1813 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.

Elizabeth Birckhead died in 1829 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.

     Richard H. Dowell and Eliza Jones were divorced; N. Richard H. Dowell was born in 1821 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. He married Eliza Jones circa 1848 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.

     Henry Dowell was born on 7 October 1827 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. He married Anna Louise Nixdorff on 11 December 1852 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.

Henry Dowell died on 8 September 1881 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 53.
Henry Dowell was buried on 11 September 1881 .
      ; Occupation: Farmer.