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     Arthur Wilson Dowell Jr. married Eleanor Sauter.¹
Arthur Wilson Dowell Jr. was born on 11 April 1919 at Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.¹
Arthur Wilson Dowell Jr. died on 18 December 1999 at Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 80.¹
Arthur Wilson Dowell Jr. was buried after 18 December 1999 at Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Apr. 11, 1919, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Death:      Dec. 18, 1999, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Son of Alfred Wilson Dowell Sr. and Lucretia Agnes Hilcken Dowell. Married Eleanor Sauter in Baltimore in 1942. Three daughters (living). Insurance Agent. Author of the book, "Growing Up in Prince Frederick", a must for Dowell researchers.
     Family links: Parents:
      Arthur Wilson Dowell (1889 - 1972)
      Lucretia H Dowell (1889 - 1967)
     Spouse: Eleanor Sauter Dowell (1920 - 2010)*
     Sibling:
      Arthur Wilson Dowell (1919 - 1999)
      Gordon Hilcken Dowell (1924 - 1927)*
     Burial: Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Created by: Ray Downing
     Record added: Sep 21, 2005
     Find A Grave Memorial# 11791978.¹

     Gordon Hilcken Dowell was born on 18 August 1924 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.¹
Gordon Hilcken Dowell died on 12 June 1927 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 2.¹
Gordon Hilcken Dowell was buried on 15 June 1927 at Wesley Methodist Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Aug. 18, 1924, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Death:      Jun. 12, 1927, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      Arthur Wilson Dowell (1889 - 1972)
      Lucretia H Dowell (1889 - 1967)
     Sibling:
      Arthur Wilson Dowell (1919 - 1999)*
      Gordon Hilcken Dowell (1924 - 1927)
     Burial: Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Created by: Fred Sanford
     Record added: Sep 09, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 58406002.¹

     Bertha Marie Turner was born on 20 February 1897 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. She married James Albert Dowell, son of Henry Drury Dowell and Mary Elizabeth Gover, circa 1918.¹

Bertha Marie Turner died on 6 February 1969 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 71.
Bertha Marie Turner was buried after 6 February 1969 at All Saints Episcopal .

     Doris Mae Dowell was born on 8 April 1925 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.
Doris Mae Dowell died on 19 December 1967 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 42.
Doris Mae Dowell was buried on 21 December 1967 at All Saints Episcopal .

     Minnie Catterton and Henry Wilson Dowell were divorced; N. Minnie Catterton was born on 27 March 1903 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA. She married Henry Wilson Dowell, son of Henry Drury Dowell and Mary Elizabeth Gover, on 12 January 1921 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.

Minnie Catterton died on 31 August 1982 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 79.
Minnie Catterton was buried on 3 September 1982 at Smithville Methodist .

     Clara Phyllis Dowell was born on 7 February 1925 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.
Clara Phyllis Dowell died on 6 September 1996 at Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 71.
Clara Phyllis Dowell was buried on 9 September 1996 at Waters Memorial Methodist .

     Eleanor Sauter married Arthur Wilson Dowell Jr., son of Arthur Wilson Dowell and Lucretia Agnes Hilcken.²
Eleanor Sauter was born on 15 August 1920 at Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA.¹
Eleanor Sauter died on 8 September 2010 at Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA, at age 90.¹
Eleanor Sauter was buried after 8 September 2010 at Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Aug. 15, 1920, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
     Death:      Sep. 8, 2010, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Family links: Spouse: Arthur Wilson Dowell (1919 - 1999)
     Burial: Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Created by: ERT
     Record added: Oct 30, 2016
     Find A Grave Memorial# 171994333.¹

     Eva Barker married Benjamin Henry Downing Jr., son of Benjamin Henry Downing and Kate Ellsworth Dowell, on 10 August 1906 at Harper Co., Kansas, USA.

      ; Found on the marriage rolls in Harper county, Kansas.

     Benjamin Henry Downing was born on 17 October 1841 at Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.³ He married Phoebe M. Halstead on 1 August 1865 at Carbondale, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 1st wife.^4,3 Benjamin Henry Downing married Kate Ellsworth Dowell, daughter of George Washington Dowell Sr. and Maria P. Mitchell, on 1 May 1872 at Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA.^3,5

Benjamin Henry Downing died on 14 November 1908 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA, at age 67.³
Benjamin Henry Downing was buried on 17 November 1908 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Oct. 17, 1841, Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      Nov. 14, 1908, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
:TAB:...After the war he was a home builder, and built the Victorian homes at Byers Station Historical District in Pennsylvania. In 1877 he removed to Kansas, where he served on the Wichita City Council, was Sedgwick county Undersheriff, and Election Commis[sion Commissioner at the time of his death. He was an active member of the Garfield Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic, serving as Inspector General for the Department of Kansas. Died of congestive heart failure.
     Family links: Parents:
      John Benjamin Downing (1817 - 1879)
      Mary Couch Downing (1826 - 1905)
     Spouses:
      Phebe M. Halstead Downing (1846 - 1902)
      Kate Edith Dowell Downing (1845 - 1917)*
     Children:
      William Frank Downing (1868 - 1931)*
      Sallie Marie Downing (1872 - 1940)*
      George Dowell Downing (1874 - 1951)*
      Mayme Josephine Downing Merry (1876 - 1951)*
      Ann Katherine Downing Hunter (1879 - 1963)*
      Emily Edith Downing Alspaugh (1882 - 1974)*
      B. Harry Downing (1886 - 1960)*
     Siblings:
      Benjamin Henry Downing (1841 - 1908)
      Susan R. Downing Storey (1845 - 1912)*
      Josephine Elizabeth Downing Glessner (1848 - 1928)*
      Francis M. Downing (1849 - 1925)*
      William Charles Downing (1851 - 1906)*
      Joseph Riter Downing (1854 - 1933)*
      Ida Julia Downing Lamb (1857 - 1916)*
      Ella Sarah Downing Storey (1859 - 1938)*
      Winfield Scott Downing (1862 - 1943)*
      Carrie Halsted Downing (1864 - 1931)*
      Thomas Ellsworth Downing (1868 - 1918)*
      George Woodward Downing (1871 - 1943)*
     Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
     Plot: Block F, Lot 85, Grave 2
     Created by: Ray Downing
     Record added: Feb 18, 2002
     Find A Grave Memorial# 6193005.³
      ; He was granted a pension of $30 per month. On his death in 1908, his wif applied for a Widow's Pension, which was granted at $12. per month. Death certificate lists his address as 614 N. Waco St., Wichita, Kansas. (Refer to hard copy files for documents from the National Archives).

; 'On this 18th day of May, 1875, before me, a Clerk of a Court of Record, in and for the county and state of Chester, PA, personally appeared Benjamin H. Downing, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Benjamin H. Downing who was a 1st Lieut of Co. E in the 49th regimen of Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the war of 1861 for the suppression of the Rebellion. That he was commissioned at Brandy Station, in the State of Virginia, on o about the 1st day of January, 1864, and was honorably discharged at Petersburg VA, on the 1st day of March, 1865, and he has not been in the U.S. military or naval service since. That while in said service in the line of his duty at Spottsylvania, in the state of Virginia, on or about the 12th day of May, 1864, he was injured i left leg and left side by a solid shot striking a piece of timber throwing it against him while acting as Adjuant in action for which he was treated at U.S. general hospital Fredericksburg, VA, and U.S. general Hospital, Washington, D.C..'

; On May 18, 1875, he applied for a pension. Then living in Uwchlan, PA, age 33, his application states the following.

; Benjamin removed from Chester county, PA, to Great Bend, Barton county, Kansas, in 1877 and remained there until 1883. A search of the 1880 census for Barton county finds him and his family living in Union Township; occupation Farmer. A surprise find located his signature at the top of the census sheet - Benjamin was the census Enumerator for his district! In 1883, he removed to Wichita, Sedgwick county, Kansas, where he spent the remainder of his life. Cutler's 'History of Kansas' notes a major smallpox epidemic in Great Bend in 1883, leading one to wonder if that was the impetus for his removal to Wichita.

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; On the 1900 U.S. Census for Wichita, his occupation was then listed as 'Police Clerk'. At the time of his death in 1908, he was the Commissioner of Elections for the City of Wichita, and had previously served on the City Council. He died a week after casting his vote for William Howard Taft for president, according to an obituary.

; According to the Kansas Genealogical Society publication, 'Treesearcher', 1984, Benjamin was a member of the Garfield Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Wichita. The post was organized on June 27, 1884. Benjamin served as Post Commander during 1887. Wife Kate was a charter member of the women's auxiliary, and daughter Sallie Marie was a member of the auxilary.

; From the recollections of Dorothy Dana Egnell: ' Benjamin Henry Downing fought in the Civil War in the Union Army. '

; Death certificate in file. Pension records in file. Military Service Records in file. See Hard copy files for a lengthy obituary from 'The Wichita Daily Eagle'.

; The National Archives in Washington, D.C., sent copies of Benjamin Downing' Civil War record. He served in D Company, 9th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry. He mustered in at Harrisburg, PA, at Camp Curtin, which was a major training station for over 300,000 volunteers during the Civil War. Records indicate the rank of Corporal. He was 19 years of age upon enlistment. The 9th Pa volunteers was mustered out 90 days later. He subsequently joined the 49th PA volunteers on April 8, 1862 and served until the end of the Civil War, rising to 1st Lieutenant.

; Information obtained July 18, 1997 by RAD.

Benjamin Henry Downing was listed as a resident in John Benjamin Downing and Mary Couch Downing's household in the census report on 13 November 1850 at U. S. Census, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, USA; p. 404-A, lines 29-34, dwelling 1948, family 1952
     29 DOWNING, John B 33 [1817] M clerk PA
     30 " , Mary C 25 [1825] F PA
     31 " , Bejnamin H. 9 [1841] M PA Attended School
     32 " , Susan R. 6 [1844] F PA Attended School
     33 " , Josephine E. 3 [1847] F IA
     34 " , Francis M. 1 [1849] M IL.⁶

Benjamin Henry Downing was listed as a resident in John Benjamin Downing and Mary Couch Downing's household in the census report on 22 June 1860 at U. S. Census, West Chester Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 713, lines 24-35, dwelling 678, family 658
     24 DOWNING, John B. 43 [1817] M Teacher $200 PA
     25 " , Mary C. 34 [1826] F PA
     26 " , Benj. 18 [1842] M Printer PA
     27 " , Susan R. 15 [1845] F PA
     28 " , Joseph E. 12 [1848] M PA Attended School
     29 " , Charles W. 8 [1852] M PA Attended School
     30 " , Josiah R. 4 [1856] M PA Attended School
     31 " , Lydia J. 3 [1857] F PA
     32 " , Sallie E. 7/12 F PA
     33 JACOBS, Charles 40 [1820] M Tobacconist Germany
     34 PAINTER, Cyrus P. 35 [1825] M Printer $1200 $200 PA
     35 PAINTER, Abbie 33 [1827] F PA.⁷

Benjamin Henry Downing began military service between 1861 and 1865 at Civil War - Union, Pennsylvania, USA, B. H. Downing served with the 49th Pennsylvania Volunteers during the entire Civil War. He and his unit were involved in the battles of Gettysburg and The Wilderness, among others. He was wounded at Spottsylvania, in the battle of The Wilderness, but returned to his unit after six weeks. He from FindAGrave.com: "mustered out as First Lieutenant."³

; per Happersett et al [2004:50] "The Benjamin who served in the 49th Regiment was ... a cousin, son of John B. Downing. Den was a journeyman printer from West Chester who had enlisted in April 1861 for a three-month term before renlisting with Joseph [downingn] in august. Benjamin was also a casualty of the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. He survived Upton's charge on may 10, but was wounded at bloody Angle on My 12, 1864."⁸

Benjamin Henry Downing was listed as a resident in John Benjamin Downing and Mary Couch Downing's household in the census report on 9 August 1870 at U. S. Census, East Nantmeal Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 142-B, lines 2-12, dwelling 62, family 62
     2 DOWNING, B John 53 [1817] M W School Teacher $400 PA
     3 " , C Mary 44 [1826] F W Keeping House PA
     4 " , H Benjamin 28 [1842] M W Works at Carpentering PA
     5 " , R Susan 24 [1846] F W Dress Maker PA
     6 " , E Josephine 22 [1848] F W Teaches School PA
     7 " , R Joseph 15 [1855] M W Works on Farm PA
     8 " , J Ida 13 [1857] F W At School PA attended school
     9 " , S Ellie 11 [1859] F W At School PA attended school
     10 " , Winfield 8 [1862] M W PA attended school
     11 " , H Carried 6 [1864] F W PA attended school
     12 " , E Thomas 1 [1869] M W PA.⁹

     Kate Ellsworth Dowell was born on 3 November 1845 at Prince Frederick, Calvert Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Benjamin Henry Downing, son of John Benjamin Downing and Mary Couch Downing, on 1 May 1872 at Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA.^3,1

Kate Ellsworth Dowell died on 23 July 1917 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA, at age 71.¹
Kate Ellsworth Dowell was buried on 24 July 1917 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Nov. 3, 1845, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
     Death:      Jul. 23, 1917, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
     Daughter of George Washington Dowell and Maria Mitchell. Married Benjamin H. Downing in Baltimore in 1872. In 1877 they removed to Great Bend, Kansas, and in 1883, to Wichita. Kate and Benjamin had six children, only three of whom had children of their own. Descendants in moderate numbers exist today.
     Kate died of cancer. There is a degree of uncertainty over her middle name. In some places it appears as "Edith", and in others, "Ellsworth". In addition, early census reports in Calvert county, MD, show her listed as Mary Christina Dowell.
     Family links: Parents: George Washington Dowell (1803 - 1874)
     Spouse: Benjamin Henry Downing (1841 - 1908)
     Children:
      Sallie Marie Downing (1872 - 1940)*
      George Dowell Downing (1874 - 1951)*
      Mayme Josephine Downing Merry (1876 - 1951)*
      Ann Katherine Downing Hunter (1879 - 1963)*
      Emily Edith Downing Alspaugh (1882 - 1974)*
      B. Harry Downing (1886 - 1960)*
     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: Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
     Plot: Block F, Section 85, Grave 3
     Created by: Ray Downing
     Record added: Feb 19, 2002
     Find A Grave Memorial# 6194686.¹
      ; Note: Oct 1997: Roll 1374458, 1910 Census Records, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Kate, a widow by 1910, is shown as living at the above address with two children still at home: Sallie M. 35 Single Born in PA Occ: Deputy Election Commission(er) Harry B. 23 Single Born in KS Occ. Salesman - Lumber Company The record also shows Kate as owning the home there, with no mortgage.

; When Benjamin died, Kate Dowell Downing applied for a widow's pension, which wa granted. She received $12 a month until her death nine years after Benjamin. Her death certificate lists her address as 614 N Waco St., Wichita, Kansas.

; On the Social Security application of Kate's daughter, Emily E. (Alspaugh) Downing, in the space for 'Mother's full maiden name', Emily wrote 'Kate Ellsworth Dowell'. This is the only source found for Kate's middle name.

; According to the Kansas Genealogical Society publication, 'Treesearcher', 1984, Kate was a charter member of the Women's Relief Corps #40, auxilary of the Garfield Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Wichita. The roster printed in 1921 shows her as a deceased charter member. Daughter Sallie Marie Downing is listed as a member of the same organization. Sallie's death certificate shows her mother as being born in Prince Frederick, Maryland.

; Death Certificate of Kate E. Dowell Downing in files.

; See files, and the book, 'Dowell', by Mildred Bowen O'Brien.

     George Dowell Downing Jr. married Elizabeth Jean Akins.^1,2
George Dowell Downing Jr. was born on 18 May 1912 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA.¹
George Dowell Downing Jr. died on 6 December 1988 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA, at age 76.¹
George Dowell Downing Jr. was buried in 1989 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     18 May 1912, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
     DEATH     6 Dec 1988 (aged 76), Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
     Following graduation from Iowa, George took employment as an engineer with the General Electric Company in Schenectady, NY. An ROTC graduate, he was called to active duty in 1940 (US Army Artillery). Arrived in Normandy at DDay plus 12, served in France and Germany until war's end. He returned to General Electric's Chicago facilities after the war, but semi-retired in the 1970s to become an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona. He finally retired for good to Seattle, Washington, where he spent his final days. His beloved wife of 51 years was Elizabeth Jean Akins.
     Family Members
     Parents
          George Dowell Downing 1874–1951
          Pearl Redfield Downing 1878–1966
     Spouse
          Elizabeth Jean Akins Downing 1915–2004
     Siblings
          Rudolph Ashley Downing 1900–1961
          Dorothy Dana Downing Egnell 1917–2000 (m. 1939)
     Children
          John Frederick Downing 1950–1970
     Gravesite Details Headstone was inscribed with the wrong day of his birth. The 18th is
     BURIAL     Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Ray Downing
     Added: 2 Apr 2002
     Find a Grave Memorial 6316094
     SPONSORED BY jrrmr910.¹
      ; Next was Elizabeth Downing, known to me as Betsy. I last saw her about 1975 or so at Glen Lake, Michigan, the Downing's family retreat.

; Of the children, the oldest was George D. Downing III, and was known to me by the first name of Denny. To the best of my knowledge, he is a psychologist wh has spend most of his adult life in France.

; George D. Downing, Jr., was a Colonel, US Army, Artillery, during WW II. After his death, his cremated remains were also buried at Arlington near his son.

; Two boys also issued, John and Peter. John was killed during the war in Vietnam by a land mine; he is buried in Arlington National Cemetary near the mast of th Battleship Maine, a site I have visited.

; George D. Downing, Jr., and Jean Akins had four children. He was a sales executive for the General Electric Co. from 1937 to 1961, with time out for service during the Second World War. In 1961, he semi retired, and returned t academia, writing several text books on sales management. After leaving GE, h removed to Arizona and later, Seattle, Washington. He maintained a summer home at Glen Arbor, Michigan, for many years.

; SS Number 484-09-1700, Issued in Iowa. Note: Marriage location may have been Ames, Iowa, instead of Des Moines, Iowa.

     Dorothy Dana Downing was buried at Cremated .¹ She was born on 4 May 1917.¹ She married Edward William Egnell Sr. on 27 December 1939 at Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York, USA.¹

Dorothy Dana Downing died on 27 September 2000 at age 83.¹

     Hadwige d'Aspremont Heiress of Aspremont married Thierry de Briey Sire d'Aspremont et de Rouvres, son of Albert de Briey I and Ida (?).^1,6,2,7

Hadwige d'Aspremont Heiress of Aspremont died between 1103 and 1128.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "THIERRY de Briey (-[1128]). His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 1103, confirming the foundation of Aspremont Notre-Dame, which records that "tempore Henrici imperatoris IV Gobertus quidam nobilis dominus Asperi-montis, pater dominæ Hadevidis" married his daughter to "Theodorico filio Alberti Briacensis"[652]. Seigneur d'Aspremont et de Rouvres.
     "m HADWIGE d'Aspremont, daughter of GOBERT [II] d’Aspremont & his wife Helvide ---. A charter dated 1103, confirming the foundation of Aspremont Notre-Dame, records that "tempore Henrici imperatoris IV Gobertus quidam nobilis dominus Asperi-montis, pater dominæ Hadevidis" married his daughter to "Theodorico filio Alberti Briacensis"[653]."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 11:36.¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "HADWIGE d’Aspremont . A charter dated 1103, confirming the foundation of Aspremont Notre-Dame, records that "tempore Henrici imperatoris IV Gobertus quidam nobilis dominus Asperi-montis, pater dominæ Hadevidis" married his daughter to "Theodorico filio Alberti Briacensis"[651].
     "m THIERRY de Briey, son of ALBERT de Briey & his wife --- (-[1128]). Seigneur d'Apremont et de Rouvres."
Med Lands cites:
; Per Wikipédia (Fr.):
     "Gobert II d’Apremont
     "Né en 1052, décédé en 1095 ou 1096, il apparaît pour la première fois sur un acte de l’abbé de St Mihiel en 1083, comme témoin.
     "Il défend Verdun en 1084 et fonde le prieuré d’Apremont entre 1089 et 1090. Il est seigneur d'Apremont. Reelende d'Apremont entre dans ce prieuré, sans doute sa fille naturelle, car dite née vers 1059, selon un auteur, mais plus probablement fille de l'un de ses frères (pour être reconnu seigneur d’un lieu, il fallait, au départ, fonder un monastère, un prieuré ou un hospice) marié à Helwide de Luxembourg (ou Hauvy ) née en 1058, fille de Thierry (Frédéric) de Luxembourg, duc de Luxembourg né vers 1005 et décédé en 1106 et de Gerberde de Boulogne, d'où :
     "- Jeanne d’Apremont née vers 1085
     "- Halwvide d’Apremont née vers 1080, décédée vers 1128. Héritière d’Apremont mariée à Thierry Ier de Briey seigneur de Rouvres, né 1095-1128, lequel devient, par ce mariage, seigneur d’Apremont de 1103 à 11 fils de Albert de Briey (Adalbert), avoué de Briey et Ita de Briey. Il n’y a très probablement pas d’héritier mâle chez Gobert II. Dans ce cas, et seulement quand la famille est très importante, le futur gendre renonce à ses titres pour porter les armes et les titres de sa femme afin de donner un héritier à la maison noble appelée à disparaître sans cette astuce.
     "d'où : A Gobert III de Briey - d'Apremont qui suit en génération XIV."⁸

     Violet R. Phillip was born on 15 May 1904 at New York, New York, USA.¹ She married Rudolph Ashley Downing, son of George Dowell Downing and Pearl Redfield, circa 1922 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA,
;
Her 1st husband; his 1st wife. Violet R. Phillip and Rudolph Ashley Downing were divorced on 11 February 1935 at Wayne Co., Michigan, USA; Per Ancestry - Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 Violet R. Phillip married Samuel Katz on 2 April 1940 at Lucas Co., Ohio, USA,
;
Her 2nd husband; his 2nd wife.³
Violet R. Phillip died on 14 October 1983 at Blythe, Riverside Co., California, USA, at age 79; Per Ancestry - California, Death Index, 1940-1997

     Rudolph Ashley Downing Jr. married June Elenore Normand.
Rudolph Ashley Downing Jr. married Living Ferris.
Rudolph Ashley Downing Jr. was born on 11 October 1923 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA.¹
Rudolph Ashley Downing Jr. died on 17 September 1993 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada, USA, at age 69.¹
      ; Purple Heart, Bronze Star.

; Mason.

; SS No: 362-22-1256 Issued in Michigan.

; Veteran, United States Army, WW II Served in France.