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Full Name Josiah Downen
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People ID 668141
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First Name Josiah
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Surname Downen
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Father's Surname Downen
Mother's Surname Robinson
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Gender Male
Full Birth Date If Known 1796-12-30
Birth Year 1796
Birth Month 12
Birth Day 30
Full Death Date If Known 1885-01-06
Death Year 1885
Death Month 1
Death Day 6

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Relationship Related To Relative's People ID Relative's Birth Year Relative's Death Year Other Date (typically Marriage Date)
Son ofJob Downen66902017651842
Son ofMary Robinson Downen68069317691856
Husband ofAdah Murphy Downen680696181118461827/10/25
Husband ofElsie Van Winkle Downen680704180918781846/09/13
Father ofRebecca Downen Engle66862318281893
Father ofNancy Downen Cramer66860718301892
Father ofHoward Benjamin Franklin Downen66762518321918
Father ofJohnson Downen6690551836
Father ofJane Downen Everly66862618401918
Father ofTimothy Downen66847118421924
Father ofEmeline Downen Luman66868418501910
Grandfather ofJosiah Downen66814218641883

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Cemetery White Oak Cemetery AKA Bethel Cemetery
Address Hale Ridge Road south of White Oak Road, on the east side of the road
City/Town Brooklyn Township
County/District Schuyler
State/Province Illinois
Postal/Zip Code 62319
Country/Principality USA
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Cemetery Josiah Downen Family Cemetery
Address East Center Road AKA Oakland Center Road, first property north of where Sugar Creek crosses Center Road
City/Town Oakland Township
County/District Schuyler
State/Province Illinois
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Country/Principality USA
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https://mills-sfv.com/Genealogy/GLS/People/Text/668141.txt

From the Oakland Township History on the Illinois GenWeb site for Schuyler County

"Josiah Downen, with a wife and one child, arrived in the neighborhood in the spring of 1833. He came in a wagon, built his cabin and commenced an improvement right on the E. 1/2 of the S. E. 1/4 of section 23 (note: of Oakland Township), which he subsequently bought. He is now living at an advanced age, feeble both in mind and body."

This was published in 1882 so it refers to Josiah in the present tense, as he didn't die until 1885.

There is some question as to where Josiah is buried. It's pretty clear his wife Adah was buried in the family graveyard located on the farm on Sugar Creek. Josiah's family search record lists his burial as being in White Oak Cemetery in Brooklyn Township, but there is no source listed. So that may be a guess or the contributor may have been privy to some information that has not been published. I have also linked him to the cemetery on his farm as there is a good chance he is actually buried there rather than in White Oak Cemetery.

I have also edited his second wife Elsie's record to show her in the family graveyard. If it turns out he is actually in White Oak Cemetery, than she probably is as well.


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Record Entry Date 2018-11-08 11:39:25
Record Last Edit Date 2020-05-23 14:52:16

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