This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Downing, Matthews Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AUT.2ACEB/1258.1 Message Board Post: Some further research regarding post about Harriet L. Downing & William Wesley Matthews, their son James Matthews, Judith Downing, and William A. Downing. All DOWNINGs & MATTHEWS listed on 1860 Washington Co., Iowa Census - my notes are in [ ] : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [NOTE: *********************************************** *****post office for Lime Creek Township is: Wassonville*****] 1860 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS Name Home in 1860 (City,County,State) Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender All in same household: Thomas Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 36 1823 Kentucky Male Mary E Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 19 1840 Kentucky Female Maranda J Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 11 1848 Indiana Female Hariett Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 9 1850 Indiana Female Nancy Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 7 1852 Indiana Female Not named Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 1.12 Iowa Female ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All in same household, and in order of enumeration on actual census image; NOTE: this census does not give relationship of each person in the household, nor marital status -- very likely, Wm A Downing and "Judath" Downing are brother and sister, as mentioned in previous post of this subject line, and very likely, Wm A Downing is widowed. Wm A Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 30 1829 Indiana Male Judath Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 32 1827 Kentucky Female James Matthews Lime Creek, Washington, IA 17 Indiana Male [not listed on index, but definitely enumerated on census image in household with Wm A Downing, "Judath", John R., and Eliza A.] John R Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 7 1852 Indiana Male Eliza A Downing Lime Creek, Washington, IA 5 1854 Indiana Female NOTE: [Wm. A. Downing occupation on census is: Merchant] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J H Downing Washington, Washington, IA 18 1841 Ohio Male [enumerated with family of B. Crabb, Sarah A., Emma J., & Willie Crabb, and other hotel residents; B. Crabb occupation is: "Hotel"; occupation for JH Downing is "Clerk"] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name Home in 1860 (City,County,State) Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender The following are all in same household: Wm Matthews Brighton, Washington, IA 49 1810 Virginia Male Mary A Matthews Brighton, Washington, IA 36 1823 Ohio Female Elizabeth Matthews Brighton, Washington, IA 26 1833 Virginia Female Harrison Matthews Brighton, Washington, IA 16 1843 Iowa Male Adaline Matthews Brighton, Washington, IA 13 1846 Iowa Female Martha Matthews Brighton, Washington, IA 6 1853 Iowa Female Joseph Matthews Brighton, Washington, IA 4 1855 Iowa Male