If there were any Downings there from MO they could be my line. Sanford Downing was probably from MO. He was born in the 1850's, don't know when he left MO, but he died in 1909 Burr Oak, Jewell County, KS, according to one family record we have. He married Anna Harris. That's about all I know of him. Here is Joe's email: jdown@nettally.com Sue Hodnett