Marlene, Do you know who Martha's parents are? Or what Downing line you belong to? I have or had Downings in Missouri. Morean Downing married Lydia Ann Brunk in 1843, Davies County, MO. I found them on an 1850 census of Davies County. Morean also had a brother, Powhatan, who was in Davies County in 1850. They were born in KY. do any of these names sound familiar to you? Sue Hodnett