darlene larson wrote: > There is a "Downing Railroad Station" in either the town of, Downing, Schuyler county, Mo., Memphis, Scotland county, Mo.. these counties are located in the northeast corner of Mo., just below the state of Iowa. I have been there but don't remember which town. also, in Memphis, there is a beautiful mansion called "The Downing House", It is now a museum. > There is a lot of "Downing's in this area. However they are not my line. > A good reference book for this area is "is in the book, "History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland County's Missouri". > I found my line in Knox county, town of Newark. I have a lot of info. both forward and back from this family. My line is as follows: > JOHN DOWNING, SON OF WILLIAM DOWNING, MOTHER UNKNOWN. > BORN; 15 MAY 1777, GARRARD COUNTY, NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.. > MARRIED; SUSANNA HALL, 20 MAY 1805, BORN; 21 DEC. 1787, DIED 4 MARCH 1861. > GARRARD COUNTY, NEAR LEXINGTON, KY. > DIED; 7 JUNE 1832 HANNIBAL, MARION COUNTY, MO. > BURIED; FAMILY CEMETERY, DOWNING LAND, HANNIBAL, MO.. > CHILDREN OF THIS UNION WERE; > ABSALOM - B; 15 JUNE 1806, KY. D. 1 JAN. 1872 MO. [MY GG GRANDFATHER] > M; ABT JUNE 1836 TO SUSAN A. [KELLY] FRESH > DAVID RICE - B; 20 JULY 1807, KY. D;1896, KANSAS CTY, MO. > M; 1833, CATHERINE BIRD. > WILLIAM - B;17 DEC 1809, KY. D; UNKNOWN. > M; UNKNOWN. > NATHAN HALL - B; 11 NOV. 1811 KY D; 30 MAR. 1853, VIRGINIA ,IL. > M; 1 MAR 1836, ELIZA JANE HEAD > SARAH - B; 12 NOV. 1813, KY. D; UNKNOWN > M; UNKNOWN. > RANDOLPH H. - B; 16 AUG. 1816 KY. D; 26 DEC. 1877 UNKNOWN > M; 31 OCT. 1839, EMILY LYON > RACHEL WALKER [POSIBLEY MARRIED NAME] B;14 NOV 1820 KY. D; 14 JAN. 1906 > M; UNKNOWN > JULIANNA - B; 11 SEPT. 1823, KY. D; 4 JUNE 1896, UNKNOWN. > M; UNKNOWN > SUSAN - B; 5 MAY 1825, KY. D; UNKNOWN . M; UNKNOWN > > MADISON - 9 NOV. 1832, MARION CNTY. WEST OF HANNIBAL, MO. > D; ABT. 1869, MEMPHIS, SCOTLAND CNTY, MO. > > I HOPE THIS WILL HELP SOME OF YOU, IF YOU NEED ANYMORE INFO. THAT I HAVE, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE. > ALSO HAVE A DOWNING BOOK PUBLISHED BY "JUANITA COATS PECK", DESCENDANT OF "JOHN DOWNING, OF BEDFORD CNTY, VA.- 1700'S" > > DARLENE DOWNING LARSON > DDGG@USWEST .NET > > Donald J. Smith wrote: > > > There is only verbal information about this (past) station. > > The Morris County, KS is trying to find information but not > > much success yet. My mother (82) remembers it. The folks > > in Morris County do not know when it was torn down. > > It was the Railroad station for farmers to bring their milk to > > be taken to Council Grove,KS to the creamery there. I think > > there was a small waiting room for passengers. It was for > > Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad. (M.K.& T. railroad). > > I will share what I can get. > > > > >Don > > >I read you message about 'Downing Station.' Does anyone on the line have > > >further information about this Downing Station. What is/was it? > > >Is there any written information (anecdoctal, or otherwise) regarding this > > >Station?? I will be willing to purchase such information, if available. > > If > > >anyone has informaiton, please share it. > > > > > >Also, there are many Downing Schools (or, more correctly, in the past > > tense, > > >there were many Downing Schools. Does anyone know the origins and purposes > > >of such schools? > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Donald J. Smith <dandydon@carrollsweb.com> > > >To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com <DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 5:45 PM > > >Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Charles L. DOWNING > > > > > > > > >>Downing Cemetery about 1 1/2 mile NW of the Kelso,Morris,KS or > > >>about 4 miles East of Parkerville,Morris,KS. There is no > > >>road to cemetery now. > > >> > > >>I MAY have found a man that has a photo of the Downing Station > > >>that was there. Don > > >> > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: Suehodnett@aol.com <Suehodnett@aol.com> > > >>To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com <DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 11:25 PM > > >>Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Charles L. DOWNING > > >> > > >> > > >>>Don, > > >>> Out of curiosity, where are John and Mary Boiler Downing buried? > > Sue > > >>>Hodnett > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > >>What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > Do you know of Downing web pages? Post the URL here. > > > > > > Donald J. Smith wrote: > > > There is only verbal information about this (past) station. > > The Morris County, KS is trying to find information but not > > much success yet. My mother (82) remembers it. The folks > > in Morris County do not know when it was torn down. > > It was the Railroad station for farmers to bring their milk to > > be taken to Council Grove,KS to the creamery there. I think > > there was a small waiting room for passengers. It was for > > Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad. (M.K.& T. railroad). > > I will share what I can get. > > > > >Don > > >I read you message about 'Downing Station.' Does anyone on the line have > > >further information about this Downing Station. What is/was it? > > >Is there any written information (anecdoctal, or otherwise) regarding this > > >Station?? I will be willing to purchase such information, if available. > > If > > >anyone has informaiton, please share it. > > > > > >Also, there are many Downing Schools (or, more correctly, in the past > > tense, > > >there were many Downing Schools. Does anyone know the origins and purposes > > >of such schools? > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Donald J. Smith <dandydon@carrollsweb.com> > > >To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com <DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 5:45 PM > > >Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Charles L. DOWNING > > > > > > > > >>Downing Cemetery about 1 1/2 mile NW of the Kelso,Morris,KS or > > >>about 4 miles East of Parkerville,Morris,KS. There is no > > >>road to cemetery now. > > >> > > >>I MAY have found a man that has a photo of the Downing Station > > >>that was there. Don > > >> > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: Suehodnett@aol.com <Suehodnett@aol.com> > > >>To: DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com <DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 11:25 PM > > >>Subject: Re: [DOWNING-L] Charles L. DOWNING > > >> > > >> > > >>>Don, > > >>> Out of curiosity, where are John and Mary Boiler Downing buried? > > Sue > > >>>Hodnett > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > >>What Downing resources do you own? Tell us. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > Do you know of Downing web pages? Post the URL here. >