James Andrew Downard

Brief Life History of James Andrew

When James Andrew Downard was born on 1 March 1863, in Utica, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, his father, Ephraim Ivan Downard, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Brown Payne, was 29. He married Luella Huffman on 7 July 1891, in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Frontier, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Cassia, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 January 1926, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Andrew Downard
1863–1926
Luella Huffman
1869–1931
Marriage: 7 July 1891
Rex Huffman Downard
1892–1958
Grayce Margaret Downard
1900–1982

Sources (25)

  • James Downard in household of E Downard, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James A. Downard, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • James Andrew Downard, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1872

Historical Boundaries: 1872: Frontier, Nebraska, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Downer , with excrescent -d. Downard was re-etymologized as Downeherd and Downward, and perhaps also as Dunwood.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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