Brief Life History of Merlin E.
When Merlin E. Downing was born on 15 December 1918, in Arnold, Custer, Nebraska, United States, his father, James Wilkie Downing, was 30 and his mother, Gertrude Alta Phifer, was 30. He had at least 1 daughter with Elvie Florella Johnston. He lived in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States in 1920. He died on 6 July 1988, in Middleton, Canyon, Idaho, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Middleton, Canyon, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Merlin E Downing in household of James W Downing, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Merlin E. Downing - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Merlin E. Downing
- Merlin E Downing, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1918–1988 Male
1920–2019 Female
Children (1)
1942–1944 Female
Parents and Siblings
1888–1959 Male
1888–1937 Female
Siblings (7)
1911– Female
1912–2001 Male
1915–1997 Female
1918–1988 Male
1923–1998 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
Age 1
1920
Age 2
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 19
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork and Kerry): sometimes of English origin, but in County Kerry it is usually an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnín (see Dineen ).
English: from the Middle English personal name Dun(n)ing, Douning (Old English Dunning, a derivative of Old English Dunna (see Dunn ).
English (Devon): topographic name for someone who lived on the hill, an -ing derivative of Middle English doun ‘hill’, equivalent to Downer . This formation is characteristic of Devon (compare Brooking ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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