Brief Life History of John Murry
When John Murry Downing Jr was born on 22 October 1900, in Schaller, Sac, Iowa, United States, his father, John Murry Downing Sr, was 54 and his mother, Lilia Mae Barrett, was 22. He married Irene Marie Wolter on 7 October 1934, in Pocahontas, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Cedar Township, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 January 1974, in Fonda, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Fonda, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States.
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- John Downing in household of Lila Downing, "United States Census, 1920"
- John M, Jr. Dorwning, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
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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