Lillian Downing

Female1852–6 January 1893

Brief Life History of Lillian

When Lillian Downing was born in 1852, in Pike, Ohio, United States, her father, William Washington Downing, was 25 and her mother, Mary Howard, was 25. She married Adam Johnson Neece on 29 November 1868, in Benton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pee Pee Township, Pike, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Tom Township, Benton, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 January 1893, in Benton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Shawnee Cemetery, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Adam Johnson Neece
1847–1920
Lillian Downing
1852–1893
Marriage: 29 November 1868
Ira Neece
1869–
William James Neece
1872–1943
Zetta “Zettie” Neece
1878–1959

Sources (6)

  • Lilly Neece in household of Adam J Neice, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lilleon Downing, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Lillian Downing in entry for William James Neece, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 November 1868Benton, Missouri, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

    Age 8

    Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

    1863

    Age 11

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1865

    Age 13

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    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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