Benjamin Wilson Downs

1818 - 1879  (60 years)

• Name	Benjamin Wilson Downs  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	05 Sep 1818	Bloomfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Mar 1879	Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Buried	Bloomfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I8005	Rofheart - Jones Family Tree too...
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Benjamin B. Downs,   b. 06 Jan 1774, Leonardstown, St Mary's, Maryland, United States ,   d. 14 Mar 1857, Simpson Creek Nelson County, Kentucky: Burial: Downs Plot  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lydia Elizabeth Wilson,   b. 14 Feb 1778, Virginia ,   d. 27 Aug 1858, Simpson Creek Nelson Kentucky  (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	25 Jul 1798	Nelson, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F2242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	NANCY ASH,   b. 27 Jul 1820, Nelson Co, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1851, Nelson, Kentucky, United States  (Age 30 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1840	Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1. Sarah Catherine Downs,   b. 1844, Nelson Co, Kentucky ,   d. 14 Apr 1894, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 50 years)  [natural]   2. Benjamin Clark Downs,   b. 06 Oct 1841, Nelson, Kentucky, United States ,   d. 30 Mar 1926, Oldham, Kentucky, United States  (Age 84 years)  [natural]   3. JOHN ASH DOWNS,   b. 26 Feb 1849, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1916, Waverly Hill Hospital,Jefferson, Kentucky, United States  (Age 67 years)  [natural]   4. Elizabeth "Lizzie" C. Downs,   b. 01 Sep 1848, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 03 May 1895, Nelson Co, Kentucky, USA  (Age 46 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F1929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Anne Allen,   b. Jul 1833, Nelson County,Kentucky ,   d. 25 Feb 1911, Shelby County, kY.  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1852	Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Children	1. James M. Downs,   b. 23 Jan 1855, Nelson County, Kentucky ,   d. 08 Feb 1912, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States  (Age 57 years)  [natural]   2. Martha Alice Downs,   b. 11 Dec 1852, Nelson Co Kentucky ,   d. 20 Aug 1873, Nelson Co Kentucky  (Age 20 years)  [natural]   3. Adeline Lee Downs,   b. 12 Apr 1854, Nelson County,Kentucky ,   d. 24 Sep 1947, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States  (Age 93 years)  [natural]   4. Capitolia Downs,   b. 18 Jul 1870, Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States ,   d. 23 Dec 1945, Shelby, Kentucky, United States  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F1930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Benjamin Wilson Downs gravestone
  		Marriage of Downs, Benjamin Wilson & Nancy Ash

  
  

• Sources

  [S53] Kentucky, Birth Records, 1852-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort,;). [S6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S189] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).