Joshua D. Downing and Melissa Lawrence

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Husband Joshua D. Downing

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           Born: 1837
     Christened: 
           Died: 1928
         Buried:  - Big Bend Methodist Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

       Marriage: 

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Wife Melissa Lawrence

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           Born: 1843
     Christened: 
           Died: 1924
         Buried:  - Big Bend Methodist Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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Children

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1 M Alpha M. Downing

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           Born: 1868
     Christened: 
           Died: 1922
         Buried:  - Big Bend Methodist Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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2 M William Edwin Downing

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           Born: 6 Mar 1872
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Feb 1961
         Buried:  - Big Bend Methodist Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

         Spouse: Margaret Etta Donaldson (1868-1939)
           Marr: 15 Nov 1900 - Venango Co, PA

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3 M Robert E. Downing

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           Born: 1875
     Christened: 
           Died: 1945
         Buried:  - Big Bend Methodist Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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4 M John P. Downing

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           Born: 1877
     Christened: 
           Died: 1959
         Buried:  - Big Bend Methodist Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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5 F Ida E. Downing

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           Born: 1882
     Christened: 
           Died: 1959
         Buried:  - Big Bend Methodist Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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6 F Carrie E. Downing

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           Born: 21 May 1884
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1967
         Buried:  - Big Bend Methodist Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1

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1 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 3, Scrubgrass Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1995), Pg 13.