J. D. Downing and Amelia Myers

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Husband J. D. Downing ¹

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           Born: 15 Oct 1820 - Horse Creek Eddy, Venango Co, PA 1
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         Father: James Downing (      -1862) 2
         Mother: Nancy Nelies (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 23 Sep 1850 1

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Wife Amelia Myers ¹

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            AKA: Almira E. [Unk]
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         Father: John Myers (1805-1844) 1
         Mother: Mary Hohn (      -1890) 1 3

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Children

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1 M John Downing ¹

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2 M Willis C. Downing ¹

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           Born: Abt 1858
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         Spouse: Tillie [Unk] (      -      )
           Marr: (Divorced on 26 Dec 1902)

         Spouse: Sarah L. Weaver (1860-1914) 4
           Marr: 27 Apr 1903 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5

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3 M James Downing ¹

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4 M Nathan Downing ¹

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5 F Alice Downing ¹

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6 M George Downing ¹

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General Notes: Husband - J. D. Downing

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He received a common school education and was early employed at a furnace. For years he was a raft pilot of a rafting boat, which was used from Warren to Pittsburgh and over other parts of the Allegheny river. Soon after his marriage he began keeping hotel at Shipman eddy, Warren county, Pennsylvania, and three years later removed to Glade run in the same county, whence he came to Oil City and kept the Union house, in the Third ward, and took care of the driving park for three years. He subsequently served as policeman and constable of Oil City, three and two years, respectively. About the year 1886 he bought lots and built the Grand Central hotel, together with four other adjoining houses. He was a Democrat in politics.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 875.

2 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 874.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1001.

4 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 301.

5 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #6021.