Mrs. Hannah Downs died Monday in the family home in Shelbyville. She had been in a critical condition for some time but expressed a strong wish to live until her soldier son, Lieutenant Harry L. Downs returned from France. The young man landed with the 32nd division a week ago and reached her bedside.
Mrs. Downs, who was the wife of W. H. Downs, was born near Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, June 18, 1850. When she was 18 years old she came to Shelbyville with her parents, and Dec. 28, 1876, she married William Henry Downs.
Eight children born to them survive the mother. They are Mrs. Anna Augustine, William J. Downs, Mrs. Vida Venters, Mrs. Georgia Hudson, Harry Downs, Miss Dessie Downs, all of whom live in Shelbyville; John Downs of Elvin, Mo., and Lloyd Downs of Hillsboro. There are beside a number of brothers and sisters living. Mrs. Downs was a member of the Christian Church of Shelbyville.
Burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hannah Downs died Monday in the family home in Shelbyville. She had been in a critical condition for some time but expressed a strong wish to live until her soldier son, Lieutenant Harry L. Downs returned from France. The young man landed with the 32nd division a week ago and reached her bedside.
Mrs. Downs, who was the wife of W. H. Downs, was born near Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, June 18, 1850. When she was 18 years old she came to Shelbyville with her parents, and Dec. 28, 1876, she married William Henry Downs.
Eight children born to them survive the mother. They are Mrs. Anna Augustine, William J. Downs, Mrs. Vida Venters, Mrs. Georgia Hudson, Harry Downs, Miss Dessie Downs, all of whom live in Shelbyville; John Downs of Elvin, Mo., and Lloyd Downs of Hillsboro. There are beside a number of brothers and sisters living. Mrs. Downs was a member of the Christian Church of Shelbyville.
Burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
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Abram Swartz
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Mary Swartz Beery
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Elizabeth Swartz Brunner
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Catherine Schwartz Eversole
1834–1923
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Sophia Etta Schwartz Wagner
1835–1927
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John Swartz
1837–1883
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Pvt Eli B. Swartz
1839–1862
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Henry C. Swartz
1842–1913
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Sarah A. Miller
1844–1900
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Rebecca Swartz Beery
1847–1919
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Nancy Ann Schwartz Longenbach
1851–1919
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