George Downing was the son of James and Mary Shaw Downend. George changed the spelling of his last name prior to enlisting with the Union in the Civil War in the Ohio 1st Light Artillery Battery on August 15, 1862. He mustered out as a Private on June 26, 1865 at Columbus, Ohio.
George is first found in Topeka, Kansas on the 1870 Census, sharing quarters with W. B. Patten, both listed as Photo Artists. George opened his own Photography Studio in Topeka in 1874 and continued in that business for 27 years. Many of the family photos he took can be found on the Internet with credits to his studio.
George married Eliza Middaugh on August 12, 1874 in Shawnee County, Kansas. George and Eliza had two daughters, Nettie "May" born on May 17, 1875 and Sadie born in December of 1878. Family records mention a daughter Louisa but no Sadie. It is unknown if Louisa is a first or middle name for Sadie or if a third daughter was born and died between census records. May Downing married Willett A. Clauser on June 6, 1900 in Shawnee County, Kansas. Sadie married and divorced sometime between 1910 and 1920 and then married Fred Leonard Swanson on March 2, 1921 in Shawnee Couny, Kansas. No children are found on any census information for either May or Sadie.
(Dates and Bio provided by contributor Jan Lange, #47586771)
George is first found in Topeka, Kansas on the 1870 Census, sharing quarters with W. B. Patten, both listed as Photo Artists. George opened his own Photography Studio in Topeka in 1874 and continued in that business for 27 years. Many of the family photos he took can be found on the Internet with credits to his studio.
George married Eliza Middaugh on August 12, 1874 in Shawnee County, Kansas. George and Eliza had two daughters, Nettie "May" born on May 17, 1875 and Sadie born in December of 1878. Family records mention a daughter Louisa but no Sadie. It is unknown if Louisa is a first or middle name for Sadie or if a third daughter was born and died between census records. May Downing married Willett A. Clauser on June 6, 1900 in Shawnee County, Kansas. Sadie married and divorced sometime between 1910 and 1920 and then married Fred Leonard Swanson on March 2, 1921 in Shawnee Couny, Kansas. No children are found on any census information for either May or Sadie.
(Dates and Bio provided by contributor Jan Lange, #47586771)
George Downing was the son of James and Mary Shaw Downend. George changed the spelling of his last name prior to enlisting with the Union in the Civil War in the Ohio 1st Light Artillery Battery on August 15, 1862. He mustered out as a Private on June 26, 1865 at Columbus, Ohio.
George is first found in Topeka, Kansas on the 1870 Census, sharing quarters with W. B. Patten, both listed as Photo Artists. George opened his own Photography Studio in Topeka in 1874 and continued in that business for 27 years. Many of the family photos he took can be found on the Internet with credits to his studio.
George married Eliza Middaugh on August 12, 1874 in Shawnee County, Kansas. George and Eliza had two daughters, Nettie "May" born on May 17, 1875 and Sadie born in December of 1878. Family records mention a daughter Louisa but no Sadie. It is unknown if Louisa is a first or middle name for Sadie or if a third daughter was born and died between census records. May Downing married Willett A. Clauser on June 6, 1900 in Shawnee County, Kansas. Sadie married and divorced sometime between 1910 and 1920 and then married Fred Leonard Swanson on March 2, 1921 in Shawnee Couny, Kansas. No children are found on any census information for either May or Sadie.
(Dates and Bio provided by contributor Jan Lange, #47586771)
George is first found in Topeka, Kansas on the 1870 Census, sharing quarters with W. B. Patten, both listed as Photo Artists. George opened his own Photography Studio in Topeka in 1874 and continued in that business for 27 years. Many of the family photos he took can be found on the Internet with credits to his studio.
George married Eliza Middaugh on August 12, 1874 in Shawnee County, Kansas. George and Eliza had two daughters, Nettie "May" born on May 17, 1875 and Sadie born in December of 1878. Family records mention a daughter Louisa but no Sadie. It is unknown if Louisa is a first or middle name for Sadie or if a third daughter was born and died between census records. May Downing married Willett A. Clauser on June 6, 1900 in Shawnee County, Kansas. Sadie married and divorced sometime between 1910 and 1920 and then married Fred Leonard Swanson on March 2, 1921 in Shawnee Couny, Kansas. No children are found on any census information for either May or Sadie.
(Dates and Bio provided by contributor Jan Lange, #47586771)
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