ADAM DOWNARD, a retired farmer of Danville, is a native of Ohio and was born in Fayette Co., July 25, 1819. When about three years of age he was brought to Indiana by his parents, James and Elizabeth (Curry) Downard, who located on a farm in Guilford Township, on which the Reform School building at Plainfield is now situated, and where he lived till he was twenty-two years of age. In 1843 he settled on a farm in Center Township, where he farmed till 1850, when he removed to Marion Township. In 1860 he returned to Center Township, where he lived on a farm two miles west of Danville till 1869, when he gave up agricultural pursuits and became a resident of Danville. Aug. 5, 1842, he was married to Miss Mildred Bereman, of Center Township, Hendricks County. They have had five children---Jesse James, who died Oct. 5,1867, aged twenty-four yrs.; Mary Elizabeth, who died March 10, 1846, aged five months; William P., who died May 7, 1869, aged nearly twenty-two yrs; Thomas Allen, who died in April 1854, aged nearly twenty four yrs; and Oliver, who died Feb. 19, 1884, aged over twenty-five yrs. Mr. Downard and wife have been members of the Christian church since 1842, and he has held the office of Trustee eight years. Mrs. Downard was born in Mercer Co., Ky., Feb.16, 1823. Her parents, Thomas and Nancy (Emmerson) Bereman, both dying before she was twelve years of age, she in 1835 came to Hendricks County to live with her brother, Jesse Bereman, with whom she remained until her marriage.
HISTORY OF HENDRICKS CO. INDIANA 1885 - CENTER TWP.
HISTORY OF HENDRICKS CO. INDIANA 1885 - CENTER TWP.
ADAM DOWNARD, a retired farmer of Danville, is a native of Ohio and was born in Fayette Co., July 25, 1819. When about three years of age he was brought to Indiana by his parents, James and Elizabeth (Curry) Downard, who located on a farm in Guilford Township, on which the Reform School building at Plainfield is now situated, and where he lived till he was twenty-two years of age. In 1843 he settled on a farm in Center Township, where he farmed till 1850, when he removed to Marion Township. In 1860 he returned to Center Township, where he lived on a farm two miles west of Danville till 1869, when he gave up agricultural pursuits and became a resident of Danville. Aug. 5, 1842, he was married to Miss Mildred Bereman, of Center Township, Hendricks County. They have had five children---Jesse James, who died Oct. 5,1867, aged twenty-four yrs.; Mary Elizabeth, who died March 10, 1846, aged five months; William P., who died May 7, 1869, aged nearly twenty-two yrs; Thomas Allen, who died in April 1854, aged nearly twenty four yrs; and Oliver, who died Feb. 19, 1884, aged over twenty-five yrs. Mr. Downard and wife have been members of the Christian church since 1842, and he has held the office of Trustee eight years. Mrs. Downard was born in Mercer Co., Ky., Feb.16, 1823. Her parents, Thomas and Nancy (Emmerson) Bereman, both dying before she was twelve years of age, she in 1835 came to Hendricks County to live with her brother, Jesse Bereman, with whom she remained until her marriage.
HISTORY OF HENDRICKS CO. INDIANA 1885 - CENTER TWP.
HISTORY OF HENDRICKS CO. INDIANA 1885 - CENTER TWP.
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