Re: Lyman Esther and Jonathan "JC" Downs 1793-1847 Lived in CT IL & IA
-
In reply to:
Re: Lyman Esther and Jonathan "JC" Downs 1793-1847 Lived in CT IL & IA
Joe Downs 9/02/12
Hi Joe,
I just stumbled across Lyman and never new there was another large Downs family in Belvidere. Our Downs side started with Michael b. 1826 Ireland. Both groups have aWilliam Henry Downs. Do you know if your line traces back to Ireland. I see Lyman is in the Belvidere cemetery. He must of came to Belvidere before Michael. I think our group came during the Irish potato famine. Most of ours is in the Belvidere Catholic cemetery.
Regards
Richard Alderman