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• Name: Theophilus Downs ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}
• Sex: M
• Birth: July 27, 1774 in Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland ^{5 9}
• Death: 15 February 1848 in Knox County, Ohio, United States of America ⁵
• Burial: Knox County, Ohio, United States of America. ⁵
• Residence:
  1. 1820 in Morgan, Knox, Ohio, United States. ⁴
  1. 1830 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio, USA. ³
  1. 1840 in Brown, Knox, Ohio, USA. ²
• Person Id: P43
• Tree Id: 616976

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Parents
Father:

• William Downs: Birth: May 1744 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States. Death: Jun 1788 in Vienna, McLean, Kentucky, United States
Mother:

• Elizabeth Colgate: Birth: Abt. 1750 in Maryland, USA. Death: in Tennessee, USA

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Lena Cox on 21 Sep 1809 at Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA.⁷
  
• Lena Cox: Birth: Abt. 1784. Death: abt 1849 in Amity, Knox, Ohio, USA

Children:

1. William W Downs: Birth: 2 Apr 1828 in Ohio, USA. Death: 30 Sep 1858 in Mercer County, Ohio, USA

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Lena Cox on 21 Sep 1809 at Berkeley, West Virginia, United States.^{6 7 8}
  
• Lena Cox: Birth: Abt. 1784. Death: abt 1849 in Amity, Knox, Ohio, USA

Children:

1. Mary Matilda Downs: Birth: 4 July 1806 in Pennsylvania. Death: 23 January 1889 in Kosciusko, IN, USA

2. Theophilus Downs: Birth: 10 Oct 1807 in Maryland, United States of America. Death: 16 Feb 1871 in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America

3. Rebecca Downs: Birth: 1815 in Ohio. Death: Aft. 1880 in of St Joseph Township, Allen, Indiana, USA

4. Catherine "Kate" Downs: Birth: 9 Feb 1820 in Morgan, Knox, Ohio, USA. Death: 22 Sep 1848 in Knox Co, Ohio, USA

5. Elizabeth "Eliza" Downs: Birth: abt 1824 in Ohio, USA. Death: 1883 in Kosciusko, Indiana, USA

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Rebekah Elgin Thrift on 21 Sep 1809 at Berkeley, Virginia.
  
• Rebekah Elgin Thrift: Birth: 1780 in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia Colony. Death: Aft. 1840 in Knox County, Ohio, USA

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