Ruth E. Downey

Ruth E. Downey



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ruth E. Downey

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Columbus Addison Downey was born on 9 Feb 1886 in Alabama (son of Dr. Columbus Edward Downey and Margaret Jane Cross); died on 30 Jun 1974 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Columbus married Burleigh Mae Eldridge on 23 Oct 1915 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Burleigh (daughter of Jesse Eldridge and Martha J. Roark) died on 2 Jul 1974 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Burleigh Mae Eldridge (daughter of Jesse Eldridge and Martha J. Roark); died on 2 Jul 1974 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Donald Eldridge Downey was born on 17 Aug 1916 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 27 Apr 2007 in Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 29 Apr 2007 in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha Margaret Downey
    3. 1. Ruth E. Downey
    4. Dorothea M. Downey


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dr. Columbus Edward Downey was born on 9 Jun 1846 in Piney Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of Jackson Hampton Downey and Catherine L. White); died on 9 Oct 1906 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Welsh-Rogers Cemetery, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Columbus married Margaret Jane Cross on 10 Jan 1878 in Meigs County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of John T. Cross and Mary Ann Roark) was born on 7 Apr 1851 in James County, Tennessee; died on 1 Sep 1900 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Welsh-Rogers Cemetery, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret Jane Cross was born on 7 Apr 1851 in James County, Tennessee (daughter of John T. Cross and Mary Ann Roark); died on 1 Sep 1900 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Welsh-Rogers Cemetery, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Florence Victoria Downey was born on 30 Oct 1882 in Hollywood, Jackson County, Alabama; died on 25 Jan 1970 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Columbus Addison Downey was born on 9 Feb 1886 in Alabama; died on 30 Jun 1974 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    3. Otis Marshall Downey was born on 29 Oct 1879 in Meigs County, Tennessee; died on 25 Mar 1943 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 28 Mar 1943 in Chattanooga Memorial Park Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    4. Lewis Jackson Downey was born on 6 Jul 1881 in Birchwood, Meigs County, Tennessee; died on 21 Jun 1974 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
    5. Thomas Edward Downey was born on 8 Apr 1884 in Hollywood, Jackson County, Alabama; died on 25 Nov 1937 in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee; was buried in Welsh-Rogers Cemetery, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Catherine Downey was born on 3 Jul 1888 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 5 Jan 1974 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.
    7. Mary Jane Downey was born on 11 Mar 1891 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 2 Dec 1976 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Jesse Eldridge was born on 9 Oct 1861 in Hamilton County, Tennessee (son of William Blair Eldridge and Caldonia Shull); died on 8 Jan 1938 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 10 Jan 1938 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Jesse married Martha J. Roark about 1890. Martha (daughter of John Blythe Roark and Nancy Cameron) was born on 6 Jan 1853 in Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 2 Dec 1944 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 4 Dec 1944 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Martha J. Roark was born on 6 Jan 1853 in Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee (daughter of John Blythe Roark and Nancy Cameron); died on 2 Dec 1944 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 4 Dec 1944 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 3. Burleigh Mae Eldridge died on 2 Jul 1974 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. Nancy Eldridge was born on 15 Dec 1886 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 30 Oct 1981 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    3. William Blair Eldridge was born on 27 Feb 1889 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 1979 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    4. Ernest Eldridge was born on 16 May 1894 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 31 Jan 1976 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Poe Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    5. Dollie Eldridge was born on 10 Feb 1896 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 26 Feb 1961 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jackson Hampton Downey was born in in Piney Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died in in Kirbys Mill, Jackson County, Alabama.

    Jackson married Catherine L. White. Catherine was born in in Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Catherine L. White was born in in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 4. Dr. Columbus Edward Downey was born on 9 Jun 1846 in Piney Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 9 Oct 1906 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Welsh-Rogers Cemetery, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. Susan Alice Downey was born on 3 Mar 1859 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 25 Mar 1920 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  John T. Cross was born on 23 May 1820 in Stanley Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee; died on 10 Oct 1876 in Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    John married Mary Ann Roark. Mary (daughter of John Roark and Margaret Gross) was born on 1 Feb 1825 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 28 Jun 1868 in Birchwood, James County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Ann Roark was born on 1 Feb 1825 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee (daughter of John Roark and Margaret Gross); died on 28 Jun 1868 in Birchwood, James County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 5. Margaret Jane Cross was born on 7 Apr 1851 in James County, Tennessee; died on 1 Sep 1900 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Welsh-Rogers Cemetery, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  William Blair Eldridge was born on 9 Aug 1829 in Roane County, Tennessee (son of Jefferson Eldridge and Rachel Blair); died on 3 May 1869 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    William married Caldonia Shull. Caldonia was born on 1 Jan 1839 in Tennessee; died in in Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Caldonia Shull was born on 1 Jan 1839 in Tennessee; died in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 6. Jesse Eldridge was born on 9 Oct 1861 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 8 Jan 1938 in Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 10 Jan 1938 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. William Blair Eldridge was born on 9 Dec 1863 in Friendship, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 9 Jan 1864.
    3. Rachel Eldridge was born on 23 Jul 1866 in Friendship, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 6 Nov 1930 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Bald Hill Cemetery, Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    4. Isabella Eldridge was born on 1 Feb 1868 in Friendship, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 3 Jul 1869 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  John Blythe Roark was born on 13 Jan 1829 in Tennessee; died on 19 Jan 1909 in Birchwood, James County, Tennessee; was buried in Birchwood Baptist Church Cemetery, Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    John married Nancy Cameron. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Nancy Cameron
    Children:
    1. 7. Martha J. Roark was born on 6 Jan 1853 in Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 2 Dec 1944 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 4 Dec 1944 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. Jacob L. Roark
    3. John Roark
    4. Hannah Roark
    5. James Roark