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Ezra Boone Downer

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Ezra Boone Downer

Birth
Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Death
12 Feb 1946 (aged 75–76)
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Age at Death: 78

Father: James C Downer
Mother: Clara Webb Downer

The 1870 Census shows [father]James C Downer (24 yr) as a Carpenter, [mother] Clara (21) a Housekeepr.
Children William 2yrs and Ezra 4/12 months.
They lived in Rock Run Township, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

In 1880 Ezra Boone Downer lived in Vicksburg, Jewell, Kansas, United States

Married on 11 April 1891
Bird, dau of Simon Louis, of Alton, Kan.
alt spelling: Virginia Bird Lewis
alt spelling: Byrd

In 1900 Ezra's Residence was Lincoln City, Ward 1, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

In 1905 he lived in 1905 Kansas, United States

Married on 7 September 1909
Alice Bell
in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Her father is : M. E. Skinner
Her mother is : Martha E. Owens
The marriage record shows Ezra Downer's birth year as 1866

In 1920 Ezra was back in NE. Omaha, Ward 4, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

1935 found Ezra in Joplin, Galena Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States

My Great-Grandfather lived at 901 1/2 Main Street, Joplin, MO.
At the time of his death, he was a widower.

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Special Thanks to Shirley & Dan Kirk of Joplin for finding the grave & taking photographs for me. You are so very kind.

**Special Thanks to graver: Doris Snyder, for the headstone photo**

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**Thank you to all who leave a memorial for my Great-Grandfather.

*^*^*Anyone with information regarding Ezra Downer please contact me via this site or email. Thank you in advance.*^*^*

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Age at Death: 78

Father: James C Downer
Mother: Clara Webb Downer

The 1870 Census shows [father]James C Downer (24 yr) as a Carpenter, [mother] Clara (21) a Housekeepr.
Children William 2yrs and Ezra 4/12 months.
They lived in Rock Run Township, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

In 1880 Ezra Boone Downer lived in Vicksburg, Jewell, Kansas, United States

Married on 11 April 1891
Bird, dau of Simon Louis, of Alton, Kan.
alt spelling: Virginia Bird Lewis
alt spelling: Byrd

In 1900 Ezra's Residence was Lincoln City, Ward 1, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

In 1905 he lived in 1905 Kansas, United States

Married on 7 September 1909
Alice Bell
in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Her father is : M. E. Skinner
Her mother is : Martha E. Owens
The marriage record shows Ezra Downer's birth year as 1866

In 1920 Ezra was back in NE. Omaha, Ward 4, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

1935 found Ezra in Joplin, Galena Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States

My Great-Grandfather lived at 901 1/2 Main Street, Joplin, MO.
At the time of his death, he was a widower.

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Special Thanks to Shirley & Dan Kirk of Joplin for finding the grave & taking photographs for me. You are so very kind.

**Special Thanks to graver: Doris Snyder, for the headstone photo**

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

**Thank you to all who leave a memorial for my Great-Grandfather.

*^*^*Anyone with information regarding Ezra Downer please contact me via this site or email. Thank you in advance.*^*^*

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  • Created by: Sally C Relative Grandparent
  • Added: Dec 12, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62859663/ezra_boone-downer: accessed ), memorial page for Ezra Boone Downer (1870–12 Feb 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62859663, citing Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Sally C (contributor 47027722).