| Year/Era |
Place |
Details |
Source |
Rick's Comments |
| 1777 |
MD |
Thomas
[Martin?] Downey, son of ???, born. |
1850
Census. |
The
Thomas Downey who was with Margaret Degarmo
in 1850 was born 1777 MD...but was his middle
name Martin? |
| 1776 |
MD |
Thomas
Downey, son of Walter Downey and Chloe Cox
born. |
John
Florin Downey |
Walter
(Immigrated from Ireland about 1770) > Thomas |
| 14 Dec 1798 |
MD |
Thomas
Downey, son of Walter Downey and Chloe Cox,
m. Margaret Tracy |
John
Florin Downey |
Walter > Thomas |
| 20 Nov 1810 |
Noble, Harrison |
Chloe Downey born;
daughter of Thomas Downey and Margaret Tracy. |
John Florin Downey |
Walter > Thomas |
| Jun 1812 |
Noble, Harrison |
Eliza Downey born;
daughter of Thomas Downey and Margaret Tracy. |
John
Florin Downey |
Walter > Thomas |
| Sep 1813 |
Noble, Harrison |
James Downey born;
son of Thomas Downey and Margaret Tracy. |
John
Florin Downey |
Walter > Thomas |
| Feb 1815 |
Noble, Harrison |
Jacob Downey born;
son of Thomas Downey and Margaret Tracy. |
John Florin Downey |
Walter > Thomas |
| Feb 1817 |
Noble, Harrison |
Margaret Downey
born; daughter of Thomas Downey and Margaret
Tracy. |
John
Florin Downey |
Walter > Thomas |
| Mar 1820 |
Noble, Harrison |
Rebecca Downey
born; daughter of Thomas Downey and Margaret
Tracy. |
John Florin Downey |
Walter > Thomas |
| 1820 |
Shortcreek Twp.,
Harrison Co. |
Thomas Downey household:
1
Male born 1775-1794 [Father Thomas]
4 Males born 1794-1804 [Basil, Walter, Merriman
and Thomas]
2 Males born 1802-1804 [Merriman and Thomas]
4 Males born 1804-1810 [Ephraim, Joseph, Doctor
and John]
3 Males born 1810-1820 [James, Jacob and ??]
1 Female born 1775-1794 [mother Margaret Tracy]
1 Female born 1804-1810 [Chloe]
1 Female born 1810-1820 [Eliza, Margaret or Rebecca]
Did two of these youngest daughters die before
the 1820 Census? |
US Census - This is
the only Thomas Downey head of household found
in Ohio. |
Walter > Thomas |
| 8 Sep 1821 |
Zanesville, Muskingum Co. |
78.5 acres land issue; Thomas Downey |
Ancestry.com Ohio Land Records |
??? |
| 1 May 1826 |
Wooster |
78.5 acres land issue; Thomas Downey |
ditto |
??? |
| 1829 |
Perry Co. |
Thomas Downey married
Catherine Moore |
PGS - Perry Marriages |
Who is this?? |
| 1830 |
Perry Co., Clayton
Twp |
Thomas Downey household:
1 Male born 1800-1810, 1 Female born 1800-1810,
1 Female born 1825-1830.
|
US Census |
This appears to
be Thomas Downey and Catherine Moore. |
| 1830 |
Morgan Co., Brookfield
Twp. |
Thomas Downey household:
Males: 1 born 1770-1780, 2 born 1810-1815,
1 born 1815-1820. Females: 1 born 1770-1780,
2 born 1815-1820. |
US Census |
Walter > Thomas |
| 1830 |
Richland Co. |
Thomas Downey household:
Males: 1 born 1800-1810, 1 born 1820-1825,
1 born 1825-1830. Females: 2 born 1800-1810,
1 born 1825-1830.
|
US Census |
Probably Walter > Thomas > Thomas |
| 1840 |
Morgan Co. |
Thomas Downey household:
2 Males born 1835-1840, 2 Females born 1835-1840,
1 Female born 1830-1835, 1 Female born 1810-1820,
1 Female born 1790-1800. |
US Census |
Probably the line
of Walter > Thomas |
| 17 Mar 1842 |
Guernsey |
Thomas Downey married
Mary Ann Scott |
FDC |
Walter > Thomas > Walter > Thomas |
| 23 Mar 1843 |
Guernsey |
Sarah Ann Downey
is born; daughter of Thomas Downey and Mary
Ann Scott |
FDC |
Walter > Thomas > Walter > Thomas |
| 4 Aug 1844 |
Guernsey |
Aramalia Downey
is born; daughter of Thomas Downey and Mary
Ann Scott |
FDC |
Walter > Thomas > Walter > Thomas |
| 10 Jan 1846 |
Hiramsburg or Guernsey,
Hinnsburg |
John Florin Downey
born; son of Thomas Downey and Mary Ann Scott |
FDC |
Walter > Thomas > Walter > Thomas |
| 14 Mar 1848 |
Morgan |
Mary Jane Downey
is born; daughter of Thomas Downey and Mary
Ann Scott |
FDC |
Walter > Thomas > Walter > Thomas |
| 20 Sep 1850 |
Deer Creek, Pickaway Co. |
Thomas Downey household:
Thomas, 41, De
Margaret A., 36, DE
Mary, 13, OH
John, 13, OH
Sarah T., 11, OH
Martha, 6, OH
Maye?, 2, OH
William T., 6 mos, OH
|
US Census |
Who is this?? |
| 21 Sep 1850 |
Deerfield, Morgan
Co. |
Thomas Downey household:
Thomas, 50, OH
Mary, 51, OH (Mary Ann Scott)
Sarah, 9, OH
Armalia?, 6, OH
John, 4, OH
Mary, 2, OH |
US Census |
Walter > Thomas > Walter > Thomas |
| 26 Oct 1850 |
Monroe, Perry Co. |
Thomas Downey household:
Thomas, 73, MD (born about 1777)
Margaret, 41, PA
Jacob, 14, OH
James, 11, OH
Elizabeth, 10, OH
Margaret, 9, OH
Prudence, 7, OH
Mary, 5, OH
Eli, 3, OH
John, 10 mos, OH
|
US Census |
Assuming Thomas
Downey and Margaret Degarmo. |
| 1853-1878 |
Pleasant Twp., Fairfield Co. |
Rev. Thomas J. Downey named as one of the Pastors
of the Presbyterian Church during this period. |
1883 History of Fairfield and Perry Counties. |
??? |
| 1854 |
Perry Co. |
Thomas Downey m.
Margaret Degarmo(n). |
PGS - Perry Marriages |
Strange...after
living together this many years they finally
get married...Thomas at age 77 and Margaret
at 45. |
| 1855 |
Ohio |
Benjamin Clark
Downey is born; son of Thomas Downey and Mary
Ann Scott |
|
Walter > Thomas > Walter > Thomas |
| 1858 |
Cumberland, Morgan
Co. |
Thomas Downey died.
|
John Florin Downey |
Walter > Thomas > Walter > Thomas |
| c. 1858 |
??? |
Thomas Martin Downey
died. |
Tammie Tidwell,
Bill Degarmo |
Where does this
date come from? |
| 2
Jul 1860 |
Reading Twp., Perry
Co. |
Downey home, dwelling
441:
Lawrence, 36, IRE
Margaret, 32, IRE
John, 14, IRE
Judah, 13, IRE
Patrick, 9, IRE
Ellen, 7, IRE
Mary, 5, PA
Thomas, 3, OH
James, 1, OH
Thomas, 40, IRE
Who is this Thomas age 40? |
US Census |
This is my family;
that clearly immigrated about 1854...but did
Thomas come with them? |
| Civil War |
Ohio |
Company C, 10th Ohio Infantry |
Ancestry.com Civil War Service Records |
|
| |
Ohio |
Company H, 161st Ohio Infantry |
ditto |
|
| |
Ohio |
Company I, 91st Ohio Infantry (Thomas C.) |
ditto |
|
| |
Ohio |
Company B, 113th Ohio Infantry (Thomas J.) |
ditto |
|
| Civil War |
Ohio |
deceased Peter Downey, son of Thomas. |
Ancestry.com Civil War Pension Index |
|
| |
Ohio |
deceased Thomas C. Downey, widow Ann. |
ditto |
|
| 1
Jul 1870 |
Reading Twp, Perry
Co. |
2 Thomas Downeys
age 13.
Lawrence, 50,
Coal Digger, $200, IRE
Margaret,47,Keeping House, IRE
Mary, 15, At Home, PA
Thomas, 13, At Home, OH
James, 11, At Home, OH
Margie, 9, At Home, OH
Elizabeth, 7, At Home, OH
William, 4, At Home, OH
It is possible
that son Thomas is duplicated in this Census.
An old Downey family Picture has Tom Gaynor
written on the back of it and we find a another
Thomas Downey, age 13 entry in Clayton Township
in the Gainer home:
Gainer, Phillip,
87, Farmer, 7000-2000, Ireland
Ann, 69, Kpng Hm, Ireland
Maria, 39, Hlpng Moth, OH
Thomas, 37, Works on Farm, OH
Elizabeth, 28, Hlpng Brother, OH
Downey , Thomas, 13, Wrks on Frm, OH |
US Census |
I believe these
Thomas Downeys are one and the same. |
| 3 Jul 1870 |
Reading Twp., Perry
Co. |
Thomas Downey
in the Thomas Elder Home:,
Elder, Thomas, 71, MD
--- Hannah 25, OH
--- Daniel, 22, OH
Downey, Thomas, 52, IRE
Elder, William, 5, OH
Is this the same Thomas Downey who, in 1860 at
age 40, lived with Lawrence and Margaret Downey
in the same county? |
US Census |
So who is this?? |
| 1870 |
Perry Co. |
Thomas Downey married
Hannah Elder
Assumably the same Thomas who lived in the Elder
home. A Hannah R. Elder is buried at St. Joseph's
in Perry county; died 19 Nov 1910 aged 69...but
no Thomas Downey near her.
|
PGS - Perry Marriages |
|
| after 1871 |
Amanda Twp., Fairfield Co. |
Rev. Downey (unknown first name) named as an
early pastor of Cedar Hill Evangelical Association. |
1883 History of Fairfield and Perry Counties. |
|
| 15 Jun 1880 |
Reading Twp., Perry
Co. |
dwelling 172:
This is Thomas, age 23, son of Lawrence Downey
and Margaret Tehan. |
|
|
| 16 Jun 1880 |
Reading Twp., Perry Co.Perry County |
Thomas Downey in widow Mooter's home:
dwelling 192
Mooter, Mary, 75, Wid, GER, GER, GER
--- Henry, son, single, 32, OH, GER, GER
Downey, Thomas, single, 68, IRE, IRE, IRE (space
for relationship to head is blank)
Note: dwelling 199 is another Mooter home - and
3 dwellings further (P58B) is:
Elder, Hannah, widow, 32, OH, MD, MD
--- William, son, 15, OH, OH, OH
--- Mary, daughter, 10, OH, OH, OH
--- Sarah, twins, 10, OH, OH, OH
In addition to the above, there are 4 other
Hannah Elders in 1880 Perry County:
1. Reading P61D- Age 12, dau of Asbury Elder
Jr.
2. Reading P62B- Age 13, dau of Asbury Elder
3. Reading P63C- Age 30, wife of Levi Elder
4. Jackson P178D- Age 55, widow with son and
g-kids. |
|
??? |
| 24 Jun 1880 |
Jackson Twp., Perry Co. |
Thos. Downey household:
Thomas, 37, IN OH OH
Mary, 39, wife, OH IRE OH
Gilbert G., son, 13, OH IN OH
Mary M., daughter, 3, OH IN OH |
|
Son of Thomas Downey and Catherine Moore? |
| 9 Jun 1883 |
Perry Co. |
Thomas Downey buried in Maplewood (New
Lexington) cemetery. He is not shown in Perry
County deaths after 1867 so he probably died
elsewhere. Who is this?? |
PGS - Perry Interments |
Which Thomas Downey is this??? |
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