Jonathan DOWNHAM & Sophia BEARD

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Jonathan DOWNHAM
Sophia BEARD

Husband: Jonathan / John DOWNHAM
Birth: 1809/10, DE
Occupation: farmer

Marriage: 7 Mar 1833, Franklin Co., OH

Wife: Sophia BEARD
Birth: 1816/7, OH
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Samuel E. BEARD
Mother: Nancy __?__

Children:

— born in OH:
1. James/Joseph DOWNHAM, b. 1833/4
2. John/Jonathan DOWNHAM, b. 1835/6
3. Thomas DOWNHAM, b. 1837/8
4. Elizabeth DOWNHAM, b. 1839

— born in Hancock Co., OH:
5. Mary J. DOWNHAM, b. 1840/1
6. Wesley DOWNHAM, b. 1842/3
7. Sarah DOWNHAM, b. 1844/5
8. Ruth DOWNHAM, b. 1848/9
9. Fletcher DOWNHAM, b. 1850/1
10. Rachel DOWNHAM, b. 1851/2
11. Bramwell DOWNHAM, b. 1855/6
12. Martha DOWNHAM, b. 1856/7
13. Mathen/Nathan DOWNHAM, b. 1860
14. Johnson DOWNHAM, b. 1860

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Delaware, Ohio

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Johnathan DORNHORN
Spouse: Sophia BEARD
Marriage: 07 Mar 1833, Franklin, Ohio
Source: Marriage Records, 1803-1951. Ohio. Probate Court (Franklin)

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4-5 of 8 — number pages precede name pages; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1840 OH Hancock Co. Jackson Twp. Roll 401 pp. 41A-41B Ln. 30 John Downham 210 001 - 100 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Thomas (b. 1837/8)
= Jno (b. 1835/6)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Jas/Jos (b. 1833/4)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Jonathan (b. 1809/10)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Elizabeth (b. 1839)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Sophia (b. 1816/7)

1 person employed in agriculture

Listed 13 lines below John's father-in-law, Samuel BEARD.

3. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #150 of 427): Amanda Twp., Dist. 48, Hancock Co., OH, p. 464A, 61/61, enumerated 6 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Jonathan Downham 40 M farmer 600 Del

Sophia 33 F O

Jos/Jas 16 M farmer "

Jno 14 M "

Thos 12 M "

Elisabeth 10 F "

Mary J 9 F "

Wesley 7 M "

Sarah 5 F "

Ruth 1 F "

4. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #17 of 30): Vanlue P.O., Amanda Twp., Hancock Co., OH, Roll 982 (Book 1), p. 209A, PN 25, 180/173, enumerated 8 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Jonathan Downham 51 M Farmer 600 300 Delaware

Sophia      " 43 F O

John        " 24 M Farm Laborer "

Thomas      " 22 M "     " "

Elizabeth   " 21 F Servant "

Mary J      " 19 F " "

Wesley      " 17 M Farm Laborer "

Sarah       " 15 F Servant "

Ruth        " 11 F "

Fletcher    " 9 M "

Rachel      " 8 F "

Bramwell    " 4 M "

Martha       " 3 F "

Mathen/Nathan " ⁴/₁₂ M "

Johnson       " ¹/₁₂ M "

Nathan and Johnson have to be the same age to both be our subjects' children. Surely this is enumerator error. And just what a couple with 12 children needs: twins!

5. 1870 — can't find any of them, not in any of the indices available to me. Did they emigrate?!

6. 1880 — found only Fletcher, in Putnam Co., OH.

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