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DEATH: [HYPERLINK http://local.lexpublib.org/detail.cfm?counter=60487 ]
Subject Heading: DOWNING, WILLIAM
Source: Leader.
Date: March 24, 1892
Location: p. 2 col. 2.
Title: "The Death Roll"
Abstract: William Downing, a stock trader residing with his son-in-law, William Clasby, died this morning, aged 70.
DEATH: His death at 81 is from the abstracts of Kentucky death certificates.
DEATH: Lexington Herald, July 28, 1915, p. 3, reports her death, noting that she was an invalid
He may have gone to California during the gold rush, but if so, he returned to Lexington, and married Annie. He was a carpenter and they were living on Mill St. when she died.
DEATH: Lexington Daily Press, Sept. 21, 1884, which notes that the funeral was at the residence.
He was single, a gunsmith and locksmith, and lived at 18 S. Spring St. when he died. He had a moderately successful business in Middlesboro, Kentucky, at one time, but returned to Lexington. He was given to despondency and had used drugs. He died of an overdose of morphine, either a suicide or a mismeasurement.
1870 United States Federal Census, District 3, Fayette, Kentucky. Post Office: Lexington Roll: M593_460. P. 61
Downing, Samuel 30 Ky Carpenter
Ann 28 " Keeping house
Susan 11 " At home
Sam. Jr. 8 "
Jerry 6 "
Reuben 4 "
Margaret 1 "
DEATH: Abstracts of Kentucky death certificates. He lived on Mt. Tabor Rd. about a mile from his brother at the latter's death.
Murdered during a robbery.