Ray J. Downey

1922 - 1971  (48 years)

• Name	Ray J. Downey
  Born	17 Sep 1922	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 14, Knox County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 14, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	24 Jun 1971	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	Mount Olive Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I333307	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Charles Leo Downey,   b. 7 Nov 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Nov 1980, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Lora Lucretta Messer,   b. 8 Oct 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Apr 1946, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 40 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1922	Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F74523	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Coker,   b. 20 Jan 1922,   d. 21 Apr 1988  (Age 66 years)
  Children	+ 1. Marvin Ray Downey,   b. 28 Feb 1945,   d. 3 Jun 2013, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 68 years) + 2. Larry Wayne Downey,   b. 9 May 1947,   d. 5 Aug 2015, University of Tennessee Medicial Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F130870	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Sep 1922 - Tennessee Died - 24 Jun 1971 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - - Mount Olive Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. name: Ray J Downey event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 14, Knox, Tennessee gender: Male age: 7 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1923 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0091 family number: 194 sheet number and letter: 10A line number: 11 nara publication: T626, roll 2260 film number: 2341994 digital folder number: 4548174 image number: 00427 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Leo C Downey M 24 Tennessee wife Lora L Downey F 24 Tennessee son Rex O Downey M 7 Tennessee son Ray J Downey M 7 Tennessee daughter Dorothy F Downey F 6 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: Ray Downey titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 14, Knox, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 17 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Son birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1923 residence in 1935: Rural, Knox, Tennessee enumeration district number: 47-38 family number: 126 sheet number and letter: 7B line number: 45 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3910 digital folder number: 005461352 image number: 00687 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Les C Downey M 34 Tennessee wife Lora Downey F 34 Tennessee son Rex Downey M 17 Tennessee son Ray Downey M 17 Tennessee daughter Dorothy Downey F 16 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # DOWNEY RAY J 06-24-1971 / 48 KNOX KNOX / TN MARRIED M WHITE 17997 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 78775192). [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Leo Downey titles & terms: event: Marriage event date: 17 Jun 1922 event place: Blount, Tennessee age: estimated birth year: father: father's titles & terms: mother: mother's titles & terms: spouse: Lora Messer spouse's titles & terms: spouse's age: spouse's estimated birth year: spouse's father: spouse's father's titles & terms: spouse's mother: spouse's mother's titles & terms: reference number: see next image film number: 2073595 digital folder number: 004646464 image number: 01083