Family:William Downey and Mary Layton (1)

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Facts and Events
Marriage License[2] 14 Sep 1846 Decatur, Indiana, United States
Marriage[2] 17 Sep 1846 Decatur, Indiana, United States
Residence[3] 1850 Noble, Shelby, Indiana, United States
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Abt 1849
 

1850 census

1850 census information for Family 489 (dwelling 475)
Living in Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Name Age Sex Birthplace
William H Downey 24 M Ky
Mary " 25 W Ind
Matilda " 1 W (blank)
  • Content field excluded: Profession "Do" (Ditto) > Farmer (William)
  • Content field excluded: Value of owned real estate "800" (William)
  • Content field excluded: Married within this year 'small check mark' (William) <-- I don't think this is an actual mark as it differs from heavy marks elsewhere in this and adjacent columns.
References
  1.   https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.downey/835.1, in Ancestry.com - Message Boards
    1 Jan 2003.

    From Roy Dillman in response to inquiry "Linkage of Yockey and Downey Lineages, late 1800's"

    "William's first marriage was to Mary Layton, they had two daughters, Easter (Eubank) and Harriet Emma (Dillman),my grandmother, also two sons, James and William."

  2. 2.0 2.1 Indiana, United States. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.

    "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DY6H-RK?cc=1410397 : 21 January 2016), > image 1 of 1; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis.

    See also two indices which draw on the "Record of Marriage"
    1. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91S-FQBK-8?cc=1410397 : 23 December 2020), > image 1 of 1; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis.
    2. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91S-FQYQ-K?cc=1410397 : 23 December 2020), > image 1 of 1; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis.

    It is perfectly possible that this is the incorrect marriage record for this couple. Further information needed to confirm.

  3. Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana, in Shelby, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
    Pg 282 (left leaf), dwelling 475, family 489, rows 26 to 28., 24 Sep 1850.

    "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S44-88T?cc=1401638&wc=95R6-2J5%3A1031336301%2C1031681101%2C1031593501 : 9 April 2016), Indiana > Shelby > Noble > image 23 of 31; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).