John Downs
- Born
- 1834-01-16 12:00:00
- Died
- 1920-11-20 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in USA
My Great- Grandfather was John Downs. He was born 1/6/1834 in County Cork per my mother. Per historical Census records he immigrated in 1859 which would have made him 25 years old. I am not able to find what ship he was a passenger on or what port he entered when he arrived. I wonder if he came through Philadelphia because there was some Pennsylvania connection. He married Anna Clifford on 4/16/1866 in Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. The marriage certificate looks like "Gowns" was the last name d/t bad handwriting. They had two daughters, Johanna and Mary and then moved to Carlisle township in Lorain County, Ohio. They had seven more children. His parents, I learned from a death certificate was John and Mary McLaughton Downs. I would like to know if he really was from County Cork, Ireland.
