Martha Downen1

#4119, (circa 1803 - 1877)
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*Job Downen Sr1,2 (bt 1765 - 1768 - 1842)
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Robinson1,2 (1769 - 1856)

Family

William Utley b. c 1801, d. 1878
Children 1.Benjamin Bradford Utley+11 (1822 - 1905)
 2.Jacob Utley+11 (c 1825 - )
 3.Elizabeth Utley+3 (c 1832 - 1911)
 4.Job Utley3 (c 1834 - )
 5.Mary Utley3 (c 1838 - )
 6.Rebecca Utley3 (c 1839 - )
 7.Rachel Utley3 (c 1841 - )
 8.Martha Utley3 (c 1845 - )
Her married name was Utley.3 
Birth*circa 1803She was born circa 1803 at KentuckyG.3 
1811She removed with Job Downen Sr and Mary Elizabeth Robinson in 1811 Knox County (now Posey Co.) Indiana (5 brothers and families). Need to check if Jane, Rebecca, Joel moved at the same time. Bio of David Robinson Downen has him b. in KY, removed to IN ca. 1823.4 
Marriage1822She married William Utley in 1822 at Muhlenberg Co., KentuckyG.1,2 
1830She and William Utley appeared on the census of 1830 at Robinson Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Frederick Utley; Samuel Oliver; Job Downen.)5 
1840She and William Utley appeared on the census of 1840 at Robinson Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Frederick Utley; Elizabeth Oliver; Josiah Downen.)6 
24 September 1850She and William Utley appeared on the census of 24 September 1850 at Robinson Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.7 
14 August 1860She and William Utley appeared on the census of 14 August 1860 at Bethel Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; also named (though some also appear in other census reports for 1860, apparently): Utley: Benj B (38, b. KY), Jacob (26, b. KY), A J (34, fem., b. IN), Margret (37, b. IN), Nancy (30, b. IN), Elizabeth (26, b. IN, poss. dau. 15282); George Hedley (10), b. IN.8 
3 June 1870She and William Utley appeared on the census of 3 June 1870 at Bethel Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.9 
Death*1877She died in 1877.10 

Citations

  1. [S2089] "Early Downen History, 2nd Edition", 1972, Elizabeth Myers (Carmi, Illinois), to Mrs. Eben F Pinkham (Exater, California), p. 2; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. [S627] Blanche Moye Cook, History of the Downen Family, 1777-1970 (Illinois: Alice Roberta Bradley, typist, 1974), p. 9.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  4. [S565] Josiah Downen Family, online Ancestry.com, "In 1811, Timothy accompanied his brothers David, William, Job, and Josiah Jr. to the southwest corner of the Indiana Territory, which was soon to become Posey County. In September, he marched with others to Vincennes, where he served under General William Henry Harrison in the November 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe against Tecumseh's Indians. Timothy was severely wounded. The following year, Timothy's fifth child, James (our ancestor), was born. Over the next eleven years, five remaining children were born here: John, Thomas, William, Jane, and Mary."
  5. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. William (20-19); F (20-29) [Martha]; 3 m (5-9) [Benjamin, Jacob, ____]; 2 f (<5) [____, ____].
  6. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. William (30-39), mining; F (30-39) [Martha]; m (15-19) [Benjamin]; 2 f (10-14) [____, ____], 2 f (5-9) [Elizabeth, ____], 2 f (<5) [Mary, Rebecca].
  7. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. William (49), b. NC, farmer; Martha (47), b. KY.
  8. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. W M (60), b. NC, farmer; Martha (57), b. KY.
  9. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. William (69), b. NC, retired farmer; Martha (67), b. KY, keeping house.
  10. [S478] Ancestors and Relatives of Harmon Victor Mills and Carol Joyce Miller Mills James, hereinafter cited as Mills-Miller FT, online http://mills-sfv.com/Genealogy/Families/Mills-Miller.html
  11. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. in hh of William.