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From: "rose" <>
Subject: Re: [MO-CW] W.A. Downing, CSA, Texas Co.
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:00:21 -0500
References: <000801c41aad$c5af7050$afc43bd0@JudyDamewood>


I have a Downing listed as riding with Quantrill. He was a Capt. and part
of the rear guard at they retreated from the battle of Centralia. His first
name could have been Thomas or William. Thomas is buried in Woodlawn
Cemetery in Independence, MO. A William Downing rode with Cy Gordon and
Fletch Taylor.

Rose Mary Lankford
www.geocities.com/outlaw72532/techie.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Judith Damewood" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 8:31 PM
Subject: RE: [MO-CW] W.A. Downing, CSA, Texas Co.


> Chris,
> Thanks, that is a possibility. I guess it is also possible that they
> enlisted more than once.
> Judy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Wyly [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 8:18 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [MO-CW] W.A. Downing, CSA, Texas Co.
>
> Judy, I have found when researching my Missouri kin, it was very common
> for
> Missouri Civil War soldiers to enlist in counties quite far away from
> their
> homes. Keep your mind open along those lines; don't rule out a possible
> clue because the enlistment location was several counties away from the
> home
> of your ancestor.
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judith Damewood" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 3:49 PM
> Subject: [MO-CW] W.A. Downing, CSA, Texas Co.
>
>
> > I am searching for particulars on the service of William A. Downing in
> > the Confederacy during the Civil War. William is my husband's great
> > great grandfather. He and his immediate family, his parents and his
> > wife's parents moved from Tennessee to Texas County, Missouri about
> > 1855. He named a son born in 1861 Jefferson Davis Downing. Around
> 1880
> > William and some of his family moved to Idaho. His 1901 obituary in
> > Idaho states that he served in the Civil War for 4 years under General
> > Price. My husband and I have visited the National Archives and have
> > found several William A. Downings who served the Confederacy from
> > Missouri. The 4th Missouri Cavalry web page lists a William A.
> Downing,
> > 1st Sgt in Co. E from Texas County, and we suppose this is the correct
> > William. The Archives shows a William A. Downing, 1st Sgt, Co. E, but
> > it says he enlisted in Marion County (it shows the same person earlier
> > as a Pvt). There is also a "Muster and Descriptive Roll" of prisoners
> > of war who surrendered on 11 May 1865 and were paroled at Jacksonport
> > Arkansas 5 Jun 1865 showing William A. Downing, rank appears to be
> Pvt.,
> > but is hard to read, age 37 (which matches-our William was born in
> > 1828), born in Tennessee (which also matches), and enlisted in Oregon
> > County, Mo. (which does not match the earlier William who supposedly
> > enlisted in Marion County). I know that Oregon County is a lot closer
> > to Texas County than Marion County is! There is another William A.
> > Downing that enlisted at Eleven Points Mill (which I suppose is also
> > close to Texas County); he was in Co. B, 8th Missouri Infantry. I
> find
> > only one William A. Downing in Texas County in the 1860 census. I am
> > wondering if anyone has any additional information on soldiers that
> > served from Texas County that might shed some light on this, or could
> > suggest some additional sources of information.
> > Judy Damewood
> >
> >
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