James R. Downs, ^^[1]

Abt 1828 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James R. Downs
  Suffix	^
  Born	Abt 1827/8	NY   [2, 3]
  	(parents inferred)
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Occupation	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  	laborer
  Residence	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  	in the household of John Downs [Sr.]
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	[While it is not proved that the James R. Downs in the 1860 census is the same person as the James Downs, son of John Downs, of the 1850 census, it seems likely. they are the same age. In 1860, he is a basketmaker like his father.]
  Occupation	1860  [4]
  	basketmaker
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I504	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	15 May 2005

  
  

  Father	John Downs, [Sr.]^,   b. Abt 1786, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Betsey [Downs], ^,   b. Abt 1790, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [1]
  	(marriage inferred)
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca [Downs], ^,   b. Abt 1836, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1859/60  [4]
  	(The 1860 census recorded that they were married within the previous year.)
  Family ID	F1172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1850 Census, p. 117. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 117. Age 32. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 208. Age 33. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 208.