Anderson Travis Downs-xx

1928 - 1999  (71 years)

• Name	Anderson Travis Downs-xx
  Birth	09 Apr 1928	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	age 12,grandson,living with Walter and Dovie
  _MILT	28 May 1946  [1]
  	Army Enlistment
  Census	1950	Murray, Calloway Co, KY   [3]
  	age 21, single, living in men's dorm at college
  Death	14 Oct 1999	Luling, St Charles Parish, LA   [1, 4]
  Findagrave.com	13 Oct 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA   [5]
  	Garden Of Memories
  Person ID	I1681	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Howell Van Buren Downs-xx,   b. 27 May 1899, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY d. 27 Jun 1966, Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Wilmoth Dovie Travis,   b. 31 Jan 1909, Marshall Co, KY d. 20 Dec 1987, Richmond, Henrico Co, VA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Mar 1943	Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI   [6]
  Photos		Downs-Howell-Van-Buren-(Wilmoth-Dovie-(Travis))-Mar
  		Downs-Howell-Van-Buren-(Wilmoth-Dovie-(Travis))-KY-Marshall-TS.jpg
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Delorris Smith-xx,   b. 1928   d. 2014 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	09 Jun 1950	Calloway Co, KY   [6]
  Notes	Children: dau Kathy Downs
  Family ID	F2092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 09 Apr 1928 - Benton, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 12,grandson,living with Walter and Dovie - 1940 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 21, single, living in men's dorm at college - 1950 - Murray, Calloway Co, KY Marriage - 09 Jun 1950 - Calloway Co, KY Death - 14 Oct 1999 - Luling, St Charles Parish, LA Burial - - Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Downs-Anderson-Travis
  		Downs-Anderson-Travis-(Jean-Delorris-(Smith))-LA-Jefferson-Parish-TS

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-CWXZ Name: Anderson T Downs Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 1928 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Mother's Name: Wilmoth Travis Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-CWXZ : 1 July 2015), Anderson T Downs, 1928; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G3-NV8 Name: Anderson T Downs Name (Original): DOWNS ANDERSON T Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 28 May 1946 Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky, United States Race: White Citizenship Status: citizen Birth Year: 1928 Birthplace: KENTUCKY Education Level: 4 years of high school Civilian Occupation: Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers Marital Status: Single, without dependents Military Rank: Private Army Branch: No branch assignment Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source Reference: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge Serial Number: 15225560 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923 Box Film Number: 01932.50 Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 Citing this Record "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G3-NV8 : 5 December 2014), Anderson T Downs, enlisted 28 May 1946, Louisville, Kentucky, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL3R-JTL Age: 71 Given Name: Anderson Middle Name: T Surname: Downs Name Suffix: Birth Date: 09 Apr 1928 State: Kentucky Last Place of Residence: Louisiana Previous Residence Postal Code: 70070 Event Date: 24 Oct 1999 Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL3R-JTL : 20 May 2014), Anderson T Downs, 24 Oct 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 10/13/2016 Anderson Travis Downs Birth: Apr. 9, 1928 Benton Marshall County Kentucky, USA Death: Oct. 14, 1999 Luling St. Charles Parish Louisiana, USA Family links: Parents: Howell Van Buren Downs (1899 - 1966) Wilmoth Dovie Travis Downs (1909 - 1987) Spouse: Jean S Downs (1928 - ____)* Sibling: Anderson Travis Downs (1928 - 1999) Thomas Howell Downs (1929 - 2003)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Garden Of Memories Metairie Jefferson Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Section G Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Mike & Bushy Hartman Record added: Nov 06, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 119900553 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License.