DOWNES Family

Benoni Payne DOWNES (1850-?)
>James Leonard DOWNES (1873-1924 Missouri)
>>Yale S. DOWNES (1902-1971 Kansas)
>>Harry Ira DOWNES (1905-1972 Illinois) Harry Ira DOWNES joins to my MERRITT family when he married my mother, Gladys Marie MERRITT 10 Feb 1951, but they were together since 1945. Gladys was born 8 Dec 1915 Ava, Oklahoma and died 11 Apr 1999 Medford, Oregon. Harry and Gladys had one child born through their marriage:
>>>Sharon Marie DOWNES (6 May 1951 Oregon)
>>Hazel DOWNES (?-? Illinois)
>>Opal DOWNES (1907-? Illinois)
>>Burr Henry DOWNES (1908-? Illinois)
>>Ora Della DOWNES (?-? Illinois)
>>Wayne Edward DOWNES (?-1939 Illinois)
>>Dimple A. DOWNES (?-? Illinois)
>>Martha DOWNES (1922-1925 Illinois)

The picture below shows a group of Lockheed Ferry Pilots that delivered war aircraft for England, before the U.S. entered the war. Harry DOWNES is third man from your left.