Leila Elizabeth Downs

1880 - 1975  (94 years)

• Name	Leila Elizabeth Downs  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	21 Oct 1880	Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Jul 1975	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas   [2, 4]
  Notes	Shown on the transcription of the San Augustine City Cemetery as a daughter of Capt. Edward Dennis DOWN and Susan O. TROTTI. Newton County Historical Committee, "Glimpses of Newton County History," (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, c. 1982) notes that E. D. Downs was a colorful figure in Newton County affairs, from Talbottom, Georgia. He served as County Commissioner, sheriff and tax collector.He was said to have been one of the best sherrifs in East Texas. He went into the logging business with Ed Ellington and T. J. Trotti, and they sold out to Kirby Lumber Company in 1901, at which time moved to San Augustine and engaged in the mercantile and banking business with his son-in-law, John D. Clark. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JN7G-29X name: Leila Elizabeth Clark death date: 09 Jul 1975 death place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, United States gender: Female race: White death age: 94 years estimated birth date: birth date: 21 Oct 1880 birthplace: Texas marital status: spouse's name: father's name: E D Downs father's birthplace: mother's name: Sisie Trotti mother's birthplace: occupation: place of residence: cemetery: burial place: burial date: additional relatives: film number: 2240268 digital film number: 4005485 image number: 00112 reference number: 54394 Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Leila Elizabeth Clark, 1975
  Person ID	I41180	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 May 2013

  
  

  Family	John David Clark,   b. 29 Sep 1869, Newton County, Texas d. 21 Dec 1941, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Children	1. Herman Downs Clark,   b. 15 Jul 1898, Texas d. 13 Aug 1949, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas (Age 51 years)   2. Leola Monique Clark,   b. 30 Dec 1900, Texas d. 22 Nov 1971, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 70 years)   3. Edward Aubrey Clark,   b. 15 Jul 1906, Texas d. 16 Sep 1992, Austin, Travis County, Texas (Age 86 years)   4. Kathleen A. Clark,   b. 8 Oct 1908, San Augustine County, Texas d. 8 Sep 2008, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 99 years)
  Family ID	F12403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 May 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Oct 1880 - Texas Death - 9 Jul 1975 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Burial - - San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine Town, JP 1 Enumerated 13 Jun 1920 SD 326 ED 176 Sheet 9B 182-207 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 88067912 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S1422] San Augustine City Cemetery Index , San Augustine County, Texas ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/cemeteries/sa_city_cemetery.htm, (This cemetery was originally the family cemetery of J. C. Anderson. His home was located on a nearby lot. There is estimated to be between 500 and 700 graves dating back to the 1830. The cemetery was purchased by the City of San Augustine in 1911 and is maintained by an Association formed in 1921. The cemetery was originally indexed in 1982 by Mrs. Annie Mae McEver McMillan. Additional genealogical data was contributed by Mrs. Sallie Richards Whitton, Mrs. McXie Whitton Martin, and Mrs. Exa Doggett Clark. Information was updated in 2009 by Connie Sanders Owens. Located one block north of down-town San Augustine at the intersection of North Harrison and West Livingston.). [S1590] Newton County Historical Commission, "Glimpses of Newton County History" (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, copyright 1982), p. 133 (Reliability: 3).