James Madison Downing
- Born: 2 Dec 1877, Guthrie Center, Guthrie, IA
- Marriage (1): Margaret Bush in Nov 1901
- Died: 12 Dec 1924, Paonia, Delta Co., CO at age 47
- Buried: Cedar Hill Cem, Paonia, Delta, CO
 Another name for James was Matt.
General Notes:
Residence was Carbondale, Colorado.
1910 Census, Gunnison County, Colorado, ED 64, Precinct 24 Marble town, Page 3B lists on E 2nd St?, line 67 house 74, family 75, Downing, James Madison, Head, m, w, 32, marr 1st 8 yrs, b. IA, Fb. IA, Mb. IA, chamber or channeler runner at Marble Quarry, owns house free. Listed with his wife Maggie 26, and three sons, Harry 7, Lester 4, and Frank 2.
Worked as a miner and farmer in various places near Marble and Paonia CO
In the Gunnison County grantee books Bk 1, p 164, Matt Downing buys lots A-F in Block 2 Marble on January 8, 1908.
James married Margaret Bush in Nov 1901. (Margaret Bush was born on 26 Feb 1884 in Nebraska, died in Feb 1968 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cem, Paonia, Delta, CO.)
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