1. Absalom R.¹ Downing was born 1807 in Kentucky, and died 1872 in Newark, Knox Co., Missouri. He married Susan Ann Fresh.

Children of Absalom Downing and Susan Fresh are:

	2	i.	John R. 2 Downing, born 1836.
	3	ii.	Absalom R. Downing , Jr, born 1842.
+	4	iii.	Thomas Benton Downing, born July 3, 1846 in Newark, Knox Co., Missouri; died September 15, 1916 in Palo Alto, California.
	5	iv.	Lorenzo Downing, born 1848.
	6	v.	Susan U. Downing, born 1850.
	7	vi.	Nathan Hale Downing, born 1852.
	8	vii.	Eliza J. Downing, born 1854.

4. Thomas Benton² Downing (Absalom R.¹) was born July 3, 1846 in Newark, Knox Co., Missouri, and died September 15, 1916 in Palo Alto, California. He married Margaret Gray Sanford. (Family Photos)

Children of Thomas Downing and Margaret Sanford are:

+	9	i.	Claude Standish 3 Downing, born January 30, 1872; died October 5, 1935 in Livermore, California.
+	10	ii.	Paul Milton Downing, born 1874 in Newark, Missouri; died December 11, 1944 in San Francisco, California.
	11	iii.	Lotta Downing, born 1878 in Newark, Missouri; died 1881 in Nevada.
	12	iv.	Jessie Downing, born 1880 in Newark, Missouri; died 1908 in Palo Alto, California.
	13	v.	Martha Downing, born October 1, 1882 in Pleasanton, California; died 1962 in Palo Alto, California. She married Ian W. Parks.
	14	vi.	Mary Downing, born October 1, 1882. She married Bert R. Cocks.

9. Claude Standish³ Downing (Thomas Benton², Absalom R.¹) was born January 30, 1872, and died October 5, 1935 in Livermore, California. He married (1) Nettie. He married (2) Alice Day Spencer July 18, 1908 in 369 Addison, Palo Alto, California, daughter of John Spencer and Martha McDONALD.

Children of Claude Downing and Alice Spencer are:

+	15	i.	Martha 4 Downing, born October 12, 1909.
	16	ii.	Jean Downing, born February 8, 1911 in Palo Alto, California. She married (1) Lynn B. Hagemann September 5, 1936. She married (2) Harold J. Theriault December 22, 1940.
	17	iii.	Thomas Benton Downing, born September 13, 1922.
	18	iv.	Alice Day Downing, born September 13, 1922.

10. Paul Milton³ Downing (Thomas Benton², Absalom R.¹) was born 1874 in Newark, Missouri, and died December 11, 1944 in San Francisco, California. He married Frances Stevenson.

Child of Paul Downing and Frances Stevenson is:

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i.

Margaret 4 Downing.

15. Martha⁴ Downing (Claude Standish³, Thomas Benton², Absalom R.¹) was born October 12, 1909. She married (1) George Eggleston July 21, 1930. She married (2) John Edward Dalton October 9, 1937, son of Edward Dalton and Nellie Coy.

Child of Martha Downing and George Eggleston is:

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i.

Day 5 Eggleston.

Children of Martha Downing and John Dalton are:

+	21	i.	Katherine Downing 5 Dalton, born October 28, 1948 in Sacramento, CA.
	22	ii.	Michael Dalton, born January 13, 1940.

19. Margaret⁴ Downing (Paul Milton³, Thomas Benton², Absalom R.¹). She married Hector Keesling.

Children of Margaret Downing and Hector Keesling are:

	23	i.	John M. 5 Keesling.
	24	ii.	Jane Keesling.
	25	iii.	Virginia Keesling.
	26	iv.	Thomas W. Keesling.

20. Day⁵ Eggleston (Martha⁴ Downing, Claude Standish³, Thomas Benton², Absalom R.¹). She married Freeman.

Child of Day Eggleston and Freeman is:

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Michael 6 Freeman.

21. Katherine Downing⁵ Dalton (Martha⁴ Downing, Claude Standish³, Thomas Benton², Absalom R.¹) was born October 28, 1948 in Sacramento, CA. She married Michael Louis Neubauer August 15, 1970.

Children of Katherine Dalton and Michael Neubauer are:

	28	i.	Morgan Rhoads 6 Neubauer, born October 3, 1974 in Stanford, Ca.
	29	ii.	Brandon Louis Neubauer, born February 24, 1978 in Stanford, CA.