Biographies:  John H. Downing, Cadott, Chippewa County, WI

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John H. Downing is a native of McConnellstown, Huntingdon county,
Pa., born December 8, 1836, and is a son of James and Mary (Rhodes)
Downing.  His early life was passed in his native place.  In 1841 he
moved to Water Street, Huntingdon county, Pa., where he remained for
five years, then moved to Yellow Spring, Blair county, when ten years
old, and there finished his education, and was engaged in boating on
the Juniata river.  July 11, 1861, he enlisted at Harrisburg, Pa., in
Battery F.  First Pennsylvania light artillery, which was assigned to
the army of the Potomac, and took part in the battles of Winchester,
Port Republic, Va., Fredericksburg, Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock
Sta., Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Va., Gettysburg, Pa., the
campaign of the Wilderness and Petersburg, besides numerous minor
engagements.  He was wounded in the shoulder at Bull Run, and was
also disabled by the wreck of a train when en route for home on
veteran furlough, at bridge No. 8 at Birmingham, Pa., on the
Pennsylvania railroad, where his right hip was dislocated and three
ribs fractured, causing an internal injury, and now draws a pension
of four dollars per month.  He re-enlisted December 31, 1863, at
Mountain Creek, Va. and was honorably discharged at Harrisburg, Pa.,
June 14, 1865.

April 7, 1864, Mr. Downing was married at Tyroon City, Pa., to Miss
Emma C., daughter of Jacob and Susan (Stevens) Myers, of
Williamsburg, Blair county, Pa., and to them four children have been
born:  Ord. E., June 20, 1872; Clarence A., May 7, 1874; John G.,
June 13, 1877, and Eva Maud, June 19, 1879, all of whom are living.
After his marriage, he removed from Williamsburg to Fallen Timber,
Cambria county, Pa., and engaged in the logging business.  In 1881 he
came to Chippewa county, and located at Cadott, Wis., where he has
since been engaged with the Clark Manufacturing Company, taking care
of their barn.  He is a member of the Geo. C. Ginty Post No. 183, G.
A. R.

-Transcribed from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the
Chippewa Valley Wisconsin, 1891-92," pages 624-625