Relefa Dowen

1827 - Bef 1910  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Relefa Dowen
  Born	Dec 1827	Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	Bef 13 Apr 1910	Gloversville, Fulton, New York, United States
  Person ID	I192	Bickmore - Anderson
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Francis Dowen,   b. Abt 24 May 1776, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Dec 1847  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theodore Childs,   b. Abt 1821–1824, Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States ,   d. Bef 1875  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	1845
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Dec 1827 - Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States Died - Bef 13 Apr 1910 - Gloversville, Fulton, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Seal to Parents: @I224@ (Research):Name spelled alternately Relief, Reliefa, Leafy 1850 census - Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY - age 25 - with husband and children living in hh of John Rouse - D310 1855 census - Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, NY - age 31 - b Montgomery Co. - wife of Theodore Childs - lived in Lansingburgh 7y - D361 1860 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 35 - b NY - in hh of Theodore Childs - D363 1865 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 40 - wife of Theodore Childs - b Montgomery Co - mother of 5 children - md once - now md - D364 1870 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 45 - b NY - keeping house - in hh of Theodore Childs - D365 1875 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 50 - head of hh - wid - b Montgomery Co - D366 1880 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 55 - wid - b NY - parents b NY - D367 1900 census - Gloversville, Fulton, NY - age 72 - b Dec 1827 - wid - mother of 5, 5 living - b NY - parents b NY - D828 1905 census - Gloversville, Fulton, NY - age 70 - b US - housework - with Mary, Harriet, and Blanche - D829 1910 census - not listed with daughters - name column lists those in hh on 13 Apr 1910 - D830 No death record found - NY State VR Index 1882-83 Gloversville city Directory - Mrs. T. Childs - 42 School 1883-84 - same 1884-85 - same 1885-86 - Mrs. Rellefa Childs - 6 N Water 1886-87 - Mrs. R. Childs - same address 1887 - same - rear 8 N Water 1888 - Mrs. R. Childs - 26 Spring 1890 - Mrs. R. Childs widow - same 1891 - same 1892 - same 1893 - same 1894 - same - 79 Prospect 1895 - same 1896 - same 1897 - same 1898 - same 1899 - same 1900 - same - 99 N School 1901 - same - 15 Montgomery - also Blanche, Hattie, and Mary (Misses) residing at same address 1902 - same - with daughters 1903 - same - no daughters 1904 - same - 32 Spring - no daughters 1905 - same - no daughters 1906 - Mrs. Relefa Childs, widow - same - no daughters Also, Miss Elizabeth Childs, hair dresser, 63 S Main 1907 - same - no other Childs entries 1908 - same - no other Childs entries 1909 - same - no other Childs entries 1910 - Mrs. Relefa Childs - 58 Spring also Blanche E. Childs, bds 58 Spring Harriet E. Childs, bds. 58 Spring Mary E. Childs, h 58 Spring 1911 - not listed - but daughters are at 152 N. Main 1912 - not listed - daughters same 1913 - not listed - daughters at 46 First Ave. 1914 - not listed - daughters same 1915 - not listed - daughters same 1916 - daughters same 1917 - daughters same; Frank, barber, 12 E Fulton 1918 - daughters same; Frank, same; Mrs. Frank, seamstress, 12 E. Fulton 1919 - daughters at 6 N. Judson, Mary now Molly; Frank and Mrs. Frank at 19 Hamilton 1920 - daughters same; Frank and Mrs. Frank at 178 Spring; after Frank it says (Barbour and Childs); Listing for Barbour and Childs - James A Barbour and Frank A. Childs, barbers 1921 - daughters same; Frank same; Carrie (Mrs. Frank), seamstress, same address 1922 - Frank and Carrie at 18 Spring; daughters same 1924 - only Harriet and Molly - same address 1925 - only Harriet and Molly - 34 Elm 1926 - same 1927 - only Harriet - 73 Prospect 1928 - same 1929 - same 1930 - same 1931 - same 1932 - same 1933 - same 1934 - same 1935 - same 1936 - same 1937 - same - 9 Littauer pl also Clyde W. Childs - 5 E Twelfth av 1938 - same; also, Clyde W. - same; also Douglas A student & Fred A student at same address as Clyde W. 1939 - same - 15 E. State - doesn't give her working place (Fownes Bros. & co) also Clyde W, Douglas A, and Fred A at same address also Angie L. wid Edward S. Sr. hskpr 26 Cottage r do 1940 - same for all 1941 - same except Douglas and Fred not listed as students, (Eva) listed with Clyde W.; Angie L. dec April 1941 1942 - Harriet now living at 5 E. Twelfth with Clyde W. (Eva K.), Douglas A, & Fred A. 1943 - Harriet - 15 E. State; Clyde W. (Eva) rem Warrensburg; Douglas A and Mrs. Marion E. - 73 S. Judson; Fred A rem Highland Falls. Both Fred's and Douglas' names are followed by USA, so may be in armed services 1944 - Harriet - same; Douglas A (Marion E.) same 1945 - Harriet not listed - David W. (Claire J.) lieut USNRMed Corps 233 Market Elizabeth A chiropodist - 35 Pearl; George W. (Edith H)prod mgr and pres Chalmers Knitting Co. 233 Market; William H USN 233 Market NOT GLOVERSVILLE - THIS IS AMSTERDAM DIRECTORY 1946 - Harriet same; Clyde W (Eva K) 84 First av; Douglas A (Marion E) rem to Cortland 1948 - Harriet same; Clyde W (Eva K) same 1950 - Harriet dec 12- 8- 48; Clyde W.(Eva K) same Aunt Marie recorded "Frank, Hattie, and Blanche lived in Gloversville" - I believe this statement made by Flora Smith Anderson about her Childs cousins Family records, in possession of Marilyn Meyers Birthplace given on death certificates of daughters Mary E. and Blanche - D877 and D878 - Wells, NY - also on death record of Christina - D1074