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Downing Family Four Generations
Submitted by Karen Smith,
from the files of Dorothy Copenhaver, Betty Smith and Judy George. Karen
is the great great granddaughter of Elizabeth (possibly Heeter) Downing and
great granddaughter of Maggie Susan Downing Courson Metz Schrecengost/Schreckengost
Front sitting, Elizabeth (possibly
Heeter) Downing
Rear standing, Maggie Susan Downing Courson Metz
Schrecengost/Schreckengost, Bertha Peninah Courson Johnston, Betty Johnston Smith
Maggie Susan Downing, born about 1896, died before 1953 married
first Oscar Glenn Courson and had the following children: Bertha Peninah Courson, Ida Mae
Courson, unknown girl Courson who died as an infant.
Second, she married Peter Metz and had the following
children: Charles P. Metz, James W. Metz, Floyd Metz, Henry Metz, Roscoe Metz, Helen Metz,
infant daughter Metz who died in infancy.
Third, she married "Arden" Schrecengost/Schreckengost and
had Gladys Schrecengost/Schreckengost.
Elizabeth (possibly Heeter)
Downing is the mother of Maggie Susan Downing Courson Metz Shrecegost/Schrecengost.
Bertha Peninah Courson (1910-1994) was the daughter of
Maggie Susan Downing and Oscar Glenn Courson. Bertha married
Lloyd Earl Johnston. They had five children: Betty, Dorothy, Norma, James, Judy and lost
two infant sons.
Betty Johnston is the young girl in the photo. Her parents are
Bertha Peninah Courson and Lloyd Earl Johnston.
Bertha Peninah Courson Johnston and her Courson family were from Clarion Co.,
PA. The Downing family (at the time of the photo)
and Bertha's family resided in Armstrong Co., PA. The Johnston family (Bertha's husband's family) were from Westmoreland Co., PA.
Photo taken between 1938-1942.
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