The Downs Family Reunion, ca. 1914, Battle Ground, Indiana

Front row l to r: Third woman in white dress: Adella Jamison; James W. Jamison; Sina (Roseberry) Jamison; Edgar B. Jamison; man in center w/child in front, Harry Downs, the little girl is Thelma Watkins, his granddaughter; Edgar B. Jamison, Jr.; Robert R. Jamison.

Second row 1 to r: Man in the middle with beard holding child is most likely Andrew James Downs, child is Henry "Hank" Watkins, his great-grandson; same row little boy on far left is Homer Watkins. Old woman in front of Andrew Downs is most likely Catherine (Downs) Jamison, his sister.

Note: Identification of the Jamisons, Andrew James Downs and Catherine Downs, was provided
by Phil Smith, another Downs descendant. Thanks, Phil!

-- Adella Jamison, wife of James W. Jamison
-- James W. Jamison, son on Catharine Downs Jamison; husband of Adella Jamison.
       Bridge Engineer who supervised the building of old Main Street Bridge in Lafayette IN.
    His name is on the plaque on the bridge.
-- Sina (Rosberry) Jamison (my great Grandmother), wife of Edgar B. Jamison
-- Edgar B. Jamison (my Great Grandfather), son of James Wallace and Catharine (Downs) Jamison; husband of Sina
-- Edgar B. Jamison, Jr., son of Edgar and Sina Jamison
-- Robert R Jamison, son of Edgar and Sina Jamsion
-- Is very likely Andrew J. Downs, son of William and Rachel Downs and brother of Catharine Downs
-- Is very probably Catharine Downs, daughter of William and Rachel Downs; sister of Andrew J. Downs.
       Wife of James Wallace Jamison. First name sometimes appears as Catherine or Katherine Jamison.
       Worked as a grain merchant until the store burned down in the late 1890’s or early 1900’s.