Joel Garland Downum
Born: Jan. 17, 1907 or 1908? in Leavenworth (?), Kansas
Married: Evelyn Rose Benson in Austin, TX
Notes: Worked as mechanic's helper in high school in Leavenworth. Attended a year and a half at College of Emporia in Emporia, KS. Finished bachelors degree in history at Univ. of Kansas. Taught high school in Lansing, KS. Taught at Clarke College in Missouri (?). Received Ph.D. in History from University of Texas at Austin in 1938. Taught in Birmingham, AL around 1940. Taught at Mercer University in Macon, GA until 1944. Taught at Northern Arizona University from 1944 to 1976. Summer work with U.S. Forest Service as fire lookout.

Father: Joel Alexander Downum
Mother: Etta Viola Strickland Downum

Children:
1. Philip Downum: Born June 27, 1940? in Birmingham, AL.
2. Carolyn Jean Downum White: Born April, 1944 in Macon, GA.
3. Janice Downum Barnett: Born Jan. 3, 1951 or 1952? in Flagstaff, AZ.