Susan Downey Collection
The Susan Downey Collection represents the work of genealogist Susan Marie Downey who passed away on October 17, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born in Fort Wayne, on February 10, 1943, to the late George W. Townsend, Sr. and Margaret Sue Beck Townsend. Susan graduated from Elmhurst High School in 1962 and earned her Bachelor’s in English from Purdue University in 1965. Her passion in life was genealogy research. She traced her family history back to the 1500s, also proving that one of her ancestors fought in the American Revolution. She was very active in the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana. The files of images presented here represent part of her life's genealogical research, lovingly and generously given by her family as she requested.