City: Covington DOWNING, Richard Vaughan, farmer; born near Covington, Tenn., May 29, 1874; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Elijah McMahon and Elizabeth Anne (Vaughan) DOWNING; educated common schools of Tipton Co., Tenn., graduated Dickson, Tenn., with degree of B.S. in 1895; in early life was a merchant, later took up farming; married Annie […]