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Benjamin Clark Downey

Birth: 31 Mar 1855
Noble County, Ohio, USA
Death: 7 Mar 1885 (aged 29)
Wilbur, Lincoln County, Washington, USA
Burial: Lafollette Cemetery

Lincoln County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 11809001 View Source

Married 1 Jan 1875 Shelby, OH - Martha Ellen Hicks - 5 children

According to his daughter Ruth, Benjamin Clark Downey was originally buried in the prairie. Downey's body was moved to the LaFollette Cemetery in about 1893. There are 15 known but unidentified graves in this cemetery; Downey's grave is almost certainly one of them.

Married 1 Jan 1875 Shelby, OH - Martha Ellen Hicks - 5 children

According to his daughter Ruth, Benjamin Clark Downey was originally buried in the prairie. Downey's body was moved to the LaFollette Cemetery in about 1893. There are 15 known but unidentified graves in this cemetery; Downey's grave is almost certainly one of them.

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Margaret Ellen "Martha" Hicks Downey Shear

1853–1920 (m. 1875)

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Maintained by: Crypt Finder
Originally Created by: JoyceS
Added: Sep 24, 2005
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11809001/benjamin_clark-downey: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Clark Downey (31 Mar 1855–7 Mar 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11809001, citing Lafollette Cemetery, Lincoln County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Crypt Finder (contributor 50307473).

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