Parents Eli Hicks and Julah Stollard
Married - Benjamin Clark Downey 1 Jan 1875 Shelby County OH
The Colville Examiner, Saturday March 6, 1920
Mrs. Margaret Ellen Shear died at the home of her daughters Mrs. B.F. Taylor at their farm one mile south of Colville Feb 29 after a long illness. Her family name was Hicks. She was born in Schuyer County Illinois, Oct 7, 1853 and soon after moved with her parents to Red Wing,Minn. and thence in 1870 to Villisca,Iowa, and later to Clarimont, MO, where in 1875 she was married to Benjamin Clark Downey. To this union five children were born, Mr. B.P. Taylor Colville, Hugh Downey, Franklin,Mont; Thos A. Downey, Portland, Maine, George Downey Nihill, Mont; and Mrs M.S. Kelly of Spokane. Mr Downey died in 1885, and nine years later she married to David Shear. To them were born two daughters, Mrs. Ira Sprague, Wessington N.D. and Mrs. Warren Sprague of St. Lawrence S.D. In 1918 Mr Shear died and Mrs. Shear came to Washington to make her home with Mrs. Taylor. Some time ago she was stricken with paralysis from which she rapidly declined. She was from her childhood a member of the M.E. church and funeral services were read at the McCord undertaking parlors by the paster Rev. Robert H. Allen. Interment was at Highland.
Married - Benjamin Clark Downey 1 Jan 1875 Shelby County OH
The Colville Examiner, Saturday March 6, 1920
Mrs. Margaret Ellen Shear died at the home of her daughters Mrs. B.F. Taylor at their farm one mile south of Colville Feb 29 after a long illness. Her family name was Hicks. She was born in Schuyer County Illinois, Oct 7, 1853 and soon after moved with her parents to Red Wing,Minn. and thence in 1870 to Villisca,Iowa, and later to Clarimont, MO, where in 1875 she was married to Benjamin Clark Downey. To this union five children were born, Mr. B.P. Taylor Colville, Hugh Downey, Franklin,Mont; Thos A. Downey, Portland, Maine, George Downey Nihill, Mont; and Mrs M.S. Kelly of Spokane. Mr Downey died in 1885, and nine years later she married to David Shear. To them were born two daughters, Mrs. Ira Sprague, Wessington N.D. and Mrs. Warren Sprague of St. Lawrence S.D. In 1918 Mr Shear died and Mrs. Shear came to Washington to make her home with Mrs. Taylor. Some time ago she was stricken with paralysis from which she rapidly declined. She was from her childhood a member of the M.E. church and funeral services were read at the McCord undertaking parlors by the paster Rev. Robert H. Allen. Interment was at Highland.
Parents Eli Hicks and Julah Stollard
Married - Benjamin Clark Downey 1 Jan 1875 Shelby County OH
The Colville Examiner, Saturday March 6, 1920
Mrs. Margaret Ellen Shear died at the home of her daughters Mrs. B.F. Taylor at their farm one mile south of Colville Feb 29 after a long illness. Her family name was Hicks. She was born in Schuyer County Illinois, Oct 7, 1853 and soon after moved with her parents to Red Wing,Minn. and thence in 1870 to Villisca,Iowa, and later to Clarimont, MO, where in 1875 she was married to Benjamin Clark Downey. To this union five children were born, Mr. B.P. Taylor Colville, Hugh Downey, Franklin,Mont; Thos A. Downey, Portland, Maine, George Downey Nihill, Mont; and Mrs M.S. Kelly of Spokane. Mr Downey died in 1885, and nine years later she married to David Shear. To them were born two daughters, Mrs. Ira Sprague, Wessington N.D. and Mrs. Warren Sprague of St. Lawrence S.D. In 1918 Mr Shear died and Mrs. Shear came to Washington to make her home with Mrs. Taylor. Some time ago she was stricken with paralysis from which she rapidly declined. She was from her childhood a member of the M.E. church and funeral services were read at the McCord undertaking parlors by the paster Rev. Robert H. Allen. Interment was at Highland.
Married - Benjamin Clark Downey 1 Jan 1875 Shelby County OH
The Colville Examiner, Saturday March 6, 1920
Mrs. Margaret Ellen Shear died at the home of her daughters Mrs. B.F. Taylor at their farm one mile south of Colville Feb 29 after a long illness. Her family name was Hicks. She was born in Schuyer County Illinois, Oct 7, 1853 and soon after moved with her parents to Red Wing,Minn. and thence in 1870 to Villisca,Iowa, and later to Clarimont, MO, where in 1875 she was married to Benjamin Clark Downey. To this union five children were born, Mr. B.P. Taylor Colville, Hugh Downey, Franklin,Mont; Thos A. Downey, Portland, Maine, George Downey Nihill, Mont; and Mrs M.S. Kelly of Spokane. Mr Downey died in 1885, and nine years later she married to David Shear. To them were born two daughters, Mrs. Ira Sprague, Wessington N.D. and Mrs. Warren Sprague of St. Lawrence S.D. In 1918 Mr Shear died and Mrs. Shear came to Washington to make her home with Mrs. Taylor. Some time ago she was stricken with paralysis from which she rapidly declined. She was from her childhood a member of the M.E. church and funeral services were read at the McCord undertaking parlors by the paster Rev. Robert H. Allen. Interment was at Highland.
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