Mary-7 Jane was a daughter of Rebecca-6 Warner and her husband John McWhinney.

7 McWHINNEY siblings:

1. [Self] Mary Jane McWhinney (1839-1922).
2. Thomas McWhinney (1841-1864); Civil War death.
3. William R. McWhinney (1844-1909).
4. Rosa Anna McWhinney (1846-1879).
5. David H. McWhinney (1850-1940)).
6. Andrew M. McWhinney (1852-1904).
7. Olive C. McWhinney (1858-1931).
8. Eveline McWhinney (1859-1934).

Mary married Alexander J. Downey in about 1856 in Holly, Oakland, MI.

6 DOWNEY children:

1. Franklin (2/1858-10/10/1928); m. Eliza R. Russell.
Both buried in Hadley Cemetery.
...2 DOWNEY children.
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2. Lafayette (10/1864-1943); m. Emma Algoe.
Both buried in Hadley Cemetery.
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3. Rena (1868-1945); m. Chauncey Merwin.
Buried in Rich Cemetery, Rich, Lapeer, MI.
...4 MERWIN children.
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4. Martha R. (10/1869-4/26/1952); m. John A. Algoe.
Buried in Hadley Cemetery.
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5. Mary J. B-1872; m. Newton George "George" Smith.

1930 Grand Blanc, Genesee, MI:
Head Newton Smith M 68 Michigan
Wife Mary J. Smith F 58 Michigan
Son Warren Smith M 20 Michigan
Daughter Marvel D. Smith F 19 Michigan

1940 Burton Twp., Genesee, MI:
Head George N. Smith M 78 Michigan
Wife Mary Smith F 68 Michigan
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6. Nettie A. (7/13/1880-2/23/1955); m. 1) Lee Mason Hoag, m. 2) Guy Hosner.
...2 HOAG children
...3 HOSNER children.
Nettie buried in Hadley Cemetery under surname "Hoag."
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Reference:

1850 Alabama, Genesee, NY: [McWhinney]
John Mcwhiney M 33 Ireland
Rebecca A. Mcwhiney F 32 NY [(Warner)]
Thomas Mcwhiney M 9 New York
-->Mary J. Mcwhiney F 11 New York
William Mcwhiney M 6 New York
Ann Mcwhiney F 4 New York
John Burke M 26 Ireland

1860 Groveland, Oakland, MI:
Alexander Downey M 24 New York
Mary J. Downey F 20 New York
Franklin Downey M 1 Michigan

1870 Michigan:
Alexander Downey M 35 New York
Mary J. Downey F 30 New York
Franklin Downey M 12 Michigan
Lafyette Downey M 6 Michigan [Lafayette]
Rena Downey F 3 Michigan
Martha R Downey F 1 Michigan
Henry Horton M 22 Michigan

1880 Groveland, Oakland, MI:
Self Alexander Downey M 45 NY
Wife Mary J. Downey F 40 NY
Son Franklin Downey M 21 MI
Son Lafaette Downey M 15 MI [Lafeyette]
Daughter Rena Downey F 12 MI
Daughter Martha Downey F 10 MI
Daughter Mary J. Downey F 8 MI
Sister-in-law Evaline Holdridge F 21 MI Widow
Nephew Chauncy Downey [Holdridge] M 0 MI

1900 Groveland, Oakland, MI:
Head Mary J. Downey F 58 New York
Daughter Nettie A. Downey F 21 Michigan

1910 Groveland, Oakland, MI:
Mary J. Downey F 69 NY Widowed

1920 Groveland, Oakland, MI:
Head Frank W. Downey M 50 Michigan
Mother Mary J. Downey F 80 NY
[(McWhinney) died in 1922]

Mary Jane Downey
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Apr 1922
Event Place: Groveland, Oakland, MI
Gender: Female
Age: 82
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1839
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year: 1840
Father's Name: John Mcwhinney [McWhinney]
Mother's Name: Rebecca Warner
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WARNER Lineage: Mary-8 Jane (McWhinney) Downey, Rebecca-7 (Warner) McWhinney, David-6 Calvin Warner Jr., David-5 Calvin Warner Sr., Jesse-4 Warner Sr., Samuel-3 Warner Sr., Daniel-2 Warner Sr., Andrew-1 WARNER, an Englishman who sailed with his wife and several children to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1632-33 from Broad Oak, Essex, England.
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Census search: Fraya Weiss, 2012, 2014.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2011, 2014.