jann woodard wrote: > Ark. Gazette 1904: > > Monticello, Nov. 2 - Mrs. Julia Downey died at the > home of her grandson, W. W. Roberts, in this city, > alst night about 8 o'clock. Mrs. Downey had reached > the advanced age of 86 years, and leaves a large > number of children, grandchildren and great > grandchildren to survive her. She was a sister of > Rev. H. R. Withers, a prominent Methodist divine, and > was a noble Christian. (Was Capt. Bob Withers this > lady's brother??) > Julia Anna Withers Downey was my gggrandmother and she died on Oct 2, 1904. She was the wife of John Cook Downey Sr and is buried in Prairie Chapel Cemetery. She and steamboat Capt. Robert James Withers were two of the twelve children of John C. Withers and Mary Bowen Withers. Karen Hayes [email protected]