>Is there a DOWNING/related families cemetery in OREGON? >Thanks, Chuck and Linda Downing > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > Providence Cemetery, Township 10 Range 1 W about five miles SW of Scio, OR in Linn county OR on grounds adjoining Providence Baptist Church, recorded by Mrs. Harley T. Haskin of Lebanon, OR ... Downing, George H. 15 Feb 1897-20 Sept 1900 Downing, Leora 2 Nov 1903-7 Jan 1904. In the 1886 Marion Co OR assessment rolls were John and George S. Downing as published in the Weekly Oregon Statesman. >From the 1905 Marion County, OR Census: Downing, William H. 46 b OR farmer Silver Falls Pct Augusta 40 OR Elmer 21 OR laborer George P. 15 OR laborer Downing, Albert 46 OR farmer Silver Falls Pct Mary 55 Wisconsin Downing, Everett 26 OR farmer Silver Falls Pct Nettie 26 OR Earl 1 OR Downing, E.A. 50 OR farmer Stayton PCt Sarah 57 OR Downing, George 68 PA Salem Pct 6th Ward Eliza -- Can Walter 27 OR farmer. Marion Co OR Marriages: George Downing - M. Ann Evans 1857 William J. Ashby - Nancy A Dowing [sic] 1871 Edwin A. Downing - Sarah C. Paton? 1874. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Linn Co OR Downing, Miletus 1861-1928 Downing, Anna E. 1879-1948 Downing, Reginald J. 1926. 1863 Wasco Co OR Military List: John Downing of 15-Mile Creek [near The Dalles and Dufur, OR]. James Thomas Downing b PA 1823 died Umatilla Co OR 1892, lived Stark and Knox Cos IL, Marion and Umatilla Cos OR; husband of Mary Margaret C. Smith 1825-1882, died Weston, Umatilla Co OR; dau of Aaron A and Nancy Clark Smith. Known children: Joshua Aaron 1849, Eunice C 1850, Nancy Alphronia 1853-1920 m William J Ashby 1871 Marion Co OR, Hessey E. 1856 IL m Samuel w. Henderson 1873, James W. 1860 IL, and Stephen S. 1862 IL who lived Umatilla Co OR. Oregon Donation Land Claim #260 Marion Co OR, John Downing b PA 1825-27, m Marion Co OT 12 April 1849 Temperance E. Hunt dau of John Shotwell Hunt of ODLC #17, she born 16 Jan 1834 IN. I believe John and Temperance had Albert and his twin, the twin buried Hunt Burial Ground, Silver Creek Falls Highway, OR. Buried at Hunt Burial Ground are: King, Harriet Downing d Oct 1859 33y, d/o Alexander downing, came to OR 1852 with husband Thomas King and her brothers, George and James downing. Hunt, Josephine Elizabeth 1853-1854 d/o George W. Hunt and 1st wife Elizabeth Nancy Smith, no marker Downing, twin to Albert b 1858, child of John and Temperance Hunt Downing Indian woman and child. Polk Co OR 1870 census, Salt Creek Pct #845, Downing, J.H. 29 MO farmer Serepta 16 OR Emily 2/12 OR. Lebanon IOOF Cemetery: Downing, Lizzie 1869-1931 Downing, Marion 1864-1927. OR Historical Society Quarterly #1 1936: Died: Sarah Patton Downing in Salem 28 December 1935 82y born Marion Co OR. Bethel Cem Polk Co OR, Anna M. Todd, mother of Frank Downing, 1842-1924 Downing, Frank 1864-1899 Downing, Gay Cristal child of JH and SC,1880-1882. Polk Co OR Marriages: J.W. Downing - S.C. Kennedy 1868 Edward P. Downing - America P. Hedgepeth 1870. Edson W. Downing was teaching school in Sherman County, OR at Blue School in 1900 according to the Sherman County OBSERVER. In 1901 C.W. Downing married C.L. Fish, both of Wasco, Sherman County, OR. Elmer Everett Downing Sr was married to Louise Sophie Happold in 1919 in Sherman County, OR and their son Elmer Everett Jr was born there 12 May 1922. See p 124 A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa , 1896: Irish born Andrew Downing lived in Pa where his son Alexander was born. Alexander died 1867. He had gone to Roscoe Township, Davis Co Iowa 1837 to make a land claim. His wife was Elizabeth Burns b Pa, died 1846, dau of Thomas Burns b Scotland. They had 10 children, among them Rev Samuel B Downing b Venango Co PA 1830 m 1849 Telitha Stark; George S. who was in Salem, OR by 1896; and William Downing who was in Linn Co OR, farming. 1850 Marion Co OR census #280 Downing, John 23 IA Elizabeth 17 IN Fields, Benj 12 MO Fresh, John 22 KY. Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Gilliam Co OR [probably Condon but?] Downing, J.Manly 1875-1951 Downing, John H. 1840-1922 Downing, Sereptia C. 1853- Downing, Lottie dau of JH and SC 1891 11y. And that is about all I know about Oregon Downings! These do not appear to be directly or conclusively related to our Downings. Sherry Kaseberg