Mary Elizabeth (Benson) Downey (1838 - 1917)

Born 24 Dec 1838 in Claytown, Platte, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alvah Calvin Downey — married [date unknown] in San Bernardino County, California

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1917 at age 78 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Benson Name Study.

Mary Elizabeth Benson was born on December 24, 1838 in Claytown, Platte, Missouri, daughter of Jerome Messenger Benson (1810–1877) and Mary Polly Roads (1812–1853).^[1]

Her siblings were:

• Susannah Benson (1833–1898)
• Eveline Benson (1835–1925)

Mary married Alvah Calvin Downey (born on September 29, 1828 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada; son of Calvin C Downey and Nancy (Meyers) Downey) in San Bernardino County, California. Their son was Jerome Henry Downey (1879–1943).

Mary (14) married John Byce Walton (18) (born on April 24, 1834 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States; son of Alfred Benjamin Walton and Sarah Ann (Buys) Walton) about 1853. Their children were:

• Sarah W Walton (~1856–~1933)
• John Franklin Walton (1860–1913)

Mary died on June 15, 1917 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, aged 78. She is commemorated at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29715587/mary-elizabeth-downey: accessed), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Benson Downey (24 Dec 1838–15 Jun 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29715587, citing Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA; Maintained by Barbara LeClaire (contributor 46903377).

See also:

• SAR Apps: Application of Merritt Henry Downey, Descendent of Jabin Bosworth; National #81880, State #1182 (Washington)
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Jim Walton for creating the original profile on 4 March 2012. It was merged in Oct 2015 with another profile that had researched entirely separately.