Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Thomas Downing, 1C3R
BirthOct 1850, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Patterson Downing (1827-1897)
MotherNancy Nickell (1828-1867)
Marriage21 Oct 1875, Johnson Co., Missouri
SpouseMary Alice Cleveland
BirthOct 1859, Lafayette Co., Missouri
Death30 Jan 1905, Mesa Co., Colorado
BurialWhitewater Cemetery, Whitewater, Mesa Co., Colorado
FatherJohn Wesley Cleveland (1840-)
MotherEmma Jane Dyer (1840-1881)
Children
1 MWilliam Leonard Downing, 2C2R
Birth30 Nov 1878, Johnson Co., Missouri
DeathApr 1971, Saint George, Washington Co., Utah
SpouseBertha Mae Wright
SpouseThomas C. West
3 FNaoma Downing, 2C2R
BirthNov 1887, Kansas
4 MAude Earl Downing, 2C2R
Birth22 Dec 1889 or 1890, Deepwater, Henry Co., Missouri
Death1 Apr 1941, Los Angeles Co., California
SpouseEsther Jones
Census Notes for William Thomas Downing
1870 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Freedom township, enumerated 30 June, lists on p. 52 as household #328/335:
Dyer, Miles A., 31, farmer, b. Ky; Emily, 30, b. Mo; Lucinda, 6, b. Mo; Lydia, 1, b. Mo; Nettie, 4/12, b. Mo; Downing, William T., 19, farmer, b. Ky.
Miles Dyer is a brother of Anna America Dyer who married William T’s first cousin William Washington Downing, and of Emma Jane Dyer, Mary Alice Cleveland’s mother. He is thus Wiliam’s future uncle-in-law.
Dyer, Miles A., 31, farmer, b. Ky; Emily, 30, b. Mo; Lucinda, 6, b. Mo; Lydia, 1, b. Mo; Nettie, 4/12, b. Mo; Downing, William T., 19, farmer, b. Ky.
Miles Dyer is a brother of Anna America Dyer who married William T’s first cousin William Washington Downing, and of Emma Jane Dyer, Mary Alice Cleveland’s mother. He is thus Wiliam’s future uncle-in-law.
Notes for Mary Alice Cleveland
Her gravestone is inscribed Mary Alice Downing, 1859 - 1905.
Notes for William Thomas & Mary Alice (Family)
Johnson Co., Missouri marriage records list the marriage on 21 Oct 1875 of William Thomas Downing and Mary Alice Cleveland.
Census
1900 census of Mesa Co., Colorado, Whitewater precinct, enumerated 28 April, lists on p. 1A as family #2:
Downing, William T., 49, b. Oct 1850, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Mary A., wife, 41, b. Oct 1858, Mo Ind Ky, married 25 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Leonard W., son, 21, b. Nov 1878, Mo Ky Mo; Eula, dau, 15, b. May 1885, Mo Ky Mo; Naoma, dau, 12, b. Nov 1887, Kansas Ky Mo; Earl, son, 10, b. Dec 1889, Mo Ky Mo.
1910 census of Orange Co., California, Fullerton township, enumerated in April, lists on p. 19A as a resident of a boarding house run by James and Estelle Reno:
Downing, William T., 59, widowed, b. Ky Ind Ky, laborer at nursery.
Downing, William T., 49, b. Oct 1850, Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Mary A., wife, 41, b. Oct 1858, Mo Ind Ky, married 25 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Leonard W., son, 21, b. Nov 1878, Mo Ky Mo; Eula, dau, 15, b. May 1885, Mo Ky Mo; Naoma, dau, 12, b. Nov 1887, Kansas Ky Mo; Earl, son, 10, b. Dec 1889, Mo Ky Mo.
1910 census of Orange Co., California, Fullerton township, enumerated in April, lists on p. 19A as a resident of a boarding house run by James and Estelle Reno:
Downing, William T., 59, widowed, b. Ky Ind Ky, laborer at nursery.
