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Hobson-Whitney Cemetery ~ Cyrena Susanah Downey ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Downey, Cyrena Susanah
LAST: Downey FIRST: Cyrena MID: Susanah
GENDER: F MAIDEN NAME: Harris TITLE: 
BORN: 15 Apr 1856 DIED: 2 Jan 1908 BURIED: 
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Davis Co., Iowa
DEATH PLACE: Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
PROBABLE BURIAL in Hobson-Whitney, not confirmed.
Name of father Harvey Harris
Name of mother Susannah
1860 IA CENSUS - Cyrena S. Harris, age 13[3?], b. Iowa, is enumerated with Harvey, age 32, occupation farmer, b. Indiana, and Susannah, age 35, b. Kentucky, along with Elizabeth, age 14 [4?], b. Indiana, Francis E., age 2, b. Iowa, and Wilford D., age 1 month, b. Iowa.
1870 OR CENSUS - Serena [Cyrena] Harris, age 14, b. Iowa, is enumerated with Harvy [Harvey], age 41, occupation farmer, b. Indiana, and Susanah, age 45, b. Kentucky, along with Francis E., age 12, b. Iowa, and Emma A., age 5, b. Idaho Territory.
MARRIAGE - Calvin R. Downey, 20 Jun 1875.
1880 OR CENSUS - Cyrena Downey, age 24, b. Iowa, is enumerated with husband Calvin R., age 47, occupation farmer, b. Canada, along with John H., age 18, b. Missouri, Callie A., age 16, b. Missouri, Minnie B., age 14, b. Oregon, Addie L., age 12, b. Oregon, Isaac A., age 9, b. Oregon, Arie A., age 4, b. Oregon, Mary F., age 3, b. Oregon, and Carl H., age 2 months, b. Oregon.
1900 OR CENSUS - Sirena [Cyrena] Downey, age 44, mother of 10 children, b. Apr 1856 in Iowa, is enumerated with her husband of 25 years, Alvin [Calvin] Downey, age 67, occupation farmer, b. Jul 1832 in Canada, along with Carl, age 20, b. Mar 1880 in Oregon, Tim A., age 18, b. Nov 1881 in Oregon, Charley, age 16, b. Feb 1883 in Oregon, Anna, age 14, b. Oregon, Zebida, age 11, b. Jan 1889, b. Oregon, Ralph, age 9, b. Nov 1890, Lizzie, age 5, b. Nov 1894 in Oregon, Clarence, age 2, b. Mar 1898 in Oregon. Also enumerated is Mary Hewitt, identified as daughter [of Calvin], age 25, b. Jul 1876 in Oregon, and Alice Hewitt, identified as niece [of Calvin], age May 1897 in Oregon. DISCREPANCY - Cyrena's age in the 1860 census is given as 13, but her age in the 1870 census is given as 14, and her birthdate in the 1900 census is given as 1856.

PHOTOGRAPH NOTE: The picture of Cyrena and Calvin Downey shown with son Clarence, circa 1901, is courtesy of Howard Downey.
OBITUARY: 
The funeral services of Mrs. Downey were held at the home about six miles Northeast of town, last Sunday at 12:30 o'clock, Rev. A. H. Carman of the Baptist church officiating, and the remains interred in the cemetery about 2 ½ miles this side of the home. An old resident and a good christian citizen has gone to her reward as suggested in the text of the sermon 1 Peter 1:2-5. The many and hearted children have the sincere sympathy of a host of friends in their severe bereavement.
The following items were handed the preacher to read: "Cyrena S. Harris was born in Davis county, Iowa, ....[can't read].... with her parents she crossed the plains in 18[??], settling in Marion County, Oregon. June 20, 1875, she was married to Calvin R. Downey, who died Jan.2, 1904. Mrs. Downey was the mother of eleven children, nine of whom survive her, namely: Arie A., Mary F., Carl H., Charles R., Anna J., Zebadee R., Ralph, Lizzie A., Clarence D., Tim A., who died Sept. 7, 1902, also an infant son. Mrs. Downey also raised five step-children whom she cared for on her own, and four of these survive her, namely, Harvey J., Callie A., Addie L., Alvah and Minnie B., who died Nov. 29, 1889. She also leaves two sisters, Elizabeth P. Miller and Emma A. Keen.
"She joined with the Baptist Church about thirty five years ago and has always been a faithful Christian. She passed peacefully away at four o'clock p.m., Jan 2, 1908, after a lingering illness of about two years". Her death occuring the same month and same day of the month as that of her husband four years ago. Her work is done but she leaves a large number of not only friends, but children to mourn her loss and to whom she would say, "So live as to meet me and the Saviour I have loved and trusted, on the other shore, when your work is done, and mother will welcome you home, and there'll be no parting there."
Stayton Mail 10 Jan 1908
INSCRIPTION: 
No marker as of 2005
SOURCES: 
Howard Downey
ODI
1860 IA CENSUS (Davis Co., Marion, FA #211)
1870 OR CENSUS (Linn Co., Scio, FA #139)
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Sublimity, ED 87, pg 154C)
1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Sublimity, ED 121, 14A)
SM 10 Jan 1908
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