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Lyman L Downs

Birth	:	15 May 1842 Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	26 Jun 1927 Clarksville, Butler County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Butler County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7832985, -92.6810989
Plot	:	R 2
Description	:	LYMAN L. DOWNS - Forty-three years have come and gone since Lyman L. Downs arrived in Butler county, where he became an active factor in agricultural pursuits, continuing the development of his farm until, content with the competence which he had acquired, he put aside business cares and retired to private life. He now makes his home in Clarksville, where he is most pleasantly situated, and his life history indicates what may be accomplished when energy and perseverance lead the way and industry and honesty constitute the salient features in the acquirement of success. He was born in Belvidere, Boone... Read More	LYMAN L. DOWNS - Forty-three years have come and gone since Lyman L. Downs arrived in Butler county, where he became an active factor in agricultural pursuits, continuing the development of his farm until, content with the competence which he had acquired, he put aside business cares and retired to private life. He now makes his home in Clarksville, where he is most pleasantly situated, and his life history indicates what may be accomplished when energy and perseverance lead the way and industry and honesty constitute the salient features in the acquirement of success. He was born in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, May 15, 1842, a son of George W. and Marana (Norton) Downs, natives of New York and of Michigan, respectively. In his boyhood the father accompanied his parents to Illinois and afterward went to Michigan, where he was married. For many years he followed farming in Illinois but later entered the wholesale and retail grocery business in Belvidere. The only interruption to his active business life came at the time of the Civil war, when he joined the commissary department, enlisting on the 4th of September, 1862, on which date he became a member of Company G, Ninety-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged during the second year of his service and returned to his home. His father died in 1892, at the age of seventy-four years, having long survived his wife, who passed away in 1854. Lyman L. Downs is the only survivor of the three children born of his father's first marriage. The latter married again but there were no children of that union. After spending his boyhood, youth and early manhood in his native county Lyman L. Downs removed to Butler County in May, 1870. He enlisted September 4, 1863, as a member of Company G, Ninety-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until honorably discharged at the close of the war, returning to his home with a most creditable military record. He had tried for enlistment the same year that his father was mustered in but was not accepted on account of physical conditions, but was accepted one year later. He devoted his energies to farming in his native state until he came to Iowa, where he purchased one hundred and ninety acres of land on section 5, Jackson township. Here he farmed until he retired and he is still the owner of the land. In the summer of 1912 he erected his present commodious and attractive residence in Clarksville and is now most pleasantly situated, the fruits of his former toil supplying him with all of the necessities and comforts and many of the luxuries of life. In 1880 Mr. Downs was united in marriage to Mrs. Millie Smith Howe, who was born in Indiana, May 3, 1845. Her father died before she was bom and she lost her mother when but a year old. At six years of age she came to Butler County with her grandfather, Almond Tree. Her grandmother had died when Mrs. Downs was but two years old. Her grandfather was a grand old man who had served in the War of 1812. He took care of his little granddaughter as best he could without a woman's aid. He would find her a place to stay and when he saw that she was not being well treated he would get her and secure for her another home. He died in Floyd county, Iowa, and his memory is deeply cherished by Mrs. Downs. By her former marriage Mrs. Downs had no children, but two have been born of the second union: George A., now a practicing dentist of Sterling, Illinois, and Marana M., the wife of John W. Best, of Waterloo, Iowa. Mr. Downs holds membership with the Grand Army of the Republic and greatly enjoys meeting with his old-time comrades and recalling the scenes of the tented fields. He is a prohibitionist and a Presbyterian — connections which indicate how high and honorable are the principles which govern his life. He stands at all times for those things which work for the betterment of the individual and for the community and he has never deviated from a course which he believed to be right between himself and his fellow men. (contributed by James Tomlinson - Source: "History of Butler County") Co. C 95 Reg Ill Vol Civil War Veteran

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Where is Lyman L Downs's memorial?
Lyman L Downs's memorial is located at: Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Butler County, USA.
When did Lyman L Downs death?
Lyman L Downs death on 26 Jun 1927 in Clarksville, Butler County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7832985
Longitude: -92.6810989

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Millie P Smith Downs

(1845 - 1920)

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Marana Mabel Downs Davis

(1885 - 1988)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lynwood Cemetery
Clarksville, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7832985, -92.6810989

2. Old Town Cemetery
Clarksville, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7742004, -92.6622009

3. Lowell Cemetery
Clarksville, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7578011, -92.6346970

4. Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
Allison, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7400800, -92.6635000

5. Antioch Cemetery
Clarksville, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7740100, -92.6132900

6. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Clarksville, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8332000, -92.6148000

7. Allison Cemetery
Allison, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7400017, -92.7891998

8. Riverside Cemetery
Shell Rock, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7126600, -92.5874500

9. Nettleton Cemetery
Greene, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8438988, -92.7881012

10. Jungling Cemetery
Allison, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7879100, -92.8191900

11. Butler Center Cemetery
Allison, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7000008, -92.7722015

12. Coster Cemetery
Allison, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6749600, -92.7122700

13. South Vilmar Cemetery
Vilmar, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8168000, -92.8298800

14. Brethren Cemetery
Greene, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8695500, -92.7909100

15. Willow Lawn Cemetery
Plainfield, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8432999, -92.5391998

16. Spring Lake Cemetery
Waverly, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7742004, -92.5147018

17. Hardeman Cemetery
Greene, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8706017, -92.8013992

18. North Vilmar Cemetery
Vilmar, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8329700, -92.8392900

19. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9067001, -92.6342010

20. Saint Marys Cemetery
Greene, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8827300, -92.7990200

21. Rose Hill Cemetery
Greene, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8843994, -92.7988968

22. New Albion Cemetery
Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6427994, -92.7416992

23. Andrews Cemetery
Waverly, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7771988, -92.4772034

24. Jackson Cemetery
Plainfield, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8908005, -92.5302963