Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Downing, Cordelia Dunham January 17, 1896 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com October 8, 2014, 10:59 pm Maquoketa Excelsior, Jan. 17, 1896 Maquoketa Excelsior, Jan. 17, 1896 Mrs. John Downing of Andrew, died after a long and painful illness on Monday, January 13, 1896, at the home of her daughter in Hurley, South Dakota. The remains were brought to Andrew for interment and funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. Cordelia Dunham, a daughter of James Dunham, late of Fairfield Township, Jackson County, was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, a little over fifty-seven years ago. With her parents, she came to Jackson County in 1850 and on August 5, 1860, she became the wife of John Downing of Andrew. She leaves her husband and six children to mourn her loss. She was a woman of excellent character and was loved and respected by all whe knew her. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jackson/obits/d/downing2737gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb