| SURNAME | GIVEN NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | BIOGRPAHICAL INFORMATION |
| CADJEW | Harriett | Dec 23, 1880 | Age: 3y, 1m, 7d | |
| CADJEW | T. | May 6, 1809 | Aug 9, 1861 | |
| DeLONG | Alexander | Mar 3, 1805 | Jul 17, 1878 |
Alexander DeLong was born in Guernsey County, Ohio on Mar 3, 1805 and died in Decatur County, Iowa on Jul 17, 1878. He was living with one of his children at the time of his death and was brought to the Downey Cemetery for burial. (The Iowa state line and Decatur County are just about two miles north of the Downey Cemetery.) Alexander DeLong married Elizabeth Rodman on Oct 16, 1828 in Perry County, Ohio, and was the grandfather of Samuel DeLong who was the second husband of Margaret Downey-Graham. |
| DOWNEY | Martha | Dec 6, 1810 | Jul 1, 1877 | Martha (Evans) Downey was born Dec 6, 1810 in Kentucky, the daughter of John and Margaret (Caldwell) Evans. She died Jul 16, 1877. |
| DOWNEY | Samuel | Mar 11, 1809 | Jun 26, 1880 |
Samuel Downey was born March 11, 1809 in Kentucky and was the son of Archibald and Sarah (Cook) Downey. (Archibald and Sarah are buried at the Andover Cemetery, Harrison County, Missouri) Samuel died at the family farm near Andover on June 26, 1880. Samuel married Martha Evans in Nicholas County, Kentucky on May 8, 1828 and had the following children: John, born 1829 in either Kentucky or Indiana Jane Elizabeth, born Aug 23, 1832 in Boone County, Indiana Joseph T., born in 1835 in Boone County, Indiana Barton W., born Jan 9, 1837 in Boone County, Indiana Samuel Newton, born in 1840 in Boone County, Indiana (also buried at the Downey Cemetery) Margaret, born Dec 24, 1841 in Boone County, Indiana David Francis, born 1845 in either Indiana or Ohio Grace, born 1847 Sarah E., born 1847 in Indiana Robert M., born Jun 30, 1849 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. Various county records list Samuel's primary occupation as "Farmer", but he is also identified as a Christian Minister and represented Harrison County for two years in the State Legislature. |
| DOWNEY | Samuel Newton | 1840 | Feb 2, 1863 |
Samuel Newton Downey was the fifth child of Samuel and Martha Downey and was born in 1840 in Boone County, Indiana. He married Catherine Bridges, the daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Jones) Bridges on May 12, 1959 (probably in Harrison County, Missouri). Samuel and Martha had two children, Cornelia Josephine (born May 1, 1860 near Akron, Harrison County, Missouri) and Samuel Guilford (born Dec 2, 1861 near Akron, Harrison County, Missouri). Samuel enlisted in Company D, 23rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was a Sergeant at the time of his death on Feb 2, 1863. He died of Typhoid Fever at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri and his body was returned to Harrison County where he was buried at the Downey Cemetery. |
| GRAHAM | James C. | Mar 29, 1836 | Sep 24, 1859 | James C. Graham was born Mar 28, 1836 (location unknown) and died Sep 24, 1859 in Clay Township near Akron in Harrison County. He married Margaret Downey, the daughter of Samuel and Martha Downey, in 1859. Information indicates that James Graham was a school teacher in one of the rural schools of Clay Township and that Margaret was one of his students. They were married upon the conclusion of the school year. Samuel Downey gave the young couple 40 acres of land on which to build a house, but James contracted typhoid and died before the house was completed and within a year of their marriage. They had no children. Margaret later married Samuel DeLong and is buried at the Andover Cemetery. James is believed to be the first person buried in what became the Downey Cemetery. |
| JENKINS | Martin E. | Apr 9, 1882 | Age: 7y, 5m, 20d Son of P. & S. J. Jenkins |
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| JENKINS | William A. | Aug 3, 1864 | Age: 2y, 17d | |
| McGINTY | Annie B. | Feb 23, 1869 | Age: 8m, 22d Dau of J.H. & N. J. McGinty | |
| McGINTY | Mary | 1873 | Age: 65 years | |
| PERCELL | Viola C. | Oct 23, 1875 | Age: 7m, 22d Dau of J. E. & M. E. Percell |
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| ROBERTS | Delila H. | Died at age 1y, 7m Dau of John and Jane (Downey) Roberts |
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| ROBERTS | John | Apr 18, 1826 | Dec 16, 1902 |
John Roberts was born Apr 18, 1826 in Decatur County, Indiana, the son of James and Delia (Blount) Roberts. He married Jane Elizabeth Downey (dau of Samuel & Martha Downey) on Sep 27, 1849 in Jefferson County, Iowa. They had the following children: Martha Elizabeth born Feb 1, 1852 in Wapello County, Iowa Delilah born Dec 7, 1854 Sarah C. born Aug 27, 1857 in Andover, Harrison County, Missouri Samuel J. born Aug 18, 1859 in Andover, Harrison County, Missouri Rebecca J. born Mar 10, 1862 in Andover, Harrison County, Missouri John Newton born Aug 10, 1866 in Andover, Harrison County, Missouri Mary Charlotte born Jan 31, 1869 in Andover, Harrison County, Missouri William born Mar 4, 1872 in Andover, Harrison County, Missouri Alfred E. born May 7, 1874 in Andover, Harrison County, Missouri Jane died on Dec 24, 1879 of chronic malaria fever. She had been blind since about 1859, probably a result of the repeated high temperatures. John remarried on Jul 4, 1880 to Sarah Jackson. Upon his death on Dec 16, 1902, John was buried in Downey Cemetery. He is (probably) the last person to be buried there. |
| ROBERTS | Sarah C. | Died at age 1 year Dau of John and Jane (Downey) Roberts |
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| ROBERTS | William M. | Died at age 1 year Son of John and Jane (Downey) Roberts |