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Cecil Roy Downey 1913–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 FEB 1913

Birth Location: Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States

Death Date: 18 Apr 1979

Death Location: Logan County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Andrew Downey

Mother: Katie Allison

Spouse(s): Velma Priess

Children(s): Mary Downey, Thomas Downey, Dolly Downey, Richard Downey

Cecil Roy Downey was born in 1913 in Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, the child of Andrew Stewart Downey And Katie Lucretia Allison. In 1920, Cecil Roy Downey resided in Cherokee, Payne, Oklahoma, USA. Cecil Roy Downey married Velma Olive Priess, and had children including Dolly Mae Downey, Mary Cecilia Downey, Richard Andrew Downey, Thomas Cecil Downey. Cecil Roy Downey passed away in 1979 in Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Cecil Roy Downey was born in 1913 in Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, the child of Andrew Stewart Downey And Katie Lucretia Allison.
  • In 1920, Cecil Roy Downey resided in Cherokee, Payne, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Cecil Roy Downey married Velma Olive Priess, and had children including Dolly Mae Downey, Mary Cecilia Downey, Richard Andrew Downey, Thomas Cecil Downey.
  • Cecil Roy Downey passed away in 1979 in Logan County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Downey
1887–1974
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
AD
Katie Allison
1891–1962
Birth Location: Missouri
KA

Spouses(s)

Velma Priess
1915–1990
Birth Location: Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States
VP

Children(s)

Mary Downey
1940–1988
Birth Location: Home Pawhusk, Oklahoma
MD
Thomas Downey
1945–1993
Birth Location: Stillwater P, Oklahoma
TD
Dolly Downey
1942–2001
Birth Location: Coyle Logan, Oklahoma
DD
Richard Downey
1935–1995
Birth Location: Gutherie Log, Oklahoma
RD

Cecil Downey's Ancestors

Self
Cecil Downey
1913–1979
Birth Place: Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States
Parents
Andrew Stewart Downey
1887–1974
Kansas, USA
Katie (Lucretia) Allison
1891–1962
Missouri
Grandparents
Thomas (Martin) Allison
1862–1913
Illinois, USA
Sarah (Catherine) Burton
1871–1959
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Charles Burton
1845–1885
Martha Dorman
1852–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Dorman
1820–1902
Sarah Pitts
1834–1923

Cecil Downey's Descendants

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Cecil (Roy) Downey (03 FEB 1913–18 Apr 1979) m. Velma (Olive) Priess (16 December 1915–10 June 1990)
  1. 1. Mary (Cecilia) Downey 1940–1988
  2. 2. Thomas (Cecil) Downey 1945–1993
  3. 3. Dolly (Mae) Downey 1942–2001
  4. 4. Richard (Andrew) Downey 1935–1995 m. Darlene (Altha) Sadler 1935–2014

Cecil Downey's Timeline

7 Records

1913
13 Feb 1913
Birth of Cecil Roy Downey in Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States
Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States
1913
03 FEB 1913
Birth of Cecil Roy Downey in Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States
Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States
1920
1920
Age 7
Cecil Roy Downey resided here in Cherokee, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Cherokee, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Cecil Roy Downey resided here in Antelope, Logan, Oklahoma
Antelope, Logan, Oklahoma
1935
1935
Age 22
Cecil Roy Downey resided here in Pathen, Logan, Oklahoma
Pathen, Logan, Oklahoma
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 27
Cecil Roy Downey resided here in Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
1979
18 Apr 1979
Age 66
Death of Cecil Roy Downey in Coyle, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
Coyle, Logan, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3320; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 57-44
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 445-03-2194; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cherokee, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1482; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 578
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Antelope, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: 1912; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 11.0; FHL microfilm: 2341646
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 FEB 1913
    Event Place: Coyle, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cherokee, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cherokee, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1482; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 578

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Antelope, Logan, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Antelope, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: 1912; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 11.0; FHL microfilm: 2341646

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pathen, Logan, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3320; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 57-44

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Strike Axe, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3320; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 57-44

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Coyle, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 445-03-2194; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Logan County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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