Mertie May Downs^[1]

1882 - 1963  (80 years)

• Name	Mertie May Downs  [2, 3, 4]
  Birth	13 May 1882	Indiana, United States   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Alt. Birth	13 May 1882  [4]
  	Alt. Birth IN
  Death	1963
  Burial	West Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN   [5]
  Notes	Mertie Downs' first marriage was to Edward Baugher in 1903,they had no children. Her second marriage was to Val entine Easterday in 1917, they had no children although she cared for the Easterday stepchild ren and her nephew, Oliver Jay Downs after he was two years old..
  Person ID	I21169	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Father	John C Downs,   b. 1860, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA d. Aft 1953, Boyne City, Charlevoix Co., MI (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Ellen Almira Whiteman,   b. 7 Jul 1861, Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA d. 9 May 1927, Lapaz, Marshall, Indiana (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Unknown
  Marriage	30 Aug 1881	Marshall County, Indiana, USA   [6]
  	The gender of Ellen A. Whiteman is female. Spouse: John Downs Marriage Date: Aug 30, 1881 County: Marshall This record can be found in the County Court Records, Film # 1651768 - 1651771. Book E, page 35.
  Family ID	F9985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edward Baugher   d. Dauphin County., Pennsylvania, USA
  Marriage	1903  [2, 4]
  Family ID	F9961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Valentine Easterday,   b. 1866   d. 22 Aug 1938 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1917  [2, 4]
  Family ID	F9965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S292] Pammala Garber nee Thomas. [S68] Bessie M. Rothrock, Compiler, Ancestors and Decendants (sic) of Henry Parker Whiteman and Mary Minerva Burdge, (Private Publication by John R. Kagel). [S109] Claudia Kerestes, Compiler, Relative Interviews. [S39] Abraham Whiteman Marty.FTW. [S309] Index to St Joseph County, IN Cemetery Inscription Project. [S107] Broderbund Family Archive: Marriage Index: IN 1851-1900 (#243).