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VAN BUREN COUNTY .13
MRS. MARY E. DOWNING.
Mary E. Downing, nee Smith, was born in Brockport, N. Y., July 20, 1830; died September 9, 1884. Her parents removed to Michigan in 1838, and to Van Buren county in 1840, settling near Almena,
Thus in early life she shared the privations of our early pioneers, yet she was ever dutiful and pleasant, the delight of her young companions, adding to their joys and sharing their sorrows. Among her early associates she found the perfect complement of her own happy nature, and was married to Deeatur Downing, May 25, 1852. She was indeed the true
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