Howell Cemetery (Old)

Location:

County Road 22

Cherokee County, Alabama

34.1730700, -85.5028700

FAG: 23569

Date of Visit: May 11, 2021

Whitfield A Vandevier

Pvt Co E 19 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Oct 1 1827     Jul 21 1901

In 1860 James M Downey and his wife Nancy lived in the 2nd District of Cherokee County, Alabama with nine children and James ninety year old mother. The four oldest of their children were boys: Ambrose F., John, William, and Joseph.  Ambrose served in Company E of the 19th Alabama Infantry with brothers John, William, and Joseph. Three of the brothers are buried or commemorated near their parents. 

John Downy

Pvt Co E 19 Regt Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Jan 5 1843      Mar 3 1924

William Downy

Pvt Co E 19 Regt Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

1845    1863

In Memory of Joseph Downy

1841-1864

Pvt CSA

Ambrose was captured at Missionary Ridge in 1863 and sent to Rock Island, Illinois. John enlisted September 25, 1861 in Huntsville. 

John was wounded severely at the Battle of Stone River. He was later captured in Nashville in December of 1864 and was sent to Camp Douglass, Illinois. 

Brother William died in service in 1863. I could not find service records. 

Joseph was sick with rubeola at the Floyd House and Ocmulgee Hospitals in Macon in July of 1864. It is assumed that his disease proved fatal for young Joseph.  

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Ambrose Downey, 19th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, July 19, 2021,  (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for John Downey, 19th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, July 19, 2021,  (http://www.fold3.com).
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Joseph Downey, 19th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, July 19, 2021,  (http://www.fold3.com).
• 1860 U.S. Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, Population Schedule, Census Place: 2nd District, Post Office: Centre, p.69, dwelling 491, family 491, James M. Downey: digital images, Ancestry (http://ancestry.com:accessed July 10, 2021),  NARA Roll M653.