Background
Downey, Hermon Horatio was born on March 26, 1876 in Akron, New York, United States. Son of Henry and Almeda (Shell) Downey.
Downey, Hermon Horatio was born on March 26, 1876 in Akron, New York, United States. Son of Henry and Almeda (Shell) Downey.
Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1900, Doctor of Divinity, 1916. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Boston University, 1902.
November 27, 1902; 1 daughter, Vivian Almeda. Married second, Mary Ellen Wyckoff, October 2, 1922. Children—Beverly, Bradford Wyckoff, Joanne.
Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, 1903. Pastor Northampton Methodist Episcopal Church, Buffalo, 1905-1908, Spencer Ripley Methodist Episcopal Church, Rochester, New York, 1908-1913, Furman St. Methodist Episcopal Church, Syracuse, 1913-1923. Camp pastor Camp Hancock, Georgia, World War.
Pastor St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church, Wichita, Kansas, 1923-1925, Boulevard Temple, Detroit, Michigan, 1925-1931, Monroe Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Rochester. New York, 1931-1934, Furman Methodist Church. Syracuse. 1934-1948, Woodlawn Methodist Church, since 1948.
Trustee Cazenovia (New York) Seminary.
Member Beta Theta Pi.
Married Jessie Lydia Sheffield.; married second, Mary Ellen Wyckoff, October 2, 1922. Children: Beverly, Bradford Wyckoff, Joanne.