dˈaʊni mˈæɹid ɪvˈændʒɪlˌaɪn vɪktˈoːɹiə ˈoʊɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ɪn lˈæɹeɪmi, waɪˈoʊmɪŋ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ænd ðeɪ hæd tˈɛn tʃˈɪldɹən.
Downey married Evangeline Victoria Owen (1853–1937) in Laramie, Wyoming in 1872 and they had ten children.