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Downey

Downey Surname Distribution

Geographic distribution based on Civil War military records.

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People with the Downey Surname

G.e. Downey

JUDGE

George Downey

Judge, Court of Claims

George E. Downey

Judge, Court of Claims, 1915-1926

Sheridan Downey

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820 soldiers with the Downey surname found in Civil War records.

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