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Forney

Forney Surname Distribution

Geographic distribution based on Civil War military records.

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People with the Forney Surname

John Forney

Col.

John W. Forney

Clerk of Congress

William Forney

Honorable

J.W. Forney

1817–1881 Hon. Pennsylvania

Marshall Forney

1820–1895 United States

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229 soldiers with the Forney surname found in Civil War records.

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