John L. Dowdy born in 1804 in Screven Co., GA, the son of Richard Dowdy and Penelope Lane ( No court or legal records have been found to document John Dowdy's middle name. There is much speculation regarding this, but it is strictly speculation without supporting evidence. My personal opinion is that the L. stood for his mother's maiden name of Lane, as it was a common practice, but like others, I have no document that uses his middle name. Other researchers tell us his middle name is Lottaway. Would someone share documentation for this if it is out there? Emma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hazel LeBlanc" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] What's in a middle name? > At 01:22 PM 9/30/2006, you wrote: > <snip> >>Not so. If you see a name like John L. Dowdy and never saw that name >>written out on any legal papers how would you know what the L. meant? I >>am serious here. If anyone on this list has proof that the L. in John L. >>Dowdy is I surely hope you would share with the rest of us. Otherwise it >>will always just be John L. Dowdy for me. >>Much appreciation for any help here. >> >>Emma > > Emma, > You didn't mention any dates for your John L. Dowdy. Was it before > WW I? If not, we could look for a draft card for him. I have a > subscription to Ancestry.com and could take a look if you like. > Hazel > > > Scanned for viruses by Blue Coat > http://www.WinProxy.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006 > >

Well, I believe that is a little before WW I. I found 26 submitters of information on John L. Dowdy or John Lottoway Dowdy, not all had name and e-mail address though. 1. Robert Jeffries <[email protected]> 2. Sandra Selph-Hunter, Spiritwalker <[email protected]> 3. No name given <[email protected]> 4. Don Stephens <[email protected]> 5. Mary Beth Marchant <MBMJLM22AAOL.COM> 6. Linda Nelson <[email protected]> 7. John Johnson <[email protected]> 8. No given <[email protected]> 9. Wayne Augustus Harrell <[email protected]> I hope that you will be able to use at least a couple of these names. Best wishes to you in your endeavors. Hazel At 04:37 PM 9/30/2006, you wrote: >John L. Dowdy born in 1804 in Screven Co., GA, the son of Richard Dowdy and >Penelope Lane ( No court or legal records have been found to document John >Dowdy's middle name. There is much speculation regarding this, but it is >strictly speculation without supporting evidence. My personal opinion is >that the L. stood for his mother's maiden name of Lane, as it was a common >practice, but like others, I have no document that uses his middle name. > >Other researchers tell us his middle name is Lottaway. Would someone share >documentation for this if it is out there? >Emma >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Hazel LeBlanc" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 3:18 PM >Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] What's in a middle name? > > > > At 01:22 PM 9/30/2006, you wrote: > > <snip> > >>Not so. If you see a name like John L. Dowdy and never saw that name > >>written out on any legal papers how would you know what the L. meant? I > >>am serious here. If anyone on this list has proof that the L. in John L. > >>Dowdy is I surely hope you would share with the rest of us. Otherwise it > >>will always just be John L. Dowdy for me. > >>Much appreciation for any help here. > >> > >>Emma > > > > Emma, > > You didn't mention any dates for your John L. Dowdy. Was it before > > WW I? If not, we could look for a draft card for him. I have a > > subscription to Ancestry.com and could take a look if you like. > > Hazel > > > > > > Scanned for viruses by Blue Coat > > http://www.WinProxy.com/?wp_ml=0 > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006 > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message Scanned for viruses by Blue Coat http://www.WinProxy.com/