This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: downes,mcdonald taylor byers johnson dees Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Xih.2ACEB/710.752.1 Message Board Post: nice to see this message my mom abbie ruth downes dad alvin casey downes mom recalls him talking about effie downes they all lived in yuma ariz then moved on to long beach whitter orange co san bernardino co we just lived next door right now im in hobbs nm doing some digging into some family info with mom on the oil gas land here in eunice in the downes names this is interesting thank you for your info annee