This site presents some of the ancestors and kin of Dr. Ben Dowdey, the author. The information is obtained from his personal family history files.
Both maternal and paternal lines are followed, and living people are excluded, except those born before 1940 (and the author's immediate family).
You can click on Icons in the menu bar, to see some of the icons used on this site. And you can click on any highlighted name throughout the site, to go to the personal page for that name.
Also, there is a link in the upper right corner of each page (dowdey site) that will return to this page.
Note: BCD and SWD are sometimes used to refer to the author and his wife, Susan (Wildsmith) Dowdey.
For any comments, corrections or additions, or if you were inadvertently included and wish to be removed, the author can be contacted by clicking on his name link below.