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William Lytle Dowd 1900–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1900

Birth Location: Kenyon, Humboldt, California, United States

Death Date: 17 Feb 1988

Death Location: Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States

Father: Richard Dowd

Mother: Laura Lytel

Spouse(s): Myrtle Hunter, Dorothy Anderson

Children(s): Richard Dowd, Gene Dowd

The story of William Lytle Dowd began in 1900 in Kenyon, Humboldt, California, United States. In 1982, William Lytle Dowd resided in Carmichael, CA. William Lytle Dowd married Dorothy M Anderson, Myrtle Maude Hunter, and had children including Gene William Dowd, Richard Leland Dowd. William Lytle Dowd passed away in 1988 in Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lytle Dowd began in 1900 in Kenyon, Humboldt, California, United States.
  • In 1982, William Lytle Dowd resided in Carmichael, CA.
  • William Lytle Dowd married Dorothy M Anderson, Myrtle Maude Hunter, and had children including Gene William Dowd, Richard Leland Dowd.
  • William Lytle Dowd passed away in 1988 in Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Dowd
1873–1904
Birth Location: Chenango, New York, United States
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Laura Lytel
1876–1911
Birth Location: Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Hunter
1902–1970
Birth Location: Petrolia, Humboldt, California, USA
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Dorothy Anderson
1918–
Birth Location: Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Dowd
1926–2003
Birth Location: Ferndale, Humboldt, California, USA
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Gene Dowd
1922–1989
Birth Location: Ferndale, Humboldt, California, USA
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William Dowd's Ancestors

Self
William Dowd
1900–1988
Birth Place: Kenyon, Humboldt, California, United States
Parents
Richard Patrick Dowd
1873–1904
Chenango, New York, United States
Laura (Jane) Lytel
1876–1911
Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
William Lytel
1829–1924
Nova Scotia, Canada
Ann (Eliza) Redden
1839–1924
Windsor Forks, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lytle
1802–
Sarah Frizzle
1802–
Thomas Redden
1812–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dowd's Descendants

1.
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William (Lytle) Dowd (16 Nov 1900–17 Feb 1988) m. Myrtle (Maude) Hunter (08 Nov 1902–08 May 1970) m. Dorothy (M) Anderson (27 Jul 1918–)
  1. 1. Richard (Leland) Dowd 1926–2003
  2. 2. Gene (William) Dowd 1922–1989

William Dowd's Timeline

3 Records

1900
16 Nov 1900
Birth of William Lytle Dowd in Kenyon, Humboldt, California, United States
Kenyon, Humboldt, California, United States
1982
1982
Age 82
William Lytle Dowd resided here in Carmichael, CA
Carmichael, CA
1988
17 Feb 1988
Age 88
Death of William Lytle Dowd in Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States
Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Kenyon, Humboldt, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1982
    Event Place: Carmichael, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1988
    Event Place: Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States
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