I am researching the Dowd family and would be interested in learning what Dowd lineage you have. My husband's ggrandfather, Thomas Dowd, was born in County Monagahan, Ireland 1817 and emigrated to the U.S. as a young boy. He subsequently ended up in Wisconsin and homesteaded land in Iowa. Send me an E-mail if this possibly fits into your Dowd lineage. Thanks. Beth Dowd, Des Moines, IA