I use the Legacy Genealogy program, and it has a place on the "Marriage Information" window, where you can check "This couple did not marry. If I were...
I personally believe that most of us would have some awesome stories, but we have to think about what our parents talked about... My family was very close,...
I've noticed that.... many names and combinations were very popular and used frequently. Has anyone seen how German families would name their children the...
Wow, not that's got to be a genealogist's nightmare! I thought I had it rough with everybody being named for everybody else in my paternal line. I've had...
I really think it was a thing of naming each son after the father, and they called each son by their middle name. I just noticed that the girls are also both...
How common is it that a grandmothers first name or maiden name was used in naming the children...in my family my grandmotehr's maiden name Britnell has carried...
Yep -- my middle name is my maternal grandmother's first name. It was a male name that had been passed down for generations (or so I was told). I'm assuming...
I've noticed that they do the same here usually when a child dies, the next child born would have the dead childs name. Wonder if there was a belief that by...
Wow!! Isn't it great what you learn listening to family and building a family tree!?!?!? Thanks for the email. It was interesting to say the least. Patty ...
That explains alot thanks. I found a James Moore that was 4 coming over from Ireland but then in the 1880 census he was 3. that would explain it. Thanks again...
I lost my notebook with all the link ups in it came back to copy them and now they are gone? Rita Lace had over a hundred sites. where are they? Kap...
KAP IF YOU LOOK ON THE MAIN PAGE THERE IS A LIST OF LINKS BUT I WOULD IMAGINE A WHOLE LOT OF THEM ARE NO LONGER VALID. FOR SOME OF YOU WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED...
Hey everyone -- I'm trying to find my great aunt's husband, Edward B. (?) Marsh. He was born 27 Jul 1889 (although the 1930 US Census -- the little bit I can...
Don't bet the farm that the dates are right on the Census'. A four could be mistaken for a 9 easily. I pull up the original and try to figure out which one...
Sorry!! I meant in the USA in the 1700 and 1800's, don't know without looking where the family originated. I kept getting confused trying to figure out who...
Joseph: I met a john henry on line not too long ago. He's a young man, lives in MO, and has seen the grave, grave markers, and monument set up for my 24th...
... Patty, I know how that "called that all his life" is. I asked my son to help me move a square concrete slab 2 foot square. He says, "Wassa matter Pops,...
When I find one that's questionable, and sometimes when it's not, I compare the numbers with others by the same census taker. You can get a good idea which is...
Just wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself. My name is Mary. I currently reside in Brooklyn, New York. However, the brunt of my research falls in...
Good morning Patty, or Patricia <grin>, I took the 'PoPs' name as a term of endearment. It implied that I'm an old man, even though I was about 45 at the...
my german ancestors did the same thing... August and Wilhelmina Otto had the folling kids..... thier oldest son Friederich married Louise named their kids... ...
Hi Joseph: Good to know Pops was used an endearment The Old Man as a respectful title. Thats why my 1/2 bro called my Dad "Pops" ~ another way to call him...
Patty -- they sounded like they were full of spit 'n vinegar! Anny ... From: ddisaac To: genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 4:41...
