Bob, <<<< This family seemed to name every child after an uncle or aunt.>>>>> -- Not just in your Huffstetler family!!!! It seems that most families of that time period named all their children for someone else. In one of my lines, I have a chart that shows one couple's children [the children were born 1823-1840] and grandchildren [born 1841-1880]. Of the 58 known grand-children, all except about 10 have at least one name [most have 2 or 3] from a grandparent, parent, aunt or uncle listed on the chart. I suspect that those have a name from their "other" [the child in this line's spouse] parent's family. One of this couple's grand-child had 73 known grand-children. The names of his grandchildren [1st one born 1893] did not contain as large a percentage of duplicate names. In fact there were only about 15 who were named for a grandparent, parent, aunt or uncle. Melba Clark ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:56 AM Subject: [ALBLOUNT-L] Re: Huffstetlerd (V03 #41) > > Correction... > > While posting a query about Michael Huffstetler, Jr. and Elizzabeth Hullett, > I made the following side remark. > > I believe his brother George Huffstetler was the same George Huffstetler who > > > > Michael Huffstetler, Jr did have a brother named George, but the George I had > in mind, was the George who was a brother of his father, Michael Huffstetler, > Sr. I have not documented which George went to Alabama. > > I received information that the George I was referring to was probably the > son of Johann Adam Huffstetler. > > Incidently, Michael Sr. also had a brother named John Adam. Same one? > Who knows? This family seemed to name every child after an uncle or aunt. > > I have no reason not to believe it. At least we have more clues. > > Bob Hullette > > > >