In a message dated 3/28/00 12:18:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, cecile.ellison@hickham.com writes: << Hardy Powell married Missouri Ballard late 1800's ??? >> MISSOURI and LOUISIANA show up as feminine names in several families about then. There was a Zou on the MIDDLETON-L who got her name because her grandmother was named Missouri but called Zou. Unusual male names I've seen include Greenberry, Redberry, and Judge. Grant