It appears to me from having ancestors in NE as well as in the South, that reuse of a name was more common in the North. The thrifty Yankees never threw away anything, including a name. They were more likely to reuse a name than were the Southerners. And they did it in my family, too. Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 5:57 PM Subject: [BAVARIA] HEINLEIN > was it common practice years ago, that if a child died, a new child would be > given that name? seems feasible to me and was certainly done in my family > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html > to unsubscribe > >