Kay, I've got this notation under notes for John B. 'Buck' Blankenship: 3. Howard White HWhite4425@aol.com , Has middle name as Buck. My sources were Jim Blankenship (not sure which site had it) OR Joel Hager Both of them have a GenCircles site. Lynda PS I try to note interesting trivia like this. Never know when or where it will fit into the puzzle. ----- Original Message ----- From: <BKAYMEL@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 2:30 PM Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] John (B) BLANKENSHIP m. Mary ELizabeth HUDSON > I have often seen this John referred to as John B. BLANKENSHIP with no idea > what the initial "B" stood for or whree it came from. In reconstructing my > files, I saw in one of my references where a researcher quoted Lloyd > Bockstruck as follows: > > "... In his Will John B. left ... " > > I am guessing that this where the middle initial "B" has come from over the > years, uch the same as someone saying they thought Cecily's last name "might > be Liggon" and all of a sudden that's how it was appearing everywhere? > > Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I am thinking that Mr. Bockstruck > simply abbreviated the name BLANKENSHIP in his notes and thus the "John B."? > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Any complaints or problems with another subscriber should be addressed directly to the List Admin at BKAYMEL@aol.com. No flaming of other subscribers will be tolerated on the list. > >