You are welcome! I hope it has some good details for you.....don't forget to check Amazon and ebay regularly.....you never know what pops up. lol (my wallet does! lol) TT ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet Gaston Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 8:57 PM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] John (B) BLANKENSHIP m. Mary ELizabeth HUDSON Tammy, thanks for the posting on the Am. Rev Soldiers of Ala on e=bay. I was able to obtain the book. It should be on its way in a few days, as I have sent the money. Thanks again!!!! Janet B. Gaston ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tammy Blankenship" <tblankus@msn.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] John (B) BLANKENSHIP m. Mary ELizabeth HUDSON > I would say that you are correct in this one.....lol TT > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: BKAYMEL@aol.com > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 2:37 PM > To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com > 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.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Submit your family lines to the BLANKENSHIP master files - contact list admin at BKAYMEL@aol.com for more info ... > > ==== 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.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com