Sandra, Thanks for taking the time to find this for our list members. As soon as I get caught up I am going to review this website. Thanks, Earl > [Original Message] > From: Sandra Mckeithan <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/20/2003 6:14:28 PM > Subject: Re: [CAGLE] Re: George Cagle c. 1750, 1745, 1740 - Moore, Rowan,Montgomery Co?? > > After reading countless messages concerning the names Leonard Kegel's sons, > I started searching to see if I could come up with something that might help > us. I found the following site that explains the naming of the German and > PA German children. The address is www.kerchner.com/nickname.htm . After > looking at the Americanized versions of some of the names, go to the very > bottom of the page and click on German Naming Customs. I think that will > explain why we might have 2 Johns or Georges or whatever in this family. > Hope it helps someone. > > Sandra > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Earl Cagle" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 3:25 PM > Subject: Re: [CAGLE] Re: George Cagle c. 1750, 1745, 1740 - Moore, Rowan, > Montgomery Co?? > > > > To those of you new to the Cagle list, these issues have been discussed > > many times before. We at one time discussed how German names were changed > > over a period of time, once these people settled in America. To start with > > many were illiterate and there for couldn't even spell their own surname. > > If your name was Kegel, and someone in a record spelled it in a different > > way, you were none the wiser. > > First names were changed as well such as Johan to John, Leonhart to > > Leonard. We had discussed how Dewalt , may have became David. I don't > > remember what we determined the name Theobald, to be. When this list was > > started about six years ago there weren't as many resources on the > Internet > > as there are now. I think with some research on the Internet we can > > determine what some German first names became in America. > > There are still people living today in America and Germany with the > surname > > Kegel, and I have seen Cagley as a surname. I don't know if all of these > > surnames started out as Kegel, and then changed into a few similar > surnames. > > It is still open to debate as to who all were children of Leonhart Kegel, > > our immigrant ancestor. > > Keep in mind however that he was born abt. 1684, may have started > fathering > > children as young as seventeen. He may also have continued to have > children > > into his late 60's or early 70's. > > Also we know he was married more than once, added to the fact that many > > early records are very sparse. > > Earl > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: David Cagle <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Date: 10/18/2003 5:09:41 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CAGLE] Re: George Cagle c. 1750, 1745, 1740 - Moore, > > Rowan, Montgomery Co?? > > > > > > John, > > > The Baptismal record shows: Johan Theobald Kegel. > > > I am not sure how Dewalt got into this? > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: John Speight <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 10:59 AM > > > Subject: RE: [CAGLE] Re: George Cagle c. 1750, 1745, 1740 - Moore, > Rowan, > > > Montgomery Co?? > > > > > > > > > > David - > > > > I'll merge the two lines and see what I see. Thanks for helping. > > > > Was the person, then, Johann Theobald Daywalt Kegel(l)? > > > > John > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: David Cagle [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:36 AM > > > > To: John Speight; [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [CAGLE] Re: George Cagle c. 1750, 1745, 1740 - Moore, > > > > Rowan, Montgomery Co?? > > > > > > > > > > > > John, > > > > I missed the question---I think? > > > > Dewalt and Theobald are the same person---David Cagle, b. 1728 > Germany. > > > > David > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: John Speight <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:09 AM > > > > Subject: RE: [CAGLE] Re: George Cagle c. 1750, 1745, 1740 - Moore, > > > > Rowan, Montgomery Co?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Donna - > > > > > My sentiments exactly. I got dead silence when I posted a query > about > > > > > the 2nd generation of Cagles (e.g., Dawalt vs Theobald). I'm afraid > > > > > all of us are using some and the same bogus info. Sigh. > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:24 PM > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: [CAGLE] Re: George Cagle c. 1750, 1745, 1740 - Moore, > Rowan, > > > > > Montgomery Co?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hmmm. Does the silence (to my post below) mean there's no one out > > > > > there? Or, > > > > > does it mean no one is willing to go on record? :-) I've been > > > > looking > > > > > at > > > > > Ancestry and it seems there are many people with the same confused > > > > > records. Anyone? > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:40 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: [CAGLE] George Cagle c. 1750 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to clean up my records and came across a duplicate > > > > > > person. I'm not sure which entry is correct. Can someone in this > > > > > > line clear this up > > > > > for > > > > > > me? > > > > > > > > > > > > I have George Cagle b. about 1750 linked to Lenhardt Kegel (the > > > > > > immigrant) as his father. Then I also have George Cagle b. abt > 1750 > > > > > > linked to David (Theobald Dewalt) as his father. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Donna > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > > > > records, > > > > > go to: > > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > > > records, go to: > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > > > records, > > > > go to: > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237