Thanks for pointing this out, John. I have removed Dewalt from the name of my Ancestor and will refer to him in future correspondence as Johann Theobald Cagle. I knew Dewalt was David, but didn't know Theobald was also, David. One should learn something new everyday so, now I can quit for the day and watch old movies the remainder. Lee Cagle Okla city On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:27:58 -0400 "John Speight" <[email protected]> writes: > So, per the kerchner site, Theobald = Dawalt in English. > Hmm. > Thanks for the connection. > Now, back to file merging....... > I hear the Dragnet theme in the back of my mind - dum, de, dum, dum > or > some such. > John Speight > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandra Mckeithan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 7:03 PM > To: [email protected] > 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]rytel.net] > > > > 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. 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