OK. Try "Smith." And to make matters worse, I not only married a Smith, but my mother's maiden name was SMITH. Two very separate and distinct family lines...and in different areas, as well. So, I do understand your plight!!! masmith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dalle, Nancy, Civ, 126 CES, CEOR, 4878 Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:09 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Simple surnames My last name is West. My great Grandfather and Grandfather's names were Joseph. Do you know how many Joseph West there are in the world. This was one of my stumbling blocks. It still is, I've got my Great Grandfather's name - David West and I know he came from Scotland to Canada then to Michigan. But he is my end of this line unless I can find more about him. West is a very common name and searching for ancestors is like looking for a needle in a haystack...... But I'll keep looking...... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 11:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Simple surnames Wow, can't imagine haveing a surname that can and probably does now, include millions...like Brown or Jones, geeze. It must really get frustrating...I have a hard time with Irish "RYAN" name at times, luckly my Paternal surname is a bit easier is "FILIPPINI", tough to pronounce but fairly easy to find... Wishing all a happy Turkey day, where ever you are. ~Linda~ Happy Holidays, to you and yours~ When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I too have a line of Smiths which is interesting to try to find and sort out.. as well as being a part of that lovely group of Allens in Nova Scotia (how many Jeremiahs can one family have?).. We almost got into the whole wrong family, though, confusing my great grandfather George Morgan with another gentleman, also George Morgan (although with middle name Edward instead of Edwin) born a month earlier than he and in the same town! At first we attributed the 'ward instead of 'win to recording error until too many other things began not adding up.. but finding the right one led us back to a whole slew of Williams.. such a lovely tradition, naming children after parents and grandparents.. but what a tangle it left for us! happy hunting everyone.. and Happy Thanksgiving to all those South of the Border (but not down Mexico way) faye ---- MASmith <[email protected]> wrote: > OK. Try "Smith." And to make matters worse, I not only married a Smith, > but my mother's maiden name was SMITH. Two very separate and distinct > family lines...and in different areas, as well. > > So, I do understand your plight!!! > > masmith > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dalle, Nancy, > Civ, 126 CES, CEOR, 4878 > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:09 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Simple surnames > > My last name is West. My great Grandfather and Grandfather's names were > Joseph. Do you know how many Joseph West there are in the world. This was > one of my stumbling blocks. It still is, I've got my Great Grandfather's > name - David West and I know he came from Scotland to Canada then to > Michigan. But he is my end of this line unless I can find more about him. > West is a very common name and searching for ancestors is like looking for a > needle in a haystack...... But I'll keep looking...... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 11:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Simple surnames > > Wow, can't imagine haveing a surname that can and probably does now, include > millions...like Brown or Jones, geeze. It must really get frustrating...I > have a hard time with Irish "RYAN" name at times, luckly my Paternal surname > is a bit easier is "FILIPPINI", tough to pronounce but fairly easy to > find... > Wishing all a happy Turkey day, where ever you are. > > ~Linda~ > Happy Holidays, to you and yours~ > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find > it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT > from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a > SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find > it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT > from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a > SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mine are John Job and John Williams of "East Canada" and Ireland and England. chris lubinski on beautiful Whidbey Island, WA [email protected] www.whoamulefarm.com