Erik Parker wrote: > > Have all of the clouds here, always been clouds? Im not really familiar with > my line beyond my grand parents in florida. (Charlie and Doris).. and about 10 > million cousins. > > But, if I heard correctly.. they were previous McCloud or McClaude or > something like that. > > Anyone else like that? Erik: My research in Florida has been limited to Jackson County. IF your grandfather, CHARLIE CLOUD was b: c 1914 in that county, I may be able to help. Please post his place and date of birth. You pose a very interesting question about Clouds previously named McCloud or McClaude. My research to date will not answer that question. However, I am convinced that the CLOUDS in Jackson County, FL came from Decatur County, GA in 1846 and they are descendants from the CLOUDS in England. BUT, if you go to www.familysearch.org and search the 1880 census in Florida, you will find 48 Clouds [half in Jackson Co.]; 4 Clonds in Gadsden Co.; 49 McClouds; 7 Mc Clouds; 152 McLeods and 26 Mc Leods. Notice the space after Mc in the two instances. None of the Mc's are in Jackson Co. to my knowledge. I look forward to your response and hope that I can help you. REX SANDERS

> > Have all of the clouds here, always been clouds? Im not really familiar with > > my line beyond my grand parents in florida. (Charlie and Doris).. and about 10 > > million cousins. > > > > But, if I heard correctly.. they were previous McCloud or McClaude or > > something like that. > > > > Anyone else like that? > > Erik: My research in Florida has been limited to Jackson County. IF your > grandfather, > CHARLIE CLOUD was b: c 1914 in that county, I may be able to help. Please > post his > place and date of birth. Hi Rex, That's him.. 1914. Died about 10 years ago.. I talked to my mother a bit more about it.. It would turn out, the original name was 'McClaude', then turned to 'McCloud' then the Mc was dropped, to yield cloud. Charlie clouds father was John Cloud.. Married to Ella Cloud. English descent, possibly from Bluntstown, FL