I think the phrase should be "In the memory of all my Vaclav ancestors who eventually *chose* James...." My grandfather, Matej, chose Michael rather than Matthew. Elaine > In the memory of all my Vaclav ancestors > who eventually became James > (Chicago) > Wenceslaus also translate to > James---several choices. > In early Illinois church records the scribe > wrote Wenceslaus in one section > and a few pages or yrs later Vaclav-- and then James. > Joan Smart/Smatt Peterson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 5:32 PM > Subject: Re: [CZ] translation >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: MaryJeanettePoole >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.czech/384.1.1/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Thank you so much! >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> >

Amen and amen. Joe ETM wrote: >I think the phrase should be "In the memory of all >my Vaclav ancestors who eventually *chose* >James...." > >My grandfather, Matej, chose Michael rather than >Matthew. > >Elaine > > > > >> In the memory of all my Vaclav ancestors >>who eventually became James >>(Chicago) >> Wenceslaus also translate to >>James---several choices. >> >> > > > >>In early Illinois church records the scribe >>wrote Wenceslaus in one section >>and a few pages or yrs later Vaclav-- and then James. >> >> > > > >>Joan Smart/Smatt Peterson >> >> > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >>To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 5:32 PM >>Subject: Re: [CZ] translation >> >> > > > > >>>This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>> >>>Author: MaryJeanettePoole >>>Surnames: >>>Classification: queries >>> >>>Message Board URL: >>> >>>http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.czech/384.1.1/mb.ashx >>> >>>Message Board Post: >>> >>>Thank you so much! >>> >>>Important Note: >>>The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >>>would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >>>above and respond on the board. >>> >>> >>> >>> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CZECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >