To Racjon and all other Gardners. For awhile all male Gardners were named William, James, John, Thomas etc. (Yes, I agree etc. is an odd name) But then there came a time in the late 1800s when they blossomed out and thus we enter the era of the odd names. Bet mine can beat anybody's. Marilynn, granddaughter of Cosmos Philotus Gardner ----- Original Message ----- From: <RACJON@aol.com> To: <GARDNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [GARDNER] Family roots > Jim, do you know who John E. Gardner's parents were, or where they lived in > Michigan. I have a John O. Gardner born in 1851, but I have no clue what > happened to him. My Gardners have odd names, do you have any Lorenzos, > Clarks, Claudes, LaFayettes, Lesters, Amos, Elijahs. They resided in Oakland > Co Michigan > Michelle > > > ==== GARDNER Mailing List ==== > You may contradict any idea or fact expressed on this list as > vigorously as you like, just be polite and don't get personal. > -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com > > ============================== > 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 >