Does any one know anything about the "GADDIS" that are listed in the 1840 Census? Peggy Sue O'Shields-Gaddis [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 08, 2001 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [GAUNION] Thompson & Long census continues >Debbi, it was interesting to see your census' listed and being so many >Thomas'. >This doesn't have anything to do with anything I suppose but it is a question >I need to ask and hope someone has an answer for me and maybe you. I have >been searching my wife's line, William Lewis, sr., Major, who settled in >White co. Tn abt. 1800, after leaving SC. His wife was Mary John, both >having lived in Leesburg, Loudoun, Va. My point is in searching for Mary >John I was hoping to find something. >Someone once told me that I may be searching backwards(?), yep. They said >that when the first generation of Welch that came to this country would >reverse their names, ie. Thomas John to John Thomas, then the next generation >would turn it back to the original. Has anyone ever heard of this????????? >Need to know. >Thanks, > Cecil Kendall > > >==== GAUNION Mailing List ==== >We love RootsWeb!!!! >http://www.rootsweb.com > >