In a message dated 98-06-28 13:48:14 EDT, you write: > Just thought I'd mention that the Kygers did not have exclusive rightts to > the name "Leota". I have a Leota in my Havens/Clymer family.(My great- aunt) > Mother said Aunt Ottie was nearly blind but continued to cook for the family. > > She could tell when the cake was done by listening to it. I have one of her > recipies. Dorothy, by saying that--do you mean that you think Leota is just another given name and not indicating a prior surname? If so do you think it is native to this part of the country for some reason? Were your Havens/Clymers from the western PA and WV area? Also, what time period did the name first appear? Maybe that is the governing factor. Joan