My question would be what sources all list this spelling? Michael On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Connie Leaman <[email protected]> wrote: > Just kind of a “I’m wondering” question. > > Why would anyone name their son Whan? Whan Thomas Tucker was born in 1919 > in Greeley County, Kansas, and died 1927, also Greeley County. He is my 1st > cousin once removed, and his parents are long gone and he has no siblings. > > For a long time I thought it might just be a variation, sort of, of Juan, > but it has puzzled me a lot. > > Connie > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- ------------------------------------ Michael John Neill Casefile Clues-Genealogy How-Tos http://www.casefileclues.com

It still could be a variation on Juan, I have seen many Wanitas. And FYI Whan is what is on his cemetery stone (Find A Grave). melissa On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Michael John Neill <[email protected]>wrote: > My question would be what sources all list this spelling? > > Michael > > > On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Connie Leaman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Just kind of a “I’m wondering” question. > > > > Why would anyone name their son Whan? Whan Thomas Tucker was born in 1919 > > in Greeley County, Kansas, and died 1927, also Greeley County. He is my > 1st > > cousin once removed, and his parents are long gone and he has no > siblings. > > > > For a long time I thought it might just be a variation, sort of, of Juan, > > but it has puzzled me a lot. > > > > Connie > > > > ******************** > > > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------ > Michael John Neill > Casefile Clues-Genealogy How-Tos > http://www.casefileclues.com > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >