Hello all, I found a note in a family bible that simply says "Hie Inman - 1851". Is Hie a complete christian name or is it an abbreviation or nickname for some other name? With a surname of Inman it may be a German christian name. -Doc

Hiram? "Doc Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Hello all, > > I found a note in a family bible that simply says "Hie Inman - 1851". > > Is Hie a complete christian name or is it an abbreviation or nickname > for some other name? With a surname of Inman it may be a German > christian name. > > -Doc

> "Doc Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected] > > Hello all, > > > > I found a note in a family bible that simply says "Hie Inman - 1851". > > > > Is Hie a complete christian name or is it an abbreviation or nickname > > for some other name? With a surname of Inman it may be a German > > christian name. I can't answer your question whether this is a proper name/proper Christian name. However, doing a first name search on ancestry.com for the name "Hie" resulted in the following: Search Results: Hie New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891 15 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s 2 Census Records 383 matches 1930 United States Federal Census 96 1920 United States Federal Census 78 1880 United States Federal Census 59 1870 United States Federal Census 50 California Census, 1790-1890 23 Birth, Marriage, & Death Records 351 matches Social Security Death Index 52 Westminster Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers 29 Bartholomew County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, 1883-1920, Volume I 22 Wells County, Indiana Index to Death Records, 1883-1920 18 Clinton County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920, Volume I-II 16 view all 351 Birth, Marriage, & Death Records results Military Records 168 matches Kentucky Civil War Union Volunteers 52 War of the Rebellion 48 Kentucky Confederate Volunteers 24 Connecticut, Adjutant-General Report, 1901 6 Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812 5 view all 168 Military Records results >> Immigration & Naturalization Records 89 matches Immigrants in Pennsylvania, 1727-76 44 New York Chinese Exclusion Index 17 New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891 15 Index to Declaration of Intent for Naturalization: New York County, 1907-1924 3 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s 2 view all 89 Immigration & Naturalization Records results >>