Use of given name Clifford about 1895-1905 The surname CLIFFORD and use of Clifford as a given name predate the above period. However, I found a number of Cliffords (given name) listed in the SAYRE family in the 1895-1905 period from various parts of the country in branches of the SAYRE family that are not likely to have been in contact with each other. There seems to have been only one use of the given name before the above dates in a different branch of the SAYRE family. I also do not find the surname listed in a rather complete SAYRE family history prior to 1900. I have also run across some other Cliffords in other families born in the above timeframe. Was there a preacher, evangelist, politician, actor, author, etc. of that era who might have been the source of the recognition ? Clifford Sayre, Jr. in Silver Spring, MD E-mail: cliffsayr@aol.com