I was wondering if someone happens to know more of naming convictions than I ? That would not be hard! Here is what I am observing. I see several names come through that do not seem to be in use much now, I wonder if there were names that were used more in a certain area than in another, one example is DOCIE and DICIE, also DOVIE seems to be used fairly often in my family, I had thot it to be a nickname, but I see it in other families also. Rosa Bell is another name I see pop up at times. My family has run me ragged as so many use the middle name , but when signing a document, I.e. land patent, it has been signed with the full name. How were children names?, was it usually for the father's father for sons? , was it usual for the wife's maiden name to be given as a middle name..if so, this could be a clue. I appreciate your thots on this Thank you Marcia Moore Collins http://www.angelfire.com/ks/windshipgenhelp/