janiced@texramp.net In my records Belle seems to be pretty common, usually with the extra e. My grandmother and several on both sides of the family were named Arabelle and called Belle. Janice ---------- > From: Phyllis Bergant <pbergant@home.com> > To: HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [HANCOCK-L] Charlene Newel > Date: Thursday, December 06, 2001 8:12 PM > > Was Bell a common middle name during this time or is this a maiden name? I > have several Hancock ancestors with the Bell in the middle Cara Bell Hancock > b 1877 d 1888. (my grandfathers oldest sister), Also my great-grandfather > had a sisters named Bell and Bee, and a brother names Henry. They lived in > Sullivan, Indiana. Does anyone on this list have any records from Sullivan, > Indiana. One of the sisters married a Whalen. Their mother was Moriah > (Maria) Collins, b 1816 d 1910. > > Phyllis Bergant > 10804 Golden Maple Place > Louisville, Ky 40223 > pbergant@home.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kelli Miller [mailto:KJEFFREY@peoplepc.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 9:32 AM > To: HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [HANCOCK-L] Charlene Newel > > Hello Charlene, you said something about Henry Hancock and Janie > Bell Hancock. Do you know anything else about them? My Great-Aunt just sent > me an E-mail about a Henry Bell Hancock marrying an Eliza Elizabeth "Lizzie" > Jeffreys, July 26, 1891, I believe in Union Co. Ky. She doesn't know > anything else about them except Lizzie was born in 1859. I thought they may > be the same people as your Henry Hancock. > > Alan Jeffrey > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Where to send messages to the list..... > HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Thank you for your support of The HANCOCK Family Discussion List. Please post your HANCOCK folks periodically so we will all know who you are looking for.