Fascinating!!! Patti Patti, I was about 15-16 (probably grade 9 or 10 as had just gotten my first typewriter) when I wrote this, as soon after this, I 'stopped my own story' and started the 'big Jobe story' , but then I never did finish my own story. Yes, it really was my first name ( I have the original, the affidavit and the new one) and it was after the first thing that comes to your mind. And Daddy picked it out - actually gave her 'an order' to name me that. Daddy had been in Burma in the war and he liked the way they looked and acted. And if I had never started doing genealogy, I may have have never known - as she paid and had it officially changed during one of their many seperations, before I started to school, to Cora - saying I was named after my gt grandmother, Cora Handy Page. When I found out about her, after doing genealogy a while, I asked my mother how could you actually name me after 'this woman'. Again, my parents were seperated and this time I got the 'real story' with the papers. Since then though, I've found many in all branches of my family, and Cora is an old and very respected name - even if not used today very much or when used is spelled Corah. I've finally reached the point where the name doesn't bother me. Ann > LOL--sure enjoyed reading that, Ann! You were how old when you wrote it?? > It's fun to read from the perspective you had at that age. Your original > first name really was Cobra? How/why did your mom pick it? > Thanks for sharing this! > xoxo Patti > ==== JOB Mailing List ==== Not an Andrew Job Sr (1620-1699)descendant, then see: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/notandrew.html ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx