Yes, it's been the pits, but I'll keep on digging them bones! One of these times I'll hit pay dirt. Myrna ----- Original Message ----- From: <Patdmom@aol.com> To: <MARTIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [MARTIN-L] NICKNAMES? > A needle in the haystack is right! And being called Mattie, but truly named > Margorie, is quite a stretch. I'm sure you've thought about the need to keep > a wide open mind on her given name, still. I've read about quite a few > errors on "official documents". Depending on who gave the info, especially > in a traumatic time, the name could be misspelled, as you said; > misunderstood; "sounds like"; just plain wrong.... Good luck!!! > Pat >