Hi Dan, (Harry) I'm incline to say that Cora was a VanSickle. ~ In Mary L. (Friend) Whorton's obit it says she (Mary L.) was survived by: . "....a brother, Reese Friend, Akron, Ohio; a half-sister, Mrs.Cora Humberston, Markleysburg, Pa.; and two half-brothers, James VanSickle, Cumberland; Lloyd VanSickle, Uniontown...." . ~ I go by about a half dozen different names myself....Kathleen is a very flexible name! I gave up trying to get folks to call me by just one certain name back in my twenties. Having married a Fitzgerald I soon learned that people are inclined to say Fitzpatrick when they read our surname for some reason. I tried naming our oldest son Patrick thinking that he'd at least have his name said correctly when read. I thought that surely no one would read it as Patrick Fitzpatrick, right? They don't. They read his name as Gerald Fitzpatrick. We also get called Fitzgibbon, Fitzhugh, etc. Folks just seem to just see the Fitz and finish it out with the first thing that comes to mind. I learned (when waiting for our name to be called anywhere) to just answer to any name that began with Fitz. Having learned to be patient about my new surname I lightened up on my given name as well and just answer to whatever the other person prefers...Kaye, Katy, Kit, Kathy, Kathy Mae (my cousin George in California)(his sister is Kathy Ann) Kathleen, Grandma K., etc. Our oldest grandson used to say his Fs as Bs when he was little so we decided he shouldn't call me Grandma Fitzgerald in public. The name has stuck, and not just with our grandchildren. Even the children and the teachers at the local grade school I volunteer at call me Grandma K. A lot of the kindergartners have trouble with their Fs as well so using Mrs. Fitzgerald needs to be avoided there!. What can I do? {;o) . I haven't received anything from your daughter yet, but will keep my eye out! Bye for now, Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Danvan36@aol.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] VanSickle > Hi Kathleen. > > Cora was not a Frazee, she married a Humberston, we have some confussion in > our family > tree Cora was a Van Sickle or a Friend. My grandfarther Loyd had a step > brother named > Reese Friend, a brother named James Van Sickle, I am not sure if Cora was a > step sister > (Friend) or a full sister (Van Sickle) > > Have you received any thing from my daughter Lee Anne Van Sickle > > If we can be of help let us know. > > Harry D. Van Sickle ( I go by Dan hope we didn't confuse you)