Lisa, Thank you for your input. Yes, indeed it seems to be someone they admired. I wasn't aware of the Decker and Metford name. I've done a new search on google. I have found a Metford Mountfield (1912-1979) connection in Jefferson Co., too. There must be somebody in Jefferson Co. who made quite a bang whose name was Metford. Maybe you know the answer, but do the Huskeys have any association with guns professionally. I ask that because Wm Ellis Metford (1824-1899), m 2x great-grandmother's brother was involved in Arms research in the 19th century and was quite well known in those circles. There was a Metford rifle, then Lee-Metford rifle, later replaced by the Lee-Enfield. But it's so weird that Metford would show up so specifically in Jefferson Co. The only other place it shows up is in Virginia where there was a 17th century Metford settler and in upstate New York (Metford Frost, but eventually I made that connection to an English marriage, too). Any idea where I can pursue the Decker line? You never know! Michel on 18/04/05 19:12, Lisa Gendron at [email protected] wrote: > Michel, > I really couldn't say about how the name Metford appears in the Huskey > family. It doesn't always start out as a family name. A lot of people named > their children after someone they admired, and then it ~became~ a family > name that was passed down. (Andrew Jackson?) But who knows, it could be one > of the mother's maiden names somewhere along the line. I have tons of > Huskey's though....and these are the only occurrences that I have. > > I do have two other Metfords in my database. One is Metford John Decker, > born 1902 who married Florence M. Butler. The other is his son Stanley > Metford Decker. Metford John Decker's parents were Nicholas Henry Decker and > Effie Elba Frazier. These are all Jefferson County, Missouri people. > Lisa > www.geocities.com/[email protected]/ > > >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Michel Metford-Platt [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:36 AM >>>>> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Huskey (Metford) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Lisa (and list), >>>>> >>>>> Your email came in just as I was typing one to you, but >>>>> I've scrapped that one. You've given me a lot to look at >>>>> with regards to all the Andrew Jackson Huskeys. As I (sort >>>>> of) mentioned, I am trying to find out where the Metford >>>>> name fits in to the Huskeys. >>>>> >>>>> I research the Metford family name and have been doing so >>>>> since 1978 (I think). I was off the internet for six years >>>>> (being in Africa has its >>>>> downsides) and now that I am back on the internet (I'm >>>>> still in S. Africa, but was born in Detroit -- long story) >>>>> I am pleased with all the new changes. And more people. >>>>> Already in just a few days with Kay and now you, inroads >>>>> have been made. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, since Metford is such a rare name, and I collect >>>>> them all, I have been trying to piece the puzzle together >>>>> of the Metfords as they daughtered out, and now I'm back >>>>> trying to trace the Huskeys, or at least Metford where it >>>>> came in. Incidentally, Metford comes from Somerset, >>>>> England. I have some records back in the early 1600's, but >>>>> I have a direct line from 1658. >>>>> >>>>> With the Huskeys from the information that you and Kay have >>>>> given me, plus the inscriptions from cemetery stones, and >>>>> some death records I sent away for some years back, this is >>>>> what I have (I have put Metford in CAPS): >>>>> >>>>> two HUSKEY brothers >>>>> | 1.1 DeLaFayette Ramsey Huskey & Maria J. Jones >>>>> | | 1.1.1 Andrew Jackson Huskey & Mary C. Wiley >>>>> | | | 1.1.1.1 Eli Huskey Sr. (1879-1965) >>>>> | | | | 1.1.1.1.1 Eli Huskey Jr. & Bernetta Gideon >>>>> | | | | 1.1.1.1.1.1 Linda June Huskey (1946-1960) >>>>> | | | 1.1.1.2 Andrew Jackson Huskey (b1877) & Anna E. Hamrick >>>>> | 1.2 William Jackson Huskey >>>>> | | 1.2.1 James Huskey & Nancy Caroline Williams >>>>> | | | 1.2.1.1a Andrew Jackson Huskey* (1872-1952) & >>>>> Florence A. Wideman >>>>> | | | | 1.2.1.1a.1 Standly Edward Huskey (1892-1943) | >>>>> 1.2.1.1a.2 >>>>> | | | Clyde Charles Huskey (1896-1972) | 1.2.1.1a.3 >>>>> Hughey Raymond >>>>> | | | Huskey (1900-1963) & Golden Schrum >>>>> | | | | | 1.2.1.1a.3.1 Richard METFORD Huskey (1920-1977) >>>>> | | | 1.2.1.1b Andrew Jackson Huskey* (1872-1952) & Susan Emmaline >>>>> | | | Lanham 1.2.1.2 Millard Fillmore Huskey >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> plus the other HUSKEY line (which I've time-lined up): >>>>> | | 1.3 Alexander Huskey & Sarah Partney >>>>> | | | 1.3.1 Arthur Louis Huskey (b1871) & Laura B.F. Pierce (b1870) >>>>> | | | | 1.3.1.1a Raymond Edward Huskey* (b 1891) & >>>>> Lizzie Blake (dc1924) >>>>> | | | | | 1.3.1.1a.1 Edward Huskey (bc1914) >>>>> | | | | | 1.3.1.1a.2 Margarita Huskey (bc1918) >>>>> | | | | | 1.3.1.1a.3 Charles Huskey (bc1921) >>>>> | | | | | 1.3.1.1a.4 Eran Huskey (bc1924) >>>>> | | | | 1.3.1.1b Raymond Edward Huskey* (b1891) & Pauline >>>>> Clerc | >>>>> | | | 1.3.1.2 Morris Huskey (b1892) | 1.3.1.3 Eloisa >>>>> Huskey (b1893) >>>>> | | | | 1.3.1.4 METFORD Huskey (1896-1964) & Miss Roderick >>>>> | | | | | 1.3.1.4.1 Joseph METFORD Huskey (1919-1991) KY >>>>> | | | | 1.3.1.5 Ione Huskey (b1897) >>>>> >>>>> You said that Arthur Louis Huskey was not a brother to the >>>>> others. That's fine. But how can the insertion of the >>>>> METFORD name be accounted for in the Huskey family. It >>>>> doesn't seem to show up in other families? >>>>> >>>>> I agree with you in the practice of not tracing after 1900. >>>>> So many people!!!! It would indeed be a nightmare. Thus I >>>>> am only looking back in time and there is a puzzle here. >>>>> What do you think? >>>>> >>>>> Michel >>>>> >>>>> > >