These Johns had different mothers also. I found a relative who named all her daughter first name as Mary and then a different middle name. They were call the middle name at home but not on offical papers. About 5 of them, That is funny also. On 1/19/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: > In a similar vein, my great-great grandfather was married twice. He named a > son Ezra who died at age 10 then when he married wife #2, he named another > son Ezra. Until I figured out how young the first one died, it was rather > confusing. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jann Parks" <townefabric@ispmgt.com> > To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:06 AM > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > > >> My 2great grandfather was John Putney, He had a son John Putney, my >> great grandfather. He had 2 sons first and last named John Putney. Tht >> is really fun looking for family >> >> On 1/18/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: >>> If he did what he said he was going to do, he created a genealogist's >>> nightmare for his descendants!! >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "nora" <bouvx3@verizon.net> >>> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:43 PM >>> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors >>> >>> >>>> Thought I'd share this as I am sure so many of us can appreciate it!!! >>>> >>>> /1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTION -- SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES/ >>>> >>>> It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by >>>> candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New >>>> Year's resolutions. >>>> >>>> 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name >>>> at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to >>>> give the >>>> appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. >>>> >>>> 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same >>>> names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. >>>> >>>> 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never >>>> list the same age or birth year twice on any document. >>>> >>>> 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different >>>> church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every >>>> third >>>> child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant >>>> minister >>>> who keeps no records. >>>> >>>> 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least >>>> once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around >>>> asking silly questions. >>>> >>>> 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no >>>> vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every >>>> few >>>> years. >>>> >>>> 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe >>>> in record keeping or in participating in military service. >>>> >>>> 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, >>>> which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. >>>> >>>> 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry >>>> another Mary. >>>> >>>> 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a >>>> lawyer? >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

A lot of girls were given the first name Mary... Especially if their family followed the Catholic faith..I have a family of Germans where all the boys were named Johann. They went by their middle names; George, Peter, Michael and so forth...But if you want a conundrum why would a surname be changed from Schulz to Wodrich or from Tessier to Casey...Sure makes life interesting.. Sara Burkholder > Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:32:47 -0500 > From: townefabric@ispmgt.com > To: nyerie@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > > These Johns had different mothers also. I found a relative who named > all her daughter first name as Mary and then a different middle name. > They were call the middle name at home but not on offical papers. > About 5 of them, That is funny also. > > On 1/19/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: > > In a similar vein, my great-great grandfather was married twice. He named a > > son Ezra who died at age 10 then when he married wife #2, he named another > > son Ezra. Until I figured out how young the first one died, it was rather > > confusing. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jann Parks" <townefabric@ispmgt.com> > > To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:06 AM > > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > > > > > >> My 2great grandfather was John Putney, He had a son John Putney, my > >> great grandfather. He had 2 sons first and last named John Putney. Tht > >> is really fun looking for family > >> > >> On 1/18/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: > >>> If he did what he said he was going to do, he created a genealogist's > >>> nightmare for his descendants!! > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "nora" <bouvx3@verizon.net> > >>> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> > >>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:43 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > >>> > >>> > >>>> Thought I'd share this as I am sure so many of us can appreciate it!!! > >>>> > >>>> /1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTION -- SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES/ > >>>> > >>>> It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by > >>>> candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New > >>>> Year's resolutions. > >>>> > >>>> 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name > >>>> at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to > >>>> give the > >>>> appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. > >>>> > >>>> 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same > >>>> names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. > >>>> > >>>> 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never > >>>> list the same age or birth year twice on any document. > >>>> > >>>> 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different > >>>> church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every > >>>> third > >>>> child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant > >>>> minister > >>>> who keeps no records. > >>>> > >>>> 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least > >>>> once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around > >>>> asking silly questions. > >>>> > >>>> 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no > >>>> vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every > >>>> few > >>>> years. > >>>> > >>>> 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe > >>>> in record keeping or in participating in military service. > >>>> > >>>> 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, > >>>> which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. > >>>> > >>>> 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry > >>>> another Mary. > >>>> > >>>> 10. I resolve not to make a will. 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Sara: I haven't heard this mentioned in several years but one story was that if every male had the first name Johann, the devil couldn;t find them (him?) Forgotten how that applied to females. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Burkholder" <sa73bu@hotmail.com> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > > A lot of girls were given the first name Mary... Especially if their > family followed the Catholic faith..I have a family of Germans where all > the boys were named Johann. They went by their middle names; George, > Peter, Michael and so forth...But if you want a conundrum why would a > surname be changed from Schulz to Wodrich or from Tessier to Casey...Sure > makes life interesting.. Sara Burkholder > >> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:32:47 -0500 >> From: townefabric@ispmgt.com >> To: nyerie@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors >> >> These Johns had different mothers also. I found a relative who named >> all her daughter first name as Mary and then a different middle name. >> They were call the middle name at home but not on offical papers. >> About 5 of them, That is funny also. >> >> On 1/19/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: >> > In a similar vein, my great-great grandfather was married twice. He >> > named a >> > son Ezra who died at age 10 then when he married wife #2, he named >> > another >> > son Ezra. Until I figured out how young the first one died, it was >> > rather >> > confusing. >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Jann Parks" <townefabric@ispmgt.com> >> > To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:06 AM >> > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors >> > >> > >> >> My 2great grandfather was John Putney, He had a son John Putney, my >> >> great grandfather. He had 2 sons first and last named John Putney. Tht >> >> is really fun looking for family >> >> >> >> On 1/18/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> If he did what he said he was going to do, he created a genealogist's >> >>> nightmare for his descendants!! >> >>> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> From: "nora" <bouvx3@verizon.net> >> >>> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> >> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:43 PM >> >>> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> Thought I'd share this as I am sure so many of us can appreciate >> >>>> it!!! >> >>>> >> >>>> /1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTION -- SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES/ >> >>>> >> >>>> It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by >> >>>> candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his >> >>>> New >> >>>> Year's resolutions. >> >>>> >> >>>> 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name >> >>>> at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to >> >>>> give the >> >>>> appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. >> >>>> >> >>>> 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same >> >>>> names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. >> >>>> >> >>>> 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never >> >>>> list the same age or birth year twice on any document. >> >>>> >> >>>> 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different >> >>>> church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. >> >>>> Every >> >>>> third >> >>>> child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an >> >>>> itinerant >> >>>> minister >> >>>> who keeps no records. >> >>>> >> >>>> 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at >> >>>> least >> >>>> once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come >> >>>> around >> >>>> asking silly questions. >> >>>> >> >>>> 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where >> >>>> no >> >>>> vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down >> >>>> every >> >>>> few >> >>>> years. >> >>>> >> >>>> 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe >> >>>> in record keeping or in participating in military service. >> >>>> >> >>>> 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, >> >>>> which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. >> >>>> >> >>>> 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry >> >>>> another Mary. >> >>>> >> >>>> 10. I resolve not to make a will. 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It was a common pracdtice, at least in Germany, to name the first som after the father. I am the first since at least 1600's to not be named George. bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jann Parks" <townefabric@ispmgt.com> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > These Johns had different mothers also. I found a relative who named > all her daughter first name as Mary and then a different middle name. > They were call the middle name at home but not on offical papers. > About 5 of them, That is funny also. > > On 1/19/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: >> In a similar vein, my great-great grandfather was married twice. He >> named a >> son Ezra who died at age 10 then when he married wife #2, he named >> another >> son Ezra. Until I figured out how young the first one died, it was >> rather >> confusing. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jann Parks" <townefabric@ispmgt.com> >> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:06 AM >> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors >> >> >>> My 2great grandfather was John Putney, He had a son John Putney, my >>> great grandfather. He had 2 sons first and last named John Putney. Tht >>> is really fun looking for family >>> >>> On 1/18/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> If he did what he said he was going to do, he created a genealogist's >>>> nightmare for his descendants!! >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "nora" <bouvx3@verizon.net> >>>> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:43 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors >>>> >>>> >>>>> Thought I'd share this as I am sure so many of us can appreciate it!!! >>>>> >>>>> /1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTION -- SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES/ >>>>> >>>>> It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by >>>>> candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New >>>>> Year's resolutions. >>>>> >>>>> 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name >>>>> at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to >>>>> give the >>>>> appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. >>>>> >>>>> 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same >>>>> names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. >>>>> >>>>> 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never >>>>> list the same age or birth year twice on any document. >>>>> >>>>> 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different >>>>> church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every >>>>> third >>>>> child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant >>>>> minister >>>>> who keeps no records. >>>>> >>>>> 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least >>>>> once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around >>>>> asking silly questions. >>>>> >>>>> 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no >>>>> vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every >>>>> few >>>>> years. >>>>> >>>>> 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe >>>>> in record keeping or in participating in military service. >>>>> >>>>> 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, >>>>> which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. >>>>> >>>>> 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry >>>>> another Mary. >>>>> >>>>> 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a >>>>> lawyer? >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>> quotes >>>>> >>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I haven't noticed the naming pattern on my German side but on my Irish side it was first son after the Grand father on father's side, second son after mother's father. side with the girls. My grandfather named his sons for 2 of his brothers William and Julius. The middle son wasn't named for his oldest brother Carl. On 1/19/10, Bob <rwurtz114660mi@comcast.net> wrote: > It was a common pracdtice, at least in Germany, to name the first som after > the father. I am the first since at least 1600's to not be named George. > > bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jann Parks" <townefabric@ispmgt.com> > To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 8:32 AM > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > > >> These Johns had different mothers also. I found a relative who named >> all her daughter first name as Mary and then a different middle name. >> They were call the middle name at home but not on offical papers. >> About 5 of them, That is funny also. >> >> On 1/19/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: >>> In a similar vein, my great-great grandfather was married twice. He >>> named a >>> son Ezra who died at age 10 then when he married wife #2, he named >>> another >>> son Ezra. Until I figured out how young the first one died, it was >>> rather >>> confusing. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jann Parks" <townefabric@ispmgt.com> >>> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:06 AM >>> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors >>> >>> >>>> My 2great grandfather was John Putney, He had a son John Putney, my >>>> great grandfather. He had 2 sons first and last named John Putney. Tht >>>> is really fun looking for family >>>> >>>> On 1/18/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> If he did what he said he was going to do, he created a genealogist's >>>>> nightmare for his descendants!! >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "nora" <bouvx3@verizon.net> >>>>> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:43 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Thought I'd share this as I am sure so many of us can appreciate it!!! >>>>>> >>>>>> /1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTION -- SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES/ >>>>>> >>>>>> It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by >>>>>> candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New >>>>>> Year's resolutions. >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name >>>>>> at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to >>>>>> give the >>>>>> appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same >>>>>> names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never >>>>>> list the same age or birth year twice on any document. >>>>>> >>>>>> 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different >>>>>> church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every >>>>>> third >>>>>> child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant >>>>>> minister >>>>>> who keeps no records. >>>>>> >>>>>> 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least >>>>>> once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around >>>>>> asking silly questions. >>>>>> >>>>>> 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no >>>>>> vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every >>>>>> few >>>>>> years. >>>>>> >>>>>> 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe >>>>>> in record keeping or in participating in military service. >>>>>> >>>>>> 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, >>>>>> which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. >>>>>> >>>>>> 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry >>>>>> another Mary. >>>>>> >>>>>> 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a >>>>>> lawyer? >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>>> quotes >>>>>> >>>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>> quotes >>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

All of my paternal grandfather's sisters were named Mary with different middle names. All but one (the last one) went by the middle name. I didn't know that they were all "Aunt Mary" until I started doing my research! Mary (guess who I'm named after) ---- Jann Parks <townefabric@ispmgt.com> wrote: > These Johns had different mothers also. I found a relative who named > all her daughter first name as Mary and then a different middle name. > They were call the middle name at home but not on offical papers. > About 5 of them, That is funny also. > > On 1/19/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: > > In a similar vein, my great-great grandfather was married twice. He named a > > son Ezra who died at age 10 then when he married wife #2, he named another > > son Ezra. Until I figured out how young the first one died, it was rather > > confusing. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jann Parks" <townefabric@ispmgt.com> > > To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:06 AM > > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > > > > > >> My 2great grandfather was John Putney, He had a son John Putney, my > >> great grandfather. He had 2 sons first and last named John Putney. Tht > >> is really fun looking for family > >> > >> On 1/18/10, amzgrace <amzgrace@comcast.net> wrote: > >>> If he did what he said he was going to do, he created a genealogist's > >>> nightmare for his descendants!! > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "nora" <bouvx3@verizon.net> > >>> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> > >>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:43 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [NYERIE] our ancestors > >>> > >>> > >>>> Thought I'd share this as I am sure so many of us can appreciate it!!! > >>>> > >>>> /1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTION -- SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES/ > >>>> > >>>> It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by > >>>> candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New > >>>> Year's resolutions. > >>>> > >>>> 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name > >>>> at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to > >>>> give the > >>>> appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. > >>>> > >>>> 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same > >>>> names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. > >>>> > >>>> 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never > >>>> list the same age or birth year twice on any document. > >>>> > >>>> 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different > >>>> church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every > >>>> third > >>>> child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant > >>>> minister > >>>> who keeps no records. > >>>> > >>>> 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least > >>>> once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around > >>>> asking silly questions. > >>>> > >>>> 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no > >>>> vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every > >>>> few > >>>> years. > >>>> > >>>> 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe > >>>> in record keeping or in participating in military service. > >>>> > >>>> 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, > >>>> which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. > >>>> > >>>> 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry > >>>> another Mary. > >>>> > >>>> 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a > >>>> lawyer? > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >>>> quotes > >>>> > >>>> in the subject and the body of the message > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >>> quotes > >>> in the subject and the body of the message > >>> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > >> > >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mary, you made be giggle out loud. Since there hasn't been much activity on NYERIE, I've been enjoying everyone's little stories. I know we all have one or six! After my aunt died, my father and I were going through her photo's, we came across one that had on the back "John Karl's 1st wife". John Karl was my Dad's grandfather. Dad had a fit because no one told him Grandpa Karl was married twice. Thinking his only sister kept it from him. My Dad passed before I got into genealogy. That particular John Karl turned out to be his grandfather's uncle. Then I added four others. For me, the "name thing" is on the German French side, including those "ugh" middle names. But we sure get excited when we figure it out, don't we? Ruth At 12:55 PM 1/19/2010 -0500, you wrote: >All of my paternal grandfather's sisters were named Mary with different >middle names. All but one (the last one) went by the middle name. I >didn't know that they were all "Aunt Mary" until I started doing my research! > >Mary >(guess who I'm named after)