A Virginia ancestor of mine, Anne Jett Rollow 1759-1830 - was called Nancy....even in her obit...so, when searching for an Anne, don't neglect checking out any Nancys you find. My husband's half sister is named just plain Nellie....no nickname. Sandra " I was recently told that "Nancy" was a common nickname for Anne or Anna - I'd never have thought of that, but it sure helped me out in sorting out a marriage relationship. "

Obviously, nicknames are a problem for all of us trying to untangle old families! I was recently told that "Nancy" was a common nickname for Anne or Anna - I'd never have thought of that, but it sure helped me out in sorting out a marriage relationship. As to Nellie, sometimes I think people just used it as a name in itself - and often as a nickname for Helen, too. Joanne Gaudio

...and yet another twist -- I have a friend who has always been called Nell, but in fact it is her middle name, a surname "de Nelle" that has been passed down for a number of generations in her family. There are always at least a couple of Nells in each generation, but none of them actually have it as their first name. Totally confusing for descendants if not known. Nancy

I'm a Nancy who is really an Ann. It has caused no end of confusion in my life, even my brother doesn't know my real name! Look in any name book, it will tell you that Nancy is a diminutive of Ann -- you can see how Nan grew into Nancy. I think back in the day, you would never have had a child Nancy and another child Ann in the same family--my mother was astounded and horrified the first time she heard That one. I once shared the Nancy/Ann bit with another list and a woman wrote to me with a Eureka moment -- she could never find her Swedish ancestor Ann (whatever that would have been in that language) in the censuses over here, because she used the name Nancy in the USA. nancy aka ann

My Nellie was Avanella, sometimes misspelled as Ava Nella or Avonella. Dick Kinkead Lantana, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "S Edwards" <suze2300@yahoo.com> To: <ohbelmon@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON] The name Nellie > My Nellie was Eleanor. > > > --- mypestguy@aol.com wrote: > >> >> I have several Nellie's in my family history and all of them were born >> Ellen. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ********************** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free >> from AOL at AOL.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck > in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My gggrandmother was named Dianna. Does any one know an 1800's nickname for that? I cant find her in ship lists etc and always wondered if Dianna was the nick name or a part of something else? Nancy & Ted <hootmon2@earthlink.net> wrote: I'm a Nancy who is really an Ann. It has caused no end of confusion in my life, even my brother doesn't know my real name! Look in any name book, it will tell you that Nancy is a diminutive of Ann -- you can see how Nan grew into Nancy. I think back in the day, you would never have had a child Nancy and another child Ann in the same family--my mother was astounded and horrified the first time she heard That one. I once shared the Nancy/Ann bit with another list and a woman wrote to me with a Eureka moment -- she could never find her Swedish ancestor Ann (whatever that would have been in that language) in the censuses over here, because she used the name Nancy in the USA. nancy aka ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Randi Bowles-Meentzen

I have several Nellie's in my family history and all of them were born Ellen. ********************** ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

My Nellie was Eleanor. --- mypestguy@aol.com wrote: > > I have several Nellie's in my family history and all of them were born > Ellen. > > > > > > > > ********************** > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ___________________________________________________________________________________ You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html

Hello, Try looking at Fannie's neighbors in the census for someone she could have married. Then check the census for later dates & see if you find her married to someone from that area. Just a shot in the dark but I found a family member that way. She did marry the neighbor boy. Kay ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I missed the original question somehow. I have a limited amount of Armstrongs in my family....mostly from Wood County, West va. Martha On Jun 24, 2007, at 11:22 AM, EBBurcher@aol.com wrote: > I have gone through the three marriage books that take us > through1890 and I > don't see anything that fits. I tried just using female Armstrong- > but there > weren't any marriages in the 1865-1875 range and certainly nothing > with > Fannie or Ella or Elisabeth... > > I check what limited obituaries I have and the only Armstrong I had > was a > Mrs.John Armstron 10/17/1918 > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBELMON- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I have gone through the three marriage books that take us through1890 and I don't see anything that fits. I tried just using female Armstrong-but there weren't any marriages in the 1865-1875 range and certainly nothing with Fannie or Ella or Elisabeth... I check what limited obituaries I have and the only Armstrong I had was a Mrs.John Armstron 10/17/1918 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

It was state law that deaths be recorded from 1867 onward.....and, there is a death index you can check at the online Ohio Historic Society site.. http://www.ohiohistory.org/ however, there is no statewide index to death records from 1867 through 1908, so death records of those dates will be found in the county probate court where the person died....you'll need to check at the county level. Marriage records before 1948 are also housed in the probate court records of the county where they took place. I have a CD of Ohio courthouse records, but it stops at 1850, and I honestly don't know if there is one with later marriages or not. Sandra

Thank you. I got ones from 1913 on up from Ohio State records but am lost on other. I guess then my next step would be to go to courthouse and search there. --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.

Does anyone have the book on Belmont Co. marriages? I am searching for the marriage of Fanny (Fannie) Ella Armstrong. In the 1860 census she was 13 and is gone in the 1870 so I really haven't much to go on. Do know she lived in Kirkwood township, Sewellsville and was the daughter of Wm. and Mercy Armstrong. Where would I start to look for deaths from the 1890's? Is there a book for those as well? I also have one other request and hope I am not making anyone upset by the questions. I have a Laney (Lanie) Armstrong in 1910 census and she is gone in the 20. I can't find her death in the Ohio death certificates so figure she died between 1910 and 1913 when this starts. She was unmarried and lived with her sister Sarah and brother William. I would like to know when she died and where buried. Thanks so much for any help you can give me. --------------------------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links.

Might Nellie Russell's first name have been Eleanor and Nellie just a nickname? I have known Nellies who were given the birthname of Eleanor.

I sent this yesterday but it didn't arrive for some reason...so, here it is again, with additional names that Bill didn't include....all found on the OHC online death index site. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: <OHBELMON@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:24 PM Subject: death certs. Nellie Russell Here are the possibles, found in the online death index at the OHC. Russell, Nellie Death date: 10/11/1930, Cuyahoga County Volume #6418, Certificate #58503 Russell, Nellie M.. Death date: 10/8/1929, Miami County Volume #6121, Certificate #66400 Russell, Nellie M. Death date: 4/3/1934, Montgomery County Volume #7496, Certificate #25751 Looking for death date for Nellie ( Mitchell ) Russell born 1891 in W.Va., wife of Sheffield R. Russell, who was living in Martins Ferry . Her husband died in Martins Ferry in 1947.

Info from Ohio Historical Society You can order a copy on line now Dates span is 1913 to1944 > http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex RUSSELL, Nellie L. Death date: 3/2/1918, Belmont County Volume #2522, Certificate #14169 Bill Mamapapalewis@aol.com wrote: > Looking for death date for Nellie ( Mitchell ) Russell born 1891 in W.Va., > wife of Sheffield R. Russell, who was living in Martins Ferry . Her husband > died in Martins Ferry in 1947. Thanks, Ken > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Here are some items which may help you Randi Bowles Meentzen Name: Nellie Russell SSN: 284-22-8307 Last Residence: 26320 Alma, Tyler, West Virginia, United States of America Born: 20 Aug 1897 Died: Sep 1978 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951 ) Name: Nellie C. Russell SSN: 234-56-6000 Last Residence: 24910 Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States of America Born: 20 Jun 1910 Last Benefit: 24910 Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States of America Died: 16 Jan 1998 State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1953 ) 1920 United States Federal Census about Sheffield Russell Name: Sheffield Russell Home in 1920: Martins Ferry Ward 2, Belmont, Ohio Age: AgeWith12ths('35',true); 35 years Estimated birth year: abt 1885 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Nellie Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 953 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Sheffield Russell 35 Nellie Russell 28 Wilhelmina Russell 10 Dorothy Russell 8 Helen Russell 6 Geraldine Russell 3 9/12 Norman Russell 25 View Original Record View original image American Civil War Soldiers about Sheffield Russell Name: Sheffield Russell , Enlistment Date: 27 Dec 1863 Side Served: Union State Served: West Virginia Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 December 1863 at the age of 21. Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Cavalry Regiment West Virginia on 27 Dec 1863. Mustered Out Company A, 2nd Cavalry Regiment West Virginia on 30 Jun 1865. Sources: 17 Mamapapalewis@aol.com wrote: Looking for death date for Nellie ( Mitchell ) Russell born 1891 in W.Va., wife of Sheffield R. Russell, who was living in Martins Ferry . Her husband died in Martins Ferry in 1947. Thanks, Ken ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Randi Bowles-Meentzen

Looking for death date for Nellie ( Mitchell ) Russell born 1891 in W.Va., wife of Sheffield R. Russell, who was living in Martins Ferry . Her husband died in Martins Ferry in 1947. Thanks, Ken ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Cheryl- thank you so very much for your suggestion- I totally appreciate your time and kindness-Lynn ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.