sharon, this may be a bit far fetched concerning the name "lodusky", but here goes. i was researching my feltnor family and one of the names was samantha lodviska robinson. i asked on the internet (german site) what ethnic group was lodviska? i will quote from the answer. " lodviska is slavic. polish, russian, ect. it is probably a surname." this is only part of the answer i received. if you want the intire reply, let me know- gerry andrews. ps. maybe it is indian. Sharon McAllister wrote: > Rose Adams wrote: > > > The name is Adams. Benjamin Franklin Adams (known as > > Frank or Franklin) and wife Lodusky Jane Cummins Adams. And while were > > on the subject, do you think Lodusky is an indian name? Some relatives > > say she was indian. It's an odd name for a given name, don't you think? > > I saw on one of the indian rolls Lo-Du-Sky. I know they can't be alive, > > so they are down there somewhere. > > I don't have the answer, but I'd be interested in hearing any theories. > > We have a Martha Lodeski Simmons, spelled differently but sounds much the > same. I'd thought that she was a widow when she homesteaded, that Lodeski > was her maiden name and Simmons the name of her first husband. Then I > found out that her mother's name was Amanda Simmons. Talked with my mother > about it and she thinks that Lodeski was a family name used as a middle > name. If this line had Indian blood, we don't know about it. > > At any rate, the name Lodeski was certainly important to her, because she > went by the nickname Dosky. > > Sharon McAllister > 73372.1745@compuserve.com