Carl, Thank you, I'm always interested in AKAs / Nicknames. I will see if I can find the one you mentioned on Cindi's list. Keep an eye open for "Chesley" this may be a nickname? I have seem to hit a brick wall on him. Chesley O'Neal b. January 05, 1814 d. October 03, 1850 I know he must have had a father due to they didn't have sperm banks back then. * smile* Ps. I didn't del. the below, I didn't want to break the Thread sorry if it is long. Dennis Carl English Porter wrote: > Hi all, > > Jill, thanks for this! We do have to maintain a sense of humor, don't we? > > Few things are more varuable than knowledge of nicknames, when trying to make > connections. Mary is as likely to be Polly, as William to be Bill, or Robert to > be Bob, or Richard to be Dick. Some are far less familiar as Nell = Eleanor. > Some are hard to fathom, as Susannah = Suky. One that seems to have been lost, > even our ancestors, is Nancy = "little Ann" else why the common though > euphonious "Nancy Ann?" A bit redundant! In other words, the genealogist must > not only contend with nicknames themselves, but also, must consider that the > ancestor's understanding may have been incomplete. There are a few collections > of nicknames on the net. I think you could find in Cindi's List. > Carl > > Jill C. wrote: > > > Funny one~ > > : > > : The Future Family Tree > > : > > : A modern mother is explaining to her little girl about pictures in the > > : family photo album. "This is the geneticist with your surrogate mother > > and > > : here's your sperm donor and your father's clone. This is me holding you > > : when you were just a frozen embryo. The lady with the very troubled look > > : on her face is your aunt, a genealogist." > > : > > : Hope this brings a smile to your face. > > : > > : > > :