Hi Carole. Thanks for the tip. I will see if Jadea turns up anything. Regards, JB ----- Original Message ----- > > After YEARS of trying to find a hint on the Yadea surnme, I am still > clueless. The name is from notes my mother collected over the years > (decades), but she has no idea of the source. I am currently working on > the > speculation that Yadea is a phonetically incorrect spelling of the name > Gaede (gay-d written as yeah-d). There is some evidence indicating that > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:50:08 -0500 > From: "CArole Duff" <[email protected]> > > JB, I have frequently found the Y to be a J in German. Carol >