>From: "Roblee, Phil" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: Grouping Families [Or If We Only Knew} >Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:22:56 -0400 >... >Hi all: >Bob [Robblee], you may be right about Calvin. We may know more next >week. As you all >know, William Roblee has surfaced (thanks to our lovely web site!) as >another individual searching the same information as me. He lives a few >miles from my parents home, where I'm visiting this weekend. Another >cousin, who doesn't have a computer but who has done genealogy research, >also lives in the area. I plan to compare notes with them this weekend, >and I plan to take Bob and Cindy's files with me as additional >information. I am very hopeful that between the three of us this weekend >we'll be able to figure out the Calvin thing. >Another item: The origin of our surname...In my conversation with Don >(the other cousin in WNY), he indicated that his research suggests we are >tied with de Rapalje or de Robillard (or something like that). William >(Bill) indicated he had evidence of an origin sounding like de-Rob-i->lar. Now, it's possible we're all looking at the same information in >concluding a possible connection with these names, but I don't need a 2 X >4 across the temple to think there might be something to what I'm >hearing. >Lastly for now... >Phil Roblee >