Dear Bobbie, The middle name of Wakefield appears about 8 times in my various family lines, most notably in that of my grandfather, Charles Wakefield Pace, Sr., born 1878 in Salisbury, NC. His father was JOHN FLETCHER PACE (b.1844-1901 in Salisbury), and I have never been able to find an explanation for this middle name of Wakefield. I have deduced that there was no family tie to a Wakefield family but perhaps that the Wakefields were influential in Salisbury in the late 1800s. Or else a Civil War friendship since John Fletcher Pace served in the 57th NC Regiment from Salisbury during the Civil War, but I found no Wakefields in that regiment either. He was held captive at Pt. Lookout MD for a period of time and perhaps he knew a Wakefield there that was his friend. My grandfather was his only child and as eldest son the middle name of Wakefield takes on extra significance in his life. Betty Pace - Norfolk, VA On Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:35:00 -0500 "Bobbie Wakefield" <bwake@hci.net> writes: > >Is there any one that might have access to a city directory, >Salisbury: that might list this family sometimes during this >time, '23-'39? >Sam Wakefield, b5/15/1861-d1/13/1939 >married Leala Barber 10/16/1923. >Thanks, >Bobbie > > > >==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== >To contact the owner, send email to jdcoates@aa.net (John Coates) > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.