Vietta and all: I hope I did not appear to be rudely assertive on the matter of the name. When I first saw the name listed as "John Henry" three months ago, I was awed about such new information (as I was at first about the alleged German origins). After all, I have done no research other than listen to older people, and that was forty years ago. More recently, I have seen statements by other members of the list who have done a different kind of research--Doug, I believe, although I am hesitant about quoting anyone without checking. One statement was that middle names were not customary in the 18th century. The other was that the first time the name appears as "John Henry" was in his death certificate. Now, as for the latter point, mistakes get made. I have your own experience, which you have already shared with me, about how written records are often wrong. I have seen my own name appear wrong many times. It is even spelled incorrectly on my birth certificate (one "n" instead of two). I just think that for us to call him by a name that some county official perhaps mistakenly used after he was dead is a very poor reason for calling him by a name that he apparently never used and which all of us who have preserved a tradition of him for so long never used--even if it was his full name, which as I said before, I very much doubt. Sorry to write such a hasty reply.I'll be glad to continue the discussion. Glenn ***************************************** Glenn E. Perry Department of Political Science Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 47809 USA E-Mail: psperrg@scifac.indstate.edu (812)237-2505 (office) (812)234-5661 (home) **************************************** ------------------------------