Has anyone ever seen the name Martha used as a "nickname" for Matilda?? I know that Polly was used for Mary, and Sallie is used for Sarah, but, I got a problem with a census, The lady is listed as Martha on the 1860, then on 1870 someone is listed as Matilda, same age and born in the same place. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, dorothy norris Researching James Garner, James Garner Jr, and Vincent Garner in Old 96 Dist,

Hi Dorothy, I am not sure of that situation but you can go here http://www.tngenweb.org/franklin/frannick.htm and get a full dose of nicknames. Good hunting. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com List admin for SC-Old96 Researching: WADE, HAMES -----Original Message----- From: Dorothy Norris [mailto:dhnorris@seark.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:47 PM To: SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Old96] Question Has anyone ever seen the name Martha used as a "nickname" for Matilda?? I know that Polly was used for Mary, and Sallie is used for Sarah, but, I got a problem with a census, The lady is listed as Martha on the 1860, then on 1870 someone is listed as Matilda, same age and born in the same place. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, dorothy norris Researching James Garner, James Garner Jr, and Vincent Garner in Old 96 Dist, ==== SC-OLD96 Mailing List ==== If you need to unsubscribe for any reason, send a note to SC-Old96-l-request@rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the message: unsubscribe. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Forwarded question to our very knowledgeable Hatcher family researcher, and this was her response: Website: Hatcher Families Resource Center http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher List Admin: Hatcher email list Researching: Cook, Hall, Hatcher, Kuhns, Miller, Shepherd, Timberman HATCHER DNA Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hatDNA.htm "Genealogy Without Documentation is Mythology" Martha isn't a nickname so I see several possibilities here..... 1) Without enough details from her msg, Matilda could have been a 2nd wife. 2) This person could be Martha Matilda, switching names between censi. 3) The c-taker (or info giver) made a mistake. The only nicknames I've seen for Matilda are Mattie and Tillie. Nel William W. Hatcher Sr. Milledgeville, Ga. ( Phone: 912-454-3468 God Bless America! > -----Original Message----- > From: Dorothy Norris [mailto:dhnorris@seark.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:47 PM > To: SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Old96] Question > > Has anyone ever seen the name Martha used as a "nickname" for Matilda?? I know that Polly was used for Mary, and > Sallie is used for Sarah, but, I got a problem with a census, The lady is listed as Martha on the 1860, then on 1870 > someone is listed as Matilda, same age and born in the same place. Any thoughts? > Thanks in advance, > dorothy norris > Researching James Garner, James Garner Jr, and Vincent Garner in Old 96 Dist, > > ______________________________ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 1/10/2003