Having seen this name repeated three times among our SHAHANs, would like to know what this would indicate, to the genealogist, or historian... would it indicate, that these SHAHANs were in favor and feeling honor in naming their son after the President ...? In light of the fact that there were, on the way to Indian Territory many marriages of Shahans within the NA populations wouldn't this be a bit strange to name your child this? Kind of like naming your child Adolf Hitler ----? if you were Jewish? Or was this just somehow the vogue of the day... as I have also seen Thomas Jefferson --- and George Washington ------? Or could it have been meant to hide NA background? So many questions... Karla Shahan [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________ 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.