Thanks Pat, No Earls on my Mom's side, But plenty of Bruce's on both sides. Bruce Stevens --- Richard and Pat <lane@grantspass.com> wrote: > Bruce: > Just thought I would inject a thought here. The > Earl probably came from > the wife's side of the family if it isn't common in > your Stevens line and > that can be a clue too. > Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bruce stevens" <wranglercby_51@yahoo.com> > To: <stevens@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:34 PM > Subject: Re: [STEVENS] STEVENS Digest, Vol 1, Issue > 11 > > > > Hey Bruce, > > Let me add one. My full name is Earl Bruce > Stevens. > > Don't know where the Earl comes from. > > Bruce > > > > --- Bruce Stevens <bruce.stevens@comcast.net> > wrote: > > > >> Rats! I've been beating my head on this wall for > so > >> long, I was hoping > >> to have gotten lucky. > >> > >> Thanks anyway for getting back to me. > >> Best, > >> Bruce > >> > >> > >> > >> Djshawn636@aol.com wrote: > >> > >> >In a message dated 10/5/06 5:53:01 AM !!!First > >> Boot!!!, > >> >stevens-request@rootsweb.com writes: > >> > Bruce Stevens > >> >Bruce, > >> > > >> >I am sure that Joseph Earl Stevens was named for > >> his great-grandfather, > >> >Joseph Franklin Hatt, but don't know where the > name > >> Earl came from. I have the > >> >Hatt side of the family back to my 5th > >> great-grandfather, John Hatt of New Jersey > >> >and Ohio, and this is the only time Earl has > been > >> used. My father's name was > >> >Earl also. > >> > > >> >Keep you in mind if I ever locate them. I > research > >> all collateral lines. > >> >Thanks for your reply. > >> > > >> >Darlene Shawn > >> > > >> >------------------------------- > >> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email > >> to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and > >> the body of the message > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email > >> to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and > >> the body of the message > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to STEVENS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the New Yahoo.com (http://www.yahoo.com/preview)