I've seen "St. Clair" on one of the websites, too. I think that you're right about having to get a death certificate or something to know for sure. Thanks for the reply. Curry Thomas and Sandra Stephens <twssls@flash.net> 08/09/2005 06:10 PM EST Please respond to TNSMITH-L To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com cc: Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Albert S. Haley...any theories about the origin of the name? I've seen him listed as Albert St. Clair Haley on WorldConnect, the son of Henderson Haley. You might get a death certificate for one of Albert's children and it should have parents' names listed. CHaley@entrix.com wrote: > Albert S. (Sidney?) Haley was born in Smith County on June 21, 1842. He > was my great great grandfather. There have been subsequent uses of the > name or variant (my grandfather, father, and brother). The first Albert > S. Haley served in the Civil War with the 4th Tennessee Cavalry. I was > always told that he was named after the Civil War general, Albert Sidney > Johnston. However, I don't know how this could be. The general was born > in February 1803 in Washington, Kentucky. So he would have been 39 when > my great great grandfather was born. By 1842, Johnston had been Secretary > of War for the Republic of Texas, although he resigned this post in 1840. > I can't for the life of me figure out how he would have had sufficient > notoriety in Smith County in 1842 to cause someone to name a child after > him. I am open to any theories as to the origin of the name. Have any of > you run across any Albert Sidney XXXX personages in your research? How > about any Smith County relatives of Albert Sidney Johnston? > > On the other hand, I wonder if my grandfather was the first Albert Sidney > Haley. I have yet to find proof that the "S" in my great grandfather's > name stood for Sidney. He is listed as Albert S. Haley on his tombstone > and everywhere else I've found. Can anyone confirm that this Albert S. > Haley really was Albert Sidney Haley? I guess I really need a look at a > birth/marriage/death certificate, if one of them exists. > > John Curry Haley > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project. > Already In Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Visit Photos Of Cemeteries Of Smith County Over 500 + Cemeteries online with pictures and Descriptions http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/cempics.htm