The name Kotula caught my eye. There is an interesting story about two Kotulas that lived in San Antonio in the 1800s. Apparently they were both Polish and had the same names. People were always confusing them. One night in an Old San Antonio Saloon they decided to put an end to the confusion. They agreed to play a hand of poker and the loser had to change his name. We'll the loser, true to his word, changed the spelling of his name to Cotulla and moved to South Texas where he founded the town of Cotulla. I don't know if this is related to your Kotula line but thought it would make a good story. Rick Gillespie, DC -----Original Message----- From: DWeiss924@aol.com <DWeiss924@aol.com> To: TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com <TXBASTRO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 07, 2000 9:44 AM Subject: [TXBASTRO-L] Good to see activity - Surnames >I am newcomer to this site and glad to see that their are others out there. > >Researching: Burks,Burnhams,Kreitz, Kulawik, Kotula, Friske, Michels, Weiss > >Dale A. Weiss > > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >