Thank you M. Calvin. This is the closest to what my lady did, I think. Her husband was from the same area close to the VT/NH border...he must have either known the family before both left or they met in Iowa..something. I agree..she must have known someone even a distant cousin. She was very independent in one way...she switched her first and middle names and forever after was known by her middle name! thanks for your input.

You are welcome. Sometimes this gets very frustrating!! Good luck. Margaret Calvin >Thank you M. Calvin. This is the closest to what my lady did, I think. Her >husband was from the same area close to the VT/NH border...he must have either >known the family before both left or they met in Iowa..something. I agree..she >must have known someone even a distant cousin. She was very independent in one >way...she switched her first and middle names and forever after was known by >her middle name! >thanks for your input. > > >==== VTORANGE Mailing List ==== >Is it true there are more cows than people in Vermont? -- Yup. -- >How'd that come about? -- We prefer 'em. > "Green Mountains and Rock Ribs" pgs. 80-86 > >============================== >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