Which WARDs were in Nebraska? I KNOW my brick walls must have FOUND the name somewhere. I like your idea, "assumed names" under the "Witness protection plan". You do begin to wonder.......... ----- Original Message ----- From: "coolturk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 5:17 PM Subject: Re: ADMIN: A Rose is a Rose.... (was: Strange and stranger names) > On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 15:35:33 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: > > >(No offense meant to the humor challenged) > > > >Irene. > >At least you have a Galaxy and a Planet ---- > > > >My WARDS were surely in a 'witness protection program' under Assumed > >Names! > > > I can definitely relate to that sentiment. :) If there had been such > a program back in the 1800s, I'd be thinking I had several ancestors > on it. For the few clues that I do have on the Wards, I am certainly > grateful. I at least know they were in Canada before they were in > Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, and that their parents were probably > from New York before that. I keep telling myself it could be worse. > A lot worse. They could be like my 4th great grandfather who truly > does appear to have been planted by aliens in the middle of a county > full of people with the same surname but seemingly completely > unrelated. It's a conspiracy to keep me from identifying his true > parentage, I tell you. :) > > Irene > >