Hi, Beverly. Not knowing what your source of information is, I might be completely off on this theory, but for what it's worth: You say that Ludwig's son's name is listed as Louis Karl Julius followed by (Ludwig). Perhaps the parenthetical indicates that Ludwig is the father of Louis. Following this convention, the listing of (John Bernard) after Ludwig's name might indicate that John Bernard is Ludwig's father. >My gggrandfather, Ludwig Karl Julius, settled in Grant County ca1850. My >source of information lists his name as Ludwig Karl Julius, but in >parenthsis is (John Bernard) supposedly a baptismal name. Can anyone >explain to me the custom. I'm having a hard time understanding the >differences in his names. He had a son named Louis Karl Julius (Ludwig) as >baptismal name. That one makes sense to me the other doesn't. Any help >would be greatly appreciated. Beverly Miller Mary Thiele Fobian Independent Writer/Editor Associate Editor, Reunions Magazine

Mary, my source of information is the greatgrandson of Ludwig. I know that Ludwig was my GGrandfather's name as it appears in the Liberty Township Census of 1860. It also listed Louis (Ludwig) and the other children. Including my Greatgrandfather Henry. The Ggrandson of Ludwig, Kenneth Julius, did a family booklet listing all of the early families. Those are the only two names that show that identification. The only thing that I can't figure out is how John Bernard could be a baptismal name for Ludwig Karl. I have just made connections with the Julius family that remained in Wisconsin and they can't answer the question either. Ludwig and family were Methodists and belonged to the German Methodist Church in Stitzer. I am wondering if it was the practice among that generation of Germans. My father's family also came from Germany, but from a different sector and were Lutheran. Thank you for the thought it is a possibility. If nothing else I will continue to search for the answer. Beverly on 8/20/02 9:37 PM, Mary Thiele Fobian at METAPHOR4@sbcglobal.net wrote: > Hi, Beverly. > > Not knowing what your source of information is, I > might be completely off on this theory, but for what > it's worth: > > You say that Ludwig's son's name is listed as Louis > Karl Julius followed by (Ludwig). Perhaps the > parenthetical indicates that Ludwig is the father of > Louis. Following this convention, the listing of > (John Bernard) after Ludwig's name might indicate that > John Bernard is Ludwig's father. > > > >> My gggrandfather, Ludwig Karl Julius, settled in > Grant County ca1850. My >> source of information lists his name as Ludwig Karl > Julius, but in >> parenthsis is (John Bernard) supposedly a baptismal > name. Can anyone >> explain to me the custom. I'm having a hard time > understanding the >> differences in his names. He had a son named Louis > Karl Julius (Ludwig) as >> baptismal name. That one makes sense to me the other > doesn't. Any help >> would be greatly appreciated. Beverly Miller > > > Mary Thiele Fobian > Independent Writer/Editor > Associate Editor, Reunions Magazine > > > ============================== > 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 > >