Dear Paula, My uncle, Graydon, was called Jerry by his wife. I don't recall any one else calling him that. Good luck. Mary Anne Humphrey Eskew On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Tom Dunklin <dunk1432@verizon.net> wrote: > > A Jerry M Wilson is shown living in William Wilson’s household on the 1850 > West Amunchee, Walker Co, GA census along with other siblings. Shows him > born ca 1845 GA. Some older siblings shown born 1829 thru 1841 in South > Carolina; unknown SC County. > > My question is.....if Jerry is a nickname, what legal name could “Jerry” > represent? Maybe, Jerral , Jerome , Jerrard, etc? > > His father was William, born ca 1801 SC; unknown County. Firstborn child > was Benjamin W E Wilson, born 1829 SC. Sarah is shown as William’s wife but > it is thought she might be a 2nd wife, born ca 1815 SC. > > My direct connection is to William and Sarah’s last child, Abraham > (Martin?) Wilson, born ca 1851-1852 GA. The name Martin has been used for > others in my family line. I have the forward timeline for Abraham/Abram > Wilson starting in 1870 where he living in Morgan Co Alabama but I have > nothing on this Wilson family before 1850. > > All opinions welcome. > > Paula > > > Sent from my iPad > > PAULA DUNKLIN > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
My cousin was called Jerry all his life, but his legal name was Gerald. Dee Sager Marion, Indiana USA -----Original Message----- From: WILSON [mailto:wilson-bounces+dees.genealogy=gmail.com@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Anne Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 3:30 PM To: wilson@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WILSON] NICKNAMES IN THE SOUTH FROM EARLY TO MID 1850’s Dear Paula, My uncle, Graydon, was called Jerry by his wife. I don't recall any one else calling him that. Good luck. Mary Anne Humphrey Eskew On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Tom Dunklin <dunk1432@verizon.net> wrote: > > A Jerry M Wilson is shown living in William Wilson’s household on the 1850 > West Amunchee, Walker Co, GA census along with other siblings. Shows him > born ca 1845 GA. Some older siblings shown born 1829 thru 1841 in South > Carolina; unknown SC County. > > My question is.....if Jerry is a nickname, what legal name could “Jerry” > represent? Maybe, Jerral , Jerome , Jerrard, etc? > > His father was William, born ca 1801 SC; unknown County. Firstborn child > was Benjamin W E Wilson, born 1829 SC. Sarah is shown as William’s wife but > it is thought she might be a 2nd wife, born ca 1815 SC. > > My direct connection is to William and Sarah’s last child, Abraham > (Martin?) Wilson, born ca 1851-1852 GA. The name Martin has been used for > others in my family line. I have the forward timeline for Abraham/Abram > Wilson starting in 1870 where he living in Morgan Co Alabama but I have > nothing on this Wilson family before 1850. > > All opinions welcome. > > Paula > > > Sent from my iPad > > PAULA DUNKLIN > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WILSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message