Dear Listers, On 9 April 1892 Bert John JOHNSON was born to Emma May CHAPMAN JOHNSON and George Henry JOHNSON in Greenbush, Sheboygan County. The mid-wife was Effie M. CONGER, sister-in-law to Emma Johnson. I can not find a Johnson married to a Conger, nor a sibling of Emma's married to a Conger. How does she fit as sister-in-law? I do find an Effie M. Chapman married Columbus Conger 27 June 1900, but that is eight years after the birth of Bert. Can anyone provide any clues? Thank you. Brent Johnson

Not sure if this principal would apply to the surname Johnson and Conger as I have done all my research in Prussia-Germany. According to naming patterns in Germany and German speaking areas, the middle name(s) are used on official documents and throughout life. The first given name was usually after a saint or from a grandfather. The second (what we would consider middle name(s) from other relatives, uncles, aunts and cousins etc. The point I am trying to make is that Bert John was named after someone. And to make things interesting, some others may have been named after Bert John. You may have allot of Bert Johns, and Effie M.'s. There is a URL for such a thing as I have described above at http://www.kirchner.com/germname.htm The man's name is Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. and he has done a study on 18th century Pennsylvania German Naming Customs. It does get interesting! Regards, Robert Lipprandt (South Florida) ----- Original Message ----- From: Brenton L. Johnson <brentonjohnson@home.com> To: <WISHEBOY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 2:35 PM Subject: CHAPMAN/JOHNSON, CONGER in Greenbush 1892 > Dear Listers, > > On 9 April 1892 Bert John JOHNSON was born to Emma May CHAPMAN JOHNSON > and George Henry JOHNSON in Greenbush, Sheboygan County. The mid-wife > was Effie M. CONGER, sister-in-law to Emma Johnson. I can not find a > Johnson married to a Conger, nor a sibling of Emma's married to a > Conger. How does she fit as sister-in-law? I do find an Effie M. > Chapman married Columbus Conger 27 June 1900, but that is eight years > after the birth of Bert. Can anyone provide any clues? Thank you. > > Brent Johnson > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >