Alias, AKA - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Paul Honore 1885-1956, famous American artist

MjHonner — 21 Jun 2002 6:40:48 GMT

I'm looking for ANY info on a cousin Paul HONORE, b. 30 May 1885 Little Cooley, Athens, Crawford, Pennsylvannia; d. 16 April 1956, Philadelphia, Montgomery, Pennsylvannia. He was born Paul HONOR to Edward Thomas HONOR and Mary Ann WALSH of Port Hope, Durham, Ontario, Canada. The family is originally HONNER from County Laois (Queen's County) in Ireland, but many of the Honner folk in Canada changed the spelling to Honor.

Paul was a famous American artist & muralist in the first half of the 20th Century, mostly working out of Michigan & Pennsylvannia some On 01 Feb 1910 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, he married Kate Ethel YORK, b. 27 Sept 1885 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; d. 30 Dec 1956 Philadelphia, Montgomery, PA. I have a bit more on the Yorks.

Can't find anything more & need some help. I've seen Paul as Paul BIDWELL on a couple of online trees. Don't know where that comes from, unless he used an artist's alias when he was first starting out.

Any info would be much appreciated! PLEASE email me!
Thanks!

Mj Honner
Michigan

naming patterns

kellyyouse — 17 May 2006 10:02:31 GMT

Hi,

Was it common for people to change their names at will historically? I know that must sound strange, but I do have at least two instances of people going by different names throughout their lives. . .one woman was born Elizabeth and died Mary E. Another was born Joseph Julian Tomaszewski and died Joseph Andrew Tomaszewski. I have confirmation that these people are the same through dates and other family members.

My main reason for this question concerns yet a third instance. . .I found a marriage record for a man whose wife I was expecting to be named Margaret, but the marriage registry lists Mary. I don't have other info to use for confirmation, so I was hoping this might be the correct person.

Thanks!

COULD "FERN" BE A NICK-NAME?

Amy — 18 Aug 2008 1:09:08 GMT

Since Thomas Cochran was called "Fern" as some family members recall, I was wondering if this could be a nick-name. Has anyone else ever heard of this name either as a nick-name or perhaps a family surname? Any response is appreciated. Amy

Nickname "Kaiton or Kyton or?

elrescid — 26 Aug 2008 4:35:48 GMT

My grt.grt. grandfather John C. Krenzer born Feb 2nd,1817 in
Bavaria, Germany may have been known as one of these:
Kaiton-Kyton-Keyton-Kiton and possibly more that fit this sound.
He went to Germany in 1889 to sell his properties and return to the USA with the money and was never heard from agin.

If this nickname fits anything you have-Please respond
Thanks

Lucy from Louise

hmpollard — 12 Aug 2008 12:17:34 GMT

Is this a fairly common name change or nickname?

My Italian ancestors were great at changing names and having nicknames, making it oh so difficult to trace them...

Thanks!

J. Frank Dalton - aka Jesse James? another view

IvyPlace — 10 Sep 2002 3:44:29 GMT

Exhumation of J. Frank DALTON may determine whether his remains are those of Jesse JAMES. This is the headline on the Fox News wire, Tuesday March 14,2000 http://www.foxnews.com/national/0314/

While David and others believe that James L. Courtney was Jesse James, they are interested in the results of this case, going to prove that a 1995 DNA tests that indicated the real James was buried in Kearney are inconclusive. It is interesting material, even for those of us not related.

To read about updates and others interested in the matter, Please read Dave's Update's by clicking on David Hedgpeth's Jesse James aka updates link below.

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Ostler AKA Porter??

tharron71 — 21 Jan 2008 4:13:03 GMT

Hi there,

I was wondering if there was anyone out there that could put some perspective on my dilemma as I am completely baffled.
My gggrandfather Henry Osler was born in 1837 in Southery, Norfolk. On the 1841 census in Methwold he is listed as living with George Porter and Ann Ostler (both age 40) as well as his siblings Susan (age 10), Nathaniel (age 2) and William (age 1). I thought that I would double check the names of the parents of these children and ordered Nathaniel's birth certificate. It turns out that the names were the same...George Porter and Ann Ostler formerly Ann Macrow. Nathaniel's birth registry is listed under Nathaniel Porter, however in the 1851 census he is listed as Nathaniel Osler.
In the 1851 census Ann Ostler is listed as a widow so she and George were indeed married.
I was wondering if Porter could be an alias to Ostler. Any thoughts or ideas on this situation are greatly welcomed.

Thank you,
Tammy

Kieliszewski...A.K.A....Kelly

J R Kelly — 28 Jun 2001 4:15:01 GMT

Does anyone in Michigan have any idea what year the
Kieliszewski family started using the Kelly name?

Civil War aliases

kfd56 — 12 Mar 2008 3:29:56 GMT

Anyone know why so many civil war soldiers had aliases?

Change of name

Sheree Brown — 30 Sep 2000 12:00:00 GMT

My great great great grandfather was born Frederick James Percival in 1840 Lambeth England, he married and had several children born under the name Percival, he then migrated to USA to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway for a few years, two more children were born there. Then the family moved to Australia in 1882 , two more children were born but they were registered as Percival Carson, eventually the percival was dropped and they became Carson. When Frederick and his wife died they were burried under the name of Carson with no mention of Percival and future generations have only just discovered this.
I guess we will never know why he chose to do this, he certainly kept it a secret. He was only ever refered to in Australia as Mr Carson.

Shortened Name- Clandy

ladytinda — 20 Feb 2008 4:54:17 GMT

Does anyone know what the name Clandy could be short for? Thanks

Step-father's SURNAME

jjbug1 — 12 Feb 2008 1:53:07 GMT

A couple of young children are seen with birth parents in one locale, but found later with what prove to be the birth mother living with a new husband and "blended" family. In some cases, the child of the correct gender and age has not only adopted his step-father's surname but the first name is also changed. Is there a resource within the files to discover proof of such adoptions and name-changes? If one has fairly convincing proof, will an optional name or AKA be added to that record?

Alex Jones was b 1844 to George Jones (1812-1845)and Julia A Sargent. In 14 Nov 1847, Wid Julia A Jones m wid Walter Butler in Gloucester, MA. In 1850 census Walter & Julia reside in Gloucester with GEORGE JONES BUTLER age 6 and Julia Butler, 2. It seems likely George is "Alex Jones".

Not your average name change

ginkgos5 — 4 Jan 2008 3:45:51 GMT

My great grandmother Elizabeth Macchia voluntarily changed her last name (to Wright) after her husband died in Manhattan, NYC circa 1935. She ran a bar & grill with documentation & also had passports in her new name. Do you know what would have been the protocol for changing one's name at this time? Would she have registered this somewhere, or had a court proceeding, or hired a lawyer??? Help!

Can't find my great grandparents last name

JBKaiser — 17 Oct 2007 5:26:54 GMT

On my grandmother's death certificate it has H.M. Jaries as her father and her mother's first name as Lancindo and that they were born in Tennesse. My grandmother Lydia was born abt 1874 in Georgia. I have searched everywhere for the surname Jaries and can't find a doggone thing. I am wondering if there was a name change - if anybody can help I would greatly appreciate it.

When a name was changed

PattyL64 — 13 Aug 2007 12:21:38 GMT

I'm not sure where to query this but it's about when a surname has been changed. My father-in-law changed the original ethnic family name to one that sounded more "American" after he served in WWII. How should I list the family name in my records?

II, III, IV, etc

MargeDavis71 — 16 Mar 2007 6:05:36 GMT

I have a question that I'm curious about. Someone in my family has the first and last name of his 4th great grandfather as well as his 3X great uncle. (his middle name is different) For instance, say his name is Alexander Humphrey, his 2X great grandfather's brother was also Alexander Humphrey and his 4Xgreat grandfather was Alexander Humphrey. Would he be able to put the II by his name or would it be III, or does that apply at all.
Thank you,
Marge

Last name changes

kawomer — 23 Feb 2007 4:18:22 GMT

I have an ancestor who changed their last name sometime between his marriage and his first child's birth. Can anyone suggest where I could look to find out why? Is there any type of official record that should have been filled out? This occured in Ohio, between 1869-1872. Leatherwood to Larwood.
Thanks!

Hoover to Sanders

denice95 — 21 Mar 2007 8:18:15 GMT

I'm having trouble locating any more information on my great-grandfather Harvey SANDERS b. abt 1866 in Ky according to a few census records I have found.
According to family he went AWOL (stealing Army horses and selling them with other horses to profit?)and changed his name to Harvey SANDERS to perhaps avoid hanging. According to one of his children they were on a visit to KY or TN to visit his (Harvey's) mother and she addressed him as Silas HOOVER. The only information I have on him is his married life in ND and MN.
If anyone has run across this name don't hesitate to reply.
Thanks for the help,
Denice

How do I find record of a name change?

JtB — 17 Oct 2006 4:46:56 GMT

My great-great grandfather came to America from Germany in the 1880s. Sometime between 1915 and 1920, he legally changed the spelling of his last name to a more Americanized version. Since I know the years and I know the state and county he was living in at the time, how would I go about tracking down record of the switch? What county or state office(s) keeps reocrds of that?

first name

dare — 11 Feb 2004 2:48:25 GMT

I was wondering if anyone had any info. on dare as a first name. My name is Dare, and live in NC. I was named after a girl named Dare, but other than that, I don't know anything else.

Paul Honore' Woodcut of Theatre/Music/Literature

margie meade — 8 Mar 2004 5:41:06 GMT

My mom was informally engaged to one of his students...Donald Brackett...she is now 89yr. old...I grew up with his woodcut in our home...recently a fire destroyed it and many other lovely works of art including a woodcut of Donald Brackett's....i need help also...the value is relative...however...now that it is in ashes and vanished I FEEL THE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ARTIST...THANKS
MARGIE'

JESSE/JESSE/JESSEY/JESSIE/GESSEAU/GIASSON

baitntkl — 16 Feb 2006 7:13:43 GMT

Looking for birth record or Roman Catholic baptismal record or marriage record of GILBERT JESSE/JESSEY/GIASSON born June 15, 1822 in Canada - probably Quebec or Ontario. He lived most of his life in Clinton County, Morrisonville, N. Y. , was in the Civil War and died in Morrisonville February 16, 1884. He married , in Canada, ARMENIA RAYMO/RAYMOND, daughter of PIERRE RAYMOND and JULIE MONTOUR, in the Montreal, Quebec area and had a son, Gilbert Jr., AND daughters JOSEPHINE and LOTTIE and four months after his first wife died, he married CATHERINE 'KATE' FORTEAU which I think when translated to English is MARTIN. Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated. I think the second marriage took place in Plattsburgh, N. Y. but the records don't go back that far.
His name in Canada could possibly have been GIASSON or GESSEAU or JESSA or JESSIE

Gordon AKA Madison

BobbiesueCarman — 27 Dec 2005 12:23:15 GMT

Jacob Charles Gordon changed his name to
Peter Madison.

DONALD BRACKETT

margie meade — 8 Mar 2004 5:44:33 GMT

LOOKING FOR THE STUDENT OF PAUL HONORE' AND NEED TO FIND DONALD...MOM IS NOW 89 YEARS OLD...SHE SAYS ONCE SEEING HIS ART EXHIBITED IN NEW MEXICO GALLERY...SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH THIS ARTIST...I INHERITED HER GIFT (A WOODCUT) FROM HIS COLLEGE YEARS...DESTROYED IN FIRE...WE (MOM AND MYSELF) NEED CLOSURE...MARGIE' MEADE

Shelby lineage

Shelby Vick — 24 Jun 2002 3:27:42 GMT

My grandmother, Mary, married Thomas Shelby. Always thought she was a Scott, but now find she and her sister were raised by a Scott family, but her birth family was Carpenter.

female forename of Science

jemmiespencer12 — 3 Apr 2005 1:26:28 GMT

this name is very prevalent in my family - Has anyone come across this name before - I would like to know where it comes from.

Simmons/Simons to Gibson

mtwcs3 — 30 Nov 2004 10:47:52 GMT

At a complete wall here. Is it feasible that a name could actually go through that much change. I am having difficulty locating my GreatGrandfather ~ Lancaster County ~ South Carolina with last name of Gibson. I have however FOUND a family by the last name of Simons/Simmons that has ALL of the names that i know to be in this gentleman's family. They are spelled quit differently. For example, Cloyd Simmons, in 1860 Lancaster Co, S.C. census, i would think would be a variation of *Claude*. The mothers name in this case is Rebecca, my Benjamin Claude Gibson's mother's name is Rebecca.( I THINK THAT HIS FATHER'S name was Claude Gibson.) It has listed on this Simmons family in the 1880 Census a Benjamin that is 17yrs old and a younger brother Robert that is 8. These dates are coinciding with the dates that i feel are the same as my Gibson's. Yet, these folks are Simmons/Simons. This family also has John and a James listed and a Elizabeth. I have been told that he has brothers named John,James,Robert and sisters named Jane and Lizzie. There is also a female in this household named Elizabeth.....any suggestions folks?

Thanks for letting me vent.. :-)

Any suggestion is appreciated

jerry_clavier — 13 Jan 2005 8:19:16 GMT

What is the Spanish name for "Martin"?

What are the Spanish name that could be shorten to "Martin?

Thanks, JT

Woodka-Wuthke

Michelle — 18 Apr 2000 12:00:00 GMT

I am looking for any information that any one might have regarding the geneology of Woodka or Wuthke. My grandfathers name was Woodka and his father's name was Wuthke. They changed their name to be more American.
I can't find any information on the Wuthke line. I do know that they came from Germany. Any information that anyone might have would be very helpful.
Thank You

Rossie Parnell Carter

Linda — 19 Jun 2000 12:00:00 GMT

My grandmother is supposed to be Rossie Parnell Carter (born: March 21, 1888--died: Feb 23, 1972 in a Chapel Hill, Orange Co, hospital--last resided: Dunn, Harnett Co NC--buried: Stony Run Churchyard) who married Willis B Hawley of the NC John Holley's. I have checked every possible spelling, state, family line, etc-- including the name Parnell and have come up with nothing of her ancestry. She belongs somewhere! Any information greatly appreciated!

JOHNSON

jdower96 — 29 Sep 2002 11:58:05 GMT

My immigrant, Otto "Johnson" came to US in 1880. His mother was Dorothea Karsten and his father's first name was William or Herman. All I know is that Otto came from Germany and that Johnson was not his real name. I don't think there is any equivalent in German but if anyone knows anything about name changes I would love to know.

Thanks, Jeanne

Nicknames

Jackie — 22 Aug 2004 8:46:33 GMT

Does anyone know if TOPSEY could be a nickname for some other name...like POLLY is sometimes used for MARY.
I am searching for a relative Topsey..and have never seen that given name before.
Jackie
bobsig@yahoo.com

Indians in Alaska

Joy — 23 Oct 2004 10:24:37 GMT

Alias aka Message Board Links & Announcements

rel8ively — 21 Sep 2005 9:34:29 GMT

NEHER > NAEHR > NEAHR > NEAR/NEER > NARE - check other boards

bree1623 — 18 Jan 2006 3:32:33 GMT

Near researchers, if your NEAR ancestry is coming out of New York state, be sure to check other boards here at Ancestry. The NEAR and NEER surname morphed out of NEHER and NAEHR in New York. You may find data you're looking for on other boards, if it isn't on this board. Good searching!

Nicknames

Jackie — 1 Aug 2004 2:23:27 GMT

Does anyone know if TOPSEY could be a nickname for some other name...like POLLY is sometimes used for MARY.
I am searching for a relative Topsey..and have never seen that given name before.
Jackie

Male 'Maiden' name

Kanithia52 — 9 Apr 2006 1:54:00 GMT

My brother married last year and took his wife's name (he preferred "Gunter" to "Yingling"). I know he is not the first male to do this and will not be the last. Any idea how this is going to affect the future of genealogy research?

Charles Whiting (aka LaFord), vaudeville performer

frances_vera — 29 Apr 2004 4:29:00 GMT

Charles Whiting married Nellie Walker in Vincennes, Knox Co., Indiana, in 1896, and disappeared shortly thereafter. He was said to have been born in England, about 1868, but this may not be true. As a travelling vaudeville performer, he supposedly used the stage name Charles LaFord. A family scrapbook contains the obituary of a vaudeville performer known as Charles LaFord, but this man was born as Charles Loren Ford in 1893 in Parker City, Randolph Co., Indiana, the son of Henry Ford and Emma (Hardin) Ford. He could not possibly be the same person as Charles Whiting, because he was only 3 years old when Charles Whiting married. I would appreciate ANY information about these two men. Is there a family or other connection between them? Could Charles Loren Ford's father, Henry Ford, have been the same person as Charles Whiting? He, too, abandoned a wife and children and disappeared, allegedly to Kansas, then Texas.

Fatroy as abbreviation for Fauntleroy

bellewether1 — 17 Apr 2004 1:24:24 GMT

Has anyone seen "Fatroy" used as an abbreviation for Fauntleroy? My ancester was listed on the family's typewritten tree, handed down through the year, as "Robert Moore Fatroy Tomlin". Once I started looking for a history of "Fatroy", I didn't find anything at all on that as a name. Any experience with this shorthand out here?

Crowdis/Clowdis name

John Knouse — 5 Jul 2002 1:44:46 GMT

Two Crowdis brothers came to Virginia from the British Isles about 1700. Their descendants variously went to Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, etc. Early on, the name was variously spelled with either a Cr- beginning or a Cl- beginning; they must have had a thick accent. Legitimate, proven spellings I've found of the name include:
--Crowdis
--Crowdus
--Crowdes
--Crowdas
--Croudas
--Cloudas
--Cloudis
--Clowdis
--Clowdus
--Clowdas
--Clowdes

The Cl- and Cr- connection is thoroughly proven.

There is no connection with the name Cloud or any variations. It is also not connected in America with the names Crowder, Crowther, Crowders, or Crowthers or any other variations of these, although a few old records do mistakenly use the name Crowders.

Regarding our family name and the entity which sells billions & billions

dmspfld — 25 Nov 2003 3:39:38 GMT

Good afternoon.

I read with interest this afternoon of the Corporate Monolith coming down hard on Merriam Webster for including the term "McJobs" in the latest edition of their dictionary. They don't like the derisive tone this sets for their service mark.

One wonders, if they have any sense of the derision their appropriation of the prefix "Mc" and its subsequent attachment to virtually any and every form of fast food they produce has engendered?

Were our name of other ethnic heritage, would they apply "-ski" or "-olai" to their product? And would the public be willing to ignore it?

Forgive what may seem a rant, but I find it ludicrous that a name as rich in history and family pride as our own should be made a marketing tool. For nearly 40 years I've listened to their advertising appropriate my family's name. I grow weary of their treating it as their property.

And I seek information on the family name McDONALD in the area of Cork, Ireland, in the early-to-mid 1800s; and later at Ebbw Vale, Wales.

Dave McDonald

Translation Help

berickson49 — 5 Nov 2003 3:27:33 GMT

My ggrandfather used to call me "Baruska", what does it mean???. Also any one from Fisher or Tyser, looking for family in the old country. Please contact me at berickson49@yahoo.com Thanks,Barb

Census entry problems

patmcnamee1 — 2 Nov 2003 9:48:35 GMT

I have also encountered some mistakes in transcription from hand-written census records. One involved reading the first letter of the surname as an "N" instead of an "R". Since "Namsey" is not a common surname, I didn't think to try that alternative. However, a cousin used the "Wild card" approach, and found our mutual great-grandmother "hiding" in the same village as our great grandfather! (1881 census). Since they married in 1882, it seems most probable that they lived fairly close to each other. Sometimes we get carried away with our research and assume that people do not "exist", when the truth is otherwise.

A "missing" sister of my grandfather, whom I can recall visiting as a child, seems not to have been acknowledged as a family member until she reached adulthood, since she was most likely born prior to her mother's marriage, and raised by close relatives. The "stigma" of illegitimacy was quite profound in the 19th century, and earlier. Sometimes we have to think outside the box, and understand how people of a century or more ago thought.

I may have actually "found" this missing aunt in the household of her mother's sister, but cannot confirm this probability, since I have not been able to validate her sister's married name. Did Mary Ann Ramsay become Mary Ann Richardson, and raise her niece "in secret"?

Many did so in those times!

Reuschlein surnames

Todd Reuschlein — 14 Oct 2003 3:56:22 GMT

My surname is Reuschlein and yes, there were MANY different spellings that I have come accross too. So far, I have been able to trace the details of my direct descendents to 1798. If anyone has any information that may remotely tie in with what is shown on my webpage, please email me.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Reuschlein/index.htm

Regards,
Todd Reuschlein
Fieldtek@Hotmail.com

Variations of BASTARD

rkromine — 23 Jul 2005 5:03:02 GMT

In researching my BASTADY line in Baselland, Switzerland, I came across these variations which might help somebody:
Bastard, Bastardy, Bastardi, Bastati, Bastardin, Bastadin, Bastatin. Good luck!

Pamor to Palmer

Dee Thompson — 23 Jul 2005 5:00:13 GMT

From A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: THE PALMERS OF SOUTH SANTEE [1818-1881]
Edited by Louis P. Towles, University of South Carolina Press,
Columbia, South Carolina, 1996

The Introduction [in small part]
. . . "Thomas Pamor, the first person of this name who can be indisputably identified, remains a shadowy figure because of the dearth of records. He seems to have been born around 1687; he had married Elizabeth Saunders by 1712 and acquired 1,586 acres of land by 1722. Seven years later he purchased 1,000 acres in Fairforest Swamp
(St. Stephens Parish, Charleston District) creating what became the center of family operations, Gravel Hill Plantation. He died in 1733, leaving a respectable estate of 2,930 pounds.
His eldest son, John Pamor (1715-1785), inherited Gravel Hill and through a judicious marriage, state grants, and the sale of turpentine and naval stores, amassed property in excess of 10,000 acres. He was prosperous, was active in local and state government, and mandated in his will that his children should change the spelling of their name from Pamor to Palmer." . . .

Don't forget to check records for the PAMOR spelling!

EURES AND MORE OF THEM TO RE/OR BUILD A CASTLE FOR EVERYONE!

elaineehenderson — 17 Jul 2003 5:06:49 GMT

A Castle is built by a family for a family. To my knowledge there is not a castle in America, just private homes and museums that border on the absurd.

EURE NAMES, IF ONLY I HAD A GRANT TO TRACE THEM DOWN!

Eure
Eurey
Eurie,
Urey
Urie
Ussary
Youree
Ewer definitely EURES, the Latin way on Tombstones
Eve
all the above with h or d
Durham
and are you ready,
WILLIAMS
CHAMPION
FLEURY
DEVEREAUX
EVERTON
EVERARD
EWING
DRURY
De SAUSSIERE

I don't think one castle would hold them all, but there's a few old ones on the Rhine, one in Boerne, Switzerland
but how about one in TEXAS! NOW THAT WOULD BE A Public Works Project for all the losers so they can at least have something to show for their sorry lives, wasted in front of a television set being royally insulted by the minute!

SCOTT>BUCKLEW, etc

David Scott — 24 Apr 2003 3:38:39 GMT

It's amazing how many variations there are of the surname Buccleuch, e.g., BUCCLEUCH, BUCCLEUGH, BUCKLEW, BUCKALEW, BUCKALLEW, BUCKELEW, BUCKELLEW, BUCKALOO, BUCKELOO, BUCKALIEU, BUCKELIEU, and -- the most astonishing one -- BUCKLAEW, justified in an email to me thusly: "My grandmother (Mary Haney Buckalew/Bucklaew) changed the spelling of Buckalew to Bucklaew as she didn't like the 'a' stuck in between the 'k' and the 'l' ..." (22 May 2000, Dorothy M. Tilley). There are probably others that are phonetically very similar.

The root surname for all of these variations is SCOTT -- nothing like the surname itself but is derived from the SCOTT of BUCCLEUCH branch of the Scottish family. The BUCCLEUCH surname was created the New World when those arriving there wanted to distinguish themselves. I constantly remind genealogy researchers that standardized spelling is a relatively new concept and some folk were not good spellers to start with!

David Scott
Membership Secretary
Clan Scott Society, Inc.
PO Box 13021
Austin, TX 78711-3021
Membership@ClanScottSociety.org
www.ClanScottSociety.org

How many ways can one spell HDP*TH ...

hdpth_DNA — 18 Jul 2005 12:26:29 GMT

Fred Shofstall a.k.a. Freddy Shaw

@@stopan@optonline.net — 16 Nov 2004 5:39:47 GMT

My name is Gary Stoltman I recently discovered a
>black sheep in the family. My g-uncle's name was Fred Shofstall, a.k.a.
>Freddy Shaw. He was murdered 6 May 1928 at 2101 Linwood. He was a
>bootlegger per the KC Star. It also mentions that he was partners with Ray
>Broom and Harry
>Rothman (Rothman was reported to have been "taken for a ride into Clay
>county and left dead on the concrete highway with a bullet in his
>forehead"). It further states that they operated out of a "radio store" on
>12th, west of
>Wyandotte which was their "front." The KCPD sent the homocide package but
>not much was in it. Fred was also involved with a "REO" automobile
>dealership on 1612 Grand Ave. which coincedently closed just months after
>his death.
>The Star also spoke of his "Biloxi Liquor Raid" in 1925 when authorities
>discovered carloads of liquor shipped into KC, from Biloxi, Mississippi,
>with a light covering of crushed oyster shell. He was able to kill one of
>the men, John Regina, who, as it turned out was from St. Louis. The
>Journal, in a later paper states that Regina was known to hangout and was
>an employee of the Traffic Way Garage on Locust St. I believe
>I've read that this was a hangout for many of the local hoods. Pretty Boy
>Floyd and Adam Richetti supposedly kept their car there when they tried to
>assassinate/free Fred Nash in 1933. Shofstall also had some Minnesota
>connections. His wife was from there and two years after his death I've
>found a telegram from the Chief of Police in Wilmar, Mn. wanting to know
>all about him. Wilmar's Bank had just been held up
>for $80,000.
>There also seems to be a connection
>
>Any related info would be appreciated. Maybe you know of someone who is
>familiar with this era.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gary Stoltman
>Mercerville, NJ

Patrykus/Potrykus

polishsearcher — 17 Mar 2003 12:52:45 GMT

If you are having trougle locating a Patrykus name, try Potrykus, and Patrickus. There are about three variations of the spelling within the same family.

Researching Name Changes

patigail — 26 Feb 2003 2:55:02 GMT

I would like to know if there is any way to find out if a person had legally changed their name? I know that my mother had a cousin, born in 1905, whose first name was Adolph. I cannot find any record of this person, and it makes sense to me that if he lived past 1932, he would probably have legally changed his name. Are there any records of such name changes? I would appreciate any information.

3 Neighbors lists

@@roothuntr@triad.rr.com — 28 Jun 2003 12:20:44 GMT

Just to let people know there are 3 different Neighbours lists. NABORS, NEIGHBORS and NEIGHBOURS. Most people use the NEIGHBOURS list as all the names seem to share the various spellings throughout each life.
Thanks
Laura

Lincoln Huggins

Janet L.Wallick — 8 Jun 2000 12:00:00 GMT

CENCI

Margaret Cenci Frontera — 10 Jan 2003 5:46:24 GMT

Looking for info on my grandfather, Elio Orfeo Cenci. He used the pen name of Sonny Ceo ( I think that's the spelling). Problem is when he died all his papers were burned, per his request.

According to the NY Times, Elio was a "poet and dramatist." I am convinced there has to still be something left, but I must not be looking in the right place.

Thank you in advance for any assistance.

English alias

Patti Metsch — 26 Jan 2002 9:50:12 GMT

Hello:

Can anyone tell my why a English woman circa 1600 would be known as (for example) "Mary Smith alias Jones"?

Would it indicate a married name versus maiden name?
Or father's versus stepfather's surname?

I also believe I read somewhere that the English would often adopt an alias if they inherited property that had a name?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Patti Metsch
pmetsch@bellsouth.net

Inaccuracies in official documents

fsinc_1 — 9 Aug 2003 4:51:20 GMT

Knauss/Knaus name

John Knouse — 5 Jul 2002 1:40:27 GMT

The old records of this name in Germany are variously Knauss or Knaus. In America, various branches of the family have used the following forms:
--Knause
--Knous
--Knouse
--Knouss
--Knows
--Kanous
--Kanouse
--Kenous
--Kenouse
--Canous
--Canouse

Several other possible permutations MAY include the following, but these are conjectural only, never proven:
--Naus
--Nauss
--Nause
--Nous
--Nouss
--Noss
--Canos

Mother's secret Maiden Name Koons

DebbieAndrade51 — 6 Aug 2002 5:28:04 GMT

I'm the daughter of Bonnie Joyce Koons; known to me as Bonnie Joyce Milland. I never new my mother's maiden name until after her passing in 1995. I ordered her birth certificate because I always new she and her past was a big secret. When I applied for my social security she was angry when I asked for her Maiden name. Her father, as listed on her birth record, was Howard C. Koons. I can't find any Howard C. Koons born in Pennsylvania in 1875 or 1869. Her mother as listed was Agnes E. Johns, Koons age 36 in 1925 when my mother was born in Ava, Illinois. My mother was listed as baby girl Koons she was one of 3 live births. I never met any one in her family (no relatives) nor pictures; even her parents names were told to me differently. I'm looking for her siblings one to be a half brother by the name of John who married a Lydia he was born around 1915, also a sister possibly named Kaye Koons who married An Anderson and one more sibling. Her father supposedly ran away with the housekeeper. My mother's mother Agnes was born in England. Thank you anyone.

george solomon aka william jackson parker

lorie kennedy — 24 Sep 2000 12:00:00 GMT

looking for info on the children of george solomon parker jr. father is george solomon parker sr. aka william jackson parker, mother mary unknown parker, wife of jr. is rhoda rebbecca jennings.i am the great granddaughter of frank elisia parker married to cordelia jarrel. looking for info on other children. william jackson parker II married to bertha luella trout,rosa rebbecca parker married to robert h. bankston and second marriage jesse stidham,clara jane parker married to elves leonard landon,minnie may parker married to elston edgeman,david jack parker married to edith johnson,bessie irene parker married to joseph bertrum pryor sr,mabel grace parker married to lewis jack smith sr. would like to know if i have any distant cousins out there!
thankyou! lorie in n.c.

Name changed from Christy to Wilder

lboulan — 19 May 2002 11:28:50 GMT

John Christy born to Washinton Guthrie Christy & Salina Gold, possibly in PA moved to CA using the name Robert Wilder in Orange Co. and died abt 1958. How does one go about trying to find the reason for this change? Is there an area to check about past law trouble? Does this sound familiar to you, or do you have any suggestions on where to look?

Badgwell/Badgewell/Bagwell

Donna Badgwell — 19 May 2000 12:00:00 GMT

Researching John Thomas Badgwell alias Bagwell alias
Badgewell - b1860 GA d1921 OK, married Sarah Louella
Prater 1883 in Big Flat Baxter Co AR - they settled
in Mountain View Stone Co AR- they had 12 children
11 living to maturity- they moved to Wapanucka OK
about 1910 - John Thomas is suppose to be a BAGWELL?
Name changed due to a fight that resulted in death
(the man didn't die) he fled to GA- he meaning
John Thomas' father or uncle -Thank you, Donna in AL

WELCOME ALIAS and/or AKA

Admin — 12 Dec 1999 12:00:00 GMT

This board is to record or post queries about name changes. The change could be a result of immigration, or later "Americanizing" names, children assuming their step-parents name, and people hiding from the law, a spouse or other responsibilities. Occassionally someone just didn't like their name.

There are frequently stories (or tall tales) that go along with the name changes. Tell us about those too. Include all the SURNAMES, both before, after and suspected. But please, PLEASE do not violate the privacy of those who are still living. Any post that appears to be a 20th century adoption query will be deleted without notice.

GenConnect is the perfect forum for finding missing links, and for those of us who know of a family or individual who changed their name, this is the best place to record it.

Please--post what you know to help others, and post queries so others can help you.

Rel@ively,
Patrice

PROTTO aka MORINO

VHierholzer5929 — 18 Dec 2002 6:41:19 GMT

Alfonso Angelo Protto was born on January 25, 1879, in/or around Genoa, Italy. He was married to Julia Barli from or around Serra, Pistoia, Italy. They resided for a while in New York. They had two children, Rose (Protto) Badinelli, born August 2, 1910, d Aug 1976, and Mario Protto, b March 31, 1912, d Aug 1977.

Until recently we only knew:

He married Ida Barli, b. March 17, 1893...and, thus, began the Alfonso Angelo Morino family. They had eight children,
their first son died very young. The family lived in Vancouver, Canada until about 1925 when they moved to Los
Angeles, California.

Alfonso Angelo (Protto) Morino died March 5, 1959; Ida Barli Morino died September 29, 1988.

Any Protto, Barli or Badinelli relatives out there?

Missing Persons from N.C., 1921

thorntonfamily — 4 Aug 2006 1:18:17 GMT

In 1921, Gage M. Hartline (9/1/1882), Essie Lee Prestwood Hartline (4/15/1892) and Essie's two sons Robert Alexander Hartline (12/23/1912) and Melvin Easley Hartline (9/20/1917) left N.C. and were not located again. There were some clues that they were in the Sanderson, Texas or Knoxville, Tennessee areas soon after they left. It is believed they took aliases and perhaps moved from place to place to avoid getting caught by the police and private detectives who were looking for them. Gage had an unusual physical trait as he was missing parts of two fingers of his right hand.

My family has tried to track these people down since they left N.C. Although they may all be deceased now, we would still like to find out about them and make contact with any of their descendants. We will be glad to put closure to this family mystery.

alias William Warner fled Civil War to Oklahoma

Melissa Simpson — 30 Oct 2001 3:43:26 GMT

My great great grandfather, William Warner, guilty of shirking from a commitment to the Civil War, fled to Oklahoma where he married Eliza and had my great grandmother, Jewel Opal Warner in 1905.

William Warner, however, is an alias and I am not sure how to go about finding his real name. My family has a hunch that his real surname is Adkins or Akins. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice on where I should go in an effort to resolve this mystery?

I would be more than appreciative!!!

Sincerely,
Melissa Simpson.

Louis Olson/Vigoren, MN 1920's

Jennifer Harveland — 10 Aug 2001 9:01:25 GMT

My gg grandfather was born Louis Theodore Olson in Iowa. He was married in Minnesota in 1925, and (according to family lore) changed his name shortly thereafter to Vigoren, which was a name from Norway. He had two brothers, Ole Olson (of North Dakota) and Peder Vigoren (of Canada). I am relatively new to this and am wondering if anyone has some ideas as to how I can connect the two names and prove that he is one and the same person. Any ideas would be tremendously appreciated.

Ross Morton AKA Johnson

fcttjet — 4 Aug 2001 6:30:02 GMT

I am seeking information on Katherine McKenzie b: Abt. 1865 in Prince Edward Island. d: Abt. 1930 in Youngstown, Alberta. Migrated to Boston and lived with a sister, Married Lewis Charles Ray b: Abt. 1867 in Boston, Mass. ,USA d: Bef. 1900 in Boston, Mass. ,USA. then married Ross Morton who abandoned the family and d: in Montana? having assumed the name of Johnson.
.

Too Many Alias' to List

Michelle Hornery — 8 Nov 2000 12:00:00 GMT

I am compiling the Honnery-Hornery Family History. Peter Oonery alis Brown was sentenced in Chelmsford and sent to NSW in 1801. He arrived in NSW as Peter Omeroy. He co-habited with a Martha Grover and had 5 children, they were named Peter Bradcock, John (not known), Ann Grover, Thomas Groves, James Groves. The children were all known as Bradcock, Grover, and Honery at different times during their childhood and as adults decided on their own names. Peter became a Hornery, John became a Honery or Honary (some of his descendants became Hornery), Ann became Honary or Onery (she also called herself Hannah at times), Thomas and James stayed with Groves. By the 5th Generation of this family they have settled into either being called Hornery or Honnery. There seems to be no reason why some chose one surname or the other. All incidences of this name and it's variants in Australia are related to Peter and Martha.
Anyone with any information on this name I would love to hear from. Also I would be interested to hear from anyone who can shed some light on why this might have occurred. I have not been able to trace Peter in England, there are no Oonery's that I can find. I have found some Honoree's and some Badcocks, but nothing concrete.
HELP!!!!
I would love to hear from anyone at all who thinks they might be able to help me!!!!
Michelle Hornery

COSBY FROM OK ADOPTED INTO YERBY FAMILY IN AL

lorriebrowne — 7 Jul 2001 1:49:12 GMT

My great grandfather was Radie Cosby and the story is that his father from Oklahoma somehow ended up in Alabama with him and left him with my gggrandparents whose name is Yerby. Don't know if he was legally adopted by them but he did take the Yerby name. Does anyone have any information?

All in the family... Honner, et al

MjHonner — 21 Jun 2002 6:40:48 GMT

I am looking for all the above surnames, which have been spelled many different ways or changed many times. I have a private website for research with many folk on it, so if anyone is interested PLEASE email me at mjonhermusheen@voyager.net

Some connections already made...

HONNER in Canada, from Ireland, mostly changed to HONOR, some to HONORE.
HONNOR in New Zealand came from HONNER in Australia.
Different HONNER, HONNOR & HONOUR folk in or from England & Ireland connected.
HONNERY/HORNERY family in Australia from England and may well be connected.

All these surnames most likely derived from HONORE (Huguenots).

Surname search

Lynne Roehl — 9 Jun 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Looking for information on the Shader surname, aka Schoeder
from Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota area during late 1800's thru early 1900's. Originally immigrated from Hamburg, Germany

Boitnott aka Piknet or Pikenard

KateRhoads500 — 28 Nov 2002 5:52:30 GMT

Am looking for mystery man Justus Boitnott (b. circa 1760) aka Pikenet or Pikenard. All info I have on him came from Boitnott family history book but everything conflicts. No trace of either alia can be found on internet. No trace of Boitnott name beyond him in any country that I have been able to find. Any one know anything beyond this?

Grimstaad, Norway

Lynne Marshall — 15 Oct 2000 12:00:00 GMT

looking for Anders Asbjornson; Gunder Huseland (son) and/or Andrew (Anders?) Anderson/Huseland (son). Gunder born November 1859, Grimstad, Norway; Lutheran, immigrated to Wisconsin/Michigan, USA at age 16. Brother Andrew immigrated to San Francisco, date unknown.

brick wall at roberts

Penny Scott Ross — 1 May 2001 12:00:00 GMT

i am unable to uncover any information on my great-grandmother. her name was mahalia elizabeth roberts, her husband was james henry pike. they resided in pooleville, parker county texas, until james henry died. at this point, i lose track of mahalia, otherwise known as betty. she went to alot of trouble to hide her indian heritage. if any one has any leads for me, PLEASE... don't hesitate to respond

Name change without lawfulness

Nancy Narrin — 24 Apr 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Piotr, Julia, Frank, Charles, Catherine, Mary, Martha, Frances, Annie, Millie, Julia and Peter JANCZEWSKI changed their name to JONES circa 1900.
Millie JONES married Joseph RADTKE and changed her name and those of her daughters to POLYN (second "husband" without benefit of marraige or divorce from Joseph RADTKE).
All this was kept secret and not discovered until after all their deaths.
Three cousins found an old photo with writing on the back, "220 Poplar Street where the whole JANCZEWSKI clan was born."
Then, by luck, looking up a birth certificate using Millie JONES as mother's maiden name, we found the actual birth surnames of my mother and her sister: RADTKE instead of the POLYN (from POWELENEWSKI ?) they went by all their lives. My mother's first name was changed from Bernice to Brunona (URGH!)non-legally.
My grandmother changed her name from Millie JONES to Millie RADTKE to Mildred POLYN to Michealine POLYN and changed her birth certificate and those of her two daughters as well.

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admin — 26 May 2003 6:31:49 GMT

The purpose of this board is to serve as a place to register DEAD ancestors with known aliases or who were aka (also known as) and surname variations.

It is NOT the place to look for lost parents or to post adoption queries. There are hundreds of other resources for that type of information. Surname, State and county lists are available at RootsWeb, and you can find a list of adoption sites on Cyndi's List. Honestly, you will get better results there.

For the searching capabilities of this board to work, you should list the ORIGINAL NAME (if known), the ALIAS, AKA, or SURNAME variations in the Surname list box. I suggest using CAPITALS for all of those. Use lower case for any other related surnames.

Good luck with your research.

Rel@ively,
Patrice

Wilkerson or McLellan

barefootlady — 10 Jul 2001 12:13:27 GMT

Hi
I am having a similar problem with a name change. I am starting to check back in the census records. Check the date and both of the surnames to see if you get some clue. Also try to get a birth or baptismal certifcate showing the parent's name. Happy Hunting...Sally

SLEPICKA / HRUSKA / CHICKEN / PEAR

Elaine — 6 Feb 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Searching for others interested in these Czech (Bohemian) surnames.
Grandparents (Michael and Anna (Hruska) Slepicka, married 1879) were living
in Chicago by 1866, believed to have come with their families from near
Prague, Bohemia (Austro-Hungarian Empire). Also believe that their parents
and siblings remained in Chicago when they moved to Minneapolis in 1881.

For those researching Pair/Pear/Pare or Peary/Perry/Peary, please note that
Hruska/Hruskova directly translates to Pear/Peary and that Czech families
were given to using Americanizations of their surnames.

Slepicka loosely translates to Chicken and it, and a spelling variation of
Slepica, are among the surnames found in this line.

Anna Hruska Slepicka's parents are Martin and Mary Hruska a/k/a Martin and
Mary Pear, and her sister, Barbara, was born in Chicago in 1866. Another
sister, Mary Hruska, was married to Joseph Sack and one child, Joseph, is
listed in the early Chicago City Directories. There are city directory
entries for other members of the Pear family in Minneapolis at the time of
my grandparents' relocation to Minneapolis. Employment of these Pears
connects to the employment of my grandfather and are assumed to be siblings
or cousins of my grandmother.

Would love to share information.

Elaine

elainetm@home.com
etm1935@yahoo.com

first posting to list

tony knight — 31 Oct 2000 12:00:00 GMT

My g/father Thomas KNIGHT (father James KNIGHT) married Rose Ball in Birmingham UK 1898.
First few children no problem registerd as KNIGHT.
Next few children registered as ROSS with parents now shown as Thomas and Rose ROSS (inc my g/father registered Harry Ross but had become Harry KNIGHT by time of his marriage in 1927)
Next few children reverted to ROSS with some having middle name Ross,
In 1930's on electoral register,Thomas and Rose become Thomas and Rose ROSS-KNIGHT with children still at home becoming Kate Ross ROSS-KNIGHT and James Ross ROSS-KNIGHT (both of whom had been registered as plain old KNIGHT!
Help!!!!
Tony Knight

Crimens

BarbBuffa — 11 Mar 2004 4:12:45 GMT

I cannot seem to be able to gather any information on my family. Folks just seems to beat around the bush.

I seem to recall from my childhood hearing that my grandfather's family changed their name to Crimens. I do not know from what. My father even has said that people are tight lipped.

My grandfather's name is John F. Crimens. His mother's name was Helen Crimens (maiden unknown). There was a sister, not sure of her first name. But she was married to a Mac Quarrie.

Any information out there would be extremely helpful.

LEWIS

tempest02386 — 27 Dec 2001 6:36:56 GMT

Hi! My father and mother divorced early in my life and so I haven't alot of information concerning the GREEK side of my heritage. I do know that my Grandfather was an illegal immigrant and came to America-a Stow-away-as a young man. He went by the Name "Anthony Lewis." He worked in or ran a junk yard in Los Angeles, Cal. where he met Evalina Riddle and on 10-17-1924, my father was born. His name is Edward Anthony Lewis. I would love to have Any information concerning Anthony "the Greek" of Los Angeles County, Cal. Thank you for your time, Marie

Name change

JamesLyke — 12 Apr 2002 8:00:05 GMT

Can anyone tell me when and by whom the name Leick was changed to Lyke? I would appreciate any help.

Gene Clifford Benefield (Clark)

Sheryl — 27 Apr 2000 12:00:00 GMT

I am looking for information on my grandfather, Charles Henry Clark. He and my grandmother had a son together, Gene Clifford Clark(per birth certificate), who later became known as Clifford Gene Benefield. He was born in Wynne AK on Sept 11, 1942. Charles supposedly died when my father was about three months old, and all contact with his family was lost. If anyone has any information on Charles Henry Clark and his family, please contact me via email. Thanks!

Mikels/Michaels/Micals

KWainscott11 — 11 Aug 2003 12:57:54 GMT

Looking for information on John, George, Thomas, Williams and Silvia Mikels aka: Mickels, Michaels, Micals. Any info.

Arrenia vs Serenia (Given Name)

NJHattaway — 27 Jun 2001 8:23:24 GMT

the use of an apostrophe

Patrice McClay — 19 Oct 2000 3:12:18 GMT

I actually don't know all that much about the McClay branch of my family, but am interested in knowing more. I am disturbed, however, by the use of the apostrophe to indicate plural (McClay's of Ireland, etc.) This is incorrect usage. It is simply "McClays" to indicate more than one. An apostrophe followed by the letter 's' expresses ownership, not plural.

--Patrice McClay

Elusive grandfather and uncle

cchism — 27 Nov 2001 3:54:26 GMT

Need information on James Kindred Milton, disappeared early 1900's with wife Elizabeth. John Richard Chism was arrested for killing a man in late 1800's and has not been heard of since. Any help out there?

Alias (Pavlov-Minar)

PLeva — 28 Jun 2002 7:06:20 GMT

I am wondering if anyone could help me. Ok, where do I begin? Well, I was researching my Maternal Grandparents and,to make a really long story short, I hit a brickwall. I wrote to the Presov archives, in Slovakia, for help to continue my research. The name I was researching was Minar or (Milnar, Mylnar).

To my surprise the name Minar turned out to be an alias. Apparently the name is connected to the name Pavlov (Paulov) The archives in Presov sent a Pedigree chart, starting as follows:

1. G-G-G-Grandfather, Michal Minar born abt 1770.
2. G-G-Grandfather Michal Pavlov born 1807.
3. G-Grandfather Jan Pavlov-Minar born 1848
4. Grandfather Jan Minar-Pavlov born 1878.

I found my Great-Grandfather baptismal record and he was baptized with the name Jon Pavlov-Minar. My Grandfather's birth records show that he was baptized with the name Minar-Pavlov and marriage records show his name as Jan Pavlov not Minar. When he came to the U.S. he used the name Minar not Pavlov. Definitely the birth record that Presov found has my Grandfather's name as Minar-Pavlov and Alias is written in a notation on that record.

I hope I have not been too confusing. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you Peggy

How do I start?

Jan Shuffield — 21 Dec 1999 12:00:00 GMT

ggrandfather

Carolyn — 13 Oct 2000 12:00:00 GMT

My ggrandgather John Franklin Scott was born in Fairbanks,Van Buren Co. Arkansas on 12-28-1882. His mothers name was Frankie E.Daughtery. Her parents names were William Daughtery and Amelia Eveline Gregory King. Frankie married a William Scott on 4-4-1886 four years after my ggrandfather was born. I have found on the marriage lic. where he married my ggrandmother as a Sparkman. I can not find anything that tells who his father was or why he changed his last name on the day he married.If anyone knows anything about the Daughtery's or Scott's or Sparkman's in Van Buren Co. Arkansas I would appreciate any help you can give me. Please email me at cjw216@webtv.net Thank you

HUSBANDS LOST GRANDFATHER

mls1 — 1 Apr 2002 2:10:50 GMT

MY HUSBANDS FATHER WAS BORN WITH THE GIVEN NAME OF EDWARD MOODY PAYNE (SPELLING ?) HIS BROTHER WAS STEWART FRANK PAYNE. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE AFTER THEIR MOTHER REMARRIED THEY STARTED USING THE NAME SHELLABY. WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE ADOPTED BY THE SHELLABY OR JUST TOOK HIS NAME. THESE BOYS WERE BORN ABOUT 1910, 11 OR 12 IN,WE THINK, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. OTHER THEN THE LAST NAME OF THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER, THE ONLY OTHER THING THEY WERE TOLD WAS THE FATHER WAS SUPPOSE TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE TELEPHONE CO, IN LOUISVILLE. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED.

aka

RudolphStrickla — 4 Jul 2002 3:04:22 GMT

Harry Neff (aka Henry)left Ohio in 1903. Son of Francis Marion 1849 of Clark County Ohio and Elizabeth Shartle. We never knew him as Henry and he passed in 1930 in Neillsville, Wisconsin; leaving a widow Clara and 5 living children.

family ties with union cty, ar.

bkwhitt — 28 Jun 2001 2:34:48 GMT

i am looking for anyone with information or ties to the family of sara maxey cross brillhart, and john lindsey brillhart. sara maxey cross was the dtr of john warren cross and sara king, dtr. of john (jehu) king and mary polly goddy.john and sara king cross wwere married on may 14, 1854 in wilkinson cty, ga. they had 4 children, james bennett, sara maxey cross brillhart, my (ggm), mary francis (fannie) cross rayburn, and nancy ann (nanny) ccross wheelis or wheeler. sara maxey was 2 when her father died, (supposedy of the measles in ga. during the civil war), and 3 when her mother died. grandfather king gave all 4 children away at the cemetary. jim hayes of hampton, ar, took bennett, and a family named tatum took sara maxey. don't know what happened to the other two. i would love to hear from some of m kin, especially on the other children's lines, or on the cross line. i will gladly share any info i have. my mother was lois evelyn brillhart keith, grdtr of sara maxey and john lindsey brillhart. i hope to hear from someone soon. thanks, bobbie

Pospichal, McGillick, Steve

barefootlady — 10 Jul 2001 12:13:27 GMT

I have hit the "brick wall".My husband's grandfather was born John Pospischal(Novak). The death certificate said, Joseph Steve and listed his father as James McGillick??? I haven't been able to locate a birth certificate and don't know where to turn next. Any suggestions or ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thanks

name changes

Irene Lawson — 18 Sep 2000 12:00:00 GMT

Name Changes

bkcurtis962 — 21 May 2002 12:07:35 GMT

The family changed its name from KERTESZ to CURTIS sometime in the early to late 1920's. As far as we know it was not done thru the courts.

ASZMONGYA was changed to ASMONGA. Again, I'm not sure if it was done thru the courts.

KERTESZES went thru Homestead, PA to Gary, IN circa 1907 along with the ASZMONGYA family.

Steiner to Szilagyi

JCaughlan|MA731777 — 24 Sep 2002 8:49:44 GMT

My great uncle, Pal STEINER, changed his name in Budapest, Hungary in 1950 to Pal SZILAGYI. Anyone know anything about him? Thanks, JC

Change of name

mariannevlodarchyk — 2 Jul 2001 6:41:27 GMT

My ggreatgrandfather James Gawley changed his name in
Oregon or Washington state around 1910-25. He was divorced
in Oregon in 1912. He remarried and had another family.
He may have changed it to Cauley, Cawley, Hawley. Any help
would be appreciated.

Search for Grandfather's Family-Called Pete-Ran to FL 1920

JG MILLER — 20 Aug 2000 12:00:00 GMT

Searching for connections to my grandfather - called PETE WILSON - ran to FL abt 1920 and never spoke of or to his family he left behind. According to an original ss application found his name was JAMES PAUL Wilson, b. Jan 20, 1904, Dubuque County, Iowa. Parents were Eva Pearl Sikes and James Wilson. Siblings listed on an old insurance beneficiary form as RUBY ALICE, ALVIN EARL, CLAUDE LEROY, ELMER.

He died in 1961, FL - had very pale blue eyes and light complexion - spoke with a distinct northern dialect.

I realize that as a runaway he could have changed names, dates, and places. If any of this looks familiar, please contact me. I have been unsuccessful in attempts to locate the family by census or vital records.
Thank you.

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