RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine 1 November 2006, Vol. 9, No. 44 (c) 1998-2006 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ * * * Editor: Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Certified Genealogist Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com Certification: http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/ * * * ROOTSWEB HELPDESK: Check here for announcements: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ * * * ROOTSWEB REVIEW ARCHIVES: Current and previous editions: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/2006/1101.txt http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ ========================================================= IN THIS ISSUE: 1. 1a. EDITOR'S DESK: NEWS, NOTES, AND SOME SITES WORTH SEEING NEWS: Ancestors in the Attic; 300 Million Americans SITES: Massachusetts Archives; Scotch-Irish in America; Texas Obituaries and Death Records BOOK NOTES: North Carolina 1b. Tips from Readers: Improbable Discovery in New Mexico 1c. USING ROOTSWEB: Dancing with Skeletons 2. Connecting Through RootsWeb: Connecting with Cousins -- with the Family Bible 3. New User-contributed Databases 4. New/Updated FreePages and HomePages 5. New at RootsWeb 6. RootsWeb Review's Bottomless Mailbag: Changing Sex, Names and Common-Name Roadblocks Leaping Over Calligraphic Hurdles 7. Humor/Humour: The End of the Line 8. Subscriptions, Submissions, Advertising, Reprints ======================================================= IN THIS ISSUE: 1a. EDITOR'S DESK: NEWS, NOTES; SOME SITES WORTH SEEING ANCESTORS IN THE ATTIC Secrets in your family tree? Skeletons in ye olde ancestral closet? Were your ancestors sinners or saints, royals or rogues? Now you can dig into your family history with "Ancestors in the Attic" presented by Reader's Digest Canada, airing Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on History Television. Produced by Toronto's Primitive Entertainment and hosted by Things That Move's Jeff Douglas, "Ancestors in the Attic" is an irreverent, fast- paced new series that takes viewers on a road trip across Canada and on a worldwide search for their ancestors. Part personal drama, part forensic investigation and part historical revelation, "Ancestors in the Attic" reveals to Canadians, in an intimate and dramatic way, not only their roots, but also the diverse stories that make up the history of their country. Read complete article at: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazed/gazed119.htm MORE AMERICANS. The U.S. population recently reached 300 million and the Census Bureau stepped back in time to compare contemporary life and statistics to those in the time periods in which the nation reached other noteworthy population milestones -- in 1967 (when the population reached 200 million) and in the year 1915 (when it reached 100 million). Some interesting comparisons on the site include: The most popular baby names for boys and girls, respectively. 2006: Jacob and Emily 1967: Michael and Lisa 1915: John and Mary See more at U.S. Census Bureau website: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007276.html SOME SITES WORTH SEEING: MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES: Links to the online searchable databases from the collections of the Massachusetts State Archives. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/SearchWelcome.html THE SCOTCH-IRISH IN AMERICA. An account of the (mainly) Ulster Presbyterians who immigrated to America in the 18th century and includes genealogical information. It also provides detail on the social and political conditions that the immigrants faced during that period. An extensive index is included. http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrishAmerica/Contents.php TEXAS OBITUARIES AND DEATH RECORDS. This collection of some 2,000 records spans the 1870s through the 1990s and largely represents the north central portion of Texas; though it also reaches the western gateway city of Abilene and the southeastern city of Houston. Full transcripts are frequently given for earlier newspaper death notices, while later obituaries appear in a condensed form. http://www.genealogymagazine.com/obituaries.html * * * BOOK NOTES: North Carolina Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society of Charlotte, North Carolina recently published a 143-year-old Civil War document -- General Order Book 1862-1863 11th "Bethel" Regiment North Carolina Troops. Transcribed by Ellen Poteet, this original field book, which was among the personal effects of Dr. John Brevard ALEXANDER, a 19th-century physician and historian of Charlotte, provides new information about the military careers of officers and soldiers. The "Bethel" Regiment was successor to the 1st North Carolina Volunteers, who won the name in the Battle of Bethel Church, Virginia. Entries include promotions, appointments, and transfers, furloughs and leaves of absences granted, several courts-martial, names of recruiting officers, daily camp duties, and two addresses from Major General D.H. HILL to his troops. The softcover book (xii plus 96 pages) is indexed and costs $27.50 ppd. (plus 7.5 percent sales tax for North Carolina residents). An order form, with details, as well as a complete listing of books offered by Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society, may be found on its website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncomgs/ * * * 1b. TIPS FROM READERS: Improbable Discovery in New Mexico By Linda Miller Kocisek in Alabama, USA I live in Alabama and until the Internet I had little access to records farther west than Texas. One day I was visiting my local library's genealogy section in Florence, Alabama -- once again searching for my MILLER roots. It's difficult to research such an extremely common name. The library had a thin section on New Mexico and it was composed of genealogical journals, joined and with no common index. I had to search each monthly index separately. I found one reference to my great- grandfather. It said something like: Elk, New Mexico. Felix MILLER lost a horse to gunshot or choking. circa 1906 (They couldn't tell the difference?) Before I gave up I decided to go slowly through the indexes one more time and I struck gold. There was an article telling of a researcher who in 1951 went around New Mexico interviewing and taping the memories of the state's old-timers. Of the more than 150 people interviewed, facsimiles were given of two index cards with the location of the New Mexico State Library, the names of the two interviewed, and accession numbers. All I had to do was go online and find a phone number. One phone call later and a library staffer had verified this information and told me how I could order a written transcript. This was pure gold -- the story was in Felix's own words, telling of a 1869 cattle drive when he was seven and about all their moves from state to state. This interview had been around for more than 50 years and no family member even knew of its existence! For me this was providence. [Editor's note: see also: WPA Telling Living History http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=11101 WPA Life Histories http://lcweb2.loc.gov/wpaintro/wpastate.html The Works Projects Administration (Ancestry Daily News with many links) http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=793] * * * 1c. USING ROOTSWEB: Dancing with Skeletons Listen carefully -- what's that sound? If you have a budding genealogist in the family it might be her rummaging through the old trunks in the attic or basement looking for any clues -- old family journals, labeled photos, and with a little luck -- a family Bible holding rapidly fading vital record data meticulously entered among its now crumbling pages. If your family historian is a good digger she is probably shrieking with joy every now and again at the "treasures" she is uncovering right and left. But those screams of joy at the discovery of lost family stories and records could well turn to cries of horror if your family researcher discovers in her searches that the family members are not actually the descendants of the English and Scottish kings as you had all been told, nor were they closely related to the Plantagenet line or one or more former U.S. presidents. Those stories were turning out to be family mythology and not supported by the evidence being uncovered. You and your sister (the newly motivated genealogist) were certain the family lore of a connection to Zachary TAYLOR was correct -- I mean, come on -- how many TAYLORs can there be? Unfortunately you have learned that there are many TAYLORs and, instead of connecting to old Zachary, your TAYLORs descend from a Civil War deserter and horse thief named Leroy TAYLOR who did hard time in prison! You have also discovered, courtesy of your family sleuth, some disturbing evidence that points to the fact that the marriage of your 2nd-great-grandparents was a union between first cousins. But, isn't that considered incest? Hadn't you learned in science class years ago that a marriage between such close relatives would most likely produce children with mental and physical challenges? Eek! How could this be? Aside from your slightly eccentric Uncle Earl your family seems so, er, normal, and more likely to have descended from the royalty you had always heard (and dreamed) about than from horse thieves and incestuous relationships. A close examination of the Bible entries indicates that great- grandmother Kate, after a 10-year hiatus, gave birth to a "change of life" baby at age 56. A locked family journal that you have now pried open after your "Nancy Drew" found it in a hidden drawer way in the back of grandfather's old desk, reveals that this "change of life" son was actually the child of Kate's oldest daughter, Lilly, who was born out of wedlock. This was the family's deepest darkest secret and somehow you think grandmother (in whose handwriting the journal was written) probably meant to destroy her journal before anyone else saw it or she had forgotten it was stashed away in the hidden drawer in the old desk. The baby had been raised as Kate and great-grandpa Joe's, but you now knew that by blood she was actually Lilly's daughter and was fathered by a 17-year-old "no-good farmhand" who had spent the summer of 1899 tilling the fields on the TAYLOR farm and wooing 16-year-old Lilly during those long summer evenings. The journal had included the boy's name, Job ROBERTS, and the fact that he came from Nebraska but nothing else was listed about him. What are the two of you to do with the huge responsibility of being the only guardians of the family's skeletons now out of the closet and resting in your hands? Do you decide to "let sleeping dogs lie" or do you decide to preserve the facts as you have now uncovered them to be along with lengthy notes explaining the details of your discovery? This is a decision often faced by those who dare to disturb the dusty recesses of attics and old trunks and who uncover unexpected secrets never discussed within the family. Genealogical research is not a hobby for the feint of heart, nor does fact-driven research permit the pruning of unexpected or controversial family tree branches. Of course, there are the living family members' privacy considerations to be taken into account. A solution might be to record all of the facts and notes as you have them, but when placing your family tree online at WorldConnect (http://wc.rootsweb.com) restrict public access only to the elements of your family history that you and other family members do not mind letting the world see. For assistance in accomplishing this goal, see "Finding Proper Balance with WorldConnect" on protecting family privacy while sharing your GEDCOM with others: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/2006/1011.txt And "Outfoxing Aunt Harriet" by using the lag time before your family tree is publicly searchable to check for any display issues: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/2006/1018.txt Facts about Cousin Marriages http://www.cousincouples.com/?page=facts Research Downplays Risk of Cousin Marriages http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/2002-04-04-cousins.htm Marriage License Laws in U.S. http://marriage.about.com/cs/marriagelicenses/a/cousin.htm * * * * * * * * * * Advertisement * * * * * * * * * * ANCESTOR SEEKERS SEVENTH SALT LAKE CITY RESEARCH TRIP -- THE IDEAL GENEALOGY VACATION! FEBRUARY 18-23, 2007 Join others from throughout the USA and Canada for the ideal genealogy vacation. Spend a whole week at the Family History Library, accessing the world's largest collection of genealogical records with help and advice from accredited genealogist professionals. Opening social, theater trip, and sightseeing tours! "Thank you all for such a wonderful experience." (Marsha, Iowa) Call TOLL-FREE at 877-896-0974 (9-6 MST) or visit http://www.ancestorseekers.com/ * * * * * * * * * * End of Advertisement * * * * * * * * * * 2. CONNECTING THROUGH ROOTSWEB: Connecting with Cousins -- with the Family Bible By Betty Boot My cousin, Lionel Reppe, found me on the Internet via a query I had put posted about my family. It has opened the family beyond grandparents to me, as he is nearly youngest relative of great-grandparents. His mother had the family Bible and records and picture! It has been so wonderful to find all of them. * * * What's your story? Did you leap over some brick walls or cleverly figure out where your grandmother was hiding in a census? Do tell! Dazzle us with your brilliant sleuthing or uncanny luck. We're all ears. Send your tales of genealogical adventure to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com 3. New User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb http://userdb.rootsweb.com/submit/ ---------------------------------------------- The following databases have come online recently. They are searchable, but not browseable. Search: To look for specific data or occurrence of text in a file. Browse: To view the entire contents of a file or a group of files. FLORIDA. Brevard County. 1972 Today newspaper obituaries; 1,326 records; Jim and Bonnie Garmon http://userdb.rootsweb.com/obituaries/ KANSAS. Douglas County. Baker University, junior and senior classes of 1897; 38 records; Phil & Donna http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ LOUISIANA. Bienville Parish. Bryan Cemetery, 16 records; Holder Cemetery, 62 records; Madden Cemetery, 187 records; Ridge Cemetery, 149 records; Rocky Mount Cemetery, 323 records; Stewart Cemetery, 60 records; Williamson Cemetery, 239 records; Maxine Blake Morgan http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ MASSACHUSETTS. Hampshire County. Haydenville. High Street Cemetery; 947 records; Robert P. Emrick http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ NEW HAMPSHIRE. Hillsborough County. Obituaries; 195 records; Helen C. Coughlin http://userdb.rootsweb.com/obituaries/ NEW JERSEY. Passaic County. Paterson. Sweetman names in city directories 1919; 1922-1924 106 records; Jim Sweetman http://userdb.rootsweb.com/citydir/ NEW YORK. Genesee County. Pavilion. Maplewood Cemetery. Burials; Douglas S. Poole, 517 records; SOUTH CAROLINA. York County. Neely's Creek ARP (Associate Reformed Presbyterian) Church Cemetery 1,319 records; Evan Mitchell, for the Neely's Creek ARP Church Cemetery Association http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ TEXAS. Dallas County. Dallas Morning News. Obituaries, 8 October 2006; 49 records; Jane Engbrock http://userdb.rootsweb.com/obituaries/ VIRGINIA. Spotsylvania County; alumni lists; 122 records; Paula Lucy Delosh http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ WISCONSIN. Polk County. Lamar School pupils, grades 5-8, ca 1911-12; 40 records: C. O. Stannard http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ 4. New/Updated Freepages and Homepages -------------------------------------- Can your cousins find your website at RootsWeb? Has it ever been mentioned here or do you have a new, updated, or substantially revised website at RootsWeb (it will have "freepages" or "homepages" in the URL)? Send the URL (its Web address), along with a brief description, including the major pertinent surnames and what is available on your site, to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com * * * NEW YORK. Oneida County. Early (only) burial records for St Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Rome from 1837-1950. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cnyfamilies/Stpeter/spburials2.html PIERCE AND HOWE FAMILIES of Erie County, New York. Other surnames are: BALL, BUNKER, BURT/BERT, Focus on Joseph PIERCE who was born ca 1795 in Ireland and his wife was Elizabeth [--?--] born ca 1800 in Ireland. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hardincarmichael/ * * * If your genealogical or historical related site is located somewhere other than at RootsWeb.com, you can add the link here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/addlink.html * * * 5. New at RootsWeb To Request a Free Web Account: http://accounts.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Some of these webpages might not yet be accessible. They are created by volunteers, so if one that interests you isn't up yet, please check again in a few days or next week. http://www.rootsweb.com/~xxxxxx[accountname] U.S.A. flpcusd -- Peacock (Florida) Chapter USD mocclare -- Clarence City (Missouri) txtbcusd -- Thomas Bay (Texas) Chapter USD Key: USD--National Society United States Daughters of 1812 * * * New Mailing Lists at RootsWeb Request a New Mailing List: http://resources.rootsweb.com/adopt/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- For information and an index to the more than 29,700 RootsWeb-hosted genealogy Mailing Lists and for easy subscribing (joining) options go to: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS Amor, Arterberry, Aukland, Aymer Belcher-UK (Belcher in United Kingdom), Bonenberger, Borras, Brackeen, Breen-NL (Breen in Netherlands) Cekot, Cheadle (includes Cheedle, Chedel), Cichowski (includes Chichowski, Ciechowski), Claringbould, Clingensmith, Curwick, Czerr Divan, Dolajeck Epworth, Esgate Facer, Fett Gansmann, Geall (includes Cheal), Gollop, Gressel, Gruchacz, Gruno Hailstock, Hammers, Hastrip, Hentges, Hepworth, Hettenhausen, Holligan, Huestis, Huntzinger (includes Huntsinger) Jenness Kincannon, Klimas, Korger, Kozlowski, Krimminger (includes Crimminger), Lambremont (includes Lambermont), Lemp, Litschko Margretz (includes Margrit), McCaa, McClay, McCroy, McGarrity, McGuiness, McKelvain, McLeese, McMannis, McQuilkan, Menge, Miche, Middlemiss, Mizzell, Morganstern, Morphet Nabb, Naseby, Naslund, Norcut Osheal Palmerton, Pargitor, Pentreath, Perrazzo Phy (includes Phie), Plumstead, Polito, Poninghaus (includes Poninghouse), Prayle (includes Prail, Prael, Prayel), Proskauer, Puddifin (includes Pudifin), Pullman, Pusch (includes Push, Busch, and Bush, especially interested in the topic of DNA of these families) Railstock, Ressler, Rief, Roswell, Rushmer Sambell, Sambleson, Sambleton, Samis, Schaper, Schulman, Schwalbe, Scowcroft (includes Schowcroft, Scowcraft, Schowecroft, Scowcrofte, Scholcroft, Scowlecrowft), Shelkey (includes Schalke, Schelke, Schell, Schelly, Schelske, Schielke, Schilke), Schuelke (includes Sellke, Shakely, Shakley, Shelke), Silveira, Skudder, Sleigh, Smelko, Snobom, Steinberger (includes Steinbarger, Steenbarger), Stichler, Strampe, Susee Tessmann, Tetschlag, Thraves, Thwaite, Tornabene (includes Tornabuoni), Treviranus, Tuepker, Tuite, Tuitele, Trevex Uyehara Vanaman, Van Note (includes Van Nort, Van Ort, Van Oort, Vannote, Vanote) Vanthournout Wagenfohr, Waghorn, Weible, Wernli, Whiteing, Wirgau Yee (Chinese surname Yee and related clans -- Yi, Yu, etc.) Zill NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS CANADA CAN-SK-Princealbert (Prince Albert region of Saskatchewan Province) SCOTLAND SCT-West-Lothian (Shire of West Lothian, formerly Linlithgowshire) SWEDEN SWE-Gotland (County of Gotland) U.S.A. GSCM (Genealogy Society of Central Missouri--for the members to communicate with each other about genealogy in the central Missouri region. MA-PLYMOUTH-CORDAGE-HS (history, records and current happenings of the Plymouth (Massachusetts) Cordage Company Historical Society MI-Kalamazoo-Cemetery (Kalamazoo, Michigan) NEW ETHNIC OR SPECIAL INTEREST MAILING LISTS FAMILY-ATLAS-USERS (for users of Family Atlas software -- for mapping genealogy data). MN-FINLANDERS (Minnesota Finlanders) TWINS (twins in the families and how this affects research) US-Coalmining-Camps (from the early 1800s through to 1930 there were thousands of immigrants that sought jobs in the coal-mining fields. Every coal mine had a coal camp and more than 10,000 coal camps in America have been identified) Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-E3A (discussion and sharing of information regarding issues involving Y-chromosome DNA determined or predicted to be haplogroup E3a and its subsets (E3a1, E3a2) including relevant queries or discussions of the genealogical significance making use of related genealogical, archeological, historical and biological studies or theories) * * * 6. FROM ROOTSWEB REVIEW'S BOTTOMLESS MAILBAG [Editor's note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the editor or of RootsWeb.com]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Changing Sex, Names, and Common-Name Roadblocks By Sylvia In a recent newsletter, a writer wrote about mistakes made during transcription. You included a note about using the original info if available. Well, the original census takers caused me some trouble while trying to find my great-grandfather's family on the 1850 census. Not much was known about Samuel Paul COLWELL because he died at age 36 in Oregon, but the family thought his father's name was Levi and that he was from Ohio. Samuel was listed as COLWELL in 1860 and CALDWELL in 1870 -- four years before his death, I knew that Samuel had two brothers, Frank and Marion, because of family stories. So, I did a search for a Levi COLWELL/CALDWELL and found only one who was named Levi CALDWELL (born in Massachusetts about 1810) and had a 12-year-old son named Samuel. However, he had no brothers -- only four sisters, two of which were listed as Francis S., age 7 and Mariah A., age 3. My instinct told me that this was the correct family even though they had this Samuel as Samuel B and the two boys were girls. My reasoning was that the census taker was a little deaf. I continued with my research and found there were no hard facts to be found -- only puzzle pieces. These pieces consisted of censuses, Civil War documents, a will, land records, marriage record, death records and some cousins who shared information. None of these records was proof alone but when added up gave a detailed history. I discovered that my great-grandfather's brother, Marion, was a scoundrel and his other brother may have changed his name so I'll probably never find him. I found descendants of Marion and one sister, Mary Jane. Mary Jane's descendant and I worked together for a couple of years before I lost contact with her. I want very much to find information on Samuel Paul COLWELL's mother, but because her name was Catharine SMITH, I have my doubts. * * * Leaping Over Calligraphic Hurdles By Judith Shaw Hoffman While researching the genealogy of my SHAW family from Niagara County, New York I had found information on all but one of my 3-great- grandparent's children. We had the name listed as Betsey Jane SHAW, the daughter of Daniel and Phoebe (WAIT) SHAW. She had moved away from Niagara County to Michigan. Her husband, who became a preacher, was Henry Clay HULBERT (HURLBURT or HURLBERT). There are various spellings of that surname. That made it difficult to research. Through Ancestry.com, I received an e-mail from a distant relative, a descendant of Henry HULBERT and my SHAW relative. She told me that Daniel SHAW's daughter's name was Jane Elizabeth SHAW. Maybe her family had called her Betsey, and that is why we had it listed that way. My new cousin had more surprises for me. She had pictures of Jane as a young mother, and as an elderly woman. The best surprise of all were the two pictures of my great-great-grandparents -- Daniel and Phoebe SHAW, taken in the early 1860s. She scanned the pictures for me. We were convinced we had the right family. But the thing that sealed it was when I saw the pictures my cousin had sent. I had a picture of my great-great-grandfather, Walter SHAW, taken in his late 1870s or early 1880s. As soon as I saw the picture of Jane Elizabeth SHAW taken at about the same age, I knew we had a match. There was no question that they were brother and sister -- the same eyes, the same mouth. I sent my cousin a picture of Walter, and she agreed. The resemblance was uncanny. A relative of my new cousin from her HULBERT side had said he believed Jane Elizabeth SHAW's parents were David and Phoebe SHAW, not Daniel. Our Daniel had previously lived in Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York before moving to the Niagara County, New York area after the 1830 census. I looked at the census and found both SHAW and WAIT families listed in Saratoga. I knew Daniel had lived in Saratoga before moving to Niagara after 1830. I found a David SHAW listed from the Ancestry.com index and it is easy to see how one might think it said David, not Daniel. Then I looked at the actual census images and found a few names away from the SHAW name was a male WAIT. Being as I knew Daniel SHAW did live there, this WAIT male could be Phoebe's father. He was the same age as Phoebe's father just a few names away, I believe both to be my ancestors. The ages of the family members fit. I could see how they might transcribe it to be David, but both men's names were written alike, and being as I was looking for two Daniels living near each other, this fit. My Daniel had been there on a previous census. [Editor's Note: Daniel and David are common calligraphic look-alikes -- see http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/lesson8.htm for more on name spelling]. The death certificate was obtained for Jane SHAW, but someone had mistakenly written the wrong birthplaces for her parents -- from Denmark. This was questioned and found to be a mistake by the official who copied it, so that was cleared up. They were from the same places we had in our information. We later found other evidence to support our belief that Jane was indeed the daughter of Daniel and Phoebe SHAW who had lived in Newfane, Niagara County, New York. If not for Ancestry.com, I would have never had those pictures of my great-great-great-grandparents and Jane, and we probably wouldn't have ever had any info on Jane. Additionally, I met a new friend and cousin. I had further problems with the SHAW name on the Ancestry.com indexes. After searching and searching, I found that it had been transcribed on other censuses as SHAM, SHARE, and SHOW. So don't think they aren't there. Try everything. * * * 7. Humor/Humour: The End of the Line --------------------------------- Thanks to: C. Fields. who writes: While searching for our great-great-grandfather we found a family whose 11th and final child was named Enough FIELDS. Looks like they meant it. * * * Found a funny or "proper name for the job" in old records or an amusing entry in census, parish, church, etc. records? 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