tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post24273974679770951..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Elizabeth Laws Doyle - Amenuensis Monday & 52 Ancestors Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-40401317825984345742014-04-29T01:42:09.700-04:002014-04-29T01:42:09.700-04:00I was thinking the same thing, Sheryl, as I was wr...I was thinking the same thing, Sheryl, as I was writing the post. On my father's side, both is paternal and maternal, few children died before adulthood and few of the adult children died early. On my mother's side, though, one grandmother had 15 children and only 6 outlived her. <br /><br />Stories have passed down about "Grandy," as she was called, indicating that she was a kind and generous woman.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-45472890626202623672014-04-29T01:39:45.249-04:002014-04-29T01:39:45.249-04:00In some groups of people it was a custom to name a...In some groups of people it was a custom to name a new child after an older brother or sister who had died as an infant. The idea was that they would remember the little one who died when they spoke to the living child. My grandfather was named William after a baby brother who had died years before. In my grandfather's case, he had 2 middle names and he was called by one of those.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-29161679059656179382014-04-28T23:33:23.788-04:002014-04-28T23:33:23.788-04:00It's amazing that 11 of her 12 surviving child...It's amazing that 11 of her 12 surviving children were present when she died. She must have been a wonderful mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-74733818773549226002014-04-28T09:37:12.545-04:002014-04-28T09:37:12.545-04:00She had a Fred and a Frederick? They weren't ...She had a Fred and a Frederick? They weren't the same person? But now that I said that, my mother had a friend who gave her son the same name as a stillborn son in order to have a Junior. <br />I agree -- even an obituary with errors offers some clues and it's up to us to figure them out.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com