Many years ago, my mom’s hobby was researching our family tree. She did this for years, tracing some of our family lines as far back as the 1580s. Recently I came across a document that listed off all of the direct relatives she’d been able to trace. As you might imagine, there were some rather unique monikers throughout the generation, and some surprisingly nice combos, so I thought I’d share the highlights here with you guys!
Girls:
[name_f]Lavona[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Iva[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] [name_f]Jennie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Fredericka[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_f]Amanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Phebe[/name_f]
Dicey [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Catharina[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Julianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Morning[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoda[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] [name_f]Jeanetta[/name_f] (called [name_f]Netta[/name_f])
[name_f]Hazelle[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] Jenava
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrudis[/name_f]
[name_f]Meribah[/name_f] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_f]Melvina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
Catharinae
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Celina[/name_f]
Tryphena
[name_f]Almira[/name_f]
[name_f]Jerusha[/name_f]
[name_f]Myra[/name_f]
Almy
Jeruse
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Margaretha[/name_f]
[name_u]Comfort[/name_u]
[name_u]Experience[/name_u]
Boys:
[name_m]George[/name_m] ([name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], McCullough)
[name_m]Carl[/name_m] [name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Prior[/name_m] White
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] [name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_m]Johnson[/name_m]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_m]Major[/name_m] [name_m]Henderson[/name_m]
[name_m]Joachim[/name_m] [name_m]Friedrich[/name_m] [name_m]Christian[/name_m] [name_m]Theodor[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m] [name_m]Friedrich[/name_m] [name_m]Ulrich[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tyree[/name_m]
Meshack
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] [name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_u]Green[/name_u] [name_m]Hill[/name_m] (yes, that’s his first and middle name)
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] Baltzli
[name_m]Rowland[/name_m] [name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_m]Drury[/name_m]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
Holman
Bridges
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Wyman[/name_m] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Orrin[/name_m]
[name_m]Alberto[/name_m] [name_m]Melvin[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Washington[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
Christiani
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Micajah[/name_m]
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
[name_m]Artemas[/name_m]
Cobert
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Eliakim[/name_m]
[name_m]Gerhard[/name_m]