Did Joel's uncle test at 23andMe? Apparently, there's a match there with
someone of his name.
-Michael
> Great idea, great nicknames!
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Nov 11, 2013, at 6:35 PM, Cynthia Nottingham
>> <cynthia_nottingham_at_hotmai=
> l.com> wrote:
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>> I love the idea of nicknames.=3D20
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>> Am I the only one who fantasizes about time travelling back in my
>> genealog=
> y=3D
>> to be there when folks are picking names and ask them to be more
>> "colorful=
> =3D
>> "?=3D20
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>> John is a great name. But=3D2C I would give my left arm for a few more
>> boy=
> s n=3D
>> amed "Riter" or "Eason"!
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>> Anyways=3D2C I think nicknames will help keep the generations straight.
>> ________________________________
>>> Date: Mon=3D2C 11 Nov 2013 16:28:10 -0700=3D20
>>> From: clillywhite_at_gmail.com=3D20
>>> To: undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net=3D20
>>> Subject: Re: Nicknames for John's sons?=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> I love it!=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> On Mon=3D2C Nov 11=3D2C 2013 at 4:06 PM=3D2C=3D20
>>> <ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com<mailto:ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com=
> =3D
>>>> =3D20
>>> wrote:=3D20
>>> Hi All=3D2C=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> I'm considering coming up with nicknames for John's sons. Maybe
>>> it's=3D20=
>
>>> silly=3D2C even stupid=3D2C but here are some ideas:=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Reuben=3D2C "The Farmer." He stayed put after going to KY and lived
>>> longe=
> r=3D
>> =3D20
>>> than the others. He seems to have been a real "man of the earth"--and
>>> was=
> =3D
>> =3D20
>>> still "sowing" children late in life.=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Edward=3D2C "The Pious." He helped found the Methodist Church in Stokes
>>> C=
> ou=3D
>> nty=3D20
>>> in the 1790s=3D2C and the Methodist Meeting House for the southern
>>> Indian=
> a=3D
>> =3D20
>>> Methodists was on his property near Salem Indiana. He seems as straight
>>> a=
> =3D
>> s=3D20
>>> an arrow. It's interesting to note that the Methodists had a formal
>>> polic=
> =3D
>> y=3D20
>>> of abolition and Salem was later an important hub in the
>>> Underground=3D20=
>
>>> Railroad.=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Joseph=3D2C "The Emigrant." This in honor of his Oregon Trail
>>> progeny.=3D=
> 20
>>> =3D20
>>> James=3D2C "The Gambler." Well=3D2C we've discussed him and his progeny
>>> q=
> uite=3D
>> a=3D20
>>> bit on the list. This was undoubtedly the most colorful family of the
>>> lot=
> =3D
>> .=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Perrin=3D2C "The Preacher." We don't know much about him but we do know
>>> t=
> ha=3D
>> t=3D20
>>> he was a Methodist preacher.=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Cornelius=3D2C "The Soldier." He died in the War of 1812.=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Edmond=3D2C "The Southerner." Of course=3D2C we can't yet be certain
>>> that=
> he =3D
>> was=3D20
>>> John's son=3D2C but it looks good. He went to South Carolina=3D2C
>>> presuma=
> bly =3D
>> with=3D20
>>> Luke Burnett's family.=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> For William=3D2C Daniel=3D2C and John I'm not sure.=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Is it too silly for serious consideration?=3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> -Michael=3D20
>>> =3D20
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>>> Administrator=3D2C the Akins DNA Project=3D20
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>>> Administrator=3D2C the Eldridge DNA Project=3D20
>>> Administrator=3D2C the alt-McDowell DNA Project=3D20
>>> Co-Administrator=3D2C the Cooley DNA Project=3D20
>>> Co-Administrator=3D2C the McDougall DNA Project=3D20
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Administrator, the Akins DNA Project
Administrator, the Ashenhurst DNA Project
Administrator, the Bishop DNA Project
Administrator, the Eldridge DNA Project
Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the Cooley DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the McDougall DNA Project
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Institute (OLLI)
B.A. Humboldt State University, History
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