Great idea, great nicknames!
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> On Nov 11, 2013, at 6:35 PM, Cynthia Nottingham <cynthia_nottingham_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I love the idea of nicknames.=20
>
> Am I the only one who fantasizes about time travelling back in my genealogy=
> to be there when folks are picking names and ask them to be more "colorful=
> "?=20
>
> John is a great name. But=2C I would give my left arm for a few more boys n=
> amed "Riter" or "Eason"!
>
> Anyways=2C I think nicknames will help keep the generations straight.
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>> Date: Mon=2C 11 Nov 2013 16:28:10 -0700=20
>> From: clillywhite_at_gmail.com=20
>> To: undisclosed.recipients_at_johncooley.net=20
>> Subject: Re: Nicknames for John's sons?=20
>> =20
>> I love it!=20
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>> On Mon=2C Nov 11=2C 2013 at 4:06 PM=2C=20
>> <ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com<mailto:ancestr2_at_host187.hostmonster.com=
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>> wrote:=20
>> Hi All=2C=20
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>> I'm considering coming up with nicknames for John's sons. Maybe it's=20
>> silly=2C even stupid=2C but here are some ideas:=20
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>> Reuben=2C "The Farmer." He stayed put after going to KY and lived longer=
> =20
>> than the others. He seems to have been a real "man of the earth"--and was=
> =20
>> still "sowing" children late in life.=20
>> =20
>> Edward=2C "The Pious." He helped found the Methodist Church in Stokes Cou=
> nty=20
>> in the 1790s=2C and the Methodist Meeting House for the southern Indiana=
> =20
>> Methodists was on his property near Salem Indiana. He seems as straight a=
> s=20
>> an arrow. It's interesting to note that the Methodists had a formal polic=
> y=20
>> of abolition and Salem was later an important hub in the Underground=20
>> Railroad.=20
>> =20
>> Joseph=2C "The Emigrant." This in honor of his Oregon Trail progeny.=20
>> =20
>> James=2C "The Gambler." Well=2C we've discussed him and his progeny quite=
> a=20
>> bit on the list. This was undoubtedly the most colorful family of the lot=
> .=20
>> =20
>> Perrin=2C "The Preacher." We don't know much about him but we do know tha=
> t=20
>> he was a Methodist preacher.=20
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>> Cornelius=2C "The Soldier." He died in the War of 1812.=20
>> =20
>> Edmond=2C "The Southerner." Of course=2C we can't yet be certain that he =
> was=20
>> John's son=2C but it looks good. He went to South Carolina=2C presumably =
> with=20
>> Luke Burnett's family.=20
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>> For William=2C Daniel=2C and John I'm not sure.=20
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>> Is it too silly for serious consideration?=20
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>> -Michael=20
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