tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post3286775009547795769..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Flat on Her BackJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-46759407949029756352014-01-11T21:09:49.479-08:002014-01-11T21:09:49.479-08:00Yes, I'm glad Wendy mentioned that, and Iggy f...Yes, I'm glad Wendy mentioned that, and Iggy found that link. Makes sense, but I would never have guessed that on my own. See how helpful it is to get everyone's input?!?!<br /><br />Oh, believe me, you and me both, when it comes to wondering about that "he" and the property he bought. Don't know about you, but it almost sounded snarky to me to see her only tag him as "he" without so much as mention his name. There wasn't any newspaper article included in the envelope when I got it...that's an inside story that will remain a mystery, I guess.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-48091529942835473132014-01-11T21:05:05.854-08:002014-01-11T21:05:05.854-08:00That's exactly how it was pronounced, Iggy, wi...That's exactly how it was pronounced, Iggy, with the short "u" as in "Lum-me." Not having seen her sign her own name until this winter when I started researching her story, I always saw it written Lummie, and pronounced as you said. Seeing her own version, spelled Lumie, would be confusing, if I hadn't heard family members over the years mentioning her name.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-78848166290050916372014-01-11T21:00:44.811-08:002014-01-11T21:00:44.811-08:00Wendy, I totally was unaware of that name or its r...Wendy, I totally was unaware of that name or its ranking. Fascinating! Since I wouldn't know when that name made it on the top baby names list, I have no idea if Lummie pre-dated that craze. She was born in 1886. The one thing I do know is that her name was entered exactly as that in the family Bible--it didn't show as a shortened version of any other name.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-8706599704152564082014-01-09T11:06:33.289-08:002014-01-09T11:06:33.289-08:00I wonder what the paper was and what it said about...I wonder what the paper was and what it said about the he? <br /><br />Interesting that her name could be short for Columbia:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-73500574942747908772014-01-09T06:56:15.224-08:002014-01-09T06:56:15.224-08:00I think Wendy has something there. I've found...I think Wendy has something there. I've found others using the name "Lummie" as short for Columbia (or Columbus). If so, it would not be pronounced "Loom-me" but rather "Lum-me"<br /><br />http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=riverrat&id=I6941&style=TABLE has an example.<br /><br />That poor woman - (and your aunt too) - the final months must been hard.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88536706608819373432014-01-09T05:41:50.691-08:002014-01-09T05:41:50.691-08:00"Lum" was a common nickname for Columbia..."Lum" was a common nickname for Columbia. However, your Lummie might have been a generation or two removed from the time Columbia was on the list of top baby names. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com