tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post6441370949606220131..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Stalking SurnamesJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-37021150627029646612016-03-03T07:22:52.013-08:002016-03-03T07:22:52.013-08:00I find it interesting to see "who is popular&...I find it interesting to see "who is popular" at the time when parents give their babies names. I've some George Washington's (3x), Benjamen Franklin, Winfield Scott (Hancock, the Civil War General) and John Madison (all first and middle names) for starters. :)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-1328950314893361232016-02-20T21:31:06.050-08:002016-02-20T21:31:06.050-08:00It's funny what stuff can turn up, if you go b...It's funny what stuff can turn up, if you go back far enough!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-90213233031167087582016-02-17T20:08:52.039-08:002016-02-17T20:08:52.039-08:00Cool connection! :)Cool connection! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-90815377902038237272016-02-15T22:55:19.519-08:002016-02-15T22:55:19.519-08:00It's understandable, Wendy. There were certain...It's understandable, Wendy. There were certainly plenty of those ZTs around at the time! That's why I don't mind boning up on the background details via Wikipedia, either--a quick way to brief yourself on the parameters of a potential search before getting immersed in it all.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-65380476842964748812016-02-15T04:08:43.932-08:002016-02-15T04:08:43.932-08:00Now I really feel like an idiot. I just did some q...Now I really feel like an idiot. I just did some quick reading about ol' Zach only to discover he left Virginia at a very young age. Montebello was his home for just a short while. Therefore, it is not likely my family even heard of him let alone rubbed elbows. The Zachary Taylor who enumerated their names in the early census was just some other ZT. No cousin connection yet~Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com