[or-roots] Darned Census Holiday Greeting

[Dale Harguess]

What is his last name?


On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Linda Wiley <oregontrail1851 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> A member of my DAR chapter has a Patriot with the first name of
> Strangeman--from Virginia.  That's the only time I'd heard of it.
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Dale Harguess <daleharguess4 at gmail.com>
> *To:* or-roots mail list <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 24, 2013 1:50 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [or-roots] Darned Census Holiday Greeting
>
> the name that I keep seeing in my Quaker ancestors is, "Strangeman"  I
> can't help but wonder where that name came from and why it was so popular
> to name a baby that?  This is a given name, not a surname.
> Dale in la la land (aka California)
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Dan M <mygen2 at d-matney.com> wrote:
>
> I have a relation named ( Thankfull ) I wonder what life was like having
> that to go around with?
>   Almost bad as Middlesex!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: LinLouVan at aol.com
> To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 10:14 AM
> Subject: [or-roots] Darned Census Holiday Greeting
>
>
>
>    I am not advocating for this newsletter necessarily (although I do find
> it interesting), but it came today just in the midst of the "Darned Census"
> discussion.
>    Merry Christmas to everyone - and happy census hunting.
> Linda VanOrden
>
>
> The Ancestry Insider: Darned Census Holiday Greeting
>
>
> Darned Census Holiday Greeting
> Posted: 24 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST
> We depend upon records to reveal the “truth” about our pasts.
> Yet sometimes records have anomalies.
> Some are amusing or humorous.
> Some are interesting or weird.
> Some are peculiar or suspicious.
> Some are infuriating, even downright laughable.
> Yes, “Records Say the Darnedest Things.”
> Records Say the Darnedest Things: Census Holiday Greeting
> Just in time for the holidays a coworker pointed out to me a household in
> New York City (36-38 West 123rd Street) where, among other inhabitants,
> lived
> Faithful Sarah
> Wrestling Jacob
> Rebecca Love
> Promised Land Goal
> Victory O’Isreal [sic]
> Patriarch Job
> Merry Heart David
> St. Luke
> Virgin Mary
> Sweet Childs
> Holy Lamb
> Heavenly Love
> Eternal Light
> Evening Star
> Bright Light
> Angel Light
> Happy Angel
> Rejoice Evermore
> Living Peace
> Wonderful Peace
> Charity Joy
> Simon Peter
> Mary Magdalene
> Martha Kindness
> Matthew Resurrection
> Victorious Souls
> Beautiful Rest
> And lastly, my wish to you: “Merry Love” and “Peace Joy.”
> Thank you, Thomas, for sharing.
>
> Click to listen to O Come, O Come, Emmanuel by The Piano Guys.
>
>
> Source: "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (
> https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27840-3031-56 : accessed 21
> Dec 2013), New York > New York > New York City, Manhattan, Assembly
> District 19 > [Enumeration District] 31-1707B…, Images 33-7 of 38;
> household 338, sheets 81A-83A, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 2665.
>
>
>
> Notice: The opinions expressed herein are those of the Ancestry Insider,
> not necessarily those of Ancestry.com or FamilySearch. All content is
> copyrighted by the Ancestry Insider unless designated otherwise. See
> http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com for other important legal notices.
>
>
> You are subscribed to email updates from The Ancestry Insider
> To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.Email delivery
> powered by Google
>
> Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610
>
>
>
>
> _____________________________________________________
> or-roots mailing list
> or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots
> Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for
> content.
> Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s)
> or the sender of the message, by phone or email.
> Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800.
> _____________________________________________________
> or-roots mailing list
> or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots
> Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for
> content.
> Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s)
> or the sender of the message, by phone or email.
> Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800.
>
>
>
> _____________________________________________________
> or-roots mailing list
> or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots
> Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for
> content.
> Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s)
> or the sender of the message, by phone or email.
> Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800.
>
>
>
> _____________________________________________________
> or-roots mailing list
> or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots
> Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for
> content.
> Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s)
> or the sender of the message, by phone or email.
> Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800.
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/or-roots/attachments/20131224/7c0ca89b/attachment.html>