Thursday, May 19, 2011

Keeping It in the Family

These last couple of posts have got me thinking (in the dead of night) about families, and family names, and how family names connect us.

For example:

Verlaine Carol Thon Van Horn + Ted Elliott Van Horn
Begat
Jeffrey Loren
Jackie Lynn
Julie Ann
John Elliott
Peter James
Karen Elaine
Thomas Alexander
Mark Alan
Matthew William

Jeff had a Jonathan, Jackie had a Jeffrey, Julie had a James, John had a Mark, Karen had an Elaine and Caroline, Mark had a Matthew and Matthew had a William.

John Henry Smith + Sarah (Sally) Jones Brown Smith
begat
Roger
Holly
Barbara
Charolotte
Caroline

Rueben Elmo Mordue + Winona Hansen Mordue
begat
Margaret
Hansen
Jack
Boyd Hansen

Barbara Smith + Boyd Hansen Mordue
begat
Steven Smith
Sydney
John Spencer
Suzette
Sheridan
Soni

Steve had a Sarah, Barbara and Caroline, Spencer had a Steven, Suzette had a Boyd, Sheridan had a Henry, and Soni had a Ruby (and a Winona, although I'm not sure if it's her name, technically. It's on the church records--that's the name her daddy gave her when he blessed her--but they have not made the change on the birth certificate...yet.)

Some other favorites from the family tree that I never got to use: Clara and Josephine.

My girls have a LOT of great names to choose from someday.