Repeated names can be clues to names of earlier family members. Repeated names are not guaranteed to mean that any given ancestor had a particular name, but names used over and over may mean something. <\/p>\n
I was looking over a list of heirs of Barbara Haase who died in 1903 and realized that out of her twentysome grandchildren, two were named Kate. I had never noticed that before. Does it mean anything? At this point, I’m not certain. However, if I eventually get “candidates” parents of\u00a0 Barbara, I’ll work first on any couple where the wife is named Katherine or the name Katherine appears frequently.<\/p>\n
Don’t just look in your direct line of descent for name clues.<\/p>\n