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To: Phantom Lord
I had a great-aunt named Clydie Belle. Can't get much worse than that. And my maternal grandfathers first name was Gratz.
30 posted on 11/26/2001 9:24:54 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
There was a B. Gratz Brown who was a Missouri politician in the 19th century--Horace Greeley's running mate (Liberal Republican & Democrat ticket) in the 1872 Presidential election, and recipient of 18 of Greeley's electoral votes because Greeley died before the electors voted.
384 posted on 11/26/2001 12:36:03 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Non-Sequitur
My maternal grandmother's name was Zeluka Daisy Hutchins, born in the 1882, Lees Creek, Ark. came to Texas by wagon, settled in Palo Pinto County.

The reason for the extended information, they just don't name children with substantive names anymore, as a rule.

She was likely named after one of her Indian fighting ancestors.

You needed a name with strength to it to survive in her day.

It's harder to live up to a name like her's than it is with a name like Sheniqua or worse(fill in the blanks).

426 posted on 11/26/2001 1:35:09 PM PST by VOYAGER
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To: Non-Sequitur
Clydie Belle, I think I knew her! Could there have possibly been more than one woman with that name?
508 posted on 11/26/2001 8:05:44 PM PST by ladyinred
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