[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tidbits of Info -- reuse of names

[Myron E. Williams]

It is fairly common practice among American immigrants in the 19th & 
20th centuries.

Myron E. Williams
Crossville, TN


Jerry Frank wrote:

>Robert - 
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>I don't recall if I was told about it first or if I first encountered it in my research.  I don't remember seeing the practice very much in the Volhynia extractions I did but it was very common in the early Russian Poland records I have researched and in the Wuerttemberg records I have encountered going all the way back to c.1560.
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>It may be that the practice is most popular in certain regions.  I have found numerous examples in my Schwabisch maternal line but none in my paternal line of unknown origins.  I don't know if it was common practice in Prussian regions.  Perhaps someone else can advise further about that.
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>Jerry
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Robert Norenberg <robertnorenberg at yahoo.ca>
>Date: Thursday, October 5, 2006 2:50 pm
>Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tidbits of Info
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>>Hi Jerry                                              
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>> I saw a comment you made at some web site which said
>>it was common practice to name a child after a
>>previous dead child with the same name.I found this
>>very helpful and it answered some puzzles for me. I
>>would like to know how you knew this. Is it something
>>you read or just knew due to your heritage? It's
>>little clues like this that can be very helpful. If it
>>is something you read, there may be other helpful
>>clues as well. 
>>                            Regards Robert Norenberg 
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