Comments on: Who would name their daughter Halloween? Just check the records.

By: Sheila. e Nalley

Sheila. e Nalley — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:20:30 +0000

I can’t belive the old names but of today are just about as bad. My husband is s hall.

By: Matthew Renstrom

Matthew Renstrom — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:51:05 +0000

At least they had the halloween spirt.

By: Paul Rawlins

Paul Rawlins — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:45:11 +0000

Debbie,

Hmm. The capital D could go either way. It’s close to other Ds on the page, but there is a subtle difference. It does look like a lowercase c rather than an s, though. Handwriting’s always a bit tricky. But, in favor of your interpretation, there are 3 Tennessee Ursulas in the 1920 census–and no Draculas. I don’t know if the soon-to-be Mrs. Taylor was in Tennessee still in 1920, but Dracula doesn’t seem to be.

By: Debbie WORKMAN Adkins

Debbie WORKMAN Adkins — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:10:11 +0000

About the second photo down: I do believe the is Ursula instead of Dracula….I could be wrong but that is what it looks like to me.

By: Paul Rawlins

Paul Rawlins — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:26:52 +0000

That’s got to be rough when the toughest part of every school assignment is instruction #1: Write your name at the top of your paper…

By: Betty Dahlstedt

Betty Dahlstedt — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:42:24 +0000

These parents did not give their child a Halloween name They gave her almost every other name:
Selma Maria Elisabet Tyra Asta Anna Konstantia Agnes Ester Barbro Margareta Axelsdotter
She was born in Karlstads Stadsförsamling in Värmland,Sweden on 13 March 1900. Her parents were
Karl Axel Nerman and Zelma Julia Maria Olin.
He had been married previously and had five children from that marriage. The second marriage
produced a son and then this child. All the other children were given two or three names. Either these names were a leftover collection or all the other children had a hand in naming her. They are all in my family tree.