Sep 01 2020
You were sure his name was “Wild Bill Hickok” and he was alive in 1870 perhaps in the Dakota Territory. [name, date, location]. Perhaps you didn’t know that his legal name was James Butler Hickok, born in Illinois in 1837. (Wikipedia) The “Bill” came from his brother’s name. Any William may also be called Bill, …
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Aug 18 2016
In the last couple of months I’ve written about sorting out men with the same name. But often the ladies are the ones that give us the most trouble. They all seem to be named Mary, Sarah or Elizabeth. Frequently, they have no last name – only the surname of their spouse. How are we …
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