I think it was mentioned the other time - some cultures didn't name their children until they were 1 year old, because of the high infant mortality rate.
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot <[email protected] > wrote: > Eventually the parents named him Albert Marion Sanders and his name appears > as such in the next census. I don't know how long it finally took them to > give him a name and he was their fourth child so its not like they weren't > used to the decision making process. And the Albert Marion part does not > seem to be of any family significance. I just can't imagine calling their > one year old son "Hey you", or perhaps longer than age one. Strange indeed. > Isn't genealogy fun? > > Brian in CA > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
