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Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)
"O" - "S" names which stood out to me as I scanned through descendants of my 10th gr grandfather. Combos are firsts and middles, unless otherwise noted."O" Female:Orette Elizabeth
Orissa
Orpha"O" Male:Oel
Oramel
Orasmus
Orlo
Orman Dana
Orrin
Orvis
Ozias
"P" Female:Pamelia
Perley Jane
Persis
Pluma
Printha"P" Male:Parmenas
Pelatiah
Philander
Philo
Preserved - my 8th gr grandfather who, according to this publication, was given this name because he was born in a terrible snow storm and survived severe conditions. He has sisters, Experiece and Thankful, and a brother, Ford, but the rest of his siblings have fairly "normal" names.
"R" Female:Reliance
Rhoda Bethania
Roxa
Rozelle"R" Male:ReturnReuben - my 5th gr grandfather who, when captured in the fall of Fort Washington during the Revolutionary War, boldly escaped boarding a British prison-ship, grasping his musket by the barrel and wielding it as a club, then out-running pursuing "Indians". This story has certainly broadened my perception of the name.Riverius
Romulus
"S" Female:Sabra
Sarepta
Selecta
Selinda
Shady Ann
Silence
Silence HURD - given name & SURNAME; from a separate source but I had to include it
Sistina
Submit"S" Male:Samuel Adelbert
Shubael
Simeon
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Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)  ·  Tiggs  ·  3/29/2015, 2:08 PM
Re: Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)  ·  speakofthewolf  ·  3/29/2015, 6:09 PM
Re: Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)  ·  Tiggs  ·  3/31/2015, 2:04 PM
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Re: Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)  ·  Tiggs  ·  3/31/2015, 2:13 PM
Re: Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)  ·  Andromache  ·  3/30/2015, 6:44 AM
Re: Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)  ·  Tiggs  ·  3/31/2015, 2:14 PM
Re: Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)  ·  erb816  ·  3/31/2015, 7:46 AM
Re: Eye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)  ·  Tiggs  ·  3/31/2015, 2:40 PM