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Subject: Re: My G-G-Grandfather's name
Author: Aggie   (Authenticated as ADT)
Date: June 14, 2006 at 11:51:35 AM
Reply to: Re: My G-G-Grandfather's name by Cleveland Kent Evans
"If the name has been in the family since the 1700s, it is possible that the original Ela was born at a time when some families still sometimes chose names for children by opening the Bible at random, and using the first name they saw on that random page."

That's very interesting. I feel like I learned something new. :)

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