[or-roots] Middle names in census

[Sally Yarbrough]

Good morning listers, I agree with Walt, my mother was Lillian Faye 
but always went by Faye, My father Hazen Wayne was Wayne H. So it is 
not so uncommon to see them in the census listed that way. At least I 
found them.......
Sally in southern oregon

At 08:57 AM 5/10/2012, you wrote:
>Beth it was common for people to use their middle name in the 40s my 
>mother and her sisters and her mother all went by their middle name 
>switching it with their first name. Most of her documents use Ramona 
>R her name was Rose Ramona. You might ask older members of your 
>family to check this out.
>Walt Davies