tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post7655896935014302742..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: A to Z April Challenge: P is for ParmelaWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-33890786579259013252013-04-18T20:27:11.213-04:002013-04-18T20:27:11.213-04:00Doesn't it?Doesn't it?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-40300831590326676832013-04-18T20:27:00.380-04:002013-04-18T20:27:00.380-04:00Evidently! Anyone who was anyone lived at the cre...Evidently! Anyone who was anyone lived at the creek.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-44231734918132937842013-04-18T20:26:25.309-04:002013-04-18T20:26:25.309-04:00I've always like Pamela - so refined sounding....I've always like Pamela - so refined sounding. "Parmela" has a bit of a back-woodsy sound to my modern ears.<br /><br />Nice to see you again!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-46952025356974867412013-04-18T20:24:46.721-04:002013-04-18T20:24:46.721-04:00HA -- there has to be a story to that name, and yo...HA -- there has to be a story to that name, and your take on it is as good as any. But there were lots of "Berry" names in the Shenandoah Valley. I have a Mickelberry and a Berryman. I've seen a Brightberry in various records, but he's not mine.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15481464607807488142013-04-18T20:22:03.428-04:002013-04-18T20:22:03.428-04:00I guess Greenberry is similar to Huckleberry. HAI guess Greenberry is similar to Huckleberry. HAWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-33717995329543054462013-04-18T20:21:23.062-04:002013-04-18T20:21:23.062-04:00I wonder about that, but in all the records her na...I wonder about that, but in all the records her name has that R in it although it's not always spelled the same. She's been Parmela, Parmelia, Permelia.<br /><br />Greenberry was a son. Yeah, that name is a puzzle.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-71854716395656911962013-04-18T20:07:17.466-04:002013-04-18T20:07:17.466-04:00I would think so too. It's really rather sweet...I would think so too. It's really rather sweet looking at old census records and seeing families living as neighbors, and seeing the same familiar names time after time. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-28524946577575106662013-04-18T19:26:02.496-04:002013-04-18T19:26:02.496-04:00Sounds downright neighborly in Naked Creek:)Sounds downright neighborly in Naked Creek:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-67083221739192547472013-04-18T11:40:24.907-04:002013-04-18T11:40:24.907-04:00I think Naked Creek must have been the place to li...I think Naked Creek must have been the place to live.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-82214426364979152792013-04-18T11:14:33.846-04:002013-04-18T11:14:33.846-04:00That's quite an unusual name , the more anglic...That's quite an unusual name , the more anglicized form people use today is Pamela, but Parmela sounds really nice. Glad to discover new names :)Sunday Visitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462580896224963866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-3466329819072051022013-04-18T10:35:45.582-04:002013-04-18T10:35:45.582-04:00Parmela did right by her first four children in gi...Parmela did right by her first four children in giving them fairly common names to go with Samuel. Now number five....hmmmm....Greenberry Samuel. Let me take a stab at this one: l. craved blue berries but had to eat them green...time of year. 2. conceived beside blue/green berry bush down by Naked Creek. Okay...there ya go...you can pick the gender.<br /><br />My Letter 'P'...Prolific Patchwork Pattern Piecer<br />Sue <a href="http://collectintexasgal.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">CollectInTexasGal</a><br />AtoZ LoneStar Quilting BeeSue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-79463744128285263082013-04-18T10:15:00.354-04:002013-04-18T10:15:00.354-04:00I was wondering about Greenberry, too. Such an unu...I was wondering about Greenberry, too. Such an unusual name!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53885014641005200152013-04-18T09:39:02.665-04:002013-04-18T09:39:02.665-04:00Another unusual name. Is it a version of the mor...Another unusual name. Is it a version of the more usual Pamela? I was intrigued by the name of her last child - Greenberry - was that a son or a daughter? I have never heard of that before. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-85493873626836799232013-04-18T06:31:56.992-04:002013-04-18T06:31:56.992-04:00Must have been very nice to have the family living...Must have been very nice to have the family living close by.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.com