Given the time period, his parents may have given him a phonetic spelliing of Obadiah without knowing the correct spelling. In many parts of the country, the name may have been pronounced "O-ba-DYE-er". In the mid-19th century, it's quite poss
•Given the time period, his parents may have given him a phonetic spelliing of Obadiah without knowing the correct spelling. In many parts of the country, the name may have been pronounced "O-ba-DYE-er". In the mid-19th century, it's quite poss · Daividh · 10/4/2001, 10:09 PM