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Re: Tamber
by Britney (BritneyTamber)
9/8/2006, 1:53 PM
in reply to a message by Cleveland Kent Evans
I see your point. Still, I have done some extensive research and have the lineage traced back to the very late 1700s and no Tamber turns up in the direct line. My grandfather's name was George Tamber and his mother Georgia Tamber. It's very interesting, because he was the baby of the family after multiple other siblings who weren't named after anyone. Maybe she was just tired of creating new names. Thanks for your suggestion.Britney Tamber
*DH: Adam Jeffrey*
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- Luna (guest)
7/6/2024, 11:43 AM
Brittany, are there any native Americans with the last name tamper in your line?
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- Chrisell   +1
9/8/2006, 5:39 PM
It could be . . .. . . that it was not a *family* surname. Perhaps a Dr Tamber helped at Georgia's birth, or perhaps a very close family friend with the surname Tamber was around at that time.Have you tried finding baptismal records for Georgia which might show who her godparents were?
♦ Chrisell ♦All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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- Britney (BritneyTamber)
9/9/2006, 11:18 AM
It is possible that a family friend may have been the namesake. They lived in a tiny community in very rural Texas and records were not kept as they should have been. It is very unlikely that a doctor was present in 1910 at Georgia's birth. Likely, they were members of a Baptist or Church of Christ church, in which they do not baptize at birth or have godparents. Thanks so much for your help. I wish there was an obvious explanation for this name. From your responses, I have learned that this name does not appear anywhere else and that is valuable knowledge. I appreciate that.
Britney Tamber
*DH: Adam Jeffrey*
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