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Help[Facts] Re: Zerelda
in reply to a message by marina
I think I'd want more evidence of that before accepting a connection. How did that name get from Germany to 19th century America? And why is the name found in its early days mostly in Kentucky, not a place where there were a lot of German settlers?
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My great great grandmother was Sirelda Rakestraw (sometimes spelled Serelda and named after her grandmother Serilda Long). She was born in 1868 in either Indiana or Kentucky, I'm not sure which, I just know she was burried in Indiana. Her family came over from England in the 1600s. I don't have any information farther back than that to know if they originated in Germany or not, but I hope this helps some.
This message was edited 5/24/2010, 12:38 PM
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