This may be of more interest to family members than others, but here goes.
My first name, David, is after my father, who is also a David.
My middle name is Stephen, as in Stephen Fuller Austin, one of the founding fathers of Texas for whom the state capital is named. The family legend was that he was my great, great… uncle. However, no hard evidence had ever been presented for this relationship, and years ago I chalked it up to family mythology.
During his retirement my father starting doing genealogy, not only on his side of the family, but also on my mother’s. Turns out there is Continue reading “Genealogical Craziness”