Re: CYRUS/SIRUS/SYRUS/CANADA FAMS KY, TN, AR
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Re: CYRUS/SIRUS/SYRUS/CANADA FAMS KY, TN, AR
John Mahey 7/13/01
I don't have any more information.The family spelled the name Cyrus and my grandmother and her children spelled it Cyrus.Frankly I think the census takers took liberties with spelling and often the people from which they elicited information could not read or write so it ended up being spelled different ways.I don't think there is a connection. The Other spellings are variations from one census taker to another.
Thank you so much for your interest, but I think that perhaps the name was part of the naming process.There are many people with the same name, named for historical figureas George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, etc., but Pilot was just really different, especially since Pontius Pilate's name was not like the airplane pilot - again this was probably an interpretation.
Blessings
Maggie
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Re: CYRUS/SIRUS/SYRUS/CANADA FAMS KY, TN, AR
John Mahey 7/13/01