I notice the following concerning Harry Truman's middle name 'S' in the WikiPedia. Both Harry himself, and his presidential library, show the name with and without the period:
Truman did not have a middle name, but only a middle initial. It was a common practice in southern states, including Missouri, to use initials rather than names. Truman said the initial was a compromise between the names of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp(e) Truman and Solomon Young. He once joked that the S was a name, not an initial, and it should not have a period, but official documents and his presidential library all use a period. Furthermore, the Harry S. Truman Library has numerous examples of the signature written at various times throughout Truman's lifetime where his own use of a period after the "S" is very obvious. The above is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Truman Ed On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 15:30, Tom Montgomery wrote: > Sondra, really appreciate the reply! The thing is, in my case, it is not > an initial but a true given "name"! This situation was passed from > father to son - the R that is as the E situation was a > brother.....weird. It is believed to have originated from a family > dispute at the turn of the century and while one faction wanted to name > the child for the mothers maiden surname the other wanted no part of it. > The compromise was simply "R" - no period as it is *not* an initial and > is not a nickname. Actually I see no real solution to making the name > read correctly....... I was just hoping someone may have run into this > before. > Tom > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sondra Miller-Prowett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 12:31 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Middle name is letter only O/T > > > > Tom- I'm in this boat :) My family 'passes' down that initial only > > middle > > name thing. I have been putting a note in the notes field that the > > initial > > is INITIAL ONLY, No Middle name for the people. > > The US military will type on your papers (I have mine! LOL) Sondra D. > > (IO) > > Miller > > The (IO) standing of course for initial only. Then the (NMI) for > > people with > > no middle initial or name. > > I use the period behind the initial as that is customary usage, but I > > note > > it for all the people that this applies to that it is 'initial only'. > > My > > brother-in-law's family did this to him as well. :) > > take care, Sondra > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom Montgomery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 9:44 AM > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Middle name is letter only > > > > > >> Curious how others may handle this. I have three individuals now of > >> which two have the letter R, and the other E, as middle "names" - - > >> these are not initials but an actual given name. How does one > >> indicate > >> as such? One of these indiviuals has told me he uses quotes on his R > >> to > >> show that it is not an initial but this could also construed as a > >> nickname which it is not. A period is not really acceptable as that > >> would show it to be a initial but, on the other hand, the letter with > >> no > >> period will just create a lot of confusion and many will just add a > >> period.. I have explained, in detail, in an event so that covers the > >> situation but how to show the R or E on the family screen is my > >> delima. > >> Perhaps might be best to not show at all? Don't really like that as > >> it > >> really is a given name. > >> > >> Tom M...... > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >> > >> To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > >> > >> To unsubscribe please visit: > >> http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
