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Since I am a "Jr" and named for my father. I asked my grandmother when I was a kid because she named her other sons John, Doug, and Cal. She described my father as being born early (at home) and placed in a box on the wood stove like an incubator. The town doctor told her he would not likely live through the night, and he had the official papers, so my grandmother named him for her maiden name, her mother-in-law's maiden name, and the baby managed to live 85 years!
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May 31, 2025 01:26AM
Since I am a "Jr" and named for my father. I asked my grandmother when I was a kid because she named her other sons John, Doug, and Cal. She described my father as being born early (at home) and placed in a box on the wood stove like an incubator. The town doctor told her he would not likely live through the night, and he had the official papers, so my grandmother named him for her maiden name, her mother-in-law's maiden name, and the baby managed to live 85 years!
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