From a unknown Kentucky newspaper dated September 6th 1906, this article discusses a Ford KY family and the CRAZY names of their families along with others! The actual article is below as well.
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QUEER FAMILY NAMES
Ford, Ky. - It is doubtful It any other county in this state or in any other state can show such a remarkable collection of given names and surnames as are to be found within a radius of 20 miles from this town. We have Able Chump, Little Chump, Chumppy Chump and Skittles Chump. To this must be added the family of Chicken, with the eldest son christened Old Chicken and the youngest daughter Pullet Chicken. Then there is the Og family, with Barabbas Og at the head of it. One of his boys Is named John L. Sullivan Og. and the youngest girl in the bunch Is Snippy Og.
But that is not a circumstance to the way Philias Quarter has named
his children. He seemed to take a delight In the oddity of his own name and to perpetuate it in the christening of his four boys. The first one, born about 19 years ago is well known throughout the county as First Quarter. The next heir is Second Quarter. The third Is called “No’ Quarter. the fourth End Quarter.
The mother never had any say in the selection of the names of her children. Old Phillias decided on what he intended to call them the day after they were born, and what he said had to be accepted in tho Quarter household. Not one of these sons has been over 20 miles away from home. No member of the family is able to read, write and they have no conception of the outside world.
About seven miles from the Phidias quarter farm lives the Bennett family, whose hired man is named Angel Cubbum. He is proud or his name and that of his brothers and sisters, who live in the same county, are just oddly named as he. One sistor is Sizzley Cubbum, another Homino, a brother Calico and the youngest in the outfit Measles Cubbum.
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