The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-16
THE SMITHS LEAD ALL
MOST POPULAR NAME IN 1904
 DTRECTORY.
Books Show That Greater Montgom. cry Has . Population of b0,- 900 An Interesting Study
 in Nomenclature.

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 The ancient and honorable patronym Smith, for the first time in several years, leads all the rest in the is0i city diree- tory of Montgomery, which was delivered to subscribers yesterday. The smiths have again come into their own. Time was when the Williams fam fly was the most numerous fin this Capi- tai City of Alabama. but the Smiths for this good year i90f are ahead of the nu- merous Villiams's by bare margin.
 The city directory telfs us that there are 20s Smiths in Montgomery. against -tl Wiilisms's-
 Hurrah for the smiths!
 Smith leads the white persons, but Will Hams is still the popular name with the negroes. There are 1o7 white Smiths and 101 negro Smiths. against g white Will Iiams's, and f6a negroes named Williams.
 Next in popularity comes the Johnsons. of whom an even 200 arc recorded. Of these @ arc white persons and lsl are negroes Only one Johnson negro spells his name with a "t." Larry Johnston, a shoemaker, has this distinction.
 Harlinr back to the proud smiths we find that there are nine James Smiths and but six John Smiths. One negro wears the proud cognomen of Brown Smith.
 Jones stands fourth in popularity among Mont9omerians, and is in high favor among white citizens. There are lW mem bers of the Jones family and s6 negroes bear this name.
 There are 13S Jaoksons. 90 whites and lu5 negroes: l27 Browns, 4 whites and s6 ne- groes five negroes named John Brownl : if3 Taylors. g whites and S1 negroes; sS Rohinsons or Robertsons, 8 whites ana 60 negroes: SO Wilson's, 41 whites and S9 negroes: n Walkers. 2s whites and 42 ne- groes: 50 Martins, A whites and 15 ne- groes; 30 Clarlxs. z3 whites and lI negroes.
 Contrary to popular opinion. Thompson is not 6 favorite name here. The Thomas family is much more numerous. Theie c are iOs persons named Thomas, IT whites and s2 negroes, against $ Thompsons, 2s whites and 10 negroes. Eleven negroes have been named William Thomas.
 It is strange but true that the name of washington is not perpetnated by single white person in Montgomery. Thirty eight negroes bear the surname of the father of this country.
 And four of them sign their names George Washingtont
 Even the father of mankind is repre- scented in tho directory and Mir. Adam is said to be popular citizen. It is also noted that Mr. Noa Is an esteemed resi- dent of the Southern part of town.
 A city directory is interesting to stu uCUt Ol uOAhlcllChatuACs A1GAG WG htA1s AoA example, that Mir. England. MT. Scotland and Mir. Ireland are recorded as repre- sentative American citizens and residents of Montgomery.
 Thomas Jefferson is a negro faborer living on Cobb Street and six citizens sign themselves John Adams. No other Presidents of the United States seem to be mentioned. not even Roosevelt.
 The distinguished name of Lee. appears A. a.f. .aka wear tho proud namA of Robert E. Lee, man.
 Not many persons in Montgomery are named Few-oniy eight of thein-and the name Many does not appear.
 Three negroes appear to have received the appropriate name Cotton, one of them. Ephraim Cotton. Indeed the negro sec- tion of the directory abounds in peculiar and euphonious names. One learns that Ida Smartwood is a cook as is also Laura Basum: Nancy Joshua is a laundress and James G. Away is a Vesuvius laborer. Jack Spartt is a negro labored and An-. nie Tabb, a negfess might be his neigh Dor. Mango Jurdine, Washington Sank ins, Thomas Savannah, Charlotte lows, Judge SippiaI, George Keesee, Sallie Snipe. Lula Sogers, Aigie Sheriff and Corinne Fay, fat washerwoman. are some of the names borne by negroes who live in Mont gomery.
 Jennie Tigg. a negro Iaundrass, bears a name that would have delighted the soul of Charles Dickens.
 Doolittle, we find is really hardwork- ing negro laborer and s. E. Fears is a negro porter with an abundance of cour- age. st,f2n
 MT. Fasin is a most honest and worthy citizen; Mr. Watkins is a car inspector and Mir. Waltz contents himself with the prosaic occupation of a blacksmith Mr. Fox Beard is also a most worthy citizen and Mir. Kicker is an amlable horse trader.
 Among the unusual names are DeI4ane DeMint, DeMott. Dry. Short. Stout. Long. Bee, Bunch, Ash. Small. Snow. Stensel. Stamps. Brightman. Barred. Aids. Alfred. AlIsop. Bctz, Centerfit, Horn, Hornbeak. Hornbuckle, Katz. Nighten, Roach, Nick eI, Ovens. Pye, Setzcr, Applewrite, BIa- mire. Blidyard. Bro. MontmoIlin, Mentz Musslewhite, Hazard, Hadnot, Goldth- read. Stamps, Heartfeld. Birdsong. Beev- CTS, Doctor, Body. Bunch, Bugg. Gum. Chumley. Maycraft, Haywood, Hatchctt. flames and Handlen.
 The compilers of the directory estimates that there arc 1000 names of persons in it. Multiplying this number by three, ac- cording to custom, they find that Greater Montgomery has a population of some thing over 5000.
 The directory Is complete in every detail and is creditable to Montgomery.
 Inquiries about this 1904 directory should be mailed to A. +. Grube, care general delivery at the postofiice, or to R. L. Polk G Co.,, its publishers.