What do you think of Pacy as the nickname for Patience? [closed]

Question

I am trying to find a marriage record for Patience Ann Carter and Joseph Stanford.  (Might be James Joseph Stanford, depends on name Pacy).  I have come across a marriage, handwritten and legal, record of Pacy marrying a James Joseph Stanford.  Dates are consistent with what is needed. Pacy Ann is also what is stated on the record. No records with the name Patience.  Have ruled plain old Ann out, so far, when looking.  I can see Pacy being a nickname, but you know, sometimes 2 heads, or 100, are better than 1.  Thanks.

Answer 1

Sounds reasonable.

My great grandmother's nickname was Plum. Her name was Mary Ann Catherine. I have no idea where Plum came from.

My daughter's nickname is JoJo, because her older sister couldn't say her actual name when they were little.

Often, nicknames (or preferred names) get used on official documents, because its what they themselves... preferred.

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My brother is called "Bubba", because I could not say brother when I was little.  (We are 16 months apart and he is younger).  We call my aunt, "Aunt Pete".  :)  Her name is Lucille.  :)  Oh, and my sister, her name is Elizabeth LuDeanne (LooDeen), after three of my aunts, LuDeanne being a combo of 2 of them.  I call my sister "Ludes" and my brothers call her "Lizzytish".  Because my name, Betty, is a derivative of Elizabeth, I had to prove I had a sister named Elizabeth when I joined the Air Force.

Nicknames can be fun.  I think Pacy is probably her nickname.  It feels and sounds like it could be.

Thanks for taking the time to answer!  I appreciate it.

P.S.  I like the nickname "Plum".  ;)

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I always wanted a nickname (other than Dennis the Menace), but could never think of one (they are usually assigned by others, anyway). My last year in college, I was studying Spanish in Mexico, and my teacher called me Dionisio... the local kids started calling me Nicho. I liked that nickname :)

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I like Nicho too!  Does anyone call you that now, did it spill over to your family?  Being a "Betty", named that, not Elizabeth.  I have been called Betty Boop, the most popular.  My initials are BJ, for Betty Jo, so have been called BJ.  Called Jo too.  My most interesting?  Bad Betty.  An Air Force nickname I acquired while stationed at Hansom Air Base, outside Boston. Guess I was a terror. LOL Bad Betty was shortened to BB over time.  Air Force friends still call me that.

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yeah, not so much. It was mostly when I was around Spanish speaking people, which is not very often these days.

All three of my daughters worked at Home Depot, and at times overlapped with each other. The first one, they called her "Wheels", so by the time the 3rd one started, they called her "training Wheels". I don't think she liked it much :)

Answer 2

Joseph Standford

United States Census, 1860

Name	Joseph Standford
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1860
Event Place	Hilliardsville Beat 12, Henry, Alabama, United States
Gender	Male
Age	35
Race	White
Race (Original)	[Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated)	1825
Birthplace	Georgia
Page	121

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Joseph Standford		M	35	Georgia
Patience A Standford		F	27	Alabama
Francis M Standford		M	9	Alabama
Mary E Standford		F	7	Alabama
William G Standford		M	4	Alabama
Henry Z Standford		M	2	Alabama
Virginia Standford		F	0	Alabama

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United States Census, 1860

Household ID	820
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	M653
Affiliate Film Number	11
GS Film Number	803011
Digital Folder Number	005165582
Image Number	00125

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDR-XPT : 3 October 2017), Joseph Standford, 1860.

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Thanks, Frank! Dang, you did your magic again!  I have GOT to remember that trick.

I have Patience Ann on the profile and an 1860census showing her and Joseph in the same household. (I need to upload and source it)  Was just looking for a marriage record.  Only came across those for Pacy and James Joseph, wondering it if is a nickname. I think it might be!

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It may not be magic but it may be that familysearch.org and internet searches can be good resources:

The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts 

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0312352204

Pamela Redmond Satran, ‎Linda Rosenkrantz - 2007 - ‎Family & Relationships

With so many other places translating to first names, why not this major Japanese city ... May rise, along with other spiritually inclined names, but Americans might find it too close to Osama. ... Paci, Pacie,Pacy. PACIENCIA. Spanish, "patience.

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I consider it magic.  :)  Thank you for the link. I am going to look.  I see Pacy is there!  Nice.  I know a lot of places have first names as their name, but have never really thought of it before.  I guess I had a tendency to be a reminder of their surroundings.   I lived in El Cajon, California. Spanish for "the box".  El Cajon is surrounded by hills.  I live in Deaver, but it is the last name of a person.  Names are interesting.

Answer 3

Sarah A Stanford

United States Census, 1880

Name	Sarah A Stanford
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1880
Event Place	District 9, McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Gender	Female
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Race	White
Race (Original)	W
Occupation	Keeps House
Relationship to Head of Household	Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Wife
Birth Year (Estimated)	1833
Birthplace	Alabama, United States
Father's Birthplace	Alabama, United States
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama, United States
Sheet Letter	D
Sheet Number	132
Person Number	1
Volume	2

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Joseph P Stanford	Self	M	50	Alabama, United States
Sarah A Stanford	Wife	F	47	Alabama, United States
Joanna Stanford	Daughter	F	27	Mississippi, United States
Virginia Stanford	Daughter	F	17	Alabama, United States
Savanna B Stanford	Daughter	F	15	Alabama, United States
Robert Lee Stanford	Son	M	12	Tennessee, United States
William W Stanford	Son	M	11	Tennessee, United States
Della J Stanford	Daughter	F	6	Tennessee, United States
James Orr Stanford	Son	M	4	Tennessee, United States
Laura Stanford	Daughter	F	1	---

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United States Census, 1880

District	ED 124
Sheet Number and Letter	132D
Household ID	13317351
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	T9
Affiliate Film Number	1268
GS Film Number	1255268
Digital Folder Number	005162502
Image Number	00651

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7R-326 : 15 July 2017), Sarah A Stanford in household of Joseph P Stanford, District 9, McNairy, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 124, sheet 132D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1268; FHL microfilm 1,255,268.

Comments

Thank you, I do not think I have gotten to them yet.  Working on them tho!  You are very kind. :)