Dear Connie and the Q List,
Iowa was my Grandfather's mother, so he should know. He (Thomas Palmer
Q.) very distinctly told us they pronounced her name "I-OH-wah."
However, he also explained that she was born out West, soon after Iowa
became a state, and thus the name. Maybe this was part of the draw
westward that eventually led them to move to Denver. "Pop" (my Granddad)
was himself born in Denver, but they couldn't hack it out there and
moved back to Georgia when he was about six. But his "uncle Palmer" Q.
stayed on there and prospered. We were also always told that Iowa was
the last person buried in Midway Cemetery, though I see now there's
another contender on the Q list. Are there any other volunteers?
Sincerely,
Clay Quarterman
Odessa, Ukraine
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-book@quarterman.org
> [mailto:owner-book@quarterman.org] On Behalf Of John S. Quarterman
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 10:06 PM
> To: book@quarterman.org
> Subject: Re: Iowa Quarterman (was Re: Revolutionary soldiers
> from Midway)
>
>
>
> >How would your Aunt Jane pronounce Aunt Iowa's name? My mother says
> >our br anch of the family called her "I-OH-wah."
>
> Last week she pronounced it as three syllables with accent on
> the first.
>
> >Also, Clay, how did your branch of the family pronounce her name?
> >
> >-Connie
>
>----------------
>If I recall correctly, Aunt Jane once said Iowa Quarterman was the last
>person buried in Midway Cemetery. Her epitaph reads:
>
> IOWA QUARTERMAN
> July 13, 1853
> Aug. 2 1947
> CLAUDIUS MARION
> SON OF
> EDWARD QUARTERMAN
> NOV. 4th 1850
> OCT. 22, 1925
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