Shedding Light on Unusual Names From "Who's Who in America 1904"

GIRLS


 Zénaïde - this woman was Russian




BOYS


Altus

Arsène

Bie - this man was from Norway

Bradford

Carman

Carr

Choice

Egbert

Emilius

Fletcher

Harrington

Irenaeus - 

Jeter

Lingan

Marathon

Overton- this man was named for his father. His last name was Price. He was born in Liverpool, England. But since my Price ancestors lived in Overton, Wales, it just makes me wonder if maybe his father was from Wales or connected with the Price family of Overton, and the first name was a nod to where they were from.

Rastus

Redfield 

Wilder