My Dad's birth name was Oliver Denis Acord. Named by his Grandma after a family member. Dad never liked Oliver, so the family always called him Denis. Later in life he added William (after his Great-Grandfather William Gordon Acord), Will, and sometimes W.D. Dad was the oldest son of seven children. Himself, Harold Denver, Roy Hurbert Acord, Ruby Jean (Acord) Nowotny, Carl Herbert Acord, Daniel Houston Acord, and Joann Luvada (Acord) Schwarze. There was also an infant son James Dean Acord, born after Aunt Ruby that died.
My Dad's birth name was Oliver Denis Acord. Named by his Grandma after a family member. Dad never liked Oliver, so the family always called him Denis. Later in life he added William (after his Great-Grandfather William Gordon Acord), Will, and sometimes W.D. Dad was the oldest son of seven children. Himself, Harold Denver, Roy Hurbert Acord, Ruby Jean (Acord) Nowotny, Carl Herbert Acord, Daniel Houston Acord, and Joann Luvada (Acord) Schwarze. There was also an infant son James Dean Acord, born after Aunt Ruby that died.