List+of+Given+Names

This List of Given Names was developed during writing "The Homeplace Revisited." The intent was not to duplicate a Given Name in The Homeplace Series. This reference should be useful.


 * Given names list - alpha**


 * Note:** NLN = No Last Name

Amy Hollingsworth

Ashley Kirk - daughter of Brian and Jennifer (Bevins) Kirk - 1999

Bart Bevins

Beth (Young) McDonald - deceased

Beverly (Bevins) (Gates) Threshold

Brady McClellan - Mgr, Oak Springs Motel - 1999

Brian Kirk - son of Don - a lawyer

Bruce Randolph - 1999 - son of Ethel McDonald "Randolph"

C.P. Ogden - son of Christopher and Nicole (Evans) Odgen - b. Oct 15, 1997

Callie - patient of Karen in Tucson, first novel only

Carter Ogden

Charles Medford - State Senator

Charlotte (Crane) McDonald - deceased

Christopher Ogden

Clarice McCauley, Rev. - Minister, First United Methodist Church

Cletus - neighbor and farm worker at stables - see an excerpt of Bart and Cletus at work

Danny Urich - Manager of McDonalds in 1987 - in MBTHP; wife is Jill

Diane (Spencer) Bevins

Dick Nixon - Editor and Publisher of the Oak Springs Enterprise, 1987

Doc Evans - veterinarian

Don Kirk - lawyer at the Ogden Law Firm

Donnie Bevins - first year student at OCC in 1987; deceased in 1996; son of Bart and Diane Bevins; brother of Jennifer Bevins

Douglas Johnson - lawyer with Ogden Law Firm

Edith Brown - Carter Ogden's secretary

Emily Winslow - dau. of Matt & Susie

Erin (Winslow) James

Faith Gates - daughter of Scott and Rachel (Nixon) Gates - b. 1 Oct 1998

Frank Bevins - deceased

Gary Jensen - owner of four-plex where Doug Johnson lived in 1987 - in MBTHP - again in 3 Threats

George Chambers - outside trustee

Grover and Hedda Inman - parents of Travis - Oak Springs Realty

Harry Flanders - banker - outside trustee

Heather Gates - dau. of Paul and Beverly

Ivy Grapes - friend of Peter's - in Oregon - introduced in "Christmas at the Homeplace"

Jack Evans - insurance agent; father of Nicole; son of Doc

Jacob Howell - city manager; married Lisa Flanders in 1990, Thomas Howell is their son, a 4-year-old in Jan 1997

Jason Winslow - deceased

Jaxine Hagen - Asst Mgr Oak Springs Motel - 1999

Jennifer Bevins

Jerry Sullivan - purchased the Livestock Auction from Lyle Cunningham in 1997

Jessica James - daughter of Erin (Winslow) and Mark James - born Feb 1997, in Texas

Jill Urich - wife of Danny - in MBTHP, 1987

Joan - secretary in law firm

Joe McDonald - deceased

Jonathan Offutt - younger brother of Rhoda - Oak Creek Outfitters founder

Josh - ISP technician team leader

Judy Watson - Librarian as the Public Library - introduced in Fall 1987 in MBTHP, as friend of Penny Nixon

Julie Barnes - Activities Director, Big Thunder Lodge

Karen (Bevins) Winslow

Kayla Inman - daughter of Travis and Laura

Kevin Winslow

Kieth Bevins - son of Jeremy, grandson of Peter - Mars resident in 2049 (http://hubpages.com/literature/2049-on-Mars-Episode-2-Dispute-Resolution-Unit-2)

Kim Stone

Laura (Evans) Inman - sister of Nicole; dau of Jack and Mona

Linda (Winters) Ogden

Lisa Flanders-Howell - daughter of Harry Flanders; married Jacob Howell, City Manager, in 1990; Thomas Howell is their son, a 4-year-old in Jan 1997

Lori Winslow

Lyle Cunningham - outside trustee

Mark James - husband of Erin Winslow

Matt Winslow - oldest son of Jason and Karen (Bevins) Winslow

Melanie (Ogden) Stone

Mildred (McDonald) Bevins - deceased

Mike Gardiner - road construction engineer

Mona (Cunningham) Evans - mother of Nicole; dau. of Lyle; wife of Jack

Neil Harms - intergenerational consultant

Nicole Evans - grand-daughter of Doc Evans in 1996 - worked at Big Thunder Lodge - married Christopher Ogden in Oct 1996

Norma (Hartman) Kirk - deceased - wife of Don, mother of Brian

Paul Gates - first husband of Beverly Bevins

Penny Nixon - Part-time reporter for the Oak Springs Enterprise in 1987

Peter Bevins

Rachel Nixon - Scott's girl friend; writer for Oak Springs Enterprise in 1996

Rhoda Offutt - retired teacher in 1987 - in MBTHP - she appears again, in a larger role, in "Christmas at the Homeplace"

Richard Nixon - Editor of Oak Springs Enterprise, took over from is father, Raymond Nixon, in 1976.

Richard Stone - husband of Melanie Ogden

Ronny Cox - with Dept of Natural Resources

Sandra Cooper - Social Worker - in Oregon - introduced in "Christmas at the Homeplace"

Scott Gates - son of Paul and Beverly

Sean - caterer for Karen

Sheila Gates - dau. of Paul and his first wife

Steve Ingalls - director of training at the college

Susan 'Susie' (Norris) WInslow - Mrs. Matt

Thomas Howell, 4-year-old son of Jacob Howell, City Manager, and Lisa Flanders-Howell, Vice President of Oak Springs Bank, in Jan 1997

Tom - ISP technician team leader

Trace Watkins - partner of Gary Jensen in Jensen and Watkins Construction - 3 Threats

Travis Inman - husband of Laura, Nicole's sister

Tyler Winslow - son of Matt & Susie

Virginia Hollingsworth - outside trustee

Wes Thomas - deceased friend

William McDonald - deceased

Winston T. Threshold, III - 'WInnie' - current husband of Beverly on Fall 1996 - he died in the late fall of 1998

Zach Inman - son of Travis and Laura


 * Family Animals**

Chase - Christopher's dog in 1996

Maggie - Cletus' mother's horse, Nicole's favorite in 1996

Marilyn - Diane's horse in 1987

Shadow - Christopher's horse in 1996

Sunshine - Heather's horse in 2006


 * From "Back to the Homeplace"**

Maggie Jennings - at North Side Cafe in 1987