Does anyone have either of these names or something similar in their
lineage? I have an Artemesia Richardson, born about 1838 in Tippah Co.,
MS. Her mother was a Canady/Kennedy. I just found Artemissa Kennedy,
born about 1841, MS, in the 1850 Lauderdale Co., AL census. Her father
was Hiram Kennedy. I think that these people are related, and I wonder
if the two girls were named after an earlier Artemesia/Artemissa.