Okay, I'm doing some geneology in my spare time and I have someone born in my family in 1862 who was named "Marion". Any legitimate ideas as to whether this would have been a male or female name back then? I'm leaning more towards male, but not sure.
ahhhhhhh yes 1864 i remember those days. it was the dawn of a new decade and shit was gettin real. anyhow im pretty sure its a dudes name
Funny shit. Maybe cross-reference the name, see if you can find that relative in other records, try and find birth records or something that would state their gender.
Find out their spouse's name if any, or barring that any documents referring to them as 'Aunt' or 'Uncle'. Back then male might be more likely.