I'm currently writing a fiction book based on fact.  The time period is the late 1800's.  Do I need permission from living relatives to use these names?  Some of the names I have just gotten off the 1880 census for people living nearby.  Would it be sufficient to have a disclaimer, or possibly an epilogue saying it is a fictionalized account based on a real person?

Nanci

Sounds good to me.  I guess no matter how crazy a name you think up, someone somewhere will have one very similar.  I've only made up one name in this story, and it's only a first name.

 Long dead, no information.  No way to prove or disprove.  I like your answer.

 Thanks

Nanci