Well, if by NAM Nana meant the N.A.M. (Northwest American Mainland or Native American Mountainwar), then I suppose it's possible that 'Nana was in that battle of 1877 with the Nez Perce Native Americans in the Pacific NW...http://www.fs.fed.us/npnht/bibliography/video.shtml...
(If that's true, 'Nana, which side were you on? :) )
Oh, and BTW, Nana, if it was a mere typo, you should take the exemplary lead of literally DOZENS of Lds FReeper and non-FReeper "apologists" when they're caught "misspeaking." Your choices are:
(a) Crickets (this is the most popular Lds "handle")
(b) Attack the messenger...(go ahead, go right after our throats :) ... all three of us...svcw, Trisham, and me...be sure you toss out labels; judge our motives for pointing it out; go on the accusatory offensive; change the post subject so that we're no longer talking about 1877...)...this is fave tactic #2...
(c) Go into pure spin mode...Even if you weren't around in 1877, explain philosophically why it's potentially possible that your pre-existent spirit, which per Mormonism was around in 1877, must have briefly visited planet earth in a pre-incarnational visit...
(d) Just "Joey Smith" it...say something less outrageous than what you've said in the past by contrast, thereby making any other claims rather tame by comparison; say something like, "Hey, if some Nephite disciples have been on earth wandering around since the time of Christ, then what's the big deal claiming you were born before the Civil War?"
I think Nana should pick #C.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Decisions, decisions...
:)
Or she might simply laugh in response, recognizing that it was but a gentle joke. What a concept! :)