January 2011 Update to RootsWeb Surname List New and Modified Surnames starting with O - To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names). how to submit surnames, etc., visit http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ - Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information. Entries are formatted as follows: Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag Surname: The surname being researched Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information. Date2: The most recent date. Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed. Comments: Additional information (not always included) Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter. Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/ OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter? It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below. ===================================== 1 February 2011 O'Bannon 1834 1913 MO Gianna O'Brien 1890 2011 IRE>IL, MI, USA Chicago, Muskegon LoK8r O'Donoghue 1840 now Co. Kerry, IRE>MD immigr. c. 1860 ellie032 O'Hagan 1838 1865 Newmills, IRE>NYC>SC>FL, USA Denis O'Hagan father of Thomas Patrick O'Hagan, lighthouse keeper ireneoc O'Leary 1866 1952 NY>Nashville,TN Cannot find anything before Nashville, TN. The NY comes from info on 1900 census sjwoodar Oldenschlaeger 1860 now Mecklenburg>Wisconsin lthrashe Oldfield 1860 1911 ENG sweeeet1 Olson 1850 1943 Denmark>NY>WI lil1939 Ormandy 1761 1957 Ulverston, Lan,Eng jenny4d Orr 1800 2010 Ayr, Scotland, to Australia, jillikin Overstreet 1750 now VA>KY>TN>IL The "Hatter" line overme Owen 1820 now GA,KY,IL peatonc See directions at the top of this message for information on how to retrieve the submitters' contact information.