davidstroebel@yahoo.com writes: >I found my ggrandfather yesterday on www.castlegarden.org. I did a search for "Str*" (with the asterict *) and between 1883 and 1885. They have his last name spelled differently, as "Strobl" When will the variations in spelling stop! I have seen it >spelled 7 different ways in my research. And as I've posted previously, the variations on <March> have been so many Mrz and Moares are still my favorites... ) that I am really discouraged at finding Hilimire in its original form. Trumeter has at least 5 versions as well, with Trumda my favorite - and pretty good proof that the surname, which in a borderland area, was pronounced by its owner with a French rather than a German accent. Am cringing at the thought of going after the Johann Simon Mörz I discovered alongside Karl, with an emigration date of 1851. They're probably related, since they are also listed as having same origin, but he hasn't surfaced yet in my internet wanderings. It's a wonder we find anybody, even with all the technology and international communication. And it is still hard to find the wives' original last names. Kathleen

Your email is the first I've received admitting to the madness in the different spelling of one's last name. I'm glad I am not the only one : ) Dave --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Kathleen March <Kathleen_March@umit.maine.edu> wrote: > From: Kathleen March <Kathleen_March@umit.maine.edu> > Subject: Re: [BW] Stroebele > To: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 8:38 AM > davidstroebel@yahoo.com writes: > >I found my ggrandfather yesterday on > www.castlegarden.org. I did a search for "Str*" > (with the asterict *) and between 1883 and 1885. They have > his last name spelled differently, as "Strobl" > When will the variations in spelling stop! I have seen it > >spelled 7 different ways in my research. > > And as I've posted previously, the variations on > <March> have been so many Mrz and Moares are still my > favorites... ) that I am really discouraged at finding > Hilimire in its original form. Trumeter has at least 5 > versions as well, with Trumda my > favorite - and pretty good proof that the surname, which in > a borderland area, was pronounced by its owner with a French > rather than a German accent. > > Am cringing at the thought of going after the Johann Simon > Mörz I discovered alongside Karl, with an emigration date > of 1851. They're probably related, since they are also > listed as having same origin, but he hasn't surfaced yet > in my internet > wanderings. > > It's a wonder we find anybody, even with all the > technology and international communication. And it is still > hard to find the wives' original last names. > > Kathleen > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message