Hi All I avidly read every note that is posted about name changes in our ancestors because of all the changes I found in my father's family surname. I found that their name actually started as Ehinger before it turned into Egner. Won't go into all the variations I found in the German records and corrections that other people had made to the original records. But, one thing I did find in the American records that Carla did not mention was a reversal of his name. My ancestor's name was reversed on his naturalization records. I almost passed him up. The name on the declaration of intent was listed as Ikenor Wendall. His name in Baden was Wendelin Ehinger. Now before someone says NO--wrong man. Let me explain how I decided that he was the right man. Wendelin Ehinger was born in Stollhofen, Baden, in 1803. He married Magdalena Schue/Schuh. The page from the Familienbuch states they left for America in 1837. Wendelin Egner & Magdalena appear in the Indiana 1850 census. The information in the declaration of Intent stated that Ikenor was born in Stollhofen, Baden, in 1803; that he left Harve de Grace in June 1837, arrived in New Orleans and made his way to Dearborn County, Indiana. Just too many matching items to not be the same man. I can only think that he gave his last name first when the County clerk asked for his name. He could have said Ehinger, Wendel Ehinger and the clerk wrote what his Indiana ears heard. As Carla has said many times, please keep an open mind when you are looking at these old documents. Good luck with the hunt. Tonia