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    2. A lot of the different names could be the older ways of spelling were more like approximations than our 20th century ways. Remember, people were a lot less schooled. They also had fewer reference books. People probably then, as now, went by different versions of their birth name, according to what they liked. I was named Mary Ann, but I go by Marion and had it officially changed. I could certainly see John and Jonathon or Enos and Enoch being the same person. Also, remember these people came from German heritage and were in an English- speaking country. I'm not an expert on geneology like many of you. That is just my two cents worth. Marion vonBeck

    09/29/1998 04:05:20