Mary Louise, I have seen the name Boon spelled both ways in my husband's family. My husband is related to George Boone, Joseph Boone, Squire Boone's brother. Yet when I found his great-grandmothers maiden name I have seen it Boon and Boone. So it goes to show you have to look at Boone and Boon in order to figure out how to spell it to locate your Boone family. I have had to look at other spellings on other family surnames. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Louise Gossum" <mlgossum@bellsouth.net> To: "Joy Durrett" <jmdurrett@charter.net>; <BOON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [Boon(e)] Re: Boon relative search in West Texas > Joy, you're so right about Boon and Boone. My 2 gr Boon(e) grandparents > are > James and Catherine. On their individual tombstones his name is spelled > Boon > and hers is spelled Boone. Mary Louise > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joy Durrett" <jmdurrett@charter.net> > To: <BOON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 12:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Boon(e)] Re: Boon relative search in West Texas > > >> Janice, >> >> There may be no e on the end of Boon, now, but someone could have changed >> the spelling someplace along the way. So don't discount the e when >> posting >> and post on both Boon and Boone message boards. >> >> I have seen my Boone ancestors name spelled both ways especially >> depending >> on who it was doing the writing or reporting. The name changes were > census, >> land deeds, wills and other documents. >> >> Thanks. >> Joy >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <janicemay99@hotmail.com> >> To: <BOON-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 5:15 AM >> Subject: [Boon(e)] Re: Boon relative search in West Texas >> >> >> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> > >> > Classification: Query >> > >> > Message Board URL: >> > >> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EF.2ACIB/19.41.2 >> > >> > Message Board Post: >> > >> > My dad Elmer A. Boon is still living. Born in 1931, I think he was born > in >> > Big Spring, Texas or surrounding area. I was born in Big Spring, Texas > in >> > 1952. There is no e on the end of Boon. His mother was a Middleton. >> > >> > >> > ============================== >> > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> ______________________________ >