Janette Burke wrote: > > I am glad others enjoyed the Pocahontas web site. Since my research is > limited, I gather from the responses that what is posted can be generally > accepted as true? I guess I was holding my breath for someone to say, "No, > no, no, he has it all wrong!" > > Can someone suggest how to handle the change in spelling of the last name > in their databases. Different census will spell the last name different > (Boling, Bolling, etc.) and it is not consistent even for the same person. > I find it very difficult to search for someone in my own genealogy program > with all the different last names for the same family. Are there rules ;-) > for this or 'suggested procedures'. Any help would be appreciated. > > AND ONE MORE THING! > > I can't get beyond my GGgrandfather: DELANEY (Laney) BOWLING who married > Jane McWHORTER (b. 1860). Jane was from Clay County (f. was Elijah). > Delaney was shot and killed January 1880 at Walnut Creek church (I think > Owsley County). > > I have discovered 3 Delaney Bowlings in this area of KY of approx. the > right age (my guess 20 odd years in 1880). > > 1) Delaney s/o Elijah Bolin and Zelphia of Breathitt....but someone was > sure he lived beyond 1880...I ELIMINATED HIM. > > 2) Delaney s/o Delaney & Sara SPICER (Breathitt Co.)...anyone know who he > married or when he died?? > > 3) Delaney (b. 1858)s/o Stokely Bolin and Sintha JONES (Perry Co.)...anyone > know who he married or when he died?? > > If anyone else comes up with ANOTHER Delaney Bowling candidate, I don't > think I want to know ;-) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Janette Dees Burke <jfburke@bellatlantic.net> > 'A Kentucky Colonel in Pittsburgh, PA' > ...the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky Home > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello again. I use my spelling BOWLING and use / and the other spelling like this: BOWLING/BOLLING and then when I want to find the person, all I have to do is type in the first name and BOWLING and it will come up. That way it will show you both spellings and you will know the person used a different spelling than yours. That is hard to explain but I hope I made it clear. It's just a suggestion. Delaney and Sara Spicer Bowling's son Delaney Jr. married a McWhorter but I don't have her first name. My record shows he was born in 1855 but shows no death date or anything else. Delaney Sr. was the son of Elijah 1801 Lee Co., VA-20 Oct 1883 Laurel Co., KY. and Susannah Roberts Dau of Jesse and Nancy Anderson Roberts. Elijah was my GG Grandfather. I think Delaney Sr. was a very colorful character. I know where he is buried for I have been there and copied the information from his stone. It is at Greenmount in Laurel Co. I have more on this family if you think it is yourss. Maxine