I pick one spelling and change all the surnames to that , and then add an AKA fact with there preferred spelling. I have Yerington / Yerrington / Yarrington / Yarington / Yearington , all realted. Yvonne Bennett wrote: > How do some of you deal with multiple spellings of the same surname? I > have one name "Covenhoven" spelled Van Covenhoven, Van Couvenhoven, > Couwenhoven, Kovenhoven, Kouvenhoven, etc. and finally Conover. It's all > the same family, just depended on who was doing the spelling or > writing! I am having trouble finding the right person sometimes because > I don't remember how that particular person spelled his name. > Your thoughts and suggestion's appreciated. > Yvonne > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > FAMILY ORIGINS - Ordering, UPDATES, books, FAQ, FREE DEMO, Newsletter, etc. http://formalsoft.com For the 8.03 and 9.02 PATCHES and what they fix, go to: http://formalsoft.com/files.htm > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > -- (o o) ------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo------------ Mary Stickney (IBSSG) - owner of 6 Rams and 1 ewe MY HOMEPAGES: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=stickneys http://www.genealogy.com/users/r/o/g/Mary-L-Rognessstickney/ my mystery http://www.alltel.net/~ms81250/ http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com http://www.genealogy.com/users/r/o/g/Mary-L-Rognessstickney/PHOTO/0058photo.html http://www.genealogy.com/users/r/o/g/Mary-L-Rognessstickney/PHOTO/0057photo.html Surnames: Yerington, Rogness, Wade, Ankles, Sorensen, Overbeck, Jensen, Duncan, Austin, Osborn, Goodall, Baldwin, Pearce, Suiter , Avery , Bill