In article <3CD41762.27D443CA@icehouse.net>, Don Nickell <dnickell@icehouse.net> wrote: >His birth, death & SS DI name, is simply "Norman". I was told several years ago by his gson that it was really "Norman N." and the affixed initial "N." was for "unknown reasons." I don't know if it was a Legal name change or not. > >Today I heard from a daughter that the "N." was affixed for "business reasons." > >Now, what should be entered in PAF and on my Web Page with no notes? He might be known in his home town as "Norman N." If we do this genealogy so others coming after us can find their heritage they may know him with or without that middle initial depending on how they came across his name. > Until you know that it was a legal name change, PAF is no problem - omitting the middle initial and including the discussion in Notes should take care of it. On your no-notes web page you might put N? for a middle initial, or even NMI or N?. I believe NMI is widely understood to mean "no middle initial" - at least, it was official in the military. A. Royall Whitaker, Gent. Often in erorr, never in doubt

"PROF A. R. Whitaker {FEC FAC}" wrote: > > In article <3CD41762.27D443CA@icehouse.net>, > Don Nickell <dnickell@icehouse.net> wrote: > > >His birth, death & SS DI name, is simply "Norman". I was told several years ago by his gson that it was really "Norman N." and the affixed initial "N." was for "unknown reasons." I don't know if it was a Legal name change or not. > > > >Today I heard from a daughter that the "N." was affixed for "business reasons." > > > >Now, what should be entered in PAF and on my Web Page with no notes? He might be known in his home town as "Norman N." If we do this genealogy so others coming after us can find their heritage they may know him with or without that middle initial depending on how they came across his name. > > > Until you know that it was a legal name change, PAF is no problem - > omitting the middle initial and including the discussion in Notes should > take care of it. On your no-notes web page you might put N? for a > middle initial, or even NMI or N?. I believe NMI is widely understood > to mean "no middle initial" - at least, it was official in the military. > A. Royall Whitaker, Gent. > Often in erorr, never in doubt Thanks, Royall, I was in personnel in the army from 1949-1954, so NMI is a famliar notation to me. Seems there was a joke about a drill sergeant insisting a recruit's middle NAME was "Nmi". <smile> As for different entries, PAF/Web Page, I'd hate to have to custom edit my Web Page info, there's 24,000+ names in this line, so maybe "N?" is OK for PAF also. Don