At 10:23 AM 6/30/98 -0700, Julie Kuntz wrote: >I received a look up which I am very grateful for but I need some help with >it. First My g-grandfather was known here in the US as Charley Olson. It was >not until I saw a copy of his obit that I learned his name was Carl Olson. >On some documents I have found Carl but on most such as birth certificates I >have found Charley and then on some Charles. I understand the Charley >/Charles thing but how did he use both Carl and Charles. To further this I >can't seem to find immigration papers in either name. Does any one know how >to either confirm the name Carl as being legal or Charles? > >The look up I received was from Sweden states: Olson Carl 1864 17 M >1881-04-15 Gestad P Arnot 17:290:12578 G >I have no idea what the numbers mean. I have his birth date as July 30 1863. >Any help would be appreciated I am new to this and need help. Julie >skeeter@televar.com > > >==== GenTips Mailing List ==== >Are you having trouble unsubscribing to the list? You can subscribe and unsubscribe to the lists we own from our web page at: >http://www.genrecords.com > Hi, I'm not sure about Sweden, but my German great-grandfather's name was CHARLES CARL and offical records usually mix these names up - perhaps this is the same situation that you have? Thanks, Peggy Perry pegmar@mhtc.net Moderator for The Obituary Daily Times the email newspaper of obituaries from around the world! To subscribe: send a message to: GEN-OBIT-Request@rootsweb.com with the message: subscribe Visit our searchable web page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary WI GenWeb coordinator for Iowa County - visit us at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiiowa President - Iowa County Wisconsin Genealogical Society http://www.friendsnfamily.net/wiiowagensoc/index.html Co-Owner of the GENMSC mailing list. To subscribe: send a message to: GENMSC-L-request@rootsweb.com with the message: subscribe