Hi Bettijane and all listers, As most researchers are aware, handwriting in the various original records, census, marriage, etc. were not always the best and at times nearly impossible to decipher. The letters I,E, O, A, M, N, U--on and on can be miss-interpreted by the person extracting those difficult to read records. Therefore, what is written in the books I am using is what I post--if the spelling looks odd to me I will indicate it by (sic). I know first hand about names being mis-spelled. VANDEVORT (my maiden name) has been spelled every way possible and then some. To this day, my birth certificate is spelled VANDERVORT yet my father's name is spelled correctly. Go figure. Anyhow, any corrections any of you send me I will note in my books & give both what is in the book & the correction whenever I post the information again. The person who extracted the marriage records made the comment " the spelling was very hard to make out on some names. I, J-C-, H-W and M sometimes are nearly alike. Keep this in mind if looking for a name and a letter is wrong. These names and dates have been carefully checked, but interpretation of spelling can be in error." (p 32 of marriage book). I do appreciate the input. Thanks, Bev