I'll Keep that in mind, thanks John > >From another list. Fun to read. > > ================= > > Not mispelled - just spelled differently. It is hard for those of us in > the 20th century education to understand that before the social security > system (1930's) and driver's license (1920's) people did not have an > attachment to the spelling of a name. The name was spelled however the > person writing down wanted to spell it. In fact it was a sign of an > educated person to be able to spell a name several ways and you will find > this in some deeds where there may be 5 or 6 different spellings in the same > document. In one class I went to a lecturer had a deed the spelled the > man's name 11 different ways. > > It was said, reportedly by an early President, that "I would not trust a > lawyer who could spell a name only one way." This was because if he was not > educated enough to spell a name several ways, he was probably not a very > good lawyer. > > SO don't say "mispelled" as that implies a mistake, it was just "spelled > differently". > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >