Kathleen,  You might consider Schele as the previous spelling for Shelley.  Sharon

Thank you, Sharon -- it's on my list! We have a strong undocumented suspicion that my Shelleys are related (in the old country) to the Shelleys of Shelley Island, PA. They definitely came to Pennsylvania separately. The earliest written documentation of the name is a reference to "that old Dunkard Adam Schillig" (an itinerant preacher). Old Adam seem to have been illiterate, though, so there's no knowing how HE said or spelled his name. Many other lines of descent from old Adam spell the name Shelly. The Shelley spelling seems to be an Indiana special -- three brothers who all used that spelling came here from Scott County Virginia: one to Wayne County, one to Union and then Boone County, and one to Hendricks County -- (and a sister to Montgomery County). The Swiss government website suggested Schalli; I have local acquaintances in Maine who are Scho[umlaut]lles. In a bid for Americanization, they say, "shoal." German names to America can be tough! It makes my Eller line look simple, but my Fulwiders can compete with anybody for spelling complications! And thanks for your suggestion, Sharon. I feel that from knowing just my grandparents' names and birthplaces to knowing eight generations to the immigrant ancestor in that line is probably going to be as much as I'm going to find, but it's very satisfying, even without European roots! Kathy > Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:18:19 +0000 > From: s.m.mills@comcast.net > To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com > Subject: [InMontgo] Shelley or? as German name > > > > Kathleen, You might consider Schele as the previous spelling for Shelley. > > > > Sharon > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message