All: This has been very helpful ot me as well since I am finding different spellings for both first and last names. Richard: I have been looking for an Anna Mitchell who married Alex Kegg for some time. The age seems about right. Do you have any additional information about her? ----- Original Message ----- From: <MitchellAncestry@aol.com> To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 2:10 AM Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] William Mitchell from Indiana, Parke County > > Shirley, > > Thanks for the info, it's appreciated. > > I need to validate, that James is the same person I'm looking for. > > Regards, > Richard > __________________ > > In a message dated 2/7/03 1:42:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, Livedove@aol.com > writes: > > << Richard, > If your MITCHELL wasn't able to read or write and the names were written as > the enumerator 'heard' them pronounced. Hence, MITCHELL, MITCHEL, > MITSHELL,..etc. > I have found my mother's name written several different ways. I don't know > why as the whole family was literate. I guess no one thought to check the > spelling that the > enumerator wrote down. > My husband's ancestor had 4 different spellings as he could not read/write. > His wife left a good paper trail because it took her 3 years to get her > pension. She > had to get several people to testify/write that they knew this man was the > same person. > Sometimes initials are hard to read if the handwriting isn't very good or if > it is quite fancy with a lot of loops and curves. I have found ages varied > also. One man had PA as to where born, next time was Un Known, and the third > time was Kentucky. > This is the one that married 3 times and all wives named Mary. > > There are several wiser peoples on this list, maybe they can help you also. > Shirley Rosecrans > volunteer; Random Acts Of Genealogical Kindness" > http://www.raogk.org/ > "in helping others, we shall help ourselves, > for whatever good we give out completes the circle > and comes back to us. " > > >> > > > ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please send an unsubscribe message to: Mitchell-L-request@rootsweb.com. If on digest, substitute a D for the L. >