Frank, if you use Family Tree Maker software, it has the capability to track an AKA name for each individual in the tree. Very handy for ancient/erroneous/soundex spellings..... like Walderne, Waldron, Waldren, Waldrom, Waldrum, etc. ~ Ron W ~ Today is a gift ----- Original Message ----- From: "PD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Genealogy question > Hi Frank, > > I have the same situation with a few surnames. Might not be the best > way, but I started adopting one "official" spelling for a surname, in > order > to have them sort together in my database index. I list other spellings > (found for any individual) as a/k/a, or in fields I created called "Name > variant 1" "Name variant 2" etc. etc. (For each variant, I show the > source. > Could be a dozen or more versions just in the Old Dutch Church of Kingston > baptism & marriage registers.) > > I'll be interested to read what others do. > > Cheers, Peggy > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Frank Hotaling > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Tracing back my genealogy of Hotaling I have found it to be spelled >> numerous ways on census records, church records, court records and other >> records so it is an impossibility to know what the correct spelling is. >> >> When I enter all the variations in my data base it becomes an >> impossibility >> to identify correct individuals, since my ancestors used the same given >> names over and over and with variations on the spelling of the surname >> mistakes are easy for me to make. >> >> I have made a quick count of the spelling of the surname variations and I >> have over 30 and some of them are not even close to some of the others. >> They range from simple differences to major changes. >> >> >> How is someone who does not know how or what to do (me) suppose to do? >> >> I would appreciate any suggestions anyone can offer me. >> >> Frank Hotaling [email protected] >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >