If you see (& surname) it means that two surnames were listed together on the same line -- most likely a business. The one in parentheses is listed with the one above it. There may or may not be multiple entries for the surnames with no parentheses, but there is only one entry for the surname in parentheses where it appears in the listing -- probably out of order. (E,F) Earl Edgar Edge Edwards Ehinger Eldridge Ellenwood Ells Elliott Elmore Ely Emerson Erle Erwin (& Benedict) Essey Euckers Fairchild (& Champion) Falkner Farley Farnham Farrar Fargo Farrell Felk Fenton Ferguson Fey Field Finch Fisher Fisk Fitzpatrick Fitch Fleck Fletcher Floyd Flynn Foote Ford Foster Fowler Fox Franklin House, B. Harrington Freeman French Frew Frissel Fryman Fudge Fuller Fulton Furness