Ken, I would believe the family and not the census records. The census taker could have thought they said "D" instead of "E" - they both sound similar. And the Grandfather was probably Emery Carl and went by Carl. A lot of my ancestors would change, using the 1st name on one census and their middle name on the next and then going back to the fist name. Others would reverse the order or their initials. No wonder we have such a hard time finding them. Pat -----Original Message----- From: ohlorain-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohlorain-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ken Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:35 PM To: gene mail list Elyria Subject: [OHLORAIN] Name Puzzel I am trying to make a family Group sheet for my Step Son. The whole family call my step son "Tri" because his is the third Emery Carl Hi father was emery Carl the second. OK Today I get a 1920 census.. My step son Grandfather is listed as "Carl E" and his son was "Carl D". Carl D was 4 years old at 1920 census. Where did this Emery Carl Business come from? As far as I can see if it was not on the census its not legal. What name do I use on The Family Group Sheet? They didn't change their last name. I know I have the right name on the census. Its the right town the mother's name is correct and the sister's name is right and the youngest which is all correct. Ken ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yep, that is something that happened a lot. My grandmother's name for instance. She is either Rose Eunice or Eunice Rose and our family is split on it. On her marriage license it says Eunice Rose, but my aunts insist it is legally Rose Eunice. On the different censuses she is listed both ways. She went by Rose and my dad always said she went by her middle name so I beleive it to be Eunice Rose. Then, of course, is her father, who has been known as Edward Collier, Collier Edward, E. Collier and just plain Collier, and one of my 2rd gr uncles says it is E Colwert in his genealogy book! Since he was born before birth certificates were required I have no way of finding out for sure. He is buried as Edward C. Sande Patricia Mcmackin <treetracer@comcast.net> wrote: Ken, I would believe the family and not the census records. The census taker could have thought they said "D" instead of "E" - they both sound similar. And the Grandfather was probably Emery Carl and went by Carl. A lot of my ancestors would change, using the 1st name on one census and their middle name on the next and then going back to the fist name. Others would reverse the order or their initials. No wonder we have such a hard time finding them. Pat -----Original Message----- From: ohlorain-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohlorain-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ken Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:35 PM To: gene mail list Elyria Subject: [OHLORAIN] Name Puzzel I am trying to make a family Group sheet for my Step Son. The whole family call my step son "Tri" because his is the third Emery Carl Hi father was emery Carl the second. OK Today I get a 1920 census.. My step son Grandfather is listed as "Carl E" and his son was "Carl D". Carl D was 4 years old at 1920 census. Where did this Emery Carl Business come from? As far as I can see if it was not on the census its not legal. What name do I use on The Family Group Sheet? They didn't change their last name. I know I have the right name on the census. Its the right town the mother's name is correct and the sister's name is right and the youngest which is all correct. Ken ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com 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 OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please support me in my walk to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/AlecsandraBihlmaier As far as our love flows; as far as our hope grows; as far as our yearning goes; -- we are no farther one from another. ~ L. Annie Foerster --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.