My dad who was bornin USA always made "r" that looked like "s" he almost closed the downstroke of the "r" to where it could be interpreted as an "s". he mostly printed because people often got confused until he told every body that his name was Edward and would show them how he wrote his name it always looked loke Edwasd Jeane D. Herbert Teske <herb29@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Yes, Rollo, but how could a transcriber mistake a German "s" for "r". Oh, well! Herb "R. Lipprandt" wrote: Goggle "Sutherlin" as that is the style of Germanic handwriting. You will notice that the F's and T's are similar and most likely got a whole lot more similar when individual style of hand writing entered the picture. Chronologically advantaged.... good one! Regards, Rollo+ ============= Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Any Help Is Appreciated > The same one who saw H. von Gagern and transcribed it as Hron Gagern. > Stan B. > --- Herbert Teske wrote: > >> I wonder who was able to get "Ferke" out of "Teske". >> >> More later. >> >> Herb > > > I am NOT old, I am chronologicaly advantaged! > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-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 PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Many would be scantily clad if dressed in their own humility. HUGS HUGS HUGS

Hopefully this will help Herb, http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Sutterlin.htm One thing to remember, no matter how well you are schooled to write the "correct" way, most everyone develop their own little idiosyncrasies in the language they are using. Regards, Rollo+~~ ============================= Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] F's & T's > My dad who was bornin USA always made "r" that looked like "s" he almost > closed the downstroke of the "r" to where it could be interpreted as an > "s". he mostly printed because people often got confused until he told > every body that his name was Edward and would show them how he wrote his > name it always looked loke Edwasd > Jeane D. > ============================= > Herbert Teske <herb29@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Yes, Rollo, but how could a > transcriber mistake a German "s" for "r". Oh, well! > > Herb >