My understanding is that 'Inglis' is the Scottish spelling of 'English.' The Scottish pronunciation for Inglis is closer to 'In-guhls.' So, if the Inglis family is originally from Scotland, they would be very possessive of the Scottish spelling. I have found in various census Inglis/English relatives with the last name spelled 'Ingles,' which means the enumerator may have heard the Scottish pron. As Jess just wrote, some families and enumerator's were not known for their literacy! The same goes for remembering how old everyone in the family is...or people going by their first name some years, middle name other years... Then, just for fun, throw in the 'r' that fell down to the southern states from the NE states...Jameson becomes Jamerson...Emeline becomes Emerline... We folk just all have to muddle through the best we can in 2006, but that is part of the fun of genealogy! Deirdre

You are so right about the names. Rodney Dangerfield said " What's in a name " ? Just because you are not blood does not mean you are not Family. Many people back then had taken in children and raised them as their own and even gave them their name. My own father was raised by an uncle after his father died when he was eight. Dad thought of him more as dad than his own dad. I always thought of him as my grandfather when I was young. He was Harvey carrick. If it had not been for him, my dad might have neded up somewhere else in the Depression. You think you talk funny down there. Go to maine and talk to them. Those people eat gravy on their fish !!! Kevin