In a message dated 10/28/05 2:59:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, graciepmarvel@bellsouth.net writes: That's strange that members of the same family would spell it differently. Sometimes families had "Differences of opinions" over issues and moved and spelled their name different on purpose JUST to make people think they WEREN'T connected. Other times it was the difference in educated or not educated, could or could not read either on the part of the family itself OR of the Census taker. Families may not have had the SAME Census taker and one spelled it one way and one the other....Lots of reasons. Sue Sue Gregory, 706 Scarlett Place Lebanon, TN, 37087-3263