I do it exactly the way Michael does. It just seems to make the most amount of sense to me and retains the integrity of the source spelling without being confusing or cumbersome for the reader. Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jfonkert@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:19 AM To: librarytraveler@gmail.com; michael.hait@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [TGF] Name variants I don't have a one size-fits-all answer -- maybe someone else does. I agree with Michael's and Harold's advice. However, I think we have been dealing with two different questions: