In a message dated 4/2/2005 9:25:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Grace....Lavender or Lavinder Earliest spelling for the Franklin Co. bunch would be Lavinder, but depends on who wrote it and if the family accepted the spelling however. My gr grandmother spelled it Lavendar, but she also spelled Steagall as Stegali. Most lines have ended up as Lavender, but a 3rd cousin of mine just started using the original Lavinder after 3 generations used the "E" instead of the "I".