...And my Granny spelled it Vanosdol, while many of her cousins spelled it Van Osdol, and a few went back and forth. I know that J Carden and I are fairly close cousins, as the Vans go.... we both descend from the Jan Simonse line (right? Or have I confused you with another?) But I know that some of the Cornelius Simonse line also went to the Vanosdol spelling .... both lines are found in southeastern Indiana, and both use Vanosdol and Van Osdol. Bryce Stevens : My maiden name is spelled Van Osdol and Jeff and I are distant cousins. We : both descend out of sons of Jacob Banta Van Osdol. He fought in the war of : 1812 and he changed the spelling so it would be pronounced correctely. For : the A in Dutch is pronounced like our O. I know of many Van Osdols. Glee : Van Osdol Krapf