Excellent advice, Linda!
On 11/24/2019 7:21 AM, Linda Greethurst wrote:
When I started my genealogical research many years ago, I was told to
ignore spelling (one s or double s; D or T; -son or -sen; kn or just
n; etc). Say the name out loud - if it sounds familiar, consider it
and research it. Best lesson I learned.
The reason was that the average person before 1880 usually got no more
than an 8th grade education and more likely only 5th grade. Spelling
was not a top priority. Don't get hung up on spelling and which
version is correct.
Sure enough - I have a legal document with the main person's surname
spelled 5 different ways.
Linda
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