Exactly! <g>
Colleen's point about the writing being interpreted wrong is a good point
also. The handwriting back then had more flourishes, etc., and for us to
read it, or someone else then who wasn't as you say, "literate" or as
literate, would make a great difference.
Mari
At 08:08 AM 8/29/00 , Carol Madsen wrote:
Mari and list
My last name is Madsen. Lots of times when I'm pronouncing it for others who
are trying to write it they hear Matsen or Mattsen or Madison, etc. . . The
"t" and "d" sound are easily confused and I believe this is also true
of the
"t" and "p" sounds. So it probably depended on whether or not the
person
writing the record asked for the correct spelling or not (and for that matter,
how literate would the person giving the information have been). Well, just a
thought.
Carol in Calif
Mari wrote:
> And...sometimes they are one in the same. My Great Grandfather's name was
> Elisha W. Chapman.
> BUT....in some census years, both Elisha and his son Otto were listed as
> Chatman rather than the correct spelling of Chapman. Whether the census
> taker was hard of hearing, or didn't understand their pronunciation of the
> name, I don't know.....but I have census data that lists them with both
> spellings!
>
> Mari
> List Admin
>
> At 07:06 PM 8/28/00 , Ballm370(a)aol.com wrote:
> >There are both................Chapman and Chatman.
> >
> >Take Care!!
> >
> >Molly Ball Stoddard
>
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