Thank you. I do have
. With help from others, I've now
connected my target back four generations to 1778, and forward two
generations to present-day descendants of his sister. Greatly appreciate
all the help.
Dave
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Lin <dlmokdoki(a)aol.com> wrote:
Try searching Ancestry at the library (most large libraries have it
if you
don't. Use Hud* or Hud?son
You may have some luck finding it more different ways.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Hudelson <dmh8620(a)gmail.com>
To: migen <migen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Mon, May 27, 2013 9:12 am
Subject: Re: [MIGEN] Concerning Surname Spelling
Susanne
It's of course my practice to accept as definitive the spelling an
individual uses for his or her own name. But in order to find out that
person's lineage, I find it necessary to know how his forebears spelled
it. So I assume that the correct spelling of Loren's name is Hudelson, but
that doesn't mean that his parents, grandparents, siblings, or children
spelled it that way. To learn that, I think it essential to identify his
parents, for which birth certificates, etc., need to be found. Thanks for
the advice, though.
Dave
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 8:55 AM, <shieber(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
> If you want to know how YOUR direct line spelled his name, look for a
> document where HE wrote it.
> The WWI draft registration could be of help. Ask yourself, when looking
> at the document, is the hand writing the same for the questions as it is
> for the signature??? If different, take the spelling that HE did. How
> about any cards or letters in the family?..
>
> The other sources you mentioned are what 'someone else' wrote as his
name.
> He could not have filled out his own death certificate. The clerk
could
> have wrote his name for the marriage licence, etc. If he did not order
his
> grave marker HIMSELF, but someone else did it, the spelling and other
> information could be wrong.
>
> I would suggest to record 'on the top of his family group sheet' when
you
> find a different spelling, and where it appeared.
> When you turn to the computer you then will have several ways of spelling
> the name, to find him in other places---where someone else spelled his
> name.. Many people do not know that "the person on the census did not
> write his own name or spell it out to the enumerator'. The enumerator
> wrote what they HEARD and did not check with the person being
> interviewed.!!!
>
> I have had my first and last name spelled differently by people, 'hearing
> what I said' and it is now how "I" spell it.
> Keep track of the family he comes from and where, to check if you have
the
> correct family. Sometimes when children got older they changed how
they
> spelled THEIR names. Brothers could have chosen different spelling.
Even
> different than their parents. Many reason, just find how your person
> actually spelled this name and keep that for your research. Eventually
you
> will learn when the kids started using different spelling. Record that
for
> your records
>
> Good luck
>
> Susanne
> (not SuZanne)
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
> I'm new to this list. Is there a source for a Michigan Marriage Index
> orDeath Index?
> I'm trying to establish the correct version of the surname for a Loren
> Eugene Hudelson/Huddelson/Huddleston. He singed as Hudelson his
> registration for the World War I draft, listing his DPOB as 1891 in
Denver,
> CO. There are records listing him as Huddleson for his marriage in
> Muskegon, MI on 05 (or 08) Nov 1920. There also are records spelling his
> name as Huddelson for his death in Grand Rapids, MI on 22 Mar 1930. His
> parents are shown some places as Clarence Huddelson and Anna Felton. I've
> not found any authoritative source for his surname, his lineage, or
> his descendants.
> Dave Hudelson
>
>
>
>
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