Francis,
I agree with you we should check all possible spellings!
Whoever transcribed the Wayne Co marriage information for my 2nd
gr-grandparents,
Solomon Custer and Fanny Alger, has caused many researchers to not be able
to find them.
Custer became Carter and Alger became Algen. But when my tenacious Mother
was
doing her DAR researching she discovered the mistaken identity.
Even today, though, when I search the
Indiana State "Library Genealogy Database Marriages through 1850"
at About the Index or google Indiana stet library.
I cannot find Solomon Custer but there he is with the Carters.
I have often wondered if there is any way to encourage the changing of these
names on
the transcribed records. The penmanship on the marriage certificate would
have to be
studied carefully to discover the similarities in the lettering.
Jo
jo.kester(a)comcast.net
Additionally, be sure to check all possible spellings...
My wife's g-grandparents (actually quite a few of her
family) are buried there and they spelled it Sauter. I have also seen
Sowder, Souder and Sower and a couple of others I can't recall right now.
My wife's g-grandmother was Rachal Frederica Sauter who was married
to George Washington Briar Sr. His father BTW spelled his name Brier.
We have Rachal's father as Frederic Sauter married to an Erika
Pierson, both said to be from Bavaria.
Rachel Sauters came to America with her parents, 3 brothers and 2
sisters.
Francis Robinson
Central Indiana USA
robinson(a)svs.net