hannover-l - Nachricht 2006-09 00366

[ksturges <ksturges(a)tiscali.co.uk>]

Anne,

The inconsistencies in spelling are something we have to live with. Many
of our forebears could not read or write and probably didn't know how their
names should be spelt. When census records, birth certificates etc were filled
in, the person holding the pen would spell the name the way he thought it
should be spelt, so Carls sould become Karls and Ernests could become Ernsts
and so on. For this reason, when doing internet searches on your family names,
you should try a few likely variants just in case.

Regards, 

Keith Sturges  (researching KLINKER, HOEPFNER, HAUPTMANN and KAUFNER from
Hannover early 1800s)


>-- Original Message --
>From: "Anne Ashline" <arts2523(a)hotmail.com>
>To: hannover-l(a)genealogy.net
>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:07:59 -0400
>Subject: [HN] Information on Rokahr
>Reply-To: Hannover-L <hannover-l(a)genealogy.net>
>
>
>Hello,
>I am new to this list, but have been searching for my family's history for
>
>years. There are few Rokahrs here in the States, and I am trying to find
>the 
>link between us (or anywhere for that matter). I also desperatly am 
>interested in the story behind our name, as are my brothers. People do 
not
>
>seem to know the history of our name other than we originated from the 
>Hanover region. My father passed away two years ago and I was going through
>
>his things and found some letters, one from a Gustav Rokahr from Ohio to
>my 
>grandfather (Theodore Rokahr) in 1916 and he says his father's name was
Carl
>
>Rokahr with a C from Davasa born in 1834. He told my grand father that there
>
>was also a Ernest Rokahr (Ernest with an E) living in Nebraska, but those
>
>where all he knew at that time. My Grandfather's father was also Ernst 
>Rokahr, but apparently with no E. According to my grandfather's 
>correspondence to a George Rokahr in a 1944 letter, his dad was Ernst Rokahr
>
>born at Amt Neuhaus an der Oste in the Provence of Hanover on March 12,

>1866. He said to his knowledge he had one brother, Theodore, and two 
>sisters, Anna and Erna. He married Margarethe Raab (I have all of her 
>paperwork, though I can not translate it, but things are obvious like birth
>
>certificate, one is marked confirmation, their marriage, and several in

>German I have no idea what they are) I think I have my grandfather's birth
>
>certificate too but it does not say Ernst, it does have the correct date,
>
>but the writing is very hard to read and it is definitely not Ernst. I have
>
>later documents for him showing him as Ernst though, including when he 
>became an American citizen. Although on the boat he came over on Dec 18,
>
>1888 (the Rhaetia) I believe he was listed as an Ernest. I am very confused.
>
>To make it more confusing. My Grandfather's father's name was Karl Rokahr
>
>with a K. (many in Germany were with a C) That is all he was told about
him.
>
>My grandfather's dad died when he was only a boy and he grew up without
a
>
>dad, so for my whole families life it's been a search. I hope someone knows
>
>something. Basically we have no relatives and would love to find some. 
>Thanks to anyone who can help.
>Anne Rokahr Ashline
>
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