hannover-l - Nachricht 2008-02 00102

[Eugene M. Wiese <emwiese1(a)comcast.net>]

I ran into that type of problem (the changing spelling of a name) even with 
my own name of Wiese.  In Germany it is so common a word (as well as a name) 
that it is almost never mis-spelled there.  The United States is a different 
story.  Here the first spelling I found in the records was "Weise", which is 
not the same name at all.  Since then I have found many different spellings. 
Frequently the "i" and the "e" are reversed.  Then the final "e" is dropped. 
When that happens the "s" is frequently doubled.  Some really interesting 
forms of the double "s" include the letter "ß" which has no place at all in 
my surname.  Another family that connects with mine is Schwenn.  I found 
several versions of this, but I had the greatest trouble tracking down the 
name when it was spelled "Schween".  The other side of my family has the 
name "Berndt".  Do not attempt to find all the variants there.  My maternal 
grandmother's maiden name was Caroline Tewes.  On the record of the daughter 
who died at the age of three, the mother's maiden name was given as (get 
this): Geborna Taves.  It took me a long time to figure that one out: 
Geborna = geborne [born] and Taves = [the German pronunciation of Tewes]. 
My advice: Do not EVER assume that the name is spelled the way you spell it. 
It probably is spelled very differently depending on the time and place. 
Also, a good sense of humor is necessary, as well as a superb imagination.

Gene (Wiese)

Eugene M. Wiese
838 Linlawn Drive
Wabash, IN  46992-3903
emwiese1(a)comcast.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gale(a)bosche.info>
To: <hannover-l(a)genealogy.net>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [HN] Hintan


>   Hi Max and others on the list:
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>   Your comment about the (correct) Burgdorf got me to thinking about how
>   we decide which spelling is correct.  I am not saying your spelling
>   is wrong, it just brought up the thought.
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>   I think that many of us tend to believe that the current spelling of
>   our surname is the correct one.  However, isn't the spelling which
>   was first written in years past the correct one?  Don't we sometimes
>   pursue our own vanity? Many times we are searching for the wrong name.
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>   Thoughts?
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>   Gale
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>   Part of the following message was deleted for brevity.
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>   On Feb 14, 2008, pharmaxx(a)charter.net wrote:
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>     This would all be easier if the records had been more detailed. Its
>     amazing that Dr. James Jones's fee of $2.50 is recorded. I will now
>     see if there is a burial in St. Joseph's for a family member of
>     this baby. My name has been misspelled  frequently, Burgdorf
>     (correct), Burchtorff, Burdoff, Boestrof and several other ways.
>     Thanks,  Max
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