tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post5557454443933936974..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Trifling Matter of a Name ChangeJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-6758827711326974432012-11-20T23:33:38.385-08:002012-11-20T23:33:38.385-08:00Lisa, it is indeed aggravating to try and figure i...Lisa, it is indeed aggravating to try and figure it all out! Well, at least in your case, you seem to know exactly what happened with your mystery ancestors. That name switch device sounded quite clever in evading the draft...although I'm sure they weren't the first to give it a try. All these antics sure give us a workout in our research capabilities.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-66075259858683118742012-11-20T23:30:29.163-08:002012-11-20T23:30:29.163-08:00It sometimes makes me wonder just who, exactly, th...It sometimes makes me wonder just who, exactly, the census taker <i>was</i> talking to!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-27622735903566017892012-11-20T13:41:15.379-08:002012-11-20T13:41:15.379-08:00Jacqi , Hi my name is Lisa and threw researching m...Jacqi , Hi my name is Lisa and threw researching my family line I have Come across the Middle name and the first name flip flopping alot.. But I have also come across this thing with a last name flip flopping back and forth...I have a Foltz turn Huffman...then later I have a Huffman turns Foltz and back to Huffman...It is a strange thing...For mine it is said that the first Foltz changes his name to Huffman to exscape the cival war draft and get Married in another state...Then this same guys grand boys change from Huffman to Folts to exscape an intiution that they ran away from..But then one of the 2 boys who ran (my grandfather) changed his name back to Huffman a few years later when he got Married. the other died a Foltz....So I know exactly how it goes..Darn..LisaLady/Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652751653590427007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-80832699998262364302012-10-09T20:16:30.216-07:002012-10-09T20:16:30.216-07:00Often times the Census takers were in a hurry and ...Often times the Census takers were in a hurry and would talk to who ever came to the door..even children..and census takers were not known for their penmanship or spelling.<br />I hope you had good luck today:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-48508482996203997892012-10-09T17:47:30.868-07:002012-10-09T17:47:30.868-07:00Well, it certainly has been an interesting journey...Well, it certainly has been an interesting journey, trying to piece together the scenarios correctly. But you are right, Iggy, the DAR app may not get tripped up over this, since I have other documentation. I had an encouraging meeting with my DAR contact today, and all seems to be still looking non-problematic. Thankfully...as long as there are no more surprises :)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-58201472681826028692012-10-09T17:44:06.936-07:002012-10-09T17:44:06.936-07:00Okay, I'm thinking Eliza takes the cake on tha...Okay, I'm thinking Eliza takes the cake on that one, Wendy! At least, now that we know, it makes for an amusing anecdote. It's before we find out that we tear our hair out...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-52080076229552605472012-10-09T10:36:53.691-07:002012-10-09T10:36:53.691-07:00It seems to be a common pattern, the flipping of i...It seems to be a common pattern, the flipping of initials. I suspect the census forms were unclear for one (or more) year and that resulted in a large number of "middle initials first" I'd have to pay more attention to it, to see where (i.e., what year) it seems to happen frequently.<br /><br />I suspect the DAR (and others) see this commonly and don't get "hung up over it" (fingers crossed anyway!).<br /><br />The thing that strikes me most about this love-struck couple is that they were born so close together - grow up apart - and came together... it has the vague haunt of "destiny" to it... and then they "grew up" and through away the "cute versions" of their names for the more(?) acceptable(?) Jack and Ruth. It's like they wanted to hide their backwoods roots (or even what others might perceive of their ethnic backgrounds).<br /><br />Goes away humming, "After all, life is to enjoooooy..."<br /><br />:)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-58522805819386646762012-10-09T06:13:03.608-07:002012-10-09T06:13:03.608-07:00I know exactly what you mean. It's maddening ...I know exactly what you mean. It's maddening to find people whose names flip flop with each census. I have an Elijah Nicholas who was indexed as Nicholas E., Elijah N., and even ELIZA!! And don't get me started on Columbia Ann who morphed into Leanna. In your case, the Roby/Ruby connection is just too funny. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com