Aulderk Aalderk Ulfort Ulfert Franke Frauke Kilken Kilker Hubbard Hibbard Hebbard Hibbard Hibbart Hibbard Hibbald Hibbard Goodall Goodale Cassins Cassius Muntingo Muntinga Renben Reuben Cesil Cecil Chitty Witty Wetty Witty Western Westurn Fracis Francis Aloin Alvin Goadale Goodale Westphall Westphal Westphail Westphal Marqurit Marquit Harman Harmon Wolf Wulf Woolf Wulf Walf Wulf Mohr Mohs Weittmer Wittmer Leibe Seibe Arche Asche Dannan Dannen Wopke Wopka Starken Starkey Starley Starkey Ange Angie Staenwitz Stamwitz Stanwitz Stamwitz Stanowitz Stamwitz Mabele Mabel Lyida Lydia Clarley Charley Eykamp Eikamp Sora Ira Hilker Kilker Hald Hall Hauskeg Hauskey Goodny Gudny Turman Truman Weegene Weegens Swap Snap Hagerman Hageman Ellanor Eleanor Jone Ione Meller Miller Rogina Regina Luee Louie Eveline Evelyn Gottleab Gottlieb Hadey Harley Chrixtine Christine Tkaylia Thaylia Wittig Witty Lip Tip Jerrit Gerrit Crise Chris Saud Claud Ulchebard Archibald Duk Dirk Clunk Plank Eliga Elza Olvin Calvin With Witty Snops Snapp Ruhard Richard Letter Lettie Stornwitz Stamwitz Lacelilia Cecilia Westfall Westphal Marquett Marquit Marquart Marquit Margiret Marquit Marguit Marquit Genn Green Horacis Horatio Dausilla Drusilla Dalons Dalona Longe Lange Monehan Moynihan Waslphal Westphal Kennette Henrietta Wittener Wittmer Hadys Gladys Kore Rose Arenaz Arends Willimsens Willemssen Stanley Starkey Beranek Behrends Meston Westurn Goald Gottlieb Teller Felter Hororw Stibbard Horatio Hibbard Drurille Drusilla Woslphol Westphal Enangdina Evangelina Basic Principles of Genealogy 1. Always start from the most recent and work backwards from there. This principle and #2 are intertwined. By starting with the most recent information such as beginning at a persons death, rather than their birth, for instance you can learn more information to guide you in your research. An obituary, for example, can help you learn a great deal about your ancestor and where to go next for more information. 2. Work from the known to the unknown. This principle and #1 are intertwined. By beginning with what you know, and working from that, you help make your research solid. Dont try to find your Indian ancestor in the 1830s, if you dont even know your grandmothers maiden name. 3. Be on guard against assumptions and jumping to conclusions. Trying to go back to earlier generations too quickly can result in wasted time, money, and effort. Too often, eager individuals will simply assume that a person of the same surname is their ancestor, without adequately and methodically researching the connections between themselves and earlier generations. Principles #1 and #2 can help avoid this pitfall. 4. Spelling means nothing. Dont rule out an individual as your ancestor just because their name (first or last) is spelled differently than your family currently spells it. Spelling of names was not standardized until the twentieth century, and even then clerks and others could make mistakes, have poor handwriting, or spell words the way they heard them, sometimes with their own ethnic emphasis (Kohl, if German; Cole or Coal if English), regardless of the ethnicity of your ancestor. Regional accents could also affect spelling (Almer for Alma, for instance), as well as basic literacy issues. If you ancestor was illiterate and signed his/her name with an X you can be certain that there was no right way to spell their name.