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Re: Given Name Abbreviations
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"George W. Durman" <[log in to unmask]>
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George W. Durman
Date:
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:05:56 -0500
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At  Thursday  22-01-09  02:05 PM, Joy Fisher wrote:
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>I would transcribe names EXACTLY as given in the original record.
>If it says Geo. I leave it that way. And if the handwriting is sloppy
>where you can't tell if it is an "a" or and "o", I will put down "Jas.
>[or Jos. ?] so that search engines will pick it up.
>(snip)
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EXACTLY!!!!!  Transcribe the names exactly as the Census Records
have them listed!  That's what the Notes events are for in your
genealogy database programs!  You make notations about such things.

Sarge

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