tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post8432032914955704268..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: Initials MatterMichael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-63648839815408034112013-03-10T16:05:56.155-05:002013-03-10T16:05:56.155-05:00This is a good tip! You see this in the entertain...This is a good tip! You see this in the entertainment industry, like Michael W. Smith, Michael J. Fox... but it's true that people often did this because there was someone else with a similiar name in the same town and they felt it was important to try to seperate themselves. One of my wife's ancestors had the same name as another gentleman in town who would rack up all sorts of debt from bars and shops and other creditors... her relative tried using his middle initial all the time but was still having problems being associated with the other man and he ended up changing the spelling of his last name from ****ich to ****ick Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-62440813168930063012013-03-07T22:08:08.301-06:002013-03-07T22:08:08.301-06:00Be careful when reading old newspapers! Initials ...Be careful when reading old newspapers! Initials often were often incorrect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-62865695747130787082013-03-07T08:01:42.844-06:002013-03-07T08:01:42.844-06:00I have had several relatives that I needed to watc...I have had several relatives that I needed to watch for that all-important middle initial!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149186891188677587noreply@blogger.com