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From: "Carole Hammond" <>
Subject: Re: [KSLABETT-L] LOOKUP 1870
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:56:29 -0800
References: <157.4a76715a.2f42bcdf@aol.com>


Karen, you should be glad that you aren't searching the internet for Hooker!

Carole
----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [KSLABETT-L] LOOKUP 1870


>
> Also, families changed the spelling of their names.
>
> The Swedish Stille family that came in the 1600s to DE and spread to PA,
> MD
> and NJ pronounced their name Stilly, the Swedish pronunciation of Stille.
> Most family members emersed in their English speaking communities changed
> the
> spelling of their name to Stilley or Stilly to match the pronunciation.
> And
> one line even changed changed the name to Stillman.
>
> My family kept the "Stille" spelling, but by the 1830s most had changed
> the
> pronunciation of the name to match the Anglo pronunciation (i.e.,
> "Still"),
> and most, but not all, had dropped the final 'e' from the name. Ergo,
> when I
> look for family in records I find I must look for Still, Stille, Stilley,
> Stilly, and Stillman. Furthermore, because of the usual census errors, I
> also
> look for Steel, Steele, and Steeley.
>
> Put that together with the tendency of many search engines to refuse to
> search for the word Still because it is a common word in usual language,
> or
> search engines that are unable to be set to be case sensitive so you get
> every
> line of text that includes the word "still" or every vital stat list that
> records a "still born", and you could search for your Stille family
> FOREVER!
>
> (I hope your family is simpler to find but I thought you'd possibly be
> interested in other search options for the name Stilly based on the known
> name
> alternatives of the first Swedish Stille family who settled in Delaware!)
>
> Good luck!
> Karen
> Austin, TX
>
> In a message dated 2/14/2005 12:15:54 AM Central Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> Census takers often make spelling mistakes. Did you get the one I sent
> with
> the other spelling? If not this is it below.
>
>
> Daniel Stelly Montana, Labette, KS abt 1856 Illinois
> White Male
>
> George W Stelly Montana, Labette, KS abt 1847 Illinois
> White
> Male
>
> Hezekiah Stelly Montana, Labette, KS abt 1852 Illinois
> White Male
>
> James L Stelly Montana, Labette, KS abt 1808 Illinois
> White Male
>
> John M Stelly Montana, Labette, KS abt 1844 Illinois
> White Male
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Connie Schofield [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 6:46 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [KSLABETT-L] LOOKUP 1870
>
> Thanks Got mine from Heritage Quest, it is definitely Stilly Was hoping
> someone had access to the actual film and possibly decipher it better
> than I
> could on line.
> Connie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karon" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:34 PM
> Subject: RE: [KSLABETT-L] LOOKUP 1870
>
>
>> I just did a search on ancestry.com for that name at lest with that
> spelling
>> is not in their index for 1870 Labette county census
>>
>> Karon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Connie Schofield [mailto:]
>> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 4:17 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: [KSLABETT-L] LOOKUP 1870
>>
>> Need lookup on 1870 Labette county census Montana Twp p. 38 Can't
>> read
>> all on Heritagequest census film.
>> Stilly, George W. 23
>> ?????? 62?
>> John M. 26
>> Hezekiah 18?
>> Samuel 14
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Connie Schofield
>
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