[or-roots] Names, they do Change

[D. J. Brotherton]

I see all your name changes it is amazing how different they are  - how does
one research the name spellings.  I have two names that I have difficulty
going back beyond grandparents - Brotherton and Keyes.  Is there a database
or book that I could use?

Dolores

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert L Casebeer" <casebeer at jeffnet.org>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Names, they do Change


> Name changes are real and in my family's case dramatic.
> The earliest record (a 3rd century tombstone in the Mosell valley) read
> Caseberiensus (a plural form).  The earliest known German (16th century)
was
> Kasebier, and over time the following spellings have derived:  Casebeer
(the
> most common in English) Casebier, Casbeer, Kazebeer,
> Casebere, Kasbeer, Caseberry, Causler, Kausler, Kaesebeer and some folk
> during the period of time (World War I) dropped the suffix and simply went
> by Case.  Ah, name changes...Bob Casebeer
>