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Botley family in Chicot County (Black)

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Re: Botley family in Chicot County (Black)

VerlorenSeele  (View posts) Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:03PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi,
I'm not related.
I have done some research on other families in Chicot County, and I find that the census taker was not particular about spelling names the way that the family preferred, he spelled it as he thought it should be.
On other occasions, I have seen the family send the worst speller in the family to the courthouse to fill out death certificates.
Then on other occasions I have seen a name evolve over the years from a formal spelling to being spelled the way it sounds when pronounced with a Southern accent.
I make no assertion that these censuses are for sure the family that you are looking for. But Susan is the right age and has parents named Robert and Amanda(Mandy). I can't speak for Arkansas, but in southern Mississippi we are very likely to pronounce Bartlett - Botley.

SubjectAuthorDate Posted
aurora323 30 Apr 2010 12:49AM GMT 
VerlorenSeele 16 Jan 2011 12:35AM GMT 
aurora323 19 Apr 2011 5:03AM GMT 
VerlorenSeele 19 Apr 2011 12:03PM GMT 
aurora323 19 Apr 2011 2:54PM GMT 
VerlorenSeele 19 Apr 2011 3:43PM GMT 
   

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