How do I handle abbreviated middle names in the 1950 Census in name review and in family review?

Joe Greer_2

Here is an example given name is William H. Do I include the period? Sometime the enumerator uses the period and sometimes they don't. I have the same question for name suffix like Jr. and Sr?

AndLinda

@Joe Greer_2, thank you for your question about names with punctuation. Include punctuation that is used in the person’s name. If you are making a correction, try to type exactly what you see on the page.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-review-names-that-have-been-abbreviated-or-that-include-punctuation

We appreciate all that you are doing with the 1950 census!