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In German church records, I've found several instances of what appears to be the husband taking the

scott_holthus
scott_holthus
February 17, 2021 edited February 18, 2021 in General Questions

Example: Married 1820: Joe John Jones ( Father: John John Jones)

Ann Smith (Father: Joe Smith).

Born 1822: Joe Ray Smith- Father: Joe John Smith

Mother: Ann Smith ( geb. Jones)

Born 1824: Joe Joe Smith - Father: John John Jones

Mother: Ann Smith

(Changing the names, this is exactly what I'm running int)

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 17, 2021

    German people in America - or in Germany

     

    Looping in German group

    @Germany Genealogy Research​ 

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    February 17, 2021

    In Germany. Looking at images from the Archion site.

     

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  • Robert Seal_1
    Robert Seal_1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 17, 2021

    Please see the attached link from the FamilySearch Research Wiki regarding German personal names:

     

    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Personal_Names

     

    See section 2.2, "Second Surnames" which will give you a brief overview of the concept of farm names.

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  • Robert Seal_1
    Robert Seal_1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 17, 2021

    Here is another link which may prove helpful:

     

    http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ehrhard/genealogy/Farm Names.htm

     

    See in particular the section entitled "Westfalen".

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    February 18, 2021

    Thanks- these articles explain the situation. Many Thanks!

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  • Robert Seal_1
    Robert Seal_1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 18, 2021

    You're very welcome, Scott!

     

    Were your German parish records from the part of Germany where farm names were used?

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