In German church records, I've found several instances of what appears to be the husband taking the
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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In Germany. Looking at images from the Archion site.
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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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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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Thanks- these articles explain the situation. Many Thanks!
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You're very welcome, Scott!
Were your German parish records from the part of Germany where farm names were used?
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