As I was researching Irel Joseph Gudmundsen for this record I discovered that he was noted under a variety of spellings. A Hubbard Family record had the spelling as Gudmundson, several sources omitted the 'D' so that the name became Gudmunsen or Gudmunson.
Names, as I said in the piece on Mary Jean, add to the interest in Family History. Also the challenge.
Consider Niel, Niels, Neal, Noal, Nyall, Nels, Naihl. Or John, Jon, Owen, Ewan, Jen. Some of what names tell us is who we are; they tell us where we come from.
And then there is the age old dilemma of poor spelling skills. For this latter, I apologize in advance, in arrears, and in the steady stream of the present.
I want to know who we are, but more importantly I want to introduce us correctly. I believe a correct record is the best, and I hope I can enlist your help in that by letting me know my errors.
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