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Betty (Ricketts) Welker

Betty (Ricketts) Welker

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 4:29AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ricketts, Lumadue
Can anyone help me? I'm trying to find the book "200 Years in
Clearfield County" by Betty Ricketts Welker. The entire book has my family history in it. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I'm a Lumadue. Thank you! Becky

Re: Betty (Ricketts) Welker

Posted: 2 Sep 2010 1:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: L'Hommedieu
Google Clearfield county, PA. I found a message posted in Feb 2001 re: changing the surname from L'Hommedieu to Lumadue. I wonder who changed the name and why.
Walt

Re: Betty (Ricketts) Welker

Posted: 4 Sep 2010 2:39AM GMT
Classification: Query
The original pronounciation in French would sound a lot like "Lumadue" (the "H" is silent"). These variants come when records need to be written, and the subject person is not literate. The transcribing person then spells the name phonetically. Since spelling was not standardized until the time of the first Webster's dictionary, all such spelling should be respected equally.
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