Looking for info on surname spelling. My greatgrandfather was Uylesis Smith "KERNS". His brothers and sisters names were. Joseph Bay , Eward ? , Madge ? , Josephine ? , who all spelled their surname "KERNS". There were also 2 brothers, who spelled their surname differently. One is Patam Beverly "KEARNES", the other was George ? "KEARNS. My father gave me this info the other day, he also stated that there was talk when he was young of the "A" being dropped from "KEARNS", but he didnt have any further info. Can any one help clear this up ? Thx.