Deliah Strunk (McDonald) - Name probably should be Dillie

Started by Private User on Tuesday, January 8, 2019
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In three of four census records, her marriage record, and three of her children's death records she is listed as Dillie. She was a 12-year-old when her name is listed as Delilah which could have been her trying to be more grown up or it could be her actual name that she rarely used.

It could also be a matter of pronunciation, back then people in this area pronounced many people's name as if it was spelled with an E on the end.

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