Mom's side of the family had quite a lot of that happen at Ellis. Several groups arrived at Ellis on different ships, with the same surnames and left Ellis with several different surnames. Some shortened rather dramatically, from 9 letters to 4. I had several uncles with similar, but not the same, names. :rolleyes:
On dad's side, there was a series of events, from Ellis to the Great Depression, that led to me being the first person in my family born with my surname.
I'm just a mutt, really. :cool:
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