In this census enumeration John DeMoss is listed as “John Daymoss.” Chances are this spelling variant is making a comment about how the name was said. Are you looking for pronunciation clues in spelling “errors?”
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JF Guinn
Neat! Where is this? My g-g-grandfather was David Foster, same as the name under your John DeMoss. Thank you!
oss.” Chances are this spelling variant is making a comment about how the name was said. Are you looking for pronunciation clues in spelling “errors?”
Neat! Where is this? My g-g-grandfather was David Foster, same as the name under your John DeMoss. Thank you!
Coshocton County, Ohio, 1830. Some members of the Foster family married into the Rampley family (I think).