Posts in August 9, 2012

It took me awhile to find this marriage record in Ancestry.com’s database of Missouri marriages. The reason was that Harrison M. Kilgore became Harrison M. McKilgore. I’m not certain why they used the “M” twice–but it is easy to see how a fancy “M” as a middle initial, written closely to the last name, can be interpreted as a “Mc.” ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!