It’s always great to get a new spelling variant. My great-great-grandmother’s maiden name was Franciska Bieger. When her daughter married in Hancock County, Illinois, in 1905, her name was written as Francis Kabücher. That was a variant I had not thought of: Kabücher. It also reminded me that Bücher could be a variant for Bieger as well.
Was the end of your relative’s first name turned into part of their last name?
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Oh, good heavens. What will they think of next!
another oddity is Robert A. was turned into Roberta in my tree – made some records particularly odd
Exactly. I have a Johann A. who in the same way was made into Johanna.