One Quick Handwriting Transcription Challenge Every Day-for the genealogist in you
Sunday, June 12, 2011
What is Underlined in Red
This comes from an 1870s era poor farm register in Illinois. I'm trying to read the name above the red line as that's the person in whose care a relative was left.
I'm with Brounsen or Brounson. Though the u could be a w. Don't we all wish they had typed back then? It's worse than reading doctor's scribble sometimes!
E H Brousner ?
ReplyDeleteE H. Broubasern
ReplyDeletePS I would then look in census records, tax records and the like to find names similar to this guess.
E.H. Brounsen, I think.
ReplyDeleteE.H. (or K?) Brownser
ReplyDeleteIt looks like E. H. Brownson to me, or possibly E. H. Brownsox, which would be much funnier.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Brounsen to me.
ReplyDeleteE. H. Brounson
ReplyDeleteE H Brownser?
ReplyDeleteE H Broussard
ReplyDeleteE.H. Brousnson
ReplyDeleteI'm with Brounsen or Brounson. Though the u could be a w. Don't we all wish they had typed back then? It's worse than reading doctor's scribble sometimes!
ReplyDeleteE. H. Brousserd (Broussard)
ReplyDeleteE H Brownsen
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ReplyDeleteE H Brownsen is it.
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