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Titel: Äldre inlägg (arkiv) till 18 februari, 2008
Skrivet av: Bill Gustavson skrivet 2008-02-10, 21:16
Hey Anna,
Thank you for shedding some light on Wilhelm Gustafsson.  As for Karl, he seems to be more of a mystery.  He is my Great grandfather, and at some point during his life he (or someone) changed the spelling to Gustavson.  He fought with US in WWI, in which his name had already been changed to a v instead of an f and only one s.  His first name also changed to Charles instead of Karl. I belive the Ferdinand was dropped as well.  When and why this all happened, I have no idea.  I do realize that names change when people immigrate to the US for many reasons. i.e. illiteracy, pronounciation, language barriers, ease, respect for their homeland etc...  But it doesn't make sense as to why so much changed.  I know he wasn't illiterate, and could speak English.  Perhaps he was running from something?
Bill