(+) Casefile Clues: Repeated Surnames and First Names can be Confusing by Michael John Neill

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My last column on the Habben family concluded with some loose ends. Why was Antje's husband not too concerned that she left him out of her will? Why did every in-law seem to have the same last name? And why did Antje have two sons with the same first name?

We will look at the Habbens's somewhat atypical family structure and see how culture, geography, and language helped to create a family that was somewhat difficult to research. This was a family where searching a variety of records was essential in order to correctly determine family relationships.

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