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I could use some help deciphering this name. Its on a small cover dated 1861 from Chestnut Grove, Tennessee. Any help will be welcome and appreciated.   |
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Thanks! but...can't get Leass, Yeass, Jeass, Teass to come up in the 1860 Tennessee Census. Thant doesn't mean Leass is wrong though--that was/is my first choice but having a hard time getting a hit through Google on the name. I'm also assuming that first part is "Miss"? |
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Peter, Vannie Maybe? I did try Seass in the census too--just left it out (not on purpose) in my last response. This one's got me pretty well stumped. Been working on finding her for several days now........  I'll give your two suggestions a try w/Google and see.. |
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| Edited by Al E. Gator - 10/07/2016 9:25 pm |
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I'd go for perhaps (Nannse sic) Nancy Seass or Leass
There are, in the 1940 census, first names of "Nannse"
so perhaps the author had it correct.
With the author's skill at spelling, the surname could be anything. (eg Lease, Leese or whatever, depends how the author understood it)
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| Edited by rod222 - 10/07/2016 9:43 pm |
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Looking at it a little longer, is there an "i" at the end of the last name?
And maybe you need to try a later census?
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| Edited by Petert4522 - 10/07/2016 9:40 pm |
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It could be "Sears". The writer seems fairly rigorous about joining the scripted "s" (what it the plural of s? s's?) in "Miss", "Chestnut", and "Tennessee", and what I think is an "r" isn't joined. It looks more like the "r" in "Grove". |
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| Edited by PekingDuckDog - 10/07/2016 10:09 pm |
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I was just about to suggest "Sears" as the last name, too. The "r" in Sears looks the same as the "r" in Grove to me. |
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Thanks everyone! Keep offering suggestions; I'll keep digging. Haven't been working on it since last night---Its Football that's got my attention today. Late last night I did find in the 1870 Tenn. census a "Valentine ("Vannie" maybe??) Shears" that I will be checking out after the Tenn. game. Some good help and suggestions from you........ |
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We are all guessing because so many of the letters look alike.Chestnut Grove is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Tennessee. I would call to the county clerks office and see if they can direct you to a historical organization in that area. It's still a very small area so you may get lucky. Good Luck. |
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