Winters and Summers

Yesterday, I highlighted some people from the same family tree that spelled their surnames differently…Hadler and Hatler. Today, I will tell the story of a man who began his life with the surname Winter but other later documents and his gravestone give his surname as Winters. I have to wonder what inspired him to change … More Winters and Summers

Hadler or Hatler?

The Point Rest Lutheran Cemetery is not very large, and the church it was associated with is no longer active. Yet, it has a place on Findagrave.com with 68 grave sites which are documented. I went to that site and did a search on the surname, Hadler, which is quite a common name around here. … More Hadler or Hatler?