re: #235 calochortus

And those naming patterns change over time and by location. My paternal grandfather went through 3 surnames in his lifetime, which made tracking down his birth record a bit difficult until I remembered that while he used his father’s surname (Månson) when he was an adolescent/young adult, his birth was recorded as (father’s first name)son. Then he changed it when he emigrated anyway. I used to think it was odd, but now I can see where he wasn’t really attached to a particular surname.

Wow three surnames. And I thought my grandfather’s experience was odd. But yeah that sort of thing does make it tough. Another thing to consider is in many places recorded records are relatively new too. I’ve by far had the most luck tracing German records. It also helps that my surname wasn’t changed at all upon emigration.