It would be a great help if everyone STOPPED adding the husbands surnames to the wives and vise versa. I've been finding this all over in this file of Blue Jacket's, Straight Tai's and Cornstalk's. I'm sure it's making much confusion for the armature genealogists. For example:
David Troxel (Trachsel) <<< He's NOT a Trachsel is mother is
Immediate Family:
Son of Johann Peter Troxell, I and Juliana Catherina Trachsel
Husband of Anna Elizabeth Troxell <<< Anna Elizabeth is NOT a Troxell, she's a Chartier
and Anna Julianna Catherina Troxel <<< Anna Julianna Catherina, well is this one his mother or someone named like his mother ???
Then there seems to be a problem with NATIVE INDIAN NAMES. They should NOT be written with the aka names or their Father's names or their mother's names included with their name. They should NOT have their titles, Tribe, Band or Clan name in their names either. Most Native American Indians did NOT have surnamed until around the early 1800;s UNLESS they married white men. For example:
Straight Tail Straightail (Xilmachoenan), Piqua [Waterbird} Shawnee
^^^ Should be simply Xilmachoenah Waterbird OR Xilmachoenah Straight Tail
Then in her "notes" section you add AKA "Waterbird" and Shawnee Indian of Piqua Village
Blancneige Snow White Snow-in-the-face Wapakonee Straight Tail Chartier
^^^ Should be simply Blancneige Wapakonee OR Blancneige Wapakonee Straight Tail
Then in her "notes" you would add AKA Snow White and Snow in the Face and Shawnee Pekowi Band, Turtle Clan
Chief Opessa "Opeththa" Straight Tail <<< Should be Opessa Straight Tail
^^^ In "notes" section AKA Opeththa, Chief of "whatever". His children would NOT all have his name of Opessa and should look like this....
Father of
Cakundawanna Sevana Straight Tail <<< Correct !
Blancneige Wapakonee" "Snow In The Face" Chartier <<< Blancneige Wapakonee Straight Tail
Tecoomteh Straight Tail <<< Correct !
Wawwaythi Shawnee, Straight-Tail <<< Wawwaythi Straight Tail
Loyparkoweh Opessa Straight Tail, Straight-Tail <<< Loyparkoweh Straight Tail
Lawaquaqua Wawwaythi Lawaquaqua Pride Opessa <<< Lawaquaqua Straight Tail
Oowl Blanceneige-Wapakonee Opessa, Chartier (Straight Tail) 'Snow White'"Snow In The Face" <<< Blancneige Wapakonee Straight Tail
Oshashqua Straight Tail <<< Correct !
You CAN add the fathers end of his name for a surname to keep track in the gedcom programs or whatever it is you use. If they had European names then their name should look like this
Peter Wocunuckshenah Chartier for easy identification, using the European name first and last.
Anyway, not a lecture here, just trying to be helpful and teach a few things. Yes, I am Native American Indian and a genealogist - historian for over 45 years
