Last Name at Birth after merge: Johannes Hottel vs. Hodel

Question

It's time to merge Johannes Hottel and Johannes Hodel. Which name shall we choose? I'll try to tidy up the biographies tonight. It's possible that Hottel is found in the records.

Answer 1

 

John Johannes Hottell

Find A Grave Index

Name	John Johannes Hottell
Event Type	Burial
Event Date	1760
Event Place	Mount Olive, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States of America
Photograph Included	Y
Death Date	05 Nov 1760
Affiliate Record Identifier	9362005
Cemetery	Keller Cemetery

CITING THIS RECORD

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-G2SS : accessed 14 April 2016), John Johannes Hottell, 1760; Burial, Mount Olive, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States of America, Keller Cemetery; citing record ID 9362005, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Comments

So definitely Hottel for Current Last Name.

Answer 2

John Hottel tombstone photo :

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=9362005&PIpi=14951129

 

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hottell&GSiman=1&GScid=50858&GRid=9362005&

John Johannes Hottel

Birth:	unknown
Death:	Nov. 5, 1760 Toms Brook Shenandoah County Virginia, USA
Husband of Margaret Hottell
Burial: Keller Cemetery  Mount Olive Shenandoah County Virginia, USA
Created by: Jo Bohony Record added: Aug 24, 2004  Find A Grave Memorial# 9362005

Comments

Photo of cemetery sign:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=9362005&PIpi=9877348