Should the suffix be Jr. or II for Ed White

Question

I am working on the profile for Edward Higgins White II and the birth certificate list him as Jr. but probably after his son's birth  in 1953 he is referred to as Edward White II. Which suffix should be used?

Answer 1

I'd use the birth certificate and note the other.

Comments

Done unless someone else changes it.

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The suffix field is designated as what was used at birth

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Name_Fields#Suffix

Answer 2

It should be "Junior" (although technically one is only a "Junior" as long as "Senior" is alive) if his father was also "Edward Higgins White", but if he was named after his grandfather, then it's "II" (and even if he named his son "Edward Higgins White III" he's still "Edward Higgins White Jr"); see here: http://emilypost.com/advice/mens-names-and-titles/

Comments

The birth certificate said Jr. and I changed it to that but after 1953 he started referring to himself as Edward Higgins White II and our standards state that we should use the name they used at the time. Emily Post is fine but I was asking about our standards, not hers.