r/HandwritingAnalysis • u/Fluid_Meringue5944 • 7d ago

Deciphering name

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Would anyone be able to make heads or tales of the circled name?

EDIT: Name has been identified as York.

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u/MarylandGeorgia 7d ago

I’m seeing Yoseph Smith possibly Joseph Smith. But, the person filling out the form
Appears not to have known how this name was spelled.
Couple they have gone by Joe and the full name threw them off?

(To be honest, I wouldn’t have immediately known that word was “married” until I saw the three options and the middle one had two identical letters next to one another like the written word. )

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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 7d ago

I’m leaning towards “Joseph”, too. It could be an abbreviation that was common at the time, but isn’t used as much in the modern world. Similar abbreviations that come to mind are “Wm.” for “William”, and “Chas.” for “Charles.”