Proper names for people, corporations, churches, organizations, and government agencies present special difficulties for searching.
People
First names were seldom used for married women. Typically, the husband’s first name was used
- Mrs. Herbert Clark
- Mrs. C. E. McConnell
Occasionally, abbreviations were used for some first names
- Wm. G. Faulhaber for William G. Faulhaber
- Chas. O. Sevier for Charles O. Sevier
- Geo. Nickols for George Nickols
- Thos. Cale for Thomas Cale.
- Jos. A. Skerritt for Joseph A. Skerritt
- Robt. E. Palm for Robert E. Palm
Full names were not always used for prominent individuals
- General Palmer instead of William Jackson Palmer
- Senator Tabor., Lt. Gov. Tabor, Lieutenant Governor Tabor, Governor Tabor, Mr. Tabor, H. A. W. Tabor, Ex-Senator Tabor, Mayor Tabor (depending on the newspaper and the year) instead of Horace Austin Warner Tabor
- Packer (no first name) or Al. Packer or Alfred Packer instead of Alferd Packer