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J. L. Bell said...

Yes, Rick Wiggins is the man for Lincoln-related information. Our modern custom of having men keep the "Jr." or "III" suffix throughout life makes it confusing to read records from a time when they were circumstantially assigned—i.e., the oldest man of a certain name in a community was "Sr.," the next oldest (not necessarily the first one's son) "Jr.," and so on, with the suffixes reassigned when the oldest man moved or died. I think that reflects how there are now more adults with living grandparents, and how people move around more. But the transition must have been tricky.

Jun 13, 2016, 3:52:38 AM

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