Mom called her step-sister Leota “Otie”. Otie’s mother was 11 years older than Emery McDonald, which was not common in those days. Mary Ellen Sprague…

I agree with you that the name McDonald had different spellings, but usually it happened in different branches of a family or different generations. I’ve…

That is not a typo in the subject. Apparently, our family name was McDannald. See the attached 1930 census and the zoom to the lines…

Actually, both spellings were used. In some cases our family name was McDannald. See the attached 1930 census and the zoom to the lines for…