I have been looking at a film at the LDS FHC. I found my gggg grandparent's
marriage record in 1733. His name was spelled Gartzen and her name was
spelled Voigten. I followed this couple to their death records in the early
1800's. Through the years, the name spelling had different variations. The
last records I found, his was spelled Gartz and her maiden name was spelled
Vogt. My question is this. Is there any significance to dropping the "en"
from the names or was this just how the name evolved? My ggrandfather
spelled it Gaarz. Regardless of all the different spellings, I'm certain it
is the same family. Thanks for your help!
Kathy Stevenson