Posted By:	Colleen Yates
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	Subject:	Re: Richard Yaw 1806 Louisiana
	Post Date:	February 20, 2007 at 23:44:39
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/yaw/messages/243.html
	Forum:	Yaw Family Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/yaw/

Hi Debra, I "think" it is the same name and the older people just used the Yaw more often, while the younger ones tacked the "s" on the Yaw. As names become more popular like Yaws others adopt it for their name also. I have seen it spelled "Yawl" also. Colleen