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Re: Oberlin/Overly Connection
Posted by: Steve Oberlin Date: October 30, 1999 at 09:25:29
In Reply to: Oberlin/Overly Connection by Kayla Sasse of 157

The English scribes often recorded the German names with English versions. i.e. Ober is German for over. Also they often misunderstood the German pronunciation. Oberlin was pronounced oh-bear-leen, therefore the Oberly and Overly. One of my ancestor's 1776 Pennsylvania probate papers has his name spelled as Oberlin, Oberley, and Overly in the same document.

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