Melvin Purce Featherston b. 13 Dec 1887 Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America d. 06 Mar 1950 Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America: Featherstone One Name Study

Melvin Purce Featherston b. 13 Dec 1887 Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America d. 06 Mar 1950 Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America: Featherstone One Name Study

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Name	Melvin Purce Featherston [1]
Born	13 Dec 1887	Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	53982
Reference Number	mem 45
Died	06 Mar 1950	Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America [1]
Buried	Aft 06 Mar 1950	Rhoboth Cemetery, Roellen, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America [1]
Person ID	I53982	Featherstone Main
Last Modified	23 Apr 2021

Father	William Solomon Featherston, b. 06 Feb 1857, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America , d. 17 Feb 1932, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America (Age 75 years)
Mother	Cora Ellen Tatum, b. 20 May 1865, Tennessee, United States of America , d. 18 Nov 1920, Tennessee, United States of America (Age 55 years)
Married	14 Dec 1882	Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America [1]
Family ID	F17244	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Ona Lucas, b. Jul 1888, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America , d. Sep 1984, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America (Age ~ 96 years)
Married	21 Dec 1918	Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America [1]
Last Modified	18 Nov 2022
Family ID	F17246	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources
[S1730] Featherstone Society Member Elaine Boston, E. Elaine Boston, (2014).

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The spelling of the name Featherstone has varied over the centuries, with additions and subtractions. Here is the list that we have registered with the Guild Of One Named Studies.

Featherstone, Featherston, Fetherstone, Fetherston, Featherstonhalgh, Featherstonehaugh, Featherstonhaugh, Fetherstonehaugh, Fetherstonhaugh.

We have examples from the Birth, Marriage and Death indexes where people were registered at birth with the final 'e' missing and were married with the final 'e' in the surname. The 'haugh' is more difficult to prove, but people have suddenly adopted it for no apparent reason, although we have instances where people adopted the name, usually when money was involved.