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Family Names Changed Over Time

Hans Nicolai Geuser had 3 sons:

  • 1586 Nicholaus Geuser
  • 1589 Johannes Ludwig Geußer
  • 1591 Dietrich Geyser

Notice they all changed the spelling of their last name The firstborn typically (but not always) kept the identical last name. The pronunciations above are identical.

Another Example...
  • Johan Albrecht Geyser (born 1624) was father of
  • Georg Albrecht Geußer (born 1666) who was father of
  • Christian Geuser (born 1692).

By the way, Johann is the first-born son of Dietrich Geyser above! So the name returned to its prior spelling over several generations.