April 2012 Update to RootsWeb Surname List
New and Modified Surnames starting with O
- To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has
over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names).
how to submit surnames, etc., visit
http://rsl.rootsweb.com/
- Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information.
Entries are formatted as follows:
Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag
Surname: The surname being researched
Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information.
Date2: The most recent date.
Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed.
Comments: Additional information (not always included)
Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter.
Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page:
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/
OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare
with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter?
It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter
whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here:
http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example
Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below.
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1 May 2012
O'Brien 1905 1975 Alma,Mi mfo1944
O'Connell 1860 NFLD>Monttreal kennyjoe
Overton 1700 1980 Iowa or any state coensiding before or after Linc58
Owens 1855 present Indiana mamad75
Owens 1870 1950 GA cattblue
See directions at the top of this message for information on how to
retrieve the submitters' contact information.