Can You Read It?
This was written by a German born Lutheran minister in the 1870s.
Feel free to post your guess as to what the name is. The first name is pretty easy...
Labels: handwriting
posted by Michael John Neill at
9:59 AM
13 February 2007
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- Name: Michael Neill
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I'm a genealogy researcher, writer and speaker who is still looking for the answer to several family history questions. I also give family history seminars and lectures on a variety of genealogy topics.
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4 Comments:
John Leefs.
Joh(a)n Loess
Luft - very clearly written in the German Sütterlin script
Yes it is John Lüft. Those who want to learn more about the script can do so here:
http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Sutterlin.htm
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