Middle name creep: the process by which descendants or other interested parties give an ancestor or historical figure a middle name after his death, the error then spreading in genealogical databases, e.g., Erastus “Fairbanks” Snow, George “Eskridge” Washington, John “Hamilton” Morgan, etc. Here are six short case studies. Erastus Snow (1818-1888 This influential early apostle joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint...
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