I'm reading this family history and his name was incorrectly listed as William Alexander (his father's name was William Alexander Havens). Here is one of the notations in the history:
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26 Feb 1855 Buena Vista township, Saginaw county, Michigan, The Bible record has him as William Alexander which is incorrect and caused many problem for Dawn and Robin Havens Floyd in finding this man. It appears that he was born on a Monday.
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So in at least one official record the Havens was dropped from his name. Maybe this was some kind of joke in regards to that?
A.W.H. - Arthur William Havens
A.W.A. - Arthur William Alexander ???
Or maybe a tribute to his father... a combination of their first and middle names. Arthur William/William Alexander.
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Originally Posted by Leon
No idea if the AWH or AWA came first but to me it would make sense the AWA came first. Then maybe the 3rd brother got upset and the dad said screw it, and made it only his initials? Who knows....
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Or maybe the A.W.A. came first and was just a misprint and later corrected to A.W.H.?