[PW] 1880 handwriting conundrum

[AllenAmet at aol.com]

Hi,
 
  Todd and I have been working on an 1880 US Census, from Ohio. There  are 
two parents (Schutt, A. L. and wife A.P.), and six children living with  them.
 
  We are having some difficulty (to put it mildly) in reading the  first name 
of the 9-year-old boy. The other names appear to be Harry  (Henry?),  Mamie,  
xxxxx,  Aloes L.,  Frankie,  and  Joseph.
 
  The birth parents were Czech/Bohemian and had come to the US in the  1860s. 
The step-father listed here (A. L. Schutt) was from Alsace  (France).  All 
the children,however, were born here (in the US), probably  in Cleveland.
 
 In later years, this problematic son may have been called  "Albert" or 
"Leo."  But what is that strange word for him on line  12?  I would give you our 
best guess, but don't want to affect anyone's  judgment ahead of time.
 
  The 1880 Census photo (excerpt) is now stored at (watch  the possible wrap):
  
_http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/allenamet/?action=view&current=1880CensusReading.jpg_ 
(http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/allenamet/?action=view&current=1880CensusReading.jpg) 
 
    but if it's more convenient, I can also send  it as a 200 dpi attachment 
(jpg) to anyone who wants to try their hand at 19th  century handwriting 
decipherment.  But who will decide if a solution  is correctly reached?
 
TIA.

Allen
 



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