Talk:Frank Hackethal

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Text and/or other creative content from this version of Frank Hackenthal was copied or moved into Frank Hackethal with this edit on 3 February 2008. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

Hackethal or Hackenthal?

Which one is the correct spelling? We currently have identical articles under both names, so clearly one should be a redirect to the other. A general Google web search seems to favor Hackenthal, but Google Books (presumably using higher-quality sources) only finds Hackethal. What does the reference cited in the article actually say? Hqb (talk) 19:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Frank used the spelling "Hackethal" on his World War I Draft registration card, as did his brothers and cousins. "Hackenthal" appears to have been used by non-family members, who presumably mis-heard or could not handle German spelling. MarshaEns (talk) 06:07, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have note that these two articles were identical copies that have since been merged together on 21 March 2008. The observation that non-family members spelled the name with an "n" does not appear in the article, but, if a source could be found that demonstrates this mis-spelling is common, then it is probably worth including. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 03:53, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Source:"Frank Hackenthal to Attend Father's Funeral". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. September 21, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.