Throughout my research I have seen my grandfather’s name in three variations. Every family member that has spoken about him has referred to him as Uncle Lish, or just Lish. However, on documents such as census records, and city directories he is recorded as either Elijah, Elisha, or Lish. I’d assumed that this was simply another documentation error on behalf of the enumerators, but then I’d learned something. Neighborhoods in the city directories were actually canvassed, meaning someone went door-to-door to obtain information about each residence on their assigned route. That means someone in the residence, acting as the primary informant, reported his name as such. So which is it?
Skinfolk and Kinfolk 