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cite additional evidence for spelling of name
Thiesen's gravestone ([http://www.uwf.edu/gis/smc/images/476.jpg]) spells his name CHRISTEN. Should we defer to that spelling? '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 17:50, 7 April 2008 (CDT)
:Yeah, I would go with "Christen." --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 18:37, 7 April 2008 (CDT)
I concur with the spelling "Christen". I have a copy of Thiesen's U.S. naturalization document, which gives his name as "Christen U. Thiesen". I am a great-grandson of Thiesen. [[User:Thiesen|Thiesen]] 02:51, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
==Middle name==
Looking at a low-res image of Thiesen's gravestone ([http://www.uwf.edu/gis/smc/images/476.jpg]), his middle name is either Ustrup or Usirup. Personally, the third letter looks more like an "I" to me, but according to the Google, "Ustrup" is Danish. I'm going with that. '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 17:50, 7 April 2008 (CDT)
:You can see the top bar of the "T" over the rest of the name. Maybe the engraver made a mistake at first. --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 18:37, 7 April 2008 (CDT)
I agree. I learned from my family (I am a great-grandson of Thiesen) that his middle name was "Ustrup". Also, a document by Leora Sutton in the archives of the University of West Florida gives the middle name as "Ustrup". [[User:Thiesen|Thiesen]] 02:51, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
