GERMAN LETTER   ENGLISH PHONETIC SUBSTITUTE     EXAMPLE

V               F                               Vetterman = Fetterman
W               V                               Weiss = Veiss
P               B                               Probst = Brobst
J               Y                               Jost = Yost
D               T                               Diehlman = Tilghman
                                                Dries = Trease/Treese
T               D                               Tesch = Desch
                                                Lautenschlager = Laudenslager
                                                Gut = Good
D,T             TH (no 'th' sound in German)    Deobald = Theobald = Tibald
SCH             S                               Lautenschlager = Laudenslager
G               CH or CK (for harder form)      Glogge = Gloche = Glocke
G               K                               Glock = Klock
G               Y (for softer form)             Goder = Yoder
                                                Boger = Boyer
H               J                               Han = Jon
Z               S                               Zeller = Seller
K               C                               Konrad = Conrad


GERMAN UNUSUAL LETTERS      INTERCHANGED IN ENGLISH WITH

B with tail                 SS
A umlauted                  AE
O umlauted                  OE
U umlauted                  UE


GERMAN SCRIPT LETTERS       CONFUSED WITH
K                           R (and vice versa)
SCH                         PF or SH
H                           F or L

GERMAN NAME                 			ENGLISH TRANSLATED VERSION, SPELLING, MEANING

Duerr                       			Dry
Fuchs                       			Fox
Jaeger                      			Hunter
Kirchner (Kerchner in USA)  			Churchman or Worker at Church
Kirschner (Kerschner or Kershner in USA)	Worker with Cherries		
Koch			    			Cook	
Schwartz					Black
Weiss                    			White
Zimmerman                   			Carpenter

JUST PLAIN READING THE SCRIPT WRONG IN TRANSCRIPTION DUE TO POOR HANDWRITING

S for L and vice versa. Example: Saudenslager for Laudenslager.
R for K and vice versa. Example: Rerchner for Kerchner.
H for K and vice versa. Example: Herchner for Kerchner.