If you are wondering…

We are intentionally spelling Clare without the I…

My grandmother’s (mom’s mom) name is Joan Clare, not sure why she goes by Joanne (?) now…and Mel’s great-aunt is actually Mary Clare. My great grandmother’s name was Mary Jackson Byerly. I also had a great aunt, Mary Elizabeth….not to mention so many other Elizabeth’s in the family. (so we are covering lots of ground)

After researching a bit I think C-L-A-R-E is the “old-fashioned” way to spell the more modern/recent “Claire.”