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? Record was hard to read. Best guess was made.
> "Greater-than-sign." Used with the year to indicate "after"
< "Lesser-than-sign." Used with the year to indicate "before"
--- Dashes in place of name, year, or etc indicate it was not readable
ad Administrator or administered
adp Adoption
af Gave his/her affidavit or deposition
ag Agreement
aid Aid of execution (court record)
aka Also Known As. Example: Snider, aka Snyder
ap Appraiser
app appropriation
asm assignment
at Shows that the person named was "at" the location given
during the year shown
Au Auglaize County Ohio
b Bride
ba Bastardy
b/b Buried beside -also see s/s (same stone)
bd Bond
bs Blacksmith
Bu Butler County Ohio
bur Buried
B Born
Bio Biographical sketch of person's life
Bk Black. Shown at the extreme right side of Name Column
to indicate the probability of African descent
c Circa. Used with the year to indicate "about"
ca Same as above
cem Cemetery
cen Census
CemRec Cemetery record, such as burial book or card file
cm Church membership mentioned
Ck Clark County Ohio
CkCo Clark County Ohio
cc County Census
co County office/officer
Ch Champaign County Ohio
ChCo Champaign County Ohio
cp Cooper
CPCt Common Pleas Court Record
cr Criminal or Criminal Court Case
cv Commercial venture/business
C Came to the area shown
CL Came and left the area
d Deed
d/ Daughter of (or:d/o)
D Died
dc Deceased
Dk Darke County Ohio
DkCo Darke County Ohio
e Elected, appointed, or ran for office during the year
ei Early incident
eo Elected official (not necessarily during the year shown)
es Estate or pertaining to an estate
ex Executor of an estate
fc Federal Census
ff Family from
fp Slave Freedom papers
fm from
fr Farmer
FW father's Will
GAR Grand Army Of The Republic (Civil War US Army)
GPT GreenVille peace treaty of 1795
g Groom
gene genealogy
gm Grist Mill
gr Grene County Ohio
gu Guardian
GI Government Issue/US Armed Service. Used to identify persons
-who were in a war, such as Rev War (1776) or War Of 1812.
GvSt Gravestone. The dates, places, etc came from the stone.
ia Person was in the area during the year mentioned
ins insane/idiocy/etc
hc Habeas Corpus
Hst Name is listed in the index of History Book
HW Husband's Will
im Intinerant Minister
ir Invention Recorded
I Immigrant, one country to another
IGI International Genealogy Index (an LDS microfiche record system)
j Served on a jury during the year given
JP Justice Of The Peace
k Killed by accident
ki Killed by Indians
km Murdered
kw Killed in war
li License issued. Such as a license to run a tavern, etc
L Left the area shown. Migrated to another place.
Lc Local census, such as City Directory, etc
LDS Later Day Saints -aka- Mormon Church
Lg Lodge or club membership
Lw Land Warrant or Patent. Most often from the US to the grantee.
m Mill
men Mention made of the person named
mf Manufacture
mi Migrated from one place to another
MW Mother's Will
M Married
Mr Mercer County Ohio
MrCo Mercer County Ohio
MD Medical Doctor
MG Minister of the Gospel
Mi Miami County Ohio
MiCo Miami County Ohio
MM Monthly Meeting (Quaker/Friends Meeting)
Mt Montgomery County Ohio
MtCo Montgomery County Ohio
Mu Mulatto. Shown at the extreme right side of the Name Column to-
-indicate the person was of black/white race mixture.
My Mayor
n Near
na Naturalization
ni Intent of naturalization
nc name change (likely a court record)
np Newspaper publisher or worker
nr Non-resident of area shown, a land speculator, or just
passing through the area.
OI Ohio Infantry
op Overseer of the poor
os Ohio State Senator
or Ohio State Representative
OVI Ohio Volunteer Infantry
p Profession of the person mentioned. Sometimes added to another
letter such as: Cp = Doctor Smith came to this area
pa Power Of Attorney
pe Petition
pm Postmaster
pn Pension. Most often for service in the war of 1776 or 1812
po Property owned at the place listed
Pr Preble County Ohio
PrCo Preble County Ohio
ProbCt Probate Court
ps Purchased goods at a sale
Pt Patten
R Range. Likely with a number, that is: R5 (Range 5)
r Resident of area shown
rd Relinquished right as administrator of estate
rp Revolution War Pensioner
rr Railroad employee or incorporator
S Section. Likely with a number, that is: S23 (Section 23)
Sh Shelby County Ohio
ShCo Shelby County Ohio
s Speculation
s/ Son of (or: s/o)
s/o Son of (or: s/ )
s/s Same stone. Used when two or more names on same gravestone.
sc State Census
sd School Director, board member, etc
se Surname Exchange, et; Coon = Koon, etc
sm Saw Mill
st School Teacher
su Surety
tm Temperance movement
to Township Officer
trs trustee
tx Tax Record
T Township. Likely with a number, that is: T12 (Township 12)
Twp Township
vc Victim of a crime
W/ Wife of (or: w/ or: w/o)
wi Witness
Wr Mentioned or inherited in a will
wid/ Widow of (or: wid/o)
WPA Work Project Administration (a federal project during 1930s)
ws Whiskey Still
Wr Warren County Ohio
WrCo Warren County Ohio
W Last Will and Testament
Xr Receiver/Purchaser/Buyer/Grantee/Inherit/Endowee/etc
Xt Transmitter/Seller/Grantor/Giver/Distribute/Endower/etc