All states are abbreviated with the two-letter postal codes, i.e, Maryland = MD; Virginia = VA; Illinois = IL; Missouri = MO, etc.
COUNTRIES
CAN.....CANADA
IRE......IRELAND
ENG.....ENGLAND
NOR....NORWAY
FRA.....FRANCE
PRU.....PRUSSIA, GER
GER.....GERMANY
SWE....SWEDEN
HOL.....HOLLAND
SCO....SCOTLAND
BAV.....BAVARIA, GER
NSC....NOVIA SCOTIA
HES.....HESSE DARMSTADT, GER
ABBREVIATIONS IN THE TEXT
| abt. about | dy died young | m* month | s/o son of |
| b. born | EDU Education | m.* married | sil sister-in-law |
| b black | EMG emigrated | m malatto | sis sister |
| bef. before | enum/w enumerated with | mil mother-in-law | SR data source |
| bil brother-in-law | fa father | mo mother | twp or tp township |
| bro brother | fa/o father of | mo/o mother of | um. unmarried |
| bro/o brother of | fem female | MIG migrated | unc. uncle |
| BUR or bur. buried | fil father-in-law | nat/o native of | w/ with |
| c circa | gndau granddaughter | /o of | w/o wife of |
| cem cemetery | gnfa grandfather | occ occupation | wd widow |
| Co. county | gnmo grandmother | par parents | wd/o widow of |
| d day | gr great | REL religion/church | wdr widower |
| d. died | gnson grandson | res resides/resided | wdr/o widower of |
| d. inf. died in infancy | h/o husband of | ret. returned | y year |
| d/o daughter of | Inf. infantry | retr. retired |
*m =
(no period) month in context; example: the age of a child 1y 9m 3d
*m. = (with a period) married in context; example: m. 21 Apr 1873,
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