We hope that our visitors will find the information listed below helpful when doing research on this web site. We have compiled the information from several locations within this site. Some of this information will be indicative to all research pages, however, other information may be limited to specialized information such as: Cemetery, Marriage, Biography and Newspapers. Additions, corrections, comments, complaints and compliments should be submitted to: Betty Miller and Patsy Vinson. This information will be updated periodically as it becomes available.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Family Relationships/Personal Information
Buried Beside of ................... b/b
Father of ................................. f/o
Mother of ................................ m/o
Brother of ................................ b/o
Daughter of .............................. d/o
Son of ....................................... s/o
Sister of .................................... st/o
Infant of ..................................... i/o
Wife of ...................................... w/o
Husband of .............................. h/o
Grandfather of ............................ gf/o
Grandmother of ......................... gm/o
Additional great grandparent ..... g
Date of Birth ............................. b
Date of Death ........................... d
Married .................................... m
Divorced or Divorce Date ......... dd
Formerly Known as .................. nee
Circa ........................................ ca (comes after a date usually in parenthesis)
Clubs, Fraternities, Professions or other memberships:
Order of Freemasons ......................................................... OFM
Order of the Eastern Star ................................................... OES
International Order of Odd Fellows ................................... IOOF
Ordained Minister ............................................................... OM
Minister of the Gospel ........................................................ MG
Woodsmen of the World .................................................... WOW
Attorney/Lawyer .................................................................. Atty
Doctor of Medicine ............................................................. MD
Doctor of Osteopathy ......................................................... DO
Doctor (not specified) ......................................................... Dr.
Road and Highway Designations:
Interstate Highways ............................................... I - ??
State Highway ........................................................ SH
Highway Unspecified Type ................................... Hwy
Van Zandt County Road ........................................ VZCR
Other County Roads (in other counties) .............. CR
Farm to Market Road ............................................ FM
Military/War
United States Army ......................................................................... USA
United States Army Retired .......................................................... USARet
United States Air Force ................................................................. USAF
United States Air Force, Retired .................................................. USAFRet
United States Navy ......................................................................... USN
United States Navy, Retired .......................................................... USNRet
United States Marine Corps ......................................................... USMC
United States Marine Corps, Retired .......................................... USMCRet
United States Coast Guard .......................................................... USCG
United States Coast Guard, Retired ........................................... USCGRet
Merchant Marines .......................................................................... MM
Private ............................................................................................ Pvt
Private First Class ........................................................................ PFC
Corporal ........................................................................................ Cpl
Sergeant ........................................................................................ Sgt
Staff Sergeant .............................................................................. SSgt
Gunnery Sergeant ........................................................................ GSgt
Tech Sergeant .............................................................................. TSgt
Major ............................................................................................. Maj
Lieutenant ..................................................................................... Lt
Captain .......................................................................................... Capt
General .......................................................................................... Gen (with Roman Numerals for each star as in: Gen1 for 1 star)
Seaman 1st Class ........................................................................ S1
Seaman 2nd Class ....................................................................... S2
Ensign .......................................................................................... Ens
Commanding Officer .................................................................... CO
Airman First Class ........................................................................ A1st
Company ....................................................................................... Co
Regiment ........................................................................................ Rgmt
Battalion ......................................................................................... Btn
Technician ...................................................................................... TEC
Artillery ............................................................................................ Artly
Cavalry ............................................................................................ Cav
Confederate States of America ................................................... CSA (marked on headstones or just known-to-be)
Union Army (Grand Army of the Republic) .................................. UA
World War I ..................................................................................... WWI
World War II .................................................................................... WWII
Purple Heart .................................................................................... PH
Congressional Medal of Honor .................................................... CMH
Locations:
State ................................................................... st (each state has it's own abbreviation assigned by the USPostal Service too)
County ................................................................ co
City ...................................................................... cty/mun (for municipality)
Community ......................................................... comm
Pacific ................................................................ Pac
Atlantic ................................................................ Atl
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