Thanks to all!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "caroline" <carolineh@knology.net> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:52 AM Subject: [ALJEFF] Abbreviations > Referring to the following posts: > I found VDM as Latin for "voluns Deus: minister, one who serves God". > Source: "A to Zax, Comprehensive Dictionary for Genealogists and > Historians" by Barbara Jean Evans. Hearthside Press, 1978. > > LEMECS - the MECS *could* be Methodist Episcopal Church South > > Could "MC" after "JP (Justice of the Peace) be Master or Minister of > Ceremony? just a guess > > Caroline > >> From: "Doris Estes" <destes@pclnet.net> >> Subject: [ALJEFF] abbreviations >> I am indexing some AL marriage records and finding abbreviations that I >> don't understand. Can someone help me please. >> OMG >> LEMECS >> JPMC >> VDM >> Does CP mean Cathotic Priest? >> Doris, >> >> I've seen MG for Minister of the Gospel and JP for Justice of the Peace. >> I >> don't know about any of the others.> >> Jim > >> From: "Terry Jackson" <jacksont@otelco.net> >> OMG >> Ordained Minister of God > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Depending "CP" could mean "colored person." Bill Erwin -----Original Message----- From: aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Doris Estes Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 10:24 AM To: aljeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] Abbreviations Thanks to all!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "caroline" <carolineh@knology.net> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:52 AM Subject: [ALJEFF] Abbreviations > Referring to the following posts: > I found VDM as Latin for "voluns Deus: minister, one who serves God". > Source: "A to Zax, Comprehensive Dictionary for Genealogists and > Historians" by Barbara Jean Evans. Hearthside Press, 1978. > > LEMECS - the MECS *could* be Methodist Episcopal Church South > > Could "MC" after "JP (Justice of the Peace) be Master or Minister of > Ceremony? just a guess > > Caroline > >> From: "Doris Estes" <destes@pclnet.net> >> Subject: [ALJEFF] abbreviations >> I am indexing some AL marriage records and finding abbreviations that I >> don't understand. Can someone help me please. >> OMG >> LEMECS >> JPMC >> VDM >> Does CP mean Cathotic Priest? >> Doris, >> >> I've seen MG for Minister of the Gospel and JP for Justice of the Peace. >> I >> don't know about any of the others.> >> Jim > >> From: "Terry Jackson" <jacksont@otelco.net> >> OMG >> Ordained Minister of God > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message