They use it to list the maiden name.... > Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 11:10:27 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [A-L] geb > > Short for "geboren," I think - "born." > > Sharon A Waechter > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pam fisher" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2011 1:07:07 PM > Subject: [A-L] geb > > Quick question...have recently made contact with someone and was able to get my hands on some old church records. All the womens names have geb used in between first and middle name. Example: Ernestine geb Busse. What does geb mean and why was it used? > > Thank You, > Pam > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message