geb. is abbreviation for geboren which means born, maiden name gest. is abbreviation for gestorben which means died Mary Lynn Fuller <mlfuller65@comcast.net> wrote: On the tombstone for my great-grandparents her name is spelled Katharina instead of Catherine - was this the German spelling for this given name? And preceding her birthdate is "Geb." and preceding her death date is "Gest." I've not found a translation for this on the online sites that I've found. I did find that "Ruhet Sanft" that is on the tombstone as well to mean "Rest Gently". This is a beautiful stone that I'm so pleased about finding. - Mary ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message