Dave Joan. is Lat. for Johannes or Johann. Kent In a message dated 3/27/2014 4:26:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, davidstroebel@yahoo.com writes: I have an ancestor in Germany whose name appears as "Joan. Georg Stroebele." What is "Joan." short for? Anyone know? Thank you, Dave ------------------------------- 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