These can be very useful....Save! Jennifer Sherwood Braswell jensgen@iol10.com Some commonly seen abbreviations... : > Forwarded from another list... : > : > Some commonly seen abbreviations of religious, military, fraternal & : > charitable organizations seen on antique tombstones : > : > AF&AM Ancient Free and Accepted Masons : > AOF Ancient Order Of Foresters : > AOH Ancient Order Of Hibernians : > AOKMC Ancient Order Of Knights of Mystic Chain : > AOUW Ancient Order Of United Workmen : > ALOH American Legion of Honor : > AUM Ancient Order of Mysteries- Masonic Order : > BPOE Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks : > BPOEW Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of theWorld : > CK of A Catholic Knights of America : > COOF Catholic Order of Foresters : > CTAS Catholic Total Abstinence Society : > CBKA Commander Benevolent Knights Association : > CCTAS Crusaders-Catholic Total Abstinence Society : > CSA Confederate States Army : > DAR Daughters of American Revolution : > EBA Emerald Beneficial Association : > FAA Free and Accepted Americans : > F&AM - Free and Accepted Masons. : > FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles : > GALSTPTR German American Legion of St. Peter : > GAR Grand Army of the Republic : > GLAUM Grand Lodge Ancient Order of Mysteries-Masonic Order : > GUOOF Grand United Order of Odd Fellows : > IHSV Red Cross of Constantine : > IOI Independent Order of Immaculates : > IOKP Independent Order of Knights of Pythias : > IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows : > ISH Independent Sons of Honor : > IORM Improved Order of Redmen : > IWW Industrial Workers of the World : > JAOUW Junior Order-Ancient Order of United Workmen : > JOUAM Junior Order-Order of United American Mechanics : > KGL Knight Grand Legion : > KM Knights Militant : > KC Knights of Columbus : > K of C Knights of Columbus : > K of FM Knights of Father Matthew : > KFM Knights of Father Matthew : > K of H Knights of Honor : > K of L Knights of Loyola : > K M Knights of Malta (Masonic) : > KMC Knights of the Mystic Chain : > KPC Knights of Peter Claver : > KP Knights of Pythias : > K of P Knights of Pythias : > KSC Knights of St. Columbkille : > KG Knights of St. George : > KSTG Knights of St. George : > KSTI Knights of St. Ignatius : > K of SJ Knights of St. John : > KSTJ Knights of St. Joseph : > KSL Knights of St. Lawrence : > KSTM Knights of St. Martin : > K of STP Knights of St. Patrick : > KSTP Knights of St. Paul : > KSTP Knights of St. Peter : > KSTT Knights of St. Thomas : > K of STW Knights of St. Wenceslas : > KT Knights of Tabor : > K of T Knights of Tabor : > KWM Knights of Wise Men : > KGE Knights of Golden Eagle : > KHC Knights of Holy Cross : > KKK Knights of Klu-Klux Klan : > KOTM Knights of Macabees : > KSF Knights of Sherwood Forest : > KT Knights Templars (Masonic) : > LAOH Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians : > LK of A Loyal Knights of America : > LOM Loyal Order of the M.O.O.S.E. : > MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the UnitedStates : > MRA Royal Arcanum : > MWA Modern Woodsmen of America : > NOK New Order Knights (see KKK) : > OES Order of the Eastern Star : > OUAM Order of United American Mechanics : > PM Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) : > POSA Patriotic Order of the Sons of America : > RMOKHSJ The Religious and Military Order of Knights of the : > Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem : > RSTV Rite of St. Vaclara : > RSTV Rite of ST. Vita : > RK Roman Knights : > SR Scottish Rite (Masonic Order) : > RAM Royal Arch Masons : > RO-AUM Rosicrucian Order (Masonic) : > SBCL Saint Bonifazius Catholic Union : > SBL Society B. Lafayette : > SCV Sons of the Confederate Veterans : > SAR Sons of the American Revolution : > SNA-AUM Shrine of North America (Masonic) : > SV Sons of Veterans : > TH Temple of Honor-Independent Order of Odd Fellows : > UCV United Confederate Veterans : > UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy : > VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars : > WOW Woodsmen of the World : > : > Forwarded from another List - hope this helps someone... : > : > : > : > Allie is usually Alice, Aline, or Aletha : > Bell is usually Arabella, Annabelle, Isabel, Rosabel, etc. : > Cindy is usually Lucinda or Cynthia : > Daisy is usually Margaret : > Delia is usually Cordelia or Adelia : > Dora is usually Theodora, Eudora, or Dorothy : > Effie is usually Euphemia (but sometimes Sarah) : > Elsie is usually Elizabeth : > Fanny is usually Frances : > Greta is usually Margaret : > Hal, Hank or Harry is usually Henry : > Hallie is usually Harriet or Henrietta : > Hettie is usually Hester, but sometimes Esther or Henrietta : > Jack is usually John : > Jake is usually Jacob : > Jenny is usually Jane, Virginia, Janet, or Jennifer : > Larry is usually Lawrence : > Lena or Lina is usually a name ending in those letters (Eme-, Se-,He-, : > Magda-, Pau-, Ange-, etc.) : > Lettie is usually Letitia : > Libby is usually Elizabeth : > Madge, Midge, Meg, Maggie, or Maisie is usually Margaret : > Mattie is usually Martha, but sometimes Matilda : > May or Maisie is usually Mary : > Millie is usually Mildred, but sometimes Amelia or Millicent or even : Mary : > Minnie is usually Mary : > Molly is usually Mary : > Nancy is usually Agnes or Ann(e) : > Nannie is usually Nancy : > Nell is usually Ellen, Helen, or Eleanor : > Nora is usually Eleanor, Honora, or Lenore : > Patsy is usually Martha or Patricia, but sometimes Matilda or Patience : > Peggy is usually Margaret : > Polly is usually Mary : > Sally or Sadie is usually Sarah : > Sukie is usually Susan : > Tillie is usually Matilda : > Xr is Christopher : > Zeke may be Ezekiel, or Hezekiah : : : : ==== GABIBB Mailing List ==== : Bibb Co, GA website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabibb/bibb.htm : :