I believe the X stands for unknown. Did you check the front of the book for an explanation of terms, abbreviations, etc.? Phyllis In a message dated 8/27/2003 12:46:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JodieK444 writes: > > > Good point, Dot, and two more good "X" names. My whole point was that if this > was in a directory, the "X" would more than likely stand for a name, middle > or maiden, whichever the case might be, rather than an "unknown" or a lack of > literacy. But, herein lies another problem. Trying to find her in the census > with an "X" name would probably be impossible since the census taker would > probably spell it as he heard it, thus: "Zaviera," "Zenia," or "Zena." My gosh, > don't we just love this stuff?? > > Judy > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest > List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1 > 237

At 02:48 PM 8/27/2003 -0400, PmpGenie@aol.com wrote: >I believe the X stands for unknown. >Did you check the front of the book for an explanation of terms, >abbreviations, etc.? >Phyllis In 19 years of serious genealogical research on my Southern families, I have never seen that. My experience is that, if the person had no middle name, either they picked a middle name [My paternal grandfather did this.] or just used first name and last name. My female ancestors sometimes did and sometimes did not use their maiden name with their first name and last name. (I wish all of them did: I have a problem line in which the women didn't do this and for which I have almost no maternal line information.) Elizabeth Whitaker