Frequently, folks could not write their name, and transcribers did not realize that the "X" was their mark, unless the scrivner wrote "His (or Her) Mark" (as the case may be) above and below the "X" >From: Ethylsbrat@aol.com >Reply-To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GEORGIA] Initial >Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 07:49:02 EDT > >I found my grandmothers name in an Atlanta City directory and her middle >initial was listed as "X." >Does anyone know weather this is for a middle name or because she had no >middle name? >And if it is a middle name what woman's names begin with "X"? >Thanks, >Darlene > > >==== 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=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus