>From one of my lists. > > Can anyone tell me what "vpspm" after someone's death date means? > > It is a combination of terms: d.v.p. means decessit vitae patre (died in father's lifetime) and d.s.p. means decessit sine prole (died without legitimate issue). But d.s.p.m. means died without male issue. So vpspm would mean he died in his father's lifetime, without male issue. > > For a very thorough listing of genealogical abbreviations, see > http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/abbr.html Lois says: I also found "vp" listed after another ancestor, and using the above interpretation, figured it might mean that the woman died before her mother, which was indeed the case. Interesting! >