Tom: Yes, it means she was married before. Per Marriage records, a Josephine SCHALLOM m. John KRUSE on May 18, 1869 and a Mrs. Josephine KRUSE m. Adam Schroeder on Feb. 11, 1874. As she was born in 1850, she could have had children in both marriages. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Groll Jr. To: jflynn11@htc.net Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 10:25 AM Subject: Ancestor Search Hi Janet, I was looking through the Index of Waterloo Area Catholic Cemeteries and noticed that behind my great-grandmother's name is her husband's name Adam and then a +1. Does this mean that she was married before? In the Census of 1900, it lists her as being the head of household but does not mention a husband or father of her children except to say that the birth father of her children was born in Germany. Thanks! Tom Groll Schroeder, Josephine 11-18-1850 01-31-1922 Adam + 1 nee Schallom