My John ancestors are sometimes shown as Jno on census records. Ella ----- Original Message ----- From: <JOARDITH@aol.com> To: <ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:49 PM Subject: [ILROOTS] Census abbreviations > Does anyone know what the abbreviation Jno. stands for? My > guess is Jonathan > because to write John would only require one more letter. Also > wonder if > anyone has an opinion about the term "lives complete" in the > 1880 census. > Would that mean the person was handicapped in some way but > still managed to meet > the daily requirements of living? > > Joan in Illinois > > > ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== > Do you have a resource you could share with the list members? > Would you be willing to do some "lookups" for a limited time > period? If you would, please let the members know. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added > in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn > more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >