This is a guess, but probability would be Washington state to distinguish it from Washington, D.C. >From: "LEE CHARLOTTE BEYER" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Barnstable Co MA] What is "born in W. S." mean? >Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:30:38 -0600 > >I am hoping someone could help me help a fellow genealogy searcher. I have >copied the email she sent me. Hopefully someone knows what W.S. stands >for, if not any suggestions? > >I was wondering if you could help me with a problem on my husband's side. >His grandmother, according to the census takers, was born in W.S. I >thought maybe Wisconsin, but no. Do you have any idea of what W.S. >could be? >Thanks. > >Char >[email protected] > > > >==== MABARNST Mailing List ==== >To visit the Barnstable message board, go to the RootsWeb message board >home page at: >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/script/main/rw >and click on "U.S. States," then "Massachusetts," "Counties" and then >"Barnstable." Postings to the board will also appear on this mailing list, >giving you "two for one" exposure to your post. > _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/