This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pierce, Pease Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BGB.2ACI/474 Message Board Post: I have found the record of the marriage in the city of Jackson, of a relative, Aug. 25, 1852, which was officiated by G.L. Foster. The source, Jackson County Marriages, gives the initials "D.V.M." in the column for denomination of the minister. To what denomination do these initials refer? I know that the groom was either Quaker or Presbyterian, don't know about bride (amelia pease). I'm sure the answer will be embarassingly obvious -- any help much appreciated.