Yes the number after the M shows which marriage M2 means second marriage. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Simmons <genfreak@jps.net> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 7:35 PM Subject: [MONEWTON] 1910 Newton County Census > I have copies of some pages of the 1910 Newton County census. I noticed > that the marital status for married individuals has a number with it. Most > have M1 but many have M2. Does anybody know if this means that those with > M2 had a prior marriage? I always suspected my elusive Great Grandfather, > George W Brown, had a prior marriage. He was almost 40 when he married my > Great Grandmother, Cordelia Mason. He's one of the ones with M2. > > Thanks for any input on this, > Linda > > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >