According to the "Catholic Encyclopedia" (Robert Broderick, 1976), O.S.J. can also mean "Oblates of St. Joseph." I have seen instances in civil marriage records where a Catholic priest was designated both by "M.G." and by the abbreviation for his order. Maybe researching T. R. Cresay would clear things up. Amy Crow On Apr 11, 2010, at 3:00 AM, ohfrankl-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:36:12 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [OHFRANKL] OSJ?? A Notation On A Marriage Record - Any Idea > What It Means? > To: <OHFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1270913773.326292@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: PatJohnson1985 > Surnames: Meech Huffman > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.franklin/18561/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I found in a book on early marriages a reference of Henry Huffman who married Meach, C. Jan. 20, 1841.by T. R. Cresay, MG(minister of the gospel) Just below this entry there is a notation OSJ (I have no idea what those initial mean) Mrs. Catherine Meech, Jan. 20, 1842. Vol. 4, page 133. > > I hope someone knows what theis notation "OSJ" means. Any help would be appreciated. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > >