I did not know that Joes. was an abreviation for Jo(h)annes. Thanks for the info. Johannes or Joannes is the nominative case of the Latin form of the name. In the church records, when the parents' names are given, the possessive case is used. For instance, in a baptismal record, the child may be named Joes. Petrus (John Peter), and the parents may be Jois. Petri and Sophiae. The endings, "is", the "i" and the "ae" all indicate possessive case. Other examples are: Anna Catharina, dau. of Joannis and Annae Mariae. Elisabetha, dau. of Georgii and Apolloniae Maria Anna, dau. of Catharinae Sophia, dau. of Johannis and Annae Betty Eichhorn, BAEichhorn@aol.com Researching Beresheim, Marr (German), Sohl, Reinhardt.