Common Abbreviations
Found In Cemetery Records

ABBREV

MEANING

*

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

*

BY A NAME, MORE LINES OF INFORMATION

**

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

B

BORN

BET

BETWEEN

BU/BUR

BURIED/BURIAL

CO.

COMPANY

CW

CIVIL WAR

D

DIED

D

DAYS

DAU

DAUGHTER

F.H.

FUNERAL HOME

FR

FATHER

H. A.

HEAVY ARTILLERY

HB

HUSBAND

HUSB

HUSBAND

L. A.

LIGHT ARTILLERY

M

MARRIED

M

MONTH

MKR

MARKER

MR

MOTHER

N. D.

NO DATE

N. I.

NO INFORMATION

N. S.

NO GRAVESTONE

O. D.

ONLY DATE

PRS

PARENTS

REG

REGIMENT

S. G.

BURIED IN THE SAME GRAVE

S. L.

BURIED ON THE SAME LOT

S. S.

INFORMATION ON THE SAME STONE

SP

SPOUSE

UNR

UNREADABLE

USA

U. S. ARMY

USCG

U. S. COAST GUARD

USM

U. S. MARINE

USN

U. S. NAVY

VET

VETERAN

WF

WIFE

WWI

WORLD WAR I

WWII

WORLD WAR II

Y

YEAR

Contributed by Evelyn M. Sawyer
Created: 30 July 2002