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