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title=JFonkert@aol.com href="mailto:JFonkert@aol.com">JFonkert@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 07, 2011 9:33 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [APG Public List]
Abbreviations of given names</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you, Barbara, and others for your advice. Since posting my
question about 24 hours ago, I have examined some other documents from the
probate in the same handwriting. I have found several cases of individuals
known to be "John" where the clerk abbreviated the name "Jno." I am
inclined to believe that the one instance of 'Jo." I asked about probably is
Joseph. Of course, I would have preferred it to be John. The search
goes on.</DIV>
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size=3>Discussing the abbreviation for John reminded me of a woman who came
into the Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County library for assistance.
She had come to know her ancestor as Juno. She repeated the name as
she pointed to a census record with her ancestor recorded as Jno. When I
informed her that Jno. was the abbreviation for John, she had a look of
disbelief.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT
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