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<DIV>My understanding is that Jr and Sr are not even necessarily son and
father. If there were two men of the same name in a locale, one might be
known as Sr. and one as Jr. based on their ages. They might be cousins or
something else. Do others agree?</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/8/2011 11:21:11 A.M. Central Standard Time,
kathwarr@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I have a
question regarding the abbreviations Jr. and Sr. I always<BR>thought
that if you had a Jr. then the person they were named after<BR>automatically
becomes a Sr. - for example - My father is James<BR>Michael Cogbill and
my brother is James Michael Cogbill, Jr. - so<BR>doesn't that make my father a
Sr.? I was told no that it doesn't<BR>because on my father's birth
certificate it doesn't say Sr. Although<BR>in my thinking it wouldn't
because you haven't had a kid yet to be<BR>named after you.<BR><BR>Can someone
please explain the rules of Jr. and Sr. to me?<BR><BR>Thanks so
much!<BR><BR>-- <BR>Kathleen Cogbill
Warr<BR>www.olddeadpeople.com<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=2 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Jay Fonkert,
CG<BR><A
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Paul, MN<BR><BR>Director, Association of Professional
Genealogists<BR>(</FONT><FONT lang=2 face=Arial color=#000000 size=1
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