what does S. U stand for in US, Alaska—Church Records, 1816–1970 [MQGK-FMM]
also what are the numbers at the end? 18:7 or
what does KO or KE stand for?
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the numbers could refer to book volumes or pages and the letters could be abbreviations for locations within Alaska; in any event I've not found they are needed to correctly index or review this project — ps I am not by any means an expert 😊 happy indexing
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In the batch I am working on, I have a birth that says KE 1842 17:16, F
I read it as [location of records in microfiche or whatever] 1842 records, volume 17, page 16, Female
None of the male "looking" names are noted as "M", just the female "looking" names are marked. I have also come to the conclusion that the parents have the same last name if there is an "S" before the parents given names. A "U" would be unknown surname, "D" is probably for different, but I'm not sure. If the surname isn't specifically listed, I have been marking them as blank.
Wouldn't you just like to go back in time and find the answers to all of the questions we have about these records??
The Cemetery Tramp
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Bear in mind that lots of these pages are mixed records, too 😎
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@Cemetery Tramp it would be fascinating to go back and find out exactly what everything means. In the project instructions under What to Remember, there is a list of abbreviations. M stands for married, s stands for son (male), d stands for daughter (female). I wished they included all abbreviation meanings, but, well, you can't have everything!
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I just saw a "S U" notation and I think I figured it out. In the batch I am working on, the line reads:
"Chumovitskii Maria S. U. Shemiakin Vasilii"
I believe this is a cross reference of a marriage record, listing the wife (Maria) first but meaning that the actual record is listed under the husband:
"Chumovitskii Maria See Under Shemiakin Vasilii"
Just two rows down, I have it actually written out:
"Chumovitskii Natalia see under Kochutin Timofei".
I hope this helps!
The Cemetery Tramp
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