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I need help with the name of the wife in the US, Virginia—County Marriage Registers, 1853–1935 [MS9

LegacyUser
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July 29, 2020 edited February 12, 2021 in Indexing
I need help with the name of the wife in the US, Virginia—County Marriage Registers, 1853–1935
[MS9H-S5K] census. Anyone have any ideas of what this female name might be?

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    July 29, 2020 Answer ✓

    After a bit of searching, I think it is Ida J Hamilton who was married to David J Wells and they are buried in Wise County. The z from Elizabeth above the name is interlocked with the I in Ida. I am going to share this with @Indexing Chat​. There aren't a lot of people who can open these Virginia marriage batches, but, someone else might be able to give their opinion! I hope you will join our group of over 1500 indexers.

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  • X24 MOM
    X24 MOM ✭✭✭
    July 29, 2020

    @richarddewittnance1​ @Melissa S Himes

    I totally lly agree with the “J. Hamilton” part but I also see “do.” Before the “J”, meaning “ditto” or “same as above”. I can’t see the entire document so it’s hard to try to figure out. Am I reading that wrong?

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  • LegacyUser
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    July 29, 2020

    now that makes sense. I see the do. and here I was thinking that first ? letter was part of the name that ended in do. thank you 24mom

     

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  • X24 MOM
    X24 MOM ✭✭✭
    July 29, 2020

    I hope that was helpful:) I normally wouldn’t notice that but I’ve been reading so many wills and probate records lately that I’m used to seeing that super annoying “do.” 🤣

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    July 29, 2020

    I've indexed about 1900 of these and haven't seen a "do" yet in the name fields. You are wise to index this as ?d? though. The wildcards makes it very searchable.

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    July 30, 2020

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