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Abbreviations on German family tree

Margaret Wipper
Margaret Wipper ✭
July 13, 2023 edited July 17, 2023 in General Questions

After visiting my ancestry hometown in Seebach I received an email containing a famiy tree written by a family I met there.(see attached)

Most makes sense but some abbreviations:

Ww

Ww des

Etc.

Please explain them

Thank you

Family tree from Hund.jpg


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  • JohnFaucett
    JohnFaucett ✭✭
    July 13, 2023 Answer ✓

    "oo" means marriage; oo1 is the first marriage.

    "ww" is widow or widower from "witwe" or "witwer".

    "des" is a word that means "of the" or "of".


    See https://www.ogsa.us/cpage.php?pt=8.

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  • Margaret Wipper
    Margaret Wipper ✭
    July 13, 2023

    Thank You.

    That helpd a lot!

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