I wrote earlier that the IHS I thought were the first initials in the name of
Jesus in Greek I'm not sure that is correct. I do know that it is an
abbreviation for Christ. Exactly what the words are I don't know.
Elaine
unicorn wrote:
The ihs you see on tombstones means "in his service"
----- Original Message -----
From: Charlie and Kristie Krone
To: INDELAWA-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [INDELAWA-L] COMMON ABBREVIATIONS FOUND ON TOMBSTONES:
My Belgian great grandparents' tombstone in Matthews, IN has an abbreviation
tht isn't listed here. In between both names it simply says --ihs--. It's
not in capital letters, either. Any ideas what it might mean?
Kristie Krone
----- Original Message -----
From: Donata S. Boyle <dbgoman(a)mailhost.ind.ameritech.net>
To: <INDELAWA-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 2:51 AM
Subject: [INDELAWA-L] COMMON ABBREVIATIONS FOUND ON TOMBSTONES:
>
> COMMON ABBREVIATIONS FOUND ON TOMBSTONES:
>
> WORD:
> ABBREVIATION:
> According.....................................................accordg
> Account........................................................accompt,
> accot, acct
> Administration.............................................adminion,
> admon
> Administrator...............................................adminr
> Aforesaid......................................................aforsd,
> forsd, afors: , afsd.
> and.................................................................&
> and so forth..................................................&c, etc.
> (etcetera)
> can.................................................................cn,
> gin, gn
> captain..........................................................captn,
> capt:
> church...........................................................chh
> daughter.......................................................dau,
> daur, dautr
> deceased......................................................decd
> ditto..............................................................do
> Doctor..........................................................Doc,
> Docr, Doctr
> Esquire.........................................................Esq: ,
> Esqr, Esq.
> executor.......................................................execr,
> exr, exor
> gentleman....................................................gentln,
> gent: , gent.
> honorable....................................................honarable,
> hon:
> interred........................................................intrd,
> interd, inter'd
> Junior...........................................................Junr,
> Jr. , Jun
> Messieurs...................................................Messrs, Mess
> namely.........................................................viz, viz:
> , vizt (videlicet)
> paid..............................................................pd
> pair...............................................................pr
> per................................................................pr
> personal......................................................personal,
> p'sonl
> received......................................................recd,
> revcd
> receipt.........................................................rect
> record..........................................................recd
> register.......................................................regr,
> registr
> said.............................................................sd
> Senior.........................................................Senr, Sr,
> Sen
> testament...................................................testament,
> testa
> the...............................................................ye
> year.............................................................yr
>
>
> Source: Taken from Tombstones of Your Ancestors by Louis S. Schafer.
>
>
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