You may have answered a question I posed on this list a year or so ago.  A 
relative and his son are listed on a census as "Joseph Jones BS" and "Jno 
Jones BS."  We couldn't figure out what the B S stood for.  Maybe 
blacksmith!  --Sally

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From: "Mickey Fournier" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Letter P


> You reminded me of a funny story.  My ancestor, Richard Carter, was on the
> early tax lists of Halifax County as Richard Carter, Gunsmith.  In later
> years that was shortened to G.S. sometimes.  Somebody published a book of
> tax lists, last name first in lieu of an index.  On Ancestry recently, I 
> had
> to do a double take.  Somebody shows him as Richard George Simeon Carter.
>
> But in a signature, I doubt it would have had another meaning.  Sometimes
> people who were commonly called by their middle names turned them around.
> Richard Daniel to Daniel Richard.  Are you sure he wasn't using a funny
> looking R?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Drake
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:32 PM
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> Subject: Re: Letter P
>
> Was he literate, rather than have someone else write home for him ????
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of marilyn canfield
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:10
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> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Letter P
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> We have an ancestor who served in the Civil War.. his name was Richard =
> Daniel Alley..but some of his letters written back to Va from Tn shows a =
> signature Daniel P..  His descendants say he used Richard on in a formal
> situation (his Civil War record had Richard =
> Daniel  ) .   Did the capitol P have=20
> another meaning? =20
> Thank you,
> Marilyn Canfield
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