From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Mar 22 09:48:19 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2MGmJjb023081; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:48:19 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2MGmHWu029223 for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:48:17 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k2MEHIFI002153 for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:17:18 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k2MEHIU5002152 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:17:18 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k2LK3LFI032158 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:03:21 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k2LMY6gA016892 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:34:06 -0700 X-Envelope-From: treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com Tue Mar 21 15:34:06 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2LMY6jb016883 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:34:06 -0700 Received: from ms-smtp-05-eri0.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-05.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.44]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2LMY32w010467 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:34:04 -0700 Received: from oemcomputer (cpe-24-175-91-92.houston.res.rr.com [24.175.91.92]) by ms-smtp-05-eri0.texas.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k2LMY2d0012466; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:34:03 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <004701c64d38$16e6a740$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> From: "Trevia W Beverly" To: "Kathie Harrison" , References: <20060321.042315.24282.534743@webmail23.nyc.untd.com> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Definition of "late" in old records Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:37:51 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com I'm not sure about the definition - in this case - meaning 'deceased.' But the word following ... FLEET. Could this mean that she was 'late' of or 'recently' of Fleet (a place)? Did you give the entire transcription? If not, please do so as it might give us some additional ideas .. Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathie Harrison" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Definition of "late" in old records > It means the husband is deceased. > > On 3/21/06, Gary W Cooper wrote: > > I hate to be ignorant but what is the meaning of the word "late" in old records such as this: > > Norfolk, Depwade District, Bunwell, Burials (Bishops's Transcript), 1812 > > COOPER, Alice, age 22, wife of John, late FLEET > > Regards, > > Gary > > garluke@juno.com > > Gary W. & Christie J. Cooper > > 653 Lover's Lane Road > > Dawson, Georgia 39842 > > > >