The Descendants of Johann Conrad Kilts Emigrant to America Genealogy of the Kilts Family The KILTS site is based on the Kilts publication by Herman W. Witthoft, Sr. Excerpts from the book will be used; contact Mr. Witthoft for purchasing arrangements.

ABBREVIATIONS USED

abt. - about

ae. - age

a/k/a - also known as

b. - born

bap. - baptism

bp. - baptism

bpt. - baptism

bk. - book

b/o - brother of

bur. - buried

Capt. - Captain

ch. - child

c/o - child of

chbk. - churchbook

C - City of

c. - circa

conf. - confirmed

Co. - County

das.- days

dau. - daughter

daut. - daughter

d/o - daughter of

d/o/b - date of birth

d/o/d - date of death

dtr. - daughter

d. - died

dy.(s) - day(s)

F and M - Father and Mother

f/o - father of

gr-par. Grandparent

g/sn-grandson

info-information

liv.-live

mar. -married

md-married

m.n. married name

mo.(s) -month (s)

p.-page

pers.- person

prob. -probably

sing.-single

sn-son

s/o-son of

sp.-sponsor

und - and in German

ux. - wife

W. - wife

wf. - wife

w/o - wife of

yr.(s) - year(s)

Proper Nouns

AFK - Alfred F. Kilts

AMT - Arthur M. Tingue

BEG-Barbar Empie Greene

Cady-Historian, Schoharie Co., NY

CAJ-Conrad/Adam/John

CB-Catharine Beebe

C-City of

SMW-Charles M. Witthoft, Sr.

CTS-Carolyn T. Sidenius

D.A.R.-Daughters of the American Revolution

SKM-David Kendall Martin

DLT-DAvid L. Thurber

Dut. Ref. Ch. Dutch Reformed Church

EB-Edith Becker

EK-Edward Kipp

WKF-Edward K. Fitzgerald

EN-Eugene Nelson

ET-Elizabeth Trenchard

F & M. Father and mother

FAR-Frances A. Ronk

Fed. Census-Federal Census

FLH-Florence Shaver Karker

FZSW-Florence Zula (Shafer) Witthoft

Gen-Book-Computer program that prouced this book.

G.E. General Electric Co.l

HJ-Henry Z. Jones, Jr.

HK-Harlan Kilts

HWW-Herman W. Witthoft

ICI-International Genealogical Index-Latter Day Saints

JLK-John Luther Kling

J.V.S.N.-Jessie Van Schaick Norton

JWH-Juanetta W. Helbing

KH-Karen Horsely

Kinship-Nancy and Arthur Kelly

LDS-Latter Day Saints-Mormon Church

LE-Larry Empey

Luth.-Lutheran Church

LVR-La Vera Richards

MAK-Martha A. Kopra

MF-Martha Foland

MHW-Marjean Holmes Workman

NYG & B- New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

NYS-New York State

PAF-Personal Ancestral File

O.E.S.-Order of easter Star

PL- Patricia Love

RAD-Randall A. Diefendorf

Ref.- Reformed Church

REN-Robert E.Nichols

Rev. Reverend

RK-Ralph Kilts

RS-Robert Shaffer

SAR-Sons fo the American Revolution

Sch. Co.-Schoharie Count

SE-Susie Empie

SHR-Reformed Church,Schoharie, NY

SJR-St. Johnsville Reformed Church (this should say St. John's)

Stam-Harry Stam

SUNY-State University of New York

T-Town of

Twp. Township

U.E.L. United Empire Loyalist

V-Village of

VB Lamb-Van Buren Lamb

W.C.T.U. Women's Christian Temperance Union

WMB-William M. Barker

WW-Willis Warner

WWI-World War 1

WWII-World War II

NOTE: There are many similar forms of the same abbreviation. This is because my research came from many different sources and this is the abbreviation form used by these people.

IGI - International Genealogical Index -

Latter Day Saints NOTE: There are

JLK - John Luther Kling the same abbreviatic

JMW - Juanetta May Walker research came from

J.V.S.N. - Jessie Van Schaick Norton and this is the abbi

JWH - Juanetta W. Helbing these people.

KH - Karen Horsely

KINSHIP - Nancy and Arthur Kelly

LDS - Latter Day Saints - M o r m o n Church

LE - Larry Empey

Luth. - Lutheran Church

LVR - La Vera Richards

MAK - Martha A. Kopra

MF - Martha Foland

MHW - Marjean Holmes Workamn

NYG & B - New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

NYS - New York State

PAF - Personal Ancestral File

O.E.S. - Order of the Eastern Star

PL - Patricia Love

RAD - Randall A. Diefendorf

Ref. - Reformed Church

REN - Robert E. Nichols

Rev. - Reverend

RK - Ralph Kilts

RS - Robert Shaffer

SAR - Sons of the American Revolution

Sch. Co. - Schoharle County

SE - Susie Empie

SHR - Reformed Church, Schoharie, NY

SJR - St. Johnsville Reformed Church

Stam - Harry Stam

SUNY-State University of New York

T-Town of

Twp.-Township

U.E.L. United Emprie Loyalist

V-Village of

VB Lamb-Van Buren Lamb

W.C.T.U.-Women's Christian Temperance Union

WMB-Willaim M. Barker

WW-Willis Warner

WWI-World War I

WWII-World War II

NOTE: There are many similar forms of the same abbreviation. This is because my research came from many different sources and this is the abbreviation form used by these people.

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