| @ | about |
| aka | also known as |
| annc. | announcement (re: marriage) |
| ann. | anniversary |
| anniv. | anniversary |
| art. | article (person usually subject of newspaper article) |
| b. | born |
| banns | church announcement of impending marriage |
| bc. | born circa (about) |
| b-i-l/ | brother-in-law of |
| bptz. | baptized |
| bro/ | brother of |
| card | card or note of thanks |
| c/b | could be |
| ch. | child, children |
| cite | name mentioned (occasion other than death or marriage) |
| d/ | daughter of |
| d. | died |
| dc. | died circa (about) |
| dec. | deceased |
| d-i-l/ | daughter-in-law of |
| div. | divorce, divorced |
| engmt. | engagement (re: marriage) |
| f/ | father of |
| f-i-l/ | father-in-law of |
| Ger. | German language |
| grd/ | granddaughter of |
| grs/ | grandson of |
| item | person's name mentioned in connection with an incident |
| inv. | invitation (re: marriage) |
| L | Legal Notice in newspaper (generally in connection with last will and testament) |
| lic. | license (re: marriage) |
| m/ | mother of |
| m. | married |
| mem. | memorial (or resolution of respect, etc.) |
| m-i-l/ | mother-in-law of |
| note | note or card of thanks |
| obit | name or date mentioned in obituary |
| res. | resolution of respect |
| reun. | reunion, family |
| s/ | son of |
| sis-i-l/ | sister-in-law of |
| sis/ | sister of |
| son-i-l/ | son-in-law of |
| trib. | tribute (usually in form of poem) |
| w/ | wife of |
| 1w, 2w | 1st wife, 2nd wife, etc |
| 1h, 2h | 1st husband, 2nd husband, etc. |
| ++ | Married prior to settling in Burlington area |
| `[no.] | year beginning with 19; used in a few cases to indicate that date is in 1900s, rather than 1800s |
| NOTE | "No gravestone" or "no stone" means that at the time a cemetery list was prepared, there was no gravestone marking the grave. A stone may have been put in place later. |