Directions and Abbreviations Used in Merrill's History of Acworth Topic: Directions and Abbreviations Source: History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869, Page 178 The first generation, residing in Acworth, names in SMALL CAPITALS; second generation numbered with Roman numerals; third with Arabic numerals; fourth with Arabic numerals in parenthesis, thus (-); fifth with Arabic numerals in brackets, thus [-]. Abbreviations--b., born; m., married; unm., unmarried; d., died; ch., children; gen., generation; rem., removed; s., settled.