Glenwood Cemetery Codes & Abbreviations for Interpreting Burial Records
| Code |
Burial Source Description |
| 1. | Doris Bauer's 1990 prepared copy of "INVENTORY" based on Glenwood records. |
| 2. | Doris Bauer's (handwritten) alphabetical index to above Glenwood records |
| 3. | Doris Bauer's 1988 copy of extracts from St. John's UCC Records (BK I) |
| 4. | Glenwood Memorial Pamphlet, 1988 |
| 5. | Daughters of Veterans Veterans Buried in Collinsville (from 9/2/1937 Collinsville Herald) |
| 6. | C.E. Rinck's compiled list of veterans buried in Glenwood Cemetery |
| 7. | Doris Bauer's 1992 copy of extracts from St. John's UCC Records (BK II to IV) |
| 8. | Doris Bauer's 08/04/1992 letter |
| M. | Grid Map, Names selected (as last resort) from GW Plat Map Grids |
| T. or TS | Tombstone date (evidence that soul is, in effect, there and recrorded |
| Code |
Obit Location Description |
| CH | Collinsville Heralds |
| SPD | St. Louis Post Dispatch |
| BND | Belleville News Democrat |
| Code |
Abbreviations Description |
| / | of (ie. bro=brother , bro/ = brother of) |
| bro | brother |
| ca | circa, estimated date |
| ch | child |
| d | daugher |
| Dr. | Doctor (of any type) |
| fa | father |
| h | husband |
| inf | infant |
| mo | mother |
| nee | maiden name |
| NS | no stone (or marker) |
| Rev | Reverend |
| SB | Stillborn |
| s | son |
| sis | sister |
| wd | widow/widower |
| vet | Veteran, period unknown |
| REV | Revolutionary war veteran |
| 1812 | War of 1812 veteran |
| BHW | Blackhawk Indian war veteran |
| Civ | Civil War Veteran |
| Mex | Mexican War Veteran |
| S-A | Spanish-American War Veteran |
| WW1 | World War I Veteran |
| WW2 | World War II Veteran |
| Kor | Korean War Veteran |
| VNV | Vietnam War Veteran |
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Burial Location Codes (when burial location is unknown) Following codes are used where exact burial location is UNKNOWN or UNK |
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| + | Indicates that data was found in MORE THAN ONE cemetery record without a location |
| CB | indicates the data was cited Name was found in 'Cash Book', a record showing payments for grave openings. |
| CE | Indicates data for cited Name was found in an abstract of records of Christ Episcopal Church in Collinsville, IL |
| SJ |
data found in St. John UCC books indicating burials at Glenwood |
| V | source of data is Illinois Veterans Honor Roll, but no record of location found anywhere |
| O | source is an obituary which cited Glenwood as interment but exact location has not been ascertained. |
| MP | ? |