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Subject: Re: Japhet
Author: Cleveland Kent Evans   (Authenticated as clevelandkentevans)
Date: February 18, 2010 at 8:30:43 PM
Reply to: Japhet by Barbara
I suppose Japh, Jaf, Jafe, Jay, Jeff, etc. are the logical short forms.

However, sometimes people got listed in census records by nicknames. And I have seen a great many census records where people, especially men, were listed just by initials. So I would look for men who are listed as just "J." with the same surname first.

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