Ankeny Genealogical Chapter

SUPER cool stone 💕 This is Col William Wallace Ellis, a Civil War veteran's stone in Villisca, Iowa. 1840 - 1903

Credit: JoDonn Bright

Old Occupations and Their Meanings - (Updated Quicksheet)

Are you researching and finding these weird names for occupations that your ancestors had? Strange words like Colporteur, Cordwainer, or Costermonger, for example? Here is a list of 360 (80 are newly added) old occupations and their meanings used in the U.S. and U.K. in various documents, such as census records and newspapers.

Get all the Quicksheet pages at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/old-occupations-and-their-meanings/