%   [ancestors.mac]   
%        These shortcuts saved a LOT of typing and avoided MANY mistakes in
%         my genealogical texts
%        Below are the partial contents to show the schema

%                                 
%   contains  abbreviations for the names of ancestors and their town
%   7 groups. in each names first, then towns 
%   names = 2 lettres  towns = 3 letters

%  the hyphenation is indicated in the individual definitions 


%%%%%%%%%%%  Grandparents / Great-Grandparents %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\def\gp{Grandparents}
\def\ggp{Great-Grandparents}
\def\gm{Grandmother}
\def\ggm{Great-Grandmother}
\def\gf{Grandfather}
\def\ggf{Great-Grandfather}


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\def\atd{autour de{ }}    % shortcut used with dates
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%           group 1:  Frankenberg group/  common 
\def\ka{Katzenstein}   
\def\aka{Abraham Katz\-en\-stein} .
\def\mk{Manus Katz\-en\-stein}
%
\def\mx{Marx}
\def\k-s{Katz-Stiefel}  %  \ks = Koppel Sommer
\def\amx{Amalie Marx}  
%
\def\fnau{Fran\-ken\-au}
\def\fbrg{Fran\-ken\-berg}
\def\gru{Gr\uu sen}

%  etc  groups 2 ... 7