Daily AncestorUncle
An uncle is the brother of your father or mother, or the husband of your aunt; in some places Uncle was also a respectful title for an older man.
An uncle is a parent's brother, or by marriage a parent's sister's husband. The 1910 census instructions list uncle among the sample answers for relationship to the head.
Uncle was also used as a title of respect or affection for an older man who was not kin, especially in the Southern United States. A neighbor called Uncle Ned in a diary or newspaper may not be related at all. Check whether the record is using a family relationship or a courtesy title.
As seen in a recordRelationship column of the 1910 census
Gideon Treadaway | Uncle | Wd | 68
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Daily Ancestor. "Uncle." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/relationships/uncle. Last checked 2026-10-12.