No, Carolynn, not at all unusual. I've even gone to the original census pages in the archives and examined them page by page looking for folks I knew to have been in the county during specific census years, and have found not only families missing but in some cases entire communities. One trick that works (occasionally) when a family was not skipped but mis-indexed is to check for the families living on both sides of their household during the previous and following enumeration. If you can tell me who Reuben's neighbors were in 1860 and in 1880, I will check to see who was living nearby those folks in 1870. Or - just tell me where they were found in 1860 and 1880 and I will check when I have time. Still - Reuben with the railroad, they may not have had the same neighbors for very long at a time. Linda in Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: "carolynn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [AL-CEN] 1870 Unknown Co./Harrison > Well, heck! Was it unusual for families to be missed in a census? What are > some of the possible reasons for that to happen? Thanks for taking the time > and trouble to look, Linda. > I really appreciate it. > > Carolynn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Murray" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 8:31 AM > Subject: Re: [AL-CEN] 1870 Unknown Co./Harrison > > > > I also do lookups for MS and TX and have your requests on those sites as > > well, but didn't find him indexed in any state in 1870. I also searched > all > > states for Lucy and Laura with the same sorry results. > > > > Sorry I wasn't able to help. > > > > Linda in Georgia > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "carolynn" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:36 PM > > Subject: [AL-CEN] 1870 Unknown Co./Harrison > > > > > > > Looking for REUBEN B.(R.B.) HARRISON b. <1838> in GA., Wife Lucy and > > daughter Laura. > > > Lucy also b. abt. 1838 GA., Laura b. abt. 1867 in GA. > > > Reuben works for the railroad. > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > ==== AL-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > > > To transcribe a census please volunteer at > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/map.htm Or contact Earnie > > Breeding at [email protected] for the state census > transcriptions > > for AL & TX > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AL-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > > To Unsub from digest mail mode, send the command "unsubscribe" to > > [email protected] (Remove the XX and replace it with > your state abbreviation ) > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== AL-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > To Unsub from digest mail mode, send the command "unsubscribe" to > [email protected] (Remove the XX and replace it with your state abbreviation ) > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >