I read an interesting article on census records. Between 1790-1820 three copies of the census were made, all by hand In 1830 and 1840 two copies were made, again all by hand Between 1850-1880 three copies of the census was made, all by hand Between 1890-1920 one copy was made and as most of us know, most of the 1890 census was destroyed by fire. Is it any wonder that mistakes were made, names misspelled, or even just initials used! I can't imagine having to copy all those records by hand, can you? Charlene