Thanks Charley and Jim. The FTM disk are a mess in Barren Co. I got a copy of the original 1810 census on the Bowls in Barren Co last week. The FTM disk has the females first and some errors on Jesse Bowls and possible Claibourne? Need to take a closer look at Barren Co. I hope the DNA test helps. Leathel, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hartley" <hartley@iglou.com> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:53 PM Subject: Re: 1810 Census > From the first page of the Glasgow (Barren County) KY 1810 census image: > > males > under 10 years of age > of 10 years & under 16 > of 16 & under 26 including heads of families > of 26 & under 45 including heads of families > of 45 & upwards including heads of families > females > under 10 years of age > of 10 years & under 16 > of 16 & under 26 including heads of families > of 26 & under 45 including heads of families > of 45 & upwards including heads of families > > >>Can someone tell me which one of the five-digit groupings below is >>correct? One is from FTM, the other from Ancestry.com. I will say one >>thing FTM did not pay attention to the rule to put MALES in the first five >>digits? At least in Barren Co, KY. >>Leathel, >> >>Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 >> >>Notes Field: Many records have a series of numbers within the notes >>field. Example: 01010-02210-06 >> >>The meaning of these numbers is as follows: >> >> The first five digits refer to males. >> The second five digits refer to females. >> The eleventh digit refers to free Negroes/Indians* in household. >> The twelfth (and thirteenth) digit(s) refer to slaves in the >> household. >> *These are the terms used in the census of this decade.(1810) >> >> The five-digit groupings break down as follows: >> >> 1st digit - number in household age 10 & under >> 2nd digit - number in household age 11-15 >> 3rd digit - number in household age 16-20 >> 4th digit - number in household age 21-45 >> 5th digit - number in household age 46+ >> >>OR >> >> 1st digit - number in household age under10 >> 2nd digit - number in household age 10-15 >> 3rd digit - number in household age 16-25 >> 4th digit - number in household age 26-44 >> 5th digit - number in household age 45+ > >