Your guesses make sense to me. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hartley" <hartley@iglou.com> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 1:20 PM Subject: Re: Bowles, 1820 Franklin County VA Census > The 1820 Franklin Co VA census was recorded in semi-alphabetical > order, that is all the surnames beginning with B were grouped > together. This is unfortunate for us in that it does not tell us > exactly who lived near whom. We can however glean some information > from what is available. > > On page 3, Jeremiah is the 5th name listed, and Ann is the 7th name. > Between them is Susannah Bird. Then further down the page, the 21st > name is Reuben Bowles followed immediately by William Bowles. > > On page 5, Joseph Bowles is listed 12th; William is 37th. > > On page 6, George Jr. is 4th; George Sr. is 10th. > > It is my GUESS that the census recorder had before him the original > lists and he went through them, collecting and listing all the > individuals whose surname began with B. Thus, while we can't be > certain exactly how close together different ones lived, we can get a > feel for it. > > I suspect that Jeremiah and Ann are related; perhaps, given her age, > that she was the widow of his brother - how's that for a guess! > > Reuben and William on page 3 are probably related, since they are > listed together. Reuben is 26-44, William is 18-25. I don't know > their actual ages, but if Reuben were in his forties and William in > his early 20's, they could be father and son. Remember that I am > guessing here. > > The Joseph and William on page 5 may be related, but the distance > between their names keeps us from making that guess at this point. > > Feel free to tell me how dumb my guesses are! [grin] > > Charlie > >>>1820 Franklin County VA Census >>>page 3 >>>Jeremiah Bowles - 200010-30110 >>>Ann Bowles - 100000-21010 >>>Reuben Bowles - 000010-00010 >>>William Bowles - 100100-00010 >>>page 5 >>>Joseph Bowles - 210010-31110 >>>William Bowles - 120101-11001 >>>page 6 >>>George Bowles Jr. - 000010-00110 >>>George Bowles Sr. - 000001-00001 > >