This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schmidt, Mohr, Steinmeyer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADI/820.2.1.1.1.3.1 Message Board Post: Although I hate to get sucked into this type of debate, most genealogist recognize the census as a secondary not primary source. As for the death index, it is a secondary source. The actual death certificate would be the primary source.