I would suggest that Peter was a shaper, which I believe had something to do with tool and die work. Joseph Martin Romeoville, Illinois On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Laura Aanenson < where2look4ancestors@gmail.com> wrote: > Good afternoon Cooksters, > > Could some kind soul please help me? I cannot read an occupation that > appears on the 1900 census. The ancestor in question is Peter Thompson who > appears on line 92 of this page: > < > http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004113735_00154&fn=Peter&ln=Thompson&st=r&ssrc=&pid=11108148 > < > http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004113735_00154&fn=Peter&ln=Thompson&st=r&ssrc=&pid=11108148 > > > > > which is from "Census Place: *Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois*; Roll: * > T623_276*; Page: *6B*; Enumeration District: *779" * > > The family story is that Peter was a sailor before leaving Norway. I didn't > see anything similar to shafer before and after page 310 on the list of > 1900 US Census Occupations listed on Rootdig: > <http://rootdig.blogspot.com/2011/05/1900-us-census-occupations.html< > http://rootdig.blogspot.com/2011/05/1900-us-census-occupations.html> > > > > Peter is one of my brick wall ancestors and I am hoping that by determining > his occupation in this census, I can move closer to finding him in Norway. > > Thanks in advance! > > Relatively speaking, > > Laura > > PS: Are we related? See my family tree here > http://livinginthepastlane.comand here > http://livinginthepastlane.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- People are funny. They want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church.