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/

I found the following at www.occupationalinfo.org Hope this helps... -Toni H.   shaper (button & notion) 734.684-010 shaper (jewelry-silver.) 700.684-034 shaper (ordnance) 761.381-038 shaper (pottery & porc.) 774.684-018 shaper (stonework) 673.382-010 SHAPER AND PRESSER (garment) 583.685-102 SHAPER, BASEBALL GLOVE (toy-sport equip.) 732.684-106 SHAPER, HAND (furniture) 761.684-038 shaper machine hand (machine shop) 605.382-038 shaper operator (machine shop) 605.382-038 SHAPER OPERATOR (woodworking) 665.682-034 Shaper Setter (woodworking) 669.280-010 SHAPER SET-UP OPERATOR, TOOL (machine shop) 605.382-038 shaping-machine operator (machine shop) 605.382-038 SHAPING-MACHINE OPERATOR (plastic prod.) 690.685-354 SHAPING MACHINE TENDER (furniture) 665.685-046 ________________________________ From: Laura Aanenson <where2look4ancestors@gmail.com> To: COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, January 18, 2012 11:41:07 AM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] 1900 occupation - shafer? 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> >