Good Evening All, I hope everyone is doing well. I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of a census story. I believe it took place in Kentucky and was about a census worker going from farm to farm. There were a lot of "misunderstanding" type comments such as when asking someone's age they'd say "older than dirt" which would mystify the census taker but really the neighbor's name was "Dirt". If anyone has a copy of this or knows where I can find it I'd really appreciate it. Thanks Patti

I'm looking... until later, how's this one? Ever wonder why the census never makes sense?? Ocupayshun, cencus taker: " I am a cencus taker for the city of Bufflow. our city has groan very fast in recent yeers & now in 1865, it has become a hard & time consuming job to count all the peephill. There are not many that con do this werk, as it is nesessaree to have an ejucation, wich a lot of pursons don not hav. Anuther atribeart needed for this job is gud speling, for meny of the peephill to be counted can hardle speek Inglish, let alon spel there names!" > Good Evening All, > > I hope everyone is doing well. I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of a > census story. I believe it took place in Kentucky and was about a census > worker going from farm to farm. There were a lot of "misunderstanding" type > comments such as when asking someone's age they'd say "older than dirt" which > would mystify the census taker but really the neighbor's name was "Dirt". > If anyone has a copy of this or knows where I can find it I'd really > appreciate it. > > Thanks > Patti