Jeff, The last three columns for the 1880 census are place of birth of this person, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother. I did not know that any Georgia census was on line! I will have to check it out! Yes, the census taker used the preprinted ledgers to record the entry. Thanks again. Jennie >> "all rest born in GA" means that is what the census taker recorded. >>We can hope that is what they told him and that they know! >> > >I haven't seen the Coffee Co 1880 census, but the images of the Appling >County 1880 census are online. I cannot read what each column heading of >the preprinted census ledger says, as the images weren't scanned in high >enough quality to be able to magnify them and make out the print. But on >those images, there are at least 3 columns to the far right for each >individual. In all three of these columns there are state abbreviations, >and I have been assuming that the letters recorded in at least one of these >columns have something to do with places of birth for a parent of the >person recorded. Perhaps I am incorrect. (If someone could let me know >what each column heading says, or where I could find out what they say, I >could solve another mystery for my wife's family). > >Did the census taker not use these preprinted ledgers to record Berry >Hampton Tanner's 1880 entry? > > >> I am really a goof ball! > >Naw y'ain't. (Spoken like a native South Georgian) > >> It is now corrected and I thank you. >>Jennie > >Not me. I just happened to know someone else who'd seen it, too. But you >did have me wondering something there for a minute. > >Take care, >Jeff > > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >Please visit the Atkinson County GaGenWeb site at >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/3390 > >============================== >Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/ - Jennie Ricketson Carothers, Thimble Collector and Genealogist

>Jeff, > The last three columns for the 1880 census are place of birth of >this person, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother. Then a GA in all three columns for B H Tanner means that B H, his father John Tanner and mother Mary Douglass were all born in Georgia. > > I did not know that any Georgia census was on line! I will have to >check it out! I found it through the US GEN WEB main site, which you can link to from the Coffee County web site. Several are transcribed, and a handful of counties have the images scanned and posted online, including Appling Co 1880. However, I haven't seen any 1880 census transcribed online. And right now, I can't get any of my genealogy bookmarks to work. Jeff