> > I think Susan said in her first post that she had already done an > > unsuccessful linesearch among the associates and relatives of her > > ancestor, and was asking what the chances were of the 1860 census > > itself (not the ancestry.com index) being incomplete. > > > > [email protected] > > Susan did specifically ask about the index. The three questions she > ended her original posting were: > > "So a few questions: what percentage of people might have been > missed by the 1860 census takers? On the chance he was no longer > in the area, what percentage of people are omitted in ancestry.com's > index? Any clues on how to proceed?" workd > > Since not being able to find someone in a census is as much an index > issue as a census or transcription issue, it only makes sense to > address it, too. > > LGO <[email protected]> I appreciate all the responses. My questions were addressed completely. There is not a single answer, which is what the genealogy research is all about. I learned some very valuable information about the flaws in the methods of both the census taking and the indexing, and for that I thank you all. Susan Moeur <[email protected]>