In a message dated 12/29/2005 8:17:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, lindatherkela@msn.com writes: > Just a comment on the census -- I already found all of the family in the > 1900, 1920, and 1930 census . . . . I was having a little trouble with the 1910 > census I also found my mother's family on the 1900, 1920 and 1930 census for Massachusetts but not on 1910. Is this a common problem? Is there a secret to searching the 1910 census? They should be there somewhere. Cathy

Dear Linda and Cathy, Census takers weren't keen on getting the spelling of names correct, particularly in cross cultural situations. You can try to find the locations where they lived in 1900 and 1920 in the 1910 census, but the enumeration districts are likely not consistent between census'. My family never had the same name in any US census. I just plowed through the census records looking in the S's, in the City where they lived, looking for a family with the correct makeup and familiar first names. Found them in one census under the Z's. Looking at all of the Soundex options also works sometimes. David Schott Zott Schot Sott Schmultt Shott etc. -----Original Message----- From: MiscSearch@aol.com [mailto:MiscSearch@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 11:12 AM To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Bauer family in Chicago and McHenry In a message dated 12/29/2005 8:17:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, lindatherkela@msn.com writes: > Just a comment on the census -- I already found all of the family in the > 1900, 1920, and 1930 census . . . . I was having a little trouble with the 1910 > census I also found my mother's family on the 1900, 1920 and 1930 census for Massachusetts but not on 1910. Is this a common problem? Is there a secret to searching the 1910 census? They should be there somewhere. Cathy ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/

Hi Cathy, No secret, but a word of advice. Never rely on what the search boxes return to you. In my primary line alone, only once did the search return what I was looking for. I tediously viewed every census page for the counties I knew they resided in, and ultimately found them all. Even with all of the name variations you can think of, there are always others no one would think of. Even Soundex is reliant on what the enumerators wrote and what the transcribers read. Good Luck! Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: MiscSearch@aol.com<mailto:MiscSearch@aol.com> To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 12:12 PM Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Bauer family in Chicago and McHenry In a message dated 12/29/2005 8:17:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, lindatherkela@msn.com<mailto:lindatherkela@msn.com> writes: > Just a comment on the census -- I already found all of the family in the > 1900, 1920, and 1930 census . . . . I was having a little trouble with the 1910 > census I also found my mother's family on the 1900, 1920 and 1930 census for Massachusetts but not on 1910. Is this a common problem? Is there a secret to searching the 1910 census? They should be there somewhere. Cathy ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/>