I have viewed some indexes where the transcriber would spell a word or name different than the spelling I read it to be on the actual document. This could be the result of a hard to read microfilm or glare from the reader. Did you them check for different spellings? Cindy L. (Skiles) Frie "skifri" -----Original Message----- From: Stan Mitchell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 1:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] 1865 Illinois State Census Oops, my ancestor is William C. Sharp ----- Original Message ----- From: "CarolSue Robinson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] 1865 Illinois State Census > Stan...could you give us the name of your ancestor? > That would help a great deal. :o) > Carol R. > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > Stan Mitchell wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > Has anyone examined the 1865 state census for Pope County? > > I'm wondering if the microfilm is fairly complete and whether > > it is readable. > > > > I looked at an index to the census that was available at > > the Golconda court house and I found an ancestor listed. > > When I requested a copy of the record from Illinois State > > Archives, they replied that the name couldn't be found. > > > > Could it be that the index was prepared from a better copy > > than what is available today? > > > > Is the index publication still in print? > > > > Thanks for any info, > > Stan Mitchell > >