This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5423.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Because often people "occupied" land just for farming and didn't live there. Having a dwelling on the property at least gives a clue that's where they might have lived. Or they might have been a lessor for that property and lived somewhere completely different. And it's always good to verify any transcription against the original records in the event of possible transcription errors.