I am transcribing, so I can help, the X indicates the person furnishing the info. You might also see 'AB' which indicates that person was temporarily absent at time of census. **See info at top of column #7. Jan S - Orlando, FL -------Original Message------- From: Joan Schaefer Date: 04/20/12 00:54:37 To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAORLEAN] An X within a Circle Hello, Perhaps this is a very old symbol, but I notice in my research in the 1940 Census that a name will sometime be followed by an X within a circle. It seems often, but not always, to be on a wife's name, following the name of a male head of household. Can someone tell me about that? Thanks, Joan Schaefer ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message