Thank you, Pam. I got quite a chuckle over our Alabama example! ROY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Pam Pearson <pampearson2@comcast.net>wrote: > Roy, > > Re: I have come across a puzzling situation. I hope that some of you > researching the Whaley-Carmean families might have a clue as to the > solution. Here 'tis:... > > Looking at these census records, as well as the 1870 census, I would > conclude Rachel was still living when the 1880 census was taken. She > wouldn't be a post-1880 wife since we was called "mother in law" in the > 1900 > and 1910 censuses. > > Each record, including a census record, is just one additional piece of > evidence. Census records are prone to error, especially since we don't know > who provided the information or how the census taker recorded and/or > interpreted the information. My particular favorite is an 1870 AL census > where the census taken apparently just wrote down first initials. He > eventually went back and filled in names - only he filled in any old name > that fit with the first initial. Thus one of my families is recorded as > Edith (rather than Elizabeth), Robert (for Rufus), Ellen (for Elizabeth > Jr.), and James (for John)! > > Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving, > Pam > > > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >