I also have one of my DE Vincent's listed in a hotel in Accomack (I think 1860ish). He was a coach driver, and just happened to be there when the census taker passed through. They seem to have been a slap-happy bunch, not really caring if people actually resided in a particular place. Also, I think they were paid by the number of names they collected. Elizabeth In a message dated 11/21/2012 2:24:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rcp729@gmail.com writes: Elizabeth --- I was "sure" that this kind of thing happened, probably relatively often. But, in 42 years of research, I have not knowingly encountered it before. ROY --------------------------------------------------------------- On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 1:57 PM, <EMSCRS@aol.com> wrote: > Yes, in Salisbury. I think the surname was Morris, and we figured it out > that they moved between one taker and the next, so were enumerated twice. > > Elizabeth > > > *************************************** 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